Lindsay Lohan is up to her old tricks again. Sadly, I’m not referring to the playful mischief that endeared her to us in 1998’s family comedy The Parent Trap.
“I will be very surprised if she doesn’t go to jail,” criminal defense attorney Steve Cron told Fox News in response to Lohan’s latest probation violation. “It seems Lindsay doesn’t care much about anything and has no perception of the real world.”
Apparently, Lohan’s alcohol-monitoring SCRAM device was triggered at a party following Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards. It’s just the latest misstep connected to a 2007 DUI, which in turn led to rehab, a second DUI, charges of driving with a suspended license and cocaine possession.
I sincerely hope Lohan gets help before she kills herself or someone else. And if a little jail time is the wake-up call she needs, let the tough love begin. But even though it’s getting harder to sympathize with the defiantly self-destructive 23-year-old party girl, my heart continues to break for the spunky, freckle-faced Disney moppet who charmed us in the dual role of Hallie Parker and Annie James.
That said, Lindsay’s rebelliousness has made it hard to enjoy The Parent Trap the way I used to. It’s getting increasingly difficult for me to separate the little girl onscreen from the tabloid headlines that have redefined Lohan over the past six years. I’ll walk into the room and find my kids watching that sweet movie, and I have to fight the urge to shout fatherly advice to the innocent 10-year-old on my TV: Clubbing is overrated! Develop a strong work ethic! Respect yourself enough not to pose for racy photo shoots! Stay away from Paris Hilton!
Oh, the career that might’ve been.
As it stands, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel could give Lohan up to six months behind bars for her latest gaffe.
Do you think that’s a reasonable sentence? Too lenient? Too harsh? And please tell me, am I the only one who finds it hard to enjoy a performer’s wholesome work once they’ve misbehaved their way onto the tabloid A-list?
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