EXCLUSIVE: Betty Ford Worker Says TMZ Paid Her At Least $10K To Talk About Lindsay Lohan Before She Was Fired
Posted on Dec 22, 2010 @ 06:30AM
Dawn Holland, the woman alleging Lindsay Lohan attacked her in a drunken rampage, has told RadarOnline.com exclusively that TMZ paid her at least $10,000 for an interview and photos of injuries – making the financial agreement while she was still a healthcare worker, in violation of federal law.
In an unpaid interview with RadarOnline.com, Holland said she made an agreement with TMZ, the entertainment news website, to speak about a violent incident with the 24-year-old actress. Because she is a healthcare worker that agreement could put her and the website in violation of HIPAA laws and subject them to criminal prosecution.
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Holland worked as a clinical technician at the sober house treating Lohan. She said she was fired after she violated patient confidentiality by speaking to TMZ, as RadarOnline.com first revealed.
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It is not known whether she and/or TMZ will be criminally prosecuted.
“Yes ma'am,” the ex-Betty Ford Clinic staffer replied, when asked by a RadarOnline.com reporter if she was paid to speak out about her clash with Lohan in the early hours of December 12.
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“I’m not going to say (how much).”
But when questioned by RadarOnline.com if “it was somewhere between $10,000 and $15,000”, Holland said: “If I give you a ballpark then... well, then... yeah (it was between $10K and $15K).”
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The agreement was made before she was fired and while she was employed as a health care worker.
RadarOnline.com has also learned that Holland has posed for series of photographs showing the injuries she claims she suffered by Lohan, including a sprained wrist.
The images are currently being shopped to media outlets around the world.
TMZ has not returned RadarOnline.com’s calls for comment.
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The Lohans are just upset because this woman made more money off of a story than their washed up crackhead daughter will make in earnings in 2011.
Posted Wed, 12/22/2010 - 1:57pm
Either this woman is extremely naive and ignorant or RO is lying. Also, what does this say about Betty Ford's hiring standards? Besides all that, I still think Lindsay did what this lady says she did.
Posted Wed, 12/22/2010 - 11:39am
If a drug addict celebrity attacked you would you not take 10 g's to go to the media about it?
Posted Wed, 12/22/2010 - 10:04am
Seriously, it does boggle the mind. If the woman got paid 10k-15k for talking to TMZ. Why the hell would she talk to ROL for free? ROL can you back up what you're saying by presenting a video of Holland interview with you, like TMZ has done?
Posted Wed, 12/22/2010 - 3:50am
ROL I sure hope you can back up every word you're saying about TMZ and Dawn Holland. Never mind Lindsay, or it could be your arse that gets sued for slander and defamation of character. The whole article above sounds made up.
Posted Wed, 12/22/2010 - 3:52am
How dumb can you be? To admit, while still employed as a healthcare worker, that you sold your story to a tabloid!! This woman deserves to be fired. Too bad she can't be charged for being stupid.
Posted Wed, 12/22/2010 - 1:45am
TMZ buys pictures, NOT intervies, as they have stated to MANY times. Stop being so anti-TMZ ROL, it's a ugly look for you. It's perfectly likely they paid her 10k for the pics. NOT THE INTERVIEW.
Posted Tue, 12/21/2010 - 10:57pm
What the Betty Ford employee (ex-employee now) did, was not right. Michael violating her privacy too selling stories about her all of the time, also not right. Now we know what Jon Gosselin gets to sell out his kids to the tabloids.
Posted Tue, 12/21/2010 - 10:19pm
I smell fish.
Posted Tue, 12/21/2010 - 9:34pm
totally believing this woman was after lindsay. her true motivation for this story is coming out crystal clear at this point. it was said perfectly in her statement....
Posted Tue, 12/21/2010 - 9:17pm