Michael Lohan Speaks Out On Lindsay's Drinking Shocker: 'She Needs Rehab, Not Jail'
Posted on Jun 23, 2011 @ 09:15AM
By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Senior Reporter
By Neil Woulfe - Radar News Director
Michael Lohan says Lindsay needs rehab -- and not jail.
As his famous daughter prepares to face a judge Thursday for violating her probation by drinking, Michael tells RadarOnline.com in an exclusive new interview that he is extremely concerned about her and says she needs professional treatment.
"I'm so worried about my daughter," he said.
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"I'm very, very concerned about the people around Lindsay and the pressure being put upon her.
"If it turns out that the test was positive, then I have strong concerns because if a person can't stay straight in the house where can she stay straight?"
Michael says he visited Lindsay at her rented Venice beach house on Father's Day last Sunday and that she seemed fine.
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"When I saw her over the weekend to me she didn't seem like she had any alcohol in her system," he said.
"I'm still opposed to jail. She needs to go into rehab. She needs to be in a program called G&G Holistic in Florida. They will not only give her rehabilitation, but they are a detoxification center and they don't believe in prescription drugs. I don't think Lindsay needs to be on any prescription drugs, and I think that's part of the problem."
Michael is also defending his daughter's decision to make money during her house arrest by shooting a commercial for a auction web site and for having friends over.
"There's nothing stopping her from doing a commercial or being on her roof, what's wrong with that?
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"The guidelines of probation don't say you can't have people over to your house and you have to live up to the terms of probation including being sober."
Lindsay was expected to finish up her house arrest stint on June 29 -- days before her 25th birthday on July 2; of course, everything's up in the air now and the Mean Girls star could be headed back to jail.
Michael told us he's in New York and so, he will not be able to attend Lindsay's probation violation hearing.
The hearing is scheduled for 10 am PST Thursday, and even though Michael won't be there, RadarOnline.com will, and we'll bring you breaking details as they happen.
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What Lindsay needs is leaving alone . ML is an idiot , He never saw Lindsay at all . He just needs to go away . He is the worst thing in her life , worse that all this court mess.
Posted Fri, 06/24/2011 - 1:18am
I don't believe for a second that Michael saw Lindsay on Father's Day. He's full of it. No one has pictures. Trust me the pap were camped outside to see this one. NEVER HAPPENED. He's pathological.
Posted Thu, 06/23/2011 - 3:45pm
She does NOT need Rehab! She's had it 5 times, and she tested positive 2 weeks after getting out of Betty Ford, this last time! It's not helping. She needs to get away from her family...including Mike Jr. and Ali who were with her this time!
Posted Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:15pm
that's not true. not that it mean much but she tested positive in february and she was out of BF at the beginning of january. i do agree, she doesn't need rehab, i agree with the judge that she needs therapy.
Posted Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:34pm
Great idea!
She hasnt tried the Rehab thing yet. Im sure that will cure everything.
Posted Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:07pm
Jill - anyone with half a brain, which you obviously do not possess, knows that drinking lowers the defenses, which leads to the drug use.
Posted Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:03pm
i'm very much aware of that but it still doesn't take away from the fact that she has not failed a drug test any of the times she has been tested this year.
Posted Thu, 06/23/2011 - 12:18pm
STFU, ML.
Posted Thu, 06/23/2011 - 11:43am
AGAIN/........??????????
She was drinking at BF. A few days in general population is quite sobering!! GENERAL POPULATION!
Posted Thu, 06/23/2011 - 11:42am
Can't someone shut this mouth piece up? He seems to enjoy making a bad situation even worse. No wonder she's a drunk with those so-called "parents" she is stuck with.
Posted Thu, 06/23/2011 - 11:40am