Lindsay Lohan avoids jail as judge says, “stay out of trouble"
Lindsay Lohan has found out that she will not be facing jail after her trial in Los Angeles today.
The actress took a plea bargain in court and will now serve a 90-day
term in a “locked rehab facility”, 30 days of community labour and 18
months of psychotherapy.
The star was given five days in jail however these will be absorbed
into the 90 days in the locked rehabilitation centre. Once inside the
centre, Lindsay will not be allowed to leave.
She has already begun the 18-months of psychotherapy and will now only serve the remainder of this – thought to be 16-months.
The 26-year old will not start her community service order until she has finished her 90-days.
The star looked pale and nervous in the dock, flanked by her two lawyers and spoke only quietly and unsurely.
At some points, Lindsay appeared confused and was asking anxiously what the judge meant by certain terms in the agreement.
What's to come:
The Mean Girls star does not have to appear for any
compliance dates as long as she meets the terms of the agreement
however, if she breaks the terms of her probation, she could face 180
days in a county jail.
The judge ended the session with “don’t drive” and “stay out of
trouble” before warning her that she can be stopped and searched at any
time.
Outside the court the star faced a press scrum and, we could be
imagining it - but we're sure we heard her mutter the words, “I've been
lucky”.
Earlier, we reported how the troubled actress had arrived at today's hearing over 45 minutes late - getting to the court then only thanks to a loaned private jet.
Lucky indeed, Lindsay.
The Scary Movie 5 actress was on trial for lying to the
police following a traffic accident in Santa Monica last year. Lindsay
faced one misdemeanor count each of reckless driving, providing false
information to an officer and willfully resisting, obstructing or
delaying an officer.
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