Commentary — 06 July 2010

Mo’Kelly can’t run down the list of all the times she’s been arrested and slapped with probation (not from memory at least, but there’s always wikipedia…see below).  But in this video you will see that the judge has set aside probation and sentenced her to three consecutive 30-day sentences (not concurrent) for a total of 90 days.  It’s truly hard for Mo’Kelly to be sympathetic to her tears when it’s safe to say with the bevy of arrests she’s had…the “average” individual would have been put in jail long ago.

To connect the dots to El DeBarge and substance abuse…the amount of ridicule and negative publicity Lohan will continue to endure will likely be necessary for her to turn her life around.  Because heretofore, the PROBATION wasn’t enough to do it.  It doesn’t matter whether one is a fan of Lohan or her movies.  It doesn’t matter if someone thinks she’s more talented than all of those who criticize her put together.  It only matters that she should be held accountable for her conduct, especially the illegal portion.

Never lose sight of that.

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The backstory:

During filming in 2006, Lohan was hospitalized, her representative saying “she was overheated and dehydrated”. At the time Lohan was going through a breakup with restaurant owner Harry Morton. This contributed to her problems on the set according to Allure. In a letter that was made public, studio executive James G. Robinson called Lohan “irresponsible and unprofessional”. He mentioned “various late arrivals and absences from the set” and that “we are well aware that your ongoing all night heavy partying is the real reason for your so-called ‘exhaustion’.”

In 2006, Lohan attended Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. In early January 2007, production on the film I Know Who Killed Me was put on hold when Lohan underwent appendix surgery. Later in the month, Lohan admitted herself to the Wonderland Center rehabilitation facility. Lohan checked out on February 16, 2007 after completing a 30-day stay. Shortly thereafter, Lohan withdrew from a film adaptation of Oscar Wilde‘s A Woman of No Importance, her publicist stating that Lohan needed to “focus on getting better”. Lohan was replaced in The Edge of Love in April 2007, shortly before filming was to begin, with the director citing “insurance reasons” and Lohan later explaining that she “was going through a really bad time then.” During the stay she continued shooting the film, returning to the facility at night.

Lohan was then cast in the film adaptation of the novel Poor Things. On May 26, four days before production was set to start, she was arrested for DUI and subsequently re-entered rehab. The film’s producers initially voiced support and production was put on hold.

Lohan was involved in a traffic accident on May 26, 2007 when she lost control of her car and ran the vehicle up a curb. Beverly Hills police also found what they preliminarily identified as a “usable” amount of cocaine in her car. After receiving treatment for minor injuries, Lohan was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. She subsequently entered the Promises Treatment Center rehabilitation facility, where she stayed for 45 days. Upon her release to outpatient care, Lohan was voluntarily fitted with a SCRAM bracelet to monitor her sobriety.

On July 24, three weeks before filming was scheduled to resume, Lohan was arrested for a second DUI and again returned to rehabilitation.

[Mo’Kelly: STILL NO FREAKIN’ JAIL TIME!!!]

On July 24, less than two weeks after leaving Promises, Lohan refused a field sobriety test in Santa Monica and was taken to a police station where her blood alcohol level was found to be above the legal limit. While conducting a search, the police found a small amount of cocaine in her pocket.

[Mo’Kelly: STILL NO FREAKIN’ JAIL TIME!!!]

In August 2007, Lohan entered Cirque Lodge Treatment Center in Sundance, Utah for a third stint at rehabilitation, staying until discharge on October 5, 2007.[113] In 2007 Lohan first dated British TV personality Calum Best and then snowboarder Riley Giles, who she met during her third stay in rehab.Lohan was booked on a felony charge of possession of cocaine and misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.

[Mo’Kelly: STILL NO FREAKIN’ JAIL TIME!!!]

In the wake of her second DUI arrest, Lohan withdrew from a scheduled appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in which she had been due to promote I Know Who Killed Me, a low-budget thriller-mystery in which she stars as a stripper with a dual personality. The film premiered to what Entertainment Weekly called “an abysmal $3.5 million”. It earned Lohan a dual Razzie nomination for Worst Actress, with Lohan coming first and second, tying with herself.[118]

On August 23, 2007, Lohan pleaded guilty to cocaine use and driving under the influence and was sentenced to one day imprisonment and 10 days community service.

[Mo’Kelly: ONE FREAKIN’ DAY OF JAIL TIME?!]

She was also ordered to pay fines and complete an alcohol education program, and was given three years probation.

[Mo’Kelly: ONE FREAKIN’ DAY OF JAIL TIME?!]

Lohan released a statement in which she said “it is clear to me that my life has become completely unmanageable because I am addicted to alcohol and drugs”. On November 15, 2007, Lohan served 84 minutes in jail.

[Mo’Kelly: 84 FREAKIN’ MINUTES IN JAIL?!  84 MINUTES?!]

A sheriff spokesman cited overcrowding and the nonviolent nature of the crime as reasons for the reduced sentence.The probation was extended by an additional year in October 2009, following several instances in which Lohan failed to attend the court-ordered substance abuse treatment classes.

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