Found her. Lohan checks in at Betty Ford Center
Lindsay Lohan has checked into a rehab and will not f ace a probation violation for leaving another treatment facility after a few minutes, a prosecutor said Friday.
Santa Monica Chief Deputy City Attorney Terry White said he has received confirmation that Lohan has checked in to a rehab f acility and he is satisfied with her location. He declined to say where Lohan is receiving treatment, but a source close to the actress who was not au- thorized to speak publicly said she has checked in to the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
The Liz & Dick star is required to spend 90 days in rehab as part of a plea deal in a misdemeanour case filed after a June car accident.
Lohan has also rehired longtime attorney Shawn Holley to handle her case. White said he was in contact with Holley on Thursday evening after hours of uncertainty about Lohan’s whereabouts.
Attorney Mark Jay Heller told a judge during a hearing Thursday that Lohan had checked in to a dif- ferent rehab facility, but the starlet left it after a few minutes.
White was given several days to investigate that f acility, which a state official said was not licensed to perform residential drug or alcohol rehab treatment.
Lohan’s sentence called for her to spend three months at a lockdown rehab f acility and also receive 18 months of psychotherapy to avoid a return to jail.
She pleaded no contest in March to lying to police and reckless driving.
Lohan has spent time at Betty Ford before. She served another mandatory rehab sentence at the treatment centre, although her stay there was not without drama. Lohan, 26, got into an altercation with a rehab worker and within weeks of her release was charged with taking a necklace from a Los Angeles jewellery store without permission.
Holley has represented Lohan throughout numerous court proceedings, but the actress opted to have Heller, a New York lawyer unversed in California law, represent her in recent months.