Lohan out from under jail threat

A judge has ended Lindsay Lohan’s probation and given back her freedom.

Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner on Thursday ended the actress’s probation on a 2007 drunken driving case, eliminating the need for Lohan to appear in court or report to a probation officer.

The 25-year-old actress remains on informal probation for taking a $2,500 necklace without permission last year, but the immediate threat of jail or further punishment is over for the starlet.

She has struggled for 41⁄2 years to put her two drunken driving arrests behind her and has been under constant scrutiny since she missed a court hearing in May 2010.