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Lindsay Lohan's first big break came in 1998 at just 12 years old in the Disney film The Parent Trap where she skilfully played both twins.  She performed both opposite twins as a well-taught English girl and an American country girl.

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Lindsay Lohan started her climb to stardom at just 3 years old, signing with Ford Models. Featuring over 60 commercials and modeling for Calvin Klein Kids and Abercrombie, Lindsay quickly became known as an upcoming star before 10 years old. She even featured in adverts for The Gap, Pizza Hut, Wendy's, and Jell-O.

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She made her first acting debut in the television series Another World as the third actress to play the role of Ali Fowler.

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Developing a selection of mug shots illustrates to the public the shift in presentation from the childhood Disney actress developing into the troubled star. The development of the mug shots from the first one looking almost shocked to the smirk and unbothered look she develops gives the a public a perception of carelessness and bad girl attitude.

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Mean Girls presents Lindsay Lohan as an innocent student turned 'plastic' teenager. Lindsay plays the heroic saviour student who gets carried away with popularity only to realised her caring and kind nature to save the school from being destroyed.

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Schrader, P. Film comment; New York  Vol. 49, Iss. 4,  (Jul/Aug 2013): 26-27 

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Schrader, P. Film comment; New York  Vol. 49, Iss. 4,  (Jul/Aug 2013): 26-27 

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The Star is presented as ' "troubled", "tormented", "train wrecks"- but we can't turn away. We can't stop watching.' Lindsay's natural talent as an actress keeps the public glued to her story and life. This source shows the contrast between her professional life and her large life but this is what the viewers are drawn to. The drama and trouble that she portrays in her real life makes her noticeable and entertaining.

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Instagram shifts the public viewing of Lohan as her family life brings about new beginnings. Her posts of baby bumps and her new born with her husband Bader Shammas makes her social media family friendly and heart warming, giving the public a different perception of Lohan as she makes her public viewing settled and warming.

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In 2007, Lindsay was arrested for drink driving for the first time. By 2014, she had spent over 250 days in rehab due to drink driving, drug use and addiction. The repetition of her actions makes the public perceive her as unbothered. This contradicts with her professional star image she had created but also creates some empathy from some members of the audience as her personal life crosses lines with her star image and shows her struggles as someone who can't stop her addiction.

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Mid interview Lohan starts crying, showing her struggle with the situation as David Lettermen asks inappropriate questions about her rehab and addiction. The audience laughing contrasting with her emotional and professional response represents her star image as insecure and troubled while the public perceive these questions as funny.

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David Letterman interview with Lindsay Lohan - inappropriate questions (Highlights)

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Lindsay Lohan plays the role of the moody teenager swapping places with her stressed mother and creating a bond through living her life and understanding her struggles including 2 characters with different emotions and approaches through out the film.

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Lindsay presents this image of moving forward, she is laughing and smiling the whole way through. The interview is based on positives of her moving forward such as getting married and producing more movies which creates a public perception of motivation as we can visually see how the gossip and interviews have become positive. The public can see the happiness she has created in both her work and personal life now. Furthermore, the audience show their happiness for her as the public now perceive her as someone to look up to.

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Lindsay Lohan Is Down for a Freaky Friday Sequel (Extended) | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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In Falling for Christmas Lindsay plays the character of a moody and spoilt woman who loses her memory in a tragic accident. Through this accident her character starts to show a wholesome and loving character, showing Lindsay's talent as an actress to play multiple characteristics while producing a heart-warming film.

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This interview presents how scared Lindsay was. Her image here is shown as vulnerable as she tells the honest truth of her time in jail. She also uses this interview to show the complex and difficulties of her life as she talks about the silence that she finally received while being in jail which was a sense of relief for her. This shows how chaotic her star image is as prison is her only peace.

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Lindsay Lohan Talks About Her Time In Jail | The Jonathan Ross Show

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This documentary portrays Lindsay's life as chaotic. The public in the documentary portray how her image has been damaged but all wish her well, showing the positive effect she's had on public as they still support her through her downfall. Her life is portrayed as complicated and Lindsay illustrates an image of trying to get back on track and move forward in her life from her addiction. Although the business and chaos in this documentary shows how her image is never straight forward but rather changes all the time.

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An intimate, up close and personal look at the troubled life of Lindsay Lohan.

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Instagram builds on Lindsay's star image with her using her platform to reminisce on her younger self. This reel shows the diva star becoming settled and happy as her family life is shown as steady unlike we have seen in other videos. This once again challenges her troubled star persona and shows how much her star image has altered and changed through her journey with addiction.

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Lindsay Lohan on Instagram: "Conversations with Little Me 🥰

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404K likes, 5,211 comments - lindsaylohan on January 5, 2023: "Conversations with Little Me 🥰

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Although her life is shown as complicated, the troubled star is also portrayed as a diva character through this documentary. We can see her addiction controls her life, altering her schedules and making her unreliable. When she is protecting herself we see a diva image and she can be passive aggressive to those around her trying to help. This shows just how complicated her life is since her addiction.

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Waxman, 2007 'For Lohan, a mix of sympathy and scorn' The New York Times. 

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Waxman, 2007 'For Lohan, a mix of sympathy and scorn' The New York Times. 

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Lohan's new image shows her Disney time has run out as the first images of her drink driving appeared in 2007. This article reaffirms her troubled star persona, showing a childhood star going wrong. The comparison to Marilyn Monroe and Brittany spears shows her star image falling into complicated and troubled talent, surrounded by addiction and pain.

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For Lohan, a mix of sympathy and scorn (Published 2007)

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It’s already fairly clear which image of Lindsay Lohan will be most indelible in the summer of 2007, and it’s not a promotional still from her new movie, “Georgia Rule.”

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Family life is publicly displayed in media at just 18 years of age. This cover predicts her downfall as a teen going through these issues. Creating sympathy for Lindsay's image but also portraying the potential crisis to occur.

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This source clearly shows the confusion of the public at the start of her substance abuse as it questions what to expect next right as she gets her second arrest. 'Falls apart' shows her destruction of the star image she built up from a childhood star to a troubled teen.

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Family drama

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Press coverage of arrest

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Lindsay's interview portrays the chaos of the stars life. The need of peace as she was conforming to Hollywood's ways and never stopped. The interview gives a positive outlook on her future showing the star as getting the help she needs.

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Lindsay's parents were 'abusing drugs' and 'abusing each other' as she was growing up in the Hollywood spot light, with both parents being in jail at different times. This family lifestyle while dealing with her growing spotlight at such a young age shows the complication of Lindsay's life leading to her troubled star image.

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Image Credit: Everett Collection

Lindsay Lohan, 35 became America's favorite child actor when she starred as the Parker twins in the iconic 1998 film, The Parent Trap. Then, she grew up in front of the world's eyes as a teen sensation, starring in hit film after film such as 2003's Freaky Friday, 2004's, and 2006's Just My Luck. And while Lindsay's life in the spotlight seemed to be golden, it sadly was less than behind closed doors. As Lindsay was navigating her tremendous amount of fame at such a young age, she was also dealing with a broken family. Her parents, Michael Lohan and Dina Lohan admitted to abusing drugs in front of her as she grew up and also abusing each other.

However, it seems that they have since moved past their issues and are on decent terms, as Michael told in 2019 that Lindsay and her siblings beg him and Dina, who divorced in 2007, to get back together. "As late as my last birthday, my children and I went to dinner at Per Se in NY City only to have a 'party crasher,' Dina, show up," Michael recalled in an email to the publication. "Unbeknownst to me, Lindsay set it up and when Dina walked in Lindsay said, 'Happy "Parent Trap," Daddy!'"

Unfortunately for Lindsay, her parents don't appear to be on the road to redemption. Read on to learn about the actress' parents and how their love lives have evolved following their divorce.

Michael Lohan

Michael Lohan, born in 1960, is best known for being Lindsay's father, which may be why he needed some extra cash in 2021 and got caught in an illegal money-making scheme. He was arrested in April of that year in Florida for "patient laundering," which meant he encouraged addicts to seek treatment at a specific rehab center, which would then pay him money on the side for helping bring in patients, per . "Mr. Lohan was investigated by our Sober Homes Task Force and he's being charged with receiving kickbacks for referring patients to drug treatment," State Attorney Dave Aronberg told NBC at the time. "Patient brokering corrupts our health care system because decisions are motivated by greed instead of a patient's needs. This is our Task Force's 117th arrest and will not be our last."

If Michael was tight on money, Lindsay may not have even known, as they had quite the turbulent relationship before his arrest. In fact, she slammed her father for using her for attention in a 2016 interview. "My father is known for talking to the press and selling stories. He loves the attention. In the past he's said I've done drugs, he put my number on the internet," Lindsay told the . "Who does that? Some of the stuff he's done proves to me he doesn't care about me."

Dina's relationship with Michael was not always ideal, either. In fact, Dina has accused him of physical and sexual assault, drunk driving, and drug abuse, according to the New York Daily News. She also blamed him for Lindsay's highly-publicized struggles with drugs and alcohol. "Lindsay saw her dad abuse me - that's why she's so screwed up," she told the publication in 2013. She also claimed there's picture proof of the alleged abuse by her ex-husband, which Lindsay saw when she was younger and apparently got quite upset about.

Lindsay previously supported some of these claims when she detailed the abuse she saw her mother endure at the hands of her father. "He's put myself and my mother and my mom's parents through so much Hell. From the death threats to throwing shoes at my grandfather's head and giving him a concussion to threatening to kill my mother in front of my little brother Dakota," she recalled to the Irish Examiner in 2010. "I grew up really fast just because of the situations I was subjected to because of my father. My mom would try to shield me from that as much as possible, but I chose to get in the middle of my parents my entire life."

Dina Lohan

The relationship Lindsay had with her father growing up is heartbreaking to imagine, and sadly, she never had a completely smooth one with her mother, either. Born in 1962, Dina Lohan is the Herbie Fully Loaded actress' mother and former manager. She also partied with her daughter, and one night, their fun girls' night out turned into a nightmare when the duo got into a nasty fight, which resulted in Lindsay calling her father and accusing her mother of being on drugs. "She's saying disgusting things to me," the actress said in 2012 audio obtained by . "I'm dead to her now." She also said Dina was high on cocaine and was the "devil." However, Lindsay quickly denied her allegations against her mother. "I'm really regretful about the argument I had with my mother and it being made public," she told TMZ after the incident (via). "Mothers and daughters fight. You know, I called my father and told him some really hurtful and untruthful lies about my mom. My mom does not do cocaine, clearly. And that's a fact."

Lindsay and Dina seemed to be on good terms until 2016, when Lindsay posted - and then quickly deleted - an Instagram Story that said, "@dinalohan ... Sometimes it sucks when your mom isn't there for you," per . Along with the message, she shared an image of a woman dropping a phone to the ground with the words, "We're done."

Moving On And Taking Responsibility

By 2018, Lindsay, Michael, and Dina all seemed to be on better terms, as Lindsay confirmed there was no bad blood between her and her parents when she appeared on The Wendy Williams Show. "I think that in life, parents have their things together and sometimes the children are immersed in it and you just have to really step back and let your parents do what they do and figure out everything for themselves," the actress, who now lives in Dubai, said (via). "And we all have a great relationship now so it's nice . . . it's much simpler that way."

One thing that may have helped is the fact that Dina and Michael both owned up to the fact that they are at least partially responsible for Lindsay's issues, including her six stints in rehab. "You know, I think when she was little, she saw most of the abuse. And so Lindsay did witness a lot, and I absolutely think it takes its toll on children as well," Dina told Dr. Phil during a 2017 interview on his show. "We were, I think...inevitably we are responsible for what Lindsay did, the path that Lindsay took," Michael added. "Our divorce, because of our relationship, affected Lindsay to the point where she drowned her sorrows and numbed her pain. And it breaks my heart to think that." He then teared up thinking about how far Lindsay has come.

Lindsay, who announced her plan to return to acting in 2019, has a seemingly busy filming schedule, including 2022's Falling for Christmas and 2022's Lovestruck High. She is also engaged to Bader Shammas, who popped the question in Nov. 2021. It looks like things are finally falling into place for Lindsay!

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Lindsay Lohan's Parents, Dina & Michael: Everything To Know About Her Mom & Dad & Their Relationship Today

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Lindsay Lohan had a publicly turbulent relationship with her parents, Dina and Michael, over the years. Learn about their history and their relationship today here!

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This shows creates the perception that Lohan surrounds herself with the party life. We can see her professional, working lifestyle but this presents how she entwines this with parties and alcohol.

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1st look at 'Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club'

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The comparison of Lindsay Lohan to Marilyn Monroe shows the persistent damage of Hollywood to female star images. Marilyn was a talented actress caught up in her star image as her and Lindsay have been grouped together through their drug use and misbehaviour. This article shows the public perception of good talent gone to waste as many members of the public were disappointed by Marilyn's behaviour as such as talented star.

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Tiger, Rebecca. Celebrity gossip blogs and the interactive construction of addiction. New Media and society, 2013. Pages 340-355. 

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Tiger, Rebecca. Celebrity gossip blogs and the interactive construction of addiction. New Media and society, 2013. Pages 340-355. 

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This Article states how '98%' of the 250 readers who posted responses to Hilton's story on Lohan's arrest 'expressed support'. The rest showed less sympathy towards her addiction. The amount of posts and articles surrounding Lindsay's addiction emerges her personal and star image, making her image questionable and perceived subjectively as each public reader understands the situation differently.

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Lindsay Lohan starred in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen in 2004, portraying a spoilt, attention seeking teenager who wants more. Lindsay Lohan perfectly dramatises this role playing a troubled teenager with family issues turned good, successful girl.

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Lindsay started her own podcast in April 2023, interviewing celebrities that she has either come in contact with or wants to get to know. This presents a different image to Lindsay through showing her with friendly faces, discussing what she loves and asking the questions herself instead of getting asked the questions.

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Fall for George Young This Christmas! | The Lohdown with Lindsay Lohan

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Her website was posted on her instagram account for all of her followers to look at on the 7th July- setting up her main interests as film, music, fashion, her podcast and food and creating a fresh start with everything she's proud of in one place.

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Even though Lindsay's main mode of media is film, she has released some singles in her career. Filming in Freaky Friday and Mean Girls have led her to have some music career.

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Although family life for Lindsay can be dramatic, she has shown that she has a strong bond with her siblings.

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Sanchez, 2022. BAZAAR. Lindsay reveals she stopped singing for her younger sister. 

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Sanchez, 2022. BAZAAR. Lindsay reveals she stopped singing for her younger sister. 

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Lindsay shows she has always put her support for her siblings first as she states in an interview 'I slowed down on the singing because my sister's biggest passion in life is singing.' Creating a bond for the public to see between her and her family that takes away from all the drama.

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Her music career began through her musical features in movies.

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Lindsay Lohan - Drama Queen (That Girl) Music Video (From "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen")

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In this recent Walmart advertisement, Lindsay brings a spark of joy and hope to all the public as they reunite the mean girls cast to recreate and sell their products. This brings back the talent that everyone remembers of Lindsay Lohan and makes the public see her old self in her work.

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A Walmart ad touting its Black Friday deals gathered three of the four stars of Mean Girls, with the movies' Amanda Seyfried, Lindsay Lohan and Lacey Chabert diving into their iconic characters.

The spot, which dropped today, featured the trio as adult versions of the high schoolers they played in the 2004 movie directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey.
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In the spot, Chabert's Gretchen is still trying to make "Fetch" happen except this time as a mom of a high schooler (spoiler: they're still not buying it), while Seyfried's Karen Smith is a news reporter still trying to nail down the facts. Lohan's Cady, who narrates the ad like she did in the movie, is now a high school guidance counselor.

No sign of Rachel McAdams, who played the mean girls' leader Regina in the movie, in the ad, which runs about 2 minutes.

The movie earned Fey a WGA Award nom for adapting Rosiland Wiseman's nonfiction book Queen Bees and Wannabees: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World.

The IP was later turned into a musical that debuted on Broadway in 2018. It scored 12 Tony nominations and ran for more than 800 performances, and now has a national tour.

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'Mean Girls' Trio Reunite For Walmart's "Fetch" Black Friday Ad

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A Walmart ad touting its Black Friday deals gathered three of the four stars of Mean Girls, with the movies' Amanda Seyfried, Lindsay Lohan and Lacey Chabert diving into their iconic characters. The spot, which dropped today, featured the trio as adult versions of the high schoolers they played in the 2004 movie directed by ...