# Lindsey Lohan charged with assault in NYC, then a car crash in California **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 29, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517 "2012-11-29T21:33:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/1 "2012-11-29T21:33:17Z")
[Story here](http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities/lindsay-lohan-charged-in-nyc-club-assault-then-in-calif-crash-1.4274013) Both coasts in one day. That has to be some kind of record. ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/2 "2012-11-29T21:37:24Z")
Impressive, but the story lead had me thinking the California car crash _happened_ on the same day as the New York assault. Looks like the crash happened in June and she’s just now being charged with lying to police at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/3 "2012-11-29T21:48:07Z")
The new charges related to the car crash also caused her to be in violation of probabtion. Maybe finally finally they’ll lock her up for her own good.\* \*For 3 minutes of course. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/4 "2012-11-29T22:17:51Z")
Am I the only one who thinks that the her shenanigans are intentional to keep her in the media? ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/5 "2012-11-29T22:18:34Z")
No, I believe she is equal parts stupid and an attention whore. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/6 "2012-11-29T22:25:19Z")
Mentally ill maybe? Eventually she’ll do something that gets her prison time. But, these are misdemeanor charges. She may spend a week or two in jail again. Overcrowding always gets her released early. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/7 "2012-11-29T22:37:42Z")
Surely this is blowback from her pissing off all the Elizabeth Taylor-loving LEOs and DAs? ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/8 "2012-11-29T23:08:45Z")
Yeah but these misdeanor charges violate her probation. Which is probably no big deal for her as she has broken probation several times before and got nothing for it. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/9 "2012-11-29T23:23:01Z")
She’s the gift that keeps on giving. Anybody got her in the Death Pool? ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/10 "2012-11-30T00:05:03Z")
Did anyone not see this coming? After watching about fifteen minutes of “Liz & Dick” and correctly predicting the terrible reviews she was about to get, the boyfriend and I said, almost simultaneously, “uh, oh, we’re gonna be reading about another one of her episodes in the next few days”. I absolutely don’t want to sound like I’m getting enjoyment out of her tragedy. Quite the opposite; it’s almost surreal to watch an almost perfectly synchronized meltdown:( ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/11 "2012-11-30T00:14:33Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Impressive, but the story lead had me thinking the California car crash _happened_ on the same day as the New York assault. > > Looks like the crash happened in June and she’s just now being charged with lying to police at the time. Heh. My first thought at the thread title was “Well, surely one of those has got to give her an alibi for the other one?” ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/12 "2012-11-30T02:19:47Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > She’s the gift that keeps on giving. Anybody got her in the Death Pool? As DeathMistress I can report that of all the living celebrities still on the list, Lindsay Lohan tops all the rest, with 51 people choosing her. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/13 "2012-11-30T02:28:54Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > Heh. My first thought at the thread title was “Well, surely one of those has got to give her an alibi for the other one?” My first thought at seeing the thread title was “I wonder how old this zombie thread is”. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/14 "2012-11-30T03:02:57Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > As DeathMistress I can report that of all the living celebrities still on the list, Lindsay Lohan tops all the rest, with 51 people choosing her. But I was first, calling her for 2006. I know a trainwreck when I see it. ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/15 "2012-12-01T00:10:22Z")
my money’s on her becoming part of the [27 club.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club) she turns 27 next july. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/16 "2012-12-01T00:24:54Z")
Unfortunately death by alcohol takes quite a few years before cirrhosis liver gets you. If the 2 liters of vodka daily is true then I can’t imagine Lindsay making 40. She must have built up a tolerance from years of drinking. 2 liters would kill a lot of people from alcohol poisoning. Lindsay must be skating pretty close to that level. She might make the 27 club. > **[Lindsay Lohan -- Guzzling Two Liters of Vodka Per Day](https://www.tmz.com/2012/11/30/lindsay-lohan-alcoholic-vodka-drinking-problem-arrest/)** > > Lindsay Lohan's drinking problem has returned with a vengeance -- sources close to the actress tell TMZ, she's been boozing heavily for months now ... as much as TWO LITERS of vodka a day. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/17 "2012-12-01T00:27:33Z")
> [@expectopatronum](#): > > my money’s on her becoming part of the [27 club.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club) she turns 27 next july. While she could certainly drop dead at any time now, the actual “27 Club” is for _musicians_ who die at age 27, not no talent actresses, so-called. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/18 "2012-12-01T00:53:42Z")
The [rest of the story](http://blog.sfgate.com/dailydish/2012/11/30/lindsay-lohan-accused-of-racist-insult-by-alleged-assault-victim/)comes out: > [@](#): > > The woman allegedly assaulted by Lindsay Lohan in a New York club on Thursday morning has accused the actress of hurling a racist insult at her moments before the fight erupted. > > Tiffany Mitchell, 28, a psychic, was out with a friend at Club Avenue night when Lohan made an appearance. > > Mitchell reveals she had a premonition about Lohan and approached her inside the club to offer her a free reading, but the star turned her down saying, “Give me my space.” > > The psychic claims that as she walked away, her friend heard Lohan call her a “[bleeping] gypsy.” > > Mitchell’s pal and Lohan briefly exchanged insults and then the troubled actress allegedly lashed out, apparently punching the psychic in the face. Though it prompts the question, if the target of Lohan’s punch was a psychic, why didn’t she duck? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/19 "2012-12-01T01:47:43Z")
Didn’t they decide Amy Winehouse died from alcohol poisoning? Lindsay will probably be next. Its just a matter of time. But by then her kid sister Ali will be the paparazzi’s target. I just hope she isn’t as screwed up as the rest of the family. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517/20 "2012-12-01T02:12:53Z")
> [@expectopatronum](#): > > my money’s on her becoming part of the [27 club.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club) she turns 27 next july. Yup. > [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > While she could certainly drop dead at any time now, the actual “27 Club” is for _musicians_ who die at age 27, not no talent actresses, so-called. She has two album releases. While she’s not necessarily what I would define a musician of anything I would listen to, she’s definitely one by today’s technical standards. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsey-lohan-charged-with-assault-in-nyc-then-a-car-crash-in-california/642517.md?page=2)