Celebrities
Lindsay Lohan ready to celebrate end of house arrest
Updated: 2011-06-30 15:11
(Agencies)
Lindsay Lohan will have a "low key" party to celebrate the end of her house arrest and 25th birthday.
The troubled actress - who was sentenced to house arrest in May in lieu of jail time after taking a necklace from a jewellery store and violating the terms of her 2007 conviction for driving under the influence (DUI) - is holding the bash in Los Angeles on the weekend to commemorate the conclusion of her detention today (29.06.11) and mark her birthday on Saturday (02.07.11).
Her mother Dina Lohan said: "She's staying in Los Angeles and planning a quiet birthday dinner.
"It will be very low key with family and close friends. And then she plans to return to her community service right away on Monday (04.07.11)."
Dina denied reports the 24-year-old actress is planning to celebrate with ex-girlfriend Samantha Ronson and fellow actress Chloe Sevigny in the Hamptons, although she is keen for Lindsay to pay her grandmother a visit in New York.
Speaking to the New York Daily News newspaper, she added: "Hopefully, she'll get back to New York soon to celebrate with her grandmother, who's 85 and doesn't really like to fly. But there's no party in the Hamptons."
Lindsay was sentenced to 480 hours of community service and 120 days in jail after stealing the necklace, but she was granted house arrest at her home in Venice Beach, California, due to prison overcrowding and because she is a non-violent offender.
Her lawyer Shawn Holley recently insisted the decision to spare the actress jail time was "fair".
She said: "Anyone with her background would have gotten house arrest, she didn't get a special deal. I worried perception would harm her. But everyone - the judge, the courts - were professional, so it was fair."
E-paper
Franchise heat
Foreign companies see huge opportunities for business
Preview of the coming issue
Stitched up for success
The king's speech
Specials
Premier Wen's European Visit
Premier Wen visits Hungary, Britain and Germany June 24-28.
My China story
Foreign readers are invited to share your China stories.
Singing up a revolution
Welshman makes a good living with songs that recall the fervor of China's New Beginning.