Lindsay Lohan Hires Robert Shapiro, Checks Into “Sober Living Facility”
Lindsay Lohan needs no less than a miracle to avoid going to jail. But, since she doesn’t have a direct line to God, she’ll settle for help from lawyer Robert Shapiro.
Of course Shapiro himself has a little experience in bringing about seemingly miraculous outcomes. Everyone thought O.J. Simpson was going to jail for murder…until Shapiro and his team worked their legal wizardry.
Now, Lindsay is hoping Shapiro can pull off a similar magic trick on her behalf.
And it will take a magic trick – or perhaps flat-out divine intervention – to keep Lindsay from going to jail.
Legal experts have made it clear that there is zero chance of Lindsay’s sentence being overturned. Of course Shapiro knows this – which is why he isn’t bothering with a futile appeal.
Instead of trying to get the sentence thrown out, Shapiro will reportedly attempt to convince the court that Lohan should receive rehab in lieu of a stay in county.
And to help make the case, Shapiro has convinced Lohan to check herself into the “sober-living facility” Shapiro himself opened in the name of his son, who died of an overdose in 2005.
Of course this is all for appearances – because, as we know, Lindsay doesn’t drink or do drugs anymore.
Except for prescription drugs, which don’t count.
The big question is, will any of this actually convince the court that Lohan should avoid jail?
I have to believe the answer is “no.” Judge Revel made it clear that Lohan’s attitude toward the court and the alcohol education people had as much to do with the sentence as her actual drinking and drugging.
Lohan can make displays of honest effort all she wants, but that won’t change the fact that she spent the last three years trying to dodge responsibility. Courts don’t like that. So, Lohan will do time.
But at least she’s getting clean in the meantime.
Yup.
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