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UPDATED: After a two-picture movie deal, Lindsay Lohan scored another victory — and a major setback — today in court: One day after snagging roles in Gotti: Three Generations and Mob Street, the actress’ grand felony charge has been reduced to a misdemeanor. In Los Angeles Superior Court Friday, Judge Stephanie Sautner decided to give Lohan “an opportunity,” saying she had seen more severe cases become misdemeanors. The actress was charged with the felony in February after allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace from a jewelry store in Venice, Calif., in January.
Judge Sautner did, however, rule that Lohan had violated her probation, after the prosecution presented evidence and testimony from jewelry store employees and two police officers who handled the case. The judge sentenced Lohan to 120 days in jail and 480 hours of community service in a L.A. women’s center and the county morgue for the violation. Lohan appealed the ruling and posted $75,000 bail. A pretrial hearing has been set for May 11; if convicted of the misdemeanor, Lohan could face one year in jail. “I see the intent here,” Judge Sautner said during Friday’s hearing. “I see a level of brazenness with ‘Let me see what I can get away with here.’”
Lohan had pleaded not guilty to allegations of theft, and has turned down two plea deals that likely guaranteed jail time. Following the hearing, she told the Associated Press that she looked forward to beginning work on her two films, which include Gotti, the biopic about mob boss John Gotti Sr., in which she’ll play Kim Gotti. (She was previously being considered for the role of Victoria Gotti before producers announced she was no longer in talks for that role.) “I’m really excited to be back on set and clear up all the misinterpretations about me and show this is what I love to do,” she said. “I think in the past, I had a lot of distractions … I’ve learned a lot. I’ve lived a lot. When I’m on set, it’s about the film.”
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CNN is reporting that she was just taken to jail.
I love her body, she has gorgeous lips, and a beautiful smile with luscious lips and IndianMarriageMatch was amazing
she just doesn’t get it for some reason
CHECK CNN.com Supposedly Lindsey is already headed to jail for 120 days!
NO CHIT, tom.
The 120 days is for her GUILTY CONVICTION on the probation violation.
The misdemeanor charge is the one STILL TO BE DETERMINED.
Learn to read.
Hey, Jennifer, dumba$$, Tom posted that before the story was updated.
Jennifer has Sheenis Envy!
Great coverage once again, EW. This week she snagged a bit part in a guaranteed turd of a movie, and now she’s headed back to jail. That’s quite a “victory” – she’s “winning” like Charlie Sheen (at his first show in Detroit)
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Why do they keep doing favors for her? Do they not realize that this is actually the worst thing they could do, to help her overcome her addictions?
Why?
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It was changed to a misdemeanor because the necklace wasnt valued high enough for it be a felony. But you can bet the comments here will all be about how she was treated differently because she’s Lindsay Lohan. People only want her to be treated fairly if the outcome of it is bad.
That’s the only meaning of fair.
this is not true. People don’t want her to be treated fairly only if the outcome is bad, they don’t want her treated fairly AT ALL – because she is a repulsive, irresponsible, self-centered person with a hideous sense of entitlement. And she’s a horrible actress as well.
I had no idea how to approach this beforenow Im loekcd and loaded.
lol you’re wrong, grand theft is $400
Any way you look at it shes serving 120 days for Violation of her probation as well of 300 hrs community service in the LA Womens center and The morgue total of 480hrs
She may be sentenced to 120 days, but she’s not serving 120.
Do you REALLY think that if you had done this the charge would have been reduced? I DON’T THINK SO!!! money talks. period.
So you think she didn’t do it but let her money talk and get her a jail sentence?
This bytch gets away with it again. What BS this is!
Barry = Moron.
She’s doing 4 months in the clink for breaking probation. Plus 500 hours of work in the morgue.
That’s a LOT of BS over $2500.
Barry, you callous moron.
Jennifer = even bigger moron. She got bailed out after less than 5 hours.
Do you think that she will even do 1 hour of that 500 hours? She should be in a mourge undergoing an autopsy for a drug overdose.
Awesome. Maybe now they can reach a plea agreement where she will serve no jail time but will be barred from making any more movies. Now that’s a fair deal for the entire world.
While I think I can’t argue with Ms. Streep, a talented actress herself, wasn’t she also another one that praised LILO’s performance a few years back? Just say’n. : )
What can I say, I’m a great actress. Along with Sophie’s Choice & Kramer v. Kramer, saying that Lindsay is talented was probably the greatest challenge of my career.
Wow, I never realized that Amanda Seyfried was in Sophie’s Choice and Kramer vs. Kramer. Keep your aliases straight, troll.
LoL
Reooowww @Dan… catfight! Easy girls!
LMAO!!!!!!!! The Streep/Seyfried troll was sooooo busted!
Momma Mia troll is one & the same! I must give her kudos for being a better entertainer than Lilo. Keep it going troll!!
If she was Hispanic she would been charged with Grand Janitorial Duty and had it reduced to Drive-Thru Employee.
If she was Hispanic, I might actually like her
if YOU were Hispanic, you would actually know better
Yes EW, this is quite a “victory.” She’s a real winner now.
It’s good to see fellow good looking people treated well. All of these negative comments are from fat and ugly people who should be shot.
Many of those people actually shot themselves after watching one of her movies
Lindsay is good looking? Not since 2004.
She looks good for a woman in her late 40′s-early 50′s
@KATE,
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Thanks for updating, Kate. I hope she will take her film career seriously as she did claim; all the best.
She will post bail and get out of serving jail time, at least for now.
But she WILL have to do the 480 hours of community service.
No matter what, chance are high she will mess up again before the year is over.
MORON.
She has been CONVICTED to face 120 days in jail for breaking probation.
There is NO BAIL any longer, you insipid fool.
Wrong again, moron.
Wow. Jennifer’s ignorance knows no bounds.
She’s already out on bail.
Wow, you guys are dumber & more pathetic than Lindsay Lohan!!
Look who’s talking.
Why would she plead not guilty when she was caught on tape and she never returned the necklace. If it was an accident surely she would’ve returned it as soon as she realized what she’d done. LOL i wonder what will happen to the movie roles now? She’s gonna end up on a Vh1 reality show.
Nah, she’s too trashy even for cable reality. VH1 would be a step UP for her right about now.
Lohan is too good looking for jail
The court system should be more lenient when sexy people are involved.
Good riddance to her!
Lindsay is so cute. I want to soap her up
The more she gets away with the greater the danger to her in the future. I do hope she has to do the community service (part of the appeal that was filed) as the judge picked appropriate places that might teach her something. I think she did get a break on the felony reduction and being allowed to post bail on a probation violation. For anyone else a probation violation means jail with no bail
Give her 120 years. Then we won’t have to hear any more about her.
Somehow, i don’t think that will be enough time
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