EXCLUSIVE: Michael Lohan Changes His Mind, Says Lindsay Will Benefit From Early Rehab Release
Aug. 19 2010, Published 10:32 a.m. ET
Well, Hell has frozen over.
Michael Lohan says he agrees with his ex-wife Dina that their daughter Lindsay should be released early from rehab.
In an exclusive statement to Breaking Celebrity News, Lohan elaborated on why he's changed his mind.
"After reading your post about Lindsay's release and plans thereafter, I have to say that I agree with her lawyer, Shawn Chapman Holley, the doctors and (I can't believe I'm saying this) even Dina, that Lindsay SHOULD be released from UCLA's drug program," Lohan said.
Michael said he feels UCLA's program "does NOT offer the treatment Lindsay needed or needs."
"What Judge Revel did, was basically sentence Lindsay to more jail time because UCLA's program is like any other medical unit in jail or prison," Lohan told Breaking Celebrity News.
As Breaking Celebrity News reported exclusively on Wednesday, Matthew Wilder, the director of Lindsay's upcoming movie Inferno, said he's been receiving "positive and upbeat" emails from the actress, 24. But Michael says Lindsay needs to stay away from the entertainment industry while she recovers.
"Lindsay doesn't need to be communicating with Matthew Wilder about his exploitive and provocative movie while she is in rehab. She is supposed to be focusing on herself, NOT her career," he told Breaking Celebrity News.
"Yes, Lindsay should get out of UCLA, BUT she NEEDS to go into a program and get FAMILY therapy, to resolve the issues that caused her problems," he said.
Lindsay is currently finishing up day 17 of her court imposed 90-day program. However, as Breaking Celebrity News has previously reported, the troubled starlet is expecting to be released sooner than later.