EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Lindsay Lohan's Accuser: 'I'm Trying To Get What's Rightfully Mine'

Jan. 21 2011, Published 4:30 a.m. ET
Lindsay Lohan’s accuser has broken her silence in the aftermath of Breaking Celebrity News’s exclusive report that Lindsay’s camp offered her $25,000 after she refused to cooperate with police investigating her alleged violent encounter with the actress.
Fired Betty Ford Center work Dawn Holland told Breaking Celebrity News in a rambling exclusive interview: “I’m trying to get what’s rightfully mine at this point in time.”
Breaking Celebrity News broke the story about the $25,000 offer and then exclusively reported that a source close to Holland claimed there was no offer but that she had discussed taking photos with Lindsay – which would then be sold.
In our exclusive interview Holland says she’s broke, blames Lindsay for her injuries and addressed a possible civil suit against Lindsay.
“Right now my whole deal is trying to make sure I get some income coming in here for what is rightfully mine,” Holland told Breaking Celebrity News exclusively, adding that she is still in pain from injuries suffered during her encounter with Lindsay.
“That’s why I hired my new attorney (Owen Latham McIntosh) because Keith (Davidson) wasn’t doing anything about the workman’s comp being on hold.
“He was supposed to be handling both and he was just focusing on the Lindsay thing and I wasn’t. And I was like, ‘Ok, workman’s comp, my unemployment, what are we going to do?’ and he wasn’t and that’s what I need to focus on right now.”
The “Lindsay thing” Holland refers to includes possible payment from the actress – a topic that has quickly morphed into a growing scandal. Holland showed reluctance during our interview to approach the topic.
“But as it stands I don’t want to make any comments on Lindsay Lohan or that situation or about Keith because we split on good terms,” she told Breaking Celebrity News. “I’m not trying to dog him out or speak badly of him. He just wasn’t doing what I needed to be done at the time and that’s why I switched attorneys and the feeling is mutual.
“I’m just a simple ordinary individual in recovery with children. I’m just a person and I don’t need of that k