Lindsay Lohan began her first day out of rehab with a lie -- but the reformed Hollywood wild child did it because she didn’t want to be hounded by paparazzi.

As Breaking Celebrity News first revealed, the 24-year-old was released from the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, after a 90-day stint in rehab.

She was sprung just before 11am PT.

However, in an email to a Breaking Celebrity News reporter, Lohan -- at 12.12pm PT — insisted: “At Betty Ford... not sure if I'm leaving tomorrow (Tuesday) or Saturday.”