HOLLYWOOD— On Friday, September 17, starlet Lindsay Lohan admitted on her Twitter page that she had failed one of her court mandated bi-weekly drug tests. The tests are a main component of her probation and, as a result of this recent failure, Lohan will face a Beverly Hills judge on September 24 and may be sent back to jail.
The struggling actress was sent to jail earlier this summer for violating her probation from a 2007 DUI case. Despite her 90-day sentence, Lohan served 14 days and was released on August 2. Following her release, she entered a rehabilitation program at UCLA Medical Center where she was ordered to complete a three-month stay. However, as with her time in jail, Lohan was released early from her rehab center on August 26 after her doctors agreed that she did not need to be there.
As a condition of her release and under the guidance of Judge Eldon Fox, Lohan was ordered to complete outpatient counseling. She was also mandated to perform drug tests twice a week. After less than a month out of the drug treatment program, Lohan has failed one of her tests and will now face the legal consequences. Taking to her Twitter page to admit her slip-up or “setback” as she calls it, the actress states that she is taking responsibility for her mistake and “doing tests everyday.” She acknowledges her disease and thanks those who have stood by her: “I am so thankful for the support of my fans, loved ones and immediate family, who understand that I am trying hard, but also that I am a work in progress, just as anyone else.”
On Monday, September 20, a bench warrant was issued for the actress; however, officials have said that she will not be taken into custody before her hearing on September 24, at which point Judge Fox will decide how best to handle Lindsay Lohan’s most recent legal woes.
