Michael Lohan is hitting back at daughter Lindsay Lohan’s allegations that he was behind the alleged theft of the actress’ passport in Cannes, France.
On Thursday afternoon, Michael issued a statement to Access Hollywood through his attorney, Lisa Bloom, shooting down his daughter’s remarks to Us Magazine, claiming he was behind the disappearance of her passport.
“It’s a very sad, and of course, untrue, allegation,” Michael said through his attorney in a statement. “Because Michael has been pushing for her to go to rehab, Lindsay has become angry at him, blaming him for her problems. Michael wishes Lindsay the best regardless of what she may say about him, and stands ready, willing and able to help her at any time.”
Lindsay had been ordered to appear at a progress report hearing in Los Angeles on Thursday, but claimed she couldn’t board a flight because she lost her passport. Later, the actress claimed her dad, Michael, was behind the theft.
“I always said my father had someone do it,” Lindsay wrote in an e-mail to Us Magazine.
As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, as a result of her failure to appear in court on Thursday morning, a judge in LA issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the actress and set her bail for $100,000. The judge went on to say that if Lindsay does post bail that she will be required to not drink alcohol and will be made to wear a SCRAM device to monitor her alcohol intake – along with random weekly drug testing.
Additionally, the district attorney said in court that they want to see the 23-year-old’s plane ticket, to prove that she intended to return to LA for her hearing.
There is no official word when Lindsay will return to LA or if she will be arrested when she lands, but following the hearing, her attorney told reporters that “anything is possible” at this point.
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