Back in 2012, Lindsay Lohan was ordered to do 30 days of community service after she lied to police about being the passenger in a Porsche that ran into a dump truck, when in fact she was the driver. The deadline for doing her community service was yesterday, and in court, Lohan — through her attorney — had the audacity to argue that, basically, hanging out with fans should count as community service, allowing her to complete 80 hours in the last nine days.
Lohan claimed that she should receive credit for attending a meet-and-greet with volunteers involving a play she was in, as well as credit for a “work-shadowing experience,” which the prosecutor argued was basically tantamount to “letting people hang out with her.”
The craziest part? Despite objections from the prosecutor, the judge gave initial credit to Lohan for the hours and put the burden on the prosecution to prove otherwise, according to E!.
What?
“She got to shake hands with people, and that’s community service. I’d love to hang out with a celebrity all day and see their life, but this is not community service,” the prosecutor argued. The prosecutor has until another hearing on February 18th to verify Lohan’s hours.
Celebrities, y’all! They’re just like you and me!
So if a judge ever orders you to perform community service, you don’t need to put on an orange vest and clean up trash on the side of the freeway! Just find some people that think you’re cool and let them hang out with you and call it a “work-shadowing experience.” Hey! My dog hangs out with me while I work all day. Does that count as community service, too?
Lindsay Lohan: Making a mockery of the judicial system since her first arrest in 2007.
Source: E!