Let’s all take a deep breath (of crack fumes) and recap what went down yesterday. Lindsay rejected the Hamptons rehab facility because they wouldn’t let her smoke, so she waited until the very last minute to fly to California (in hysterics, apparently) to check herself into a rehab in Newport Beach called Morningside. LL’s lawyer and the prosecutor met with the judge in an emergency hearing because no one had signed off on this new rehab, and the judge basically said “EH” and let LL stay at Morningside pending further approval. As it turns out, WHILE the hearing was going on, Lindsay had checked out of the rehab because OMG OF COURSE. So here’s what has happened since:
*Allegedly, Lindsay had 12 hours to return to the rehab, which it doesn’t look like she did. This morning, the city attorney is going to go to the judge and ask for an arrest warrant. A source tells Radar, “Lindsay leaving the rehab center that a judge was actually allowing her to stay in was a big mistake. Making that decision has serious consequences and if she doesn’t have her attorney deal with this tonight then the City Attorney is going to go to court in the morning to get a warrant for her arrest.”
*TMZ says that Lindsay never in fact checked into Morningside at all – she just rolled up in her SUV, never got out of the car, and then the SUV left. And she never came back. TMZ says that if Lindsay doesn’t show up by 6 am PST (9 am EST), the arrest warrant will be issued.
*TMZ also says that Lindsay has “begged” Shawn Holley to return as her lawyer because LL is “angry” with Mark Heller for recommending Morningside. TMZ says – and this probably comes straight from the Teflon Cracken’s mouth – that Lindsay “decided she didn’t want to go” to Morningside when she learned (from TMZ!) that Morningside had its license revoked. Ha.
*As for Holley, LL was apparently in contact with her throughout the day yesterday and Holley has agreed to take Lindsay back as a client (OH GOD). Holley has been in touch with prosecutors, trying to get them to agree to a rehab facility other than Morningside. Mark Heller might be fired now?
*And Radar claims that Lindsay has been “cleared” to enter Betty Ford (again), in a deal brokered by Shawn Holley. A source says, “Lindsay cut a last minute deal with the D.A. to go to Betty Ford. Shawn Holley helped to broker the agreement with [Los Angeles] City Attorney [Terry White] late Thursday night. It’s unclear if she has checked in.”
*Radar’s source: “Lindsay cannot stand her current lawyer and thinks he doesn’t know what he is doing. So late Thursday, from hiding, she began calling emailing Shawn incessantly. Shawn has always had a soft spot for Lindsay, even after everything she has pulled. She hates to see her suffering.”
*Another source claims that Lindsay was going to treat Morningside like a hotel: “Lindsay had her ‘publicist’ call all day on Thursday making outrageous demands … like that she needed her cell phone with her at all times. It’s like she thinks Morningside is a hotel. The staff at the facility doesn’t need nor want this drama. Lindsay’s actions on Thursday were very disruptive.”
So, I guess LL will probably be heading back to Betty Ford, which is where she was a few years ago, and they kept giving her day passes to go out drinking. When she returned to that facility after breaking her curfew one night, one of the staffers tried to stop her and punish her and Lindsay beat the woman with a phone. I can’t imagine that Betty Ford wants LL back, but who knows? And I guess she has less than an hour to check in. I’ll update if there’s anything more…
UPDATE: TMZ says that Lindsay is now “safely ensconced” at Betty Ford. Apparently, she checked in last night after Shawn Holley negotiated with the city attorney. TMZ says, “We’re told prosecutors will back off their promise to seek an arrest warrant today … although they still have to get the judge to sign off on Betty Ford, but it looks like that will just be a formality.”
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