ignoring the actress’s tearful pleas for one more chance.
In a dramatic courtroom showdown, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge
attend weekly alcohol education classes and follow earlier orders by
the judge.
But Revel was having none of it, offering a list of
instances in which the actress lied to the court and to authorities.
Revel handed down three 30-day sentences and also ordered her to spend
90 days in a locked-down drug rehabilitation facility — a much stiffer
penalty than L.A. prosecutors had sought.
“There were a number of instances of (Lohan) not
taking things seriously,” Revel said. “It’s like someone who cheats but
doesn’t think it’s cheating if they don’t get caught.”
The case stems from two drunken-driving arrests in
2007. Lohan has repeatedly failed to follow the terms of her probation
in the case — including earlier this year when she failed to appear for
a mandatory court appearance in
Photos surfaced of her partying at the Cannes International Film
Festival at the time, angering the judge. Lohan maintained that she
could not attend because someone had stolen her passport.
Revel said Lohan has repeatedly refused to admit her
culpability, twice telling authorities that someone else was driving
the vehicles involved in drunken-driving accidents.
The judge said Lohan lied again when a white
substance was found in her pants, claiming the pants belonged to
someone else. Revel said she tested positive for cocaine after the
arrest, and the pants turned out to be “her favorite pants.”
“She lied then and lied prior to that,” Revel said.
Lohan surprised the courtroom by asking to address the judge directly before sentencing.
“As far as I knew I was in compliance with my programs,” Lohan said, fighting back tears.
“I wasn’t trying to get special treatment,” she
added. “I have to provide for myself. I have to work. Having said that,
I did everything to balance my jobs and showing up. I’m not taking this
as a joke. It’s my life. It’s my career. … I take responsibility for
my actions. I’ve tried to do the best I can. It’s been such a long
haul. … I don’t want you to think that I don’t respect you.”
Lohan is scheduled to surrender to authorities
She is expected to serve only a fraction of the 90 days because of severe jail overcrowding.
would serve but noted that most nonviolent female offenders serve
one-quarter or less of their sentences. That calculation is based on
factors that include credit for good behavior and crowd levels when she
shows up for jail.
In 2007, hotel heiress and reality TV star
jail, despite a promise by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department that
she would serve 23 days of a 45-day sentence. She was eventually sent
back to jail to finish the sentence.
Lohan’s defense attorney urged the judge to focus on what the actress has accomplished, not just on her failures.
Defense attorney
and was “absolutely on track to finish” the alcohol education program
by the
“She’s gotten it together,” Chapman Holley said.
But Deputy District Attorney
“Not once, but seven times she has not complied with this court’s orders,” Myers said.
During the hearing Tuesday, Revel repeatedly asked program operator
Under questions from the prosecutor, Marshall told
the court that Lohan did not sign in on some days the program claimed
she had attended and that her signature was on a sign-in sheet on a day
she did not attend.
Then, last month, the alarm on Lohan’s
alcohol-monitoring device was triggered on the same night that Lohan
attended the MTV Movie Awards. Lohan claimed the monitor went off by
mistake, while prosecutors said she had been drinking.
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