Lindsay Lohan Rejects Plea Deal, Wears Mini Dress To Court (PHOTOS)

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LOS ANGELES – Lindsay Lohan rejected a plea agreement Thursday offered by prosecutors in a grand theft case that included a guaranteed return to jail.

The "Mean Girls" actress appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom and told a judge she agreed to delaying her case until a preliminary hearing when prosecutors will present evidence against her.

It was all she said during the brief proceeding.

The case was set for a preliminary hearing on April 22.

The exact terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Lohan was on probation in January when a Venice jewelry store accused her of taking a $2,500 necklace.

Lohan has pleaded not guilty to the charge.

If Lohan is ordered to stand trial, Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz has warned her that she may be sent to jail for violating her probation on a 2007 drunken driving case.

Lohan's return to court came days after surveillance footage was aired of her trying on necklaces at Kamofie & Co., which reported the necklace stolen on Jan. 22. The necklace was eventually given by a Lohan associate to detectives, who had already obtained a search warrant for the actress' Venice home.

"Entertainment Tonight" aired the footage, which showed Lohan texting, pacing and talking to a store clerk for nearly 45 minutes. The actress wore the necklace she is accused of stealing for roughly 25 minutes, according to the show, before the clerk escorted Lohan out, smiled and held a door open as she walked out.

The footage was obtained by a commercial images division of The Associated Press and licensed exclusively to "Entertainment Tonight."

Lohan's court troubles have long overshadowed her once-promising acting career. A former star in Disney films such as "Freaky Friday" and "Herbie Fully Loaded," her career has been stalled since she was arrested twice in 2007 and later charged with drunken driving and drug possession.

In the past 10 months, Lohan has been jailed twice and sent to rehab twice for probation violations. A judge ordered her to undergo three months of treatment at the Betty Ford Center, and it was within three weeks of her release that she was accused of stealing the necklace.

While the theft case has caused more uncertainty for Lohan, 24, it may go on to benefit others.

The owners of Kamofie & Co. announced Wednesday that they will auction the necklace and donate the proceeds to an unspecified charity after the theft case is resolved. The item remains in the custody of authorities.

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[Mort]

11:38 PM on 03/11/2011

If that were you or me, we'd have been slapped in jail long ago and could plan on spending a long time.

[binq56]

05:03 PM on 03/11/2011

Thank God for Charlie Sheen. Lindsay is looking more and more mundane.

[RecoveryRoad]

03:12 PM on 03/11/2011

gosh, i have to say that I love mini anything on most women...

[brand404]

02:22 PM on 03/11/2011

Soon they are going to have to start paying her as a federal employee since she is in court so often.

[AJ in ATL]

01:53 PM on 03/11/2011

As more and more comes out about this it looks like Lindsay's accounting is the more accurate of the story. It sounds to more and more like a clerk did something they shouldn't have without obtaining permision and when confronted about it instead of fessing up accused the actress of grand theft.

[donaldinks]

02:29 PM on 03/11/2011

...reaching a bit, aren't you?

Let's see what the jury says.

(Or...)

********************************

"Survey says:

X X X (Buzzer)

Oh, I'm sorry Lindsey, you don't get to keep the diamond necklace.

However: you DO get the home version of a

alcohol transmitter ankle bracelet...

and a free trip to the luxurious accommodations

of a jail of the judges determination."

[dukeuch]

11:00 AM on 03/13/2011

How does her rejection of a plea deal make it look more like Lohan's accounting is accurate?

[MarkDykstra2011]

01:44 PM on 03/11/2011

This is much more important than the Tsunami.

Goddaam all the STUPIDAmericantrash.

Perhaps Yellowstone will blow and finish off you vile warmongering vermin once and for all.

[donaldinks]

02:10 PM on 03/11/2011

LMAO...

Hey, I live here...

...and I agree.

[imonlyhereforthelaughs]

02:13 PM on 03/11/2011

There is a section for tsunami catastrophe, and a section for bubblegum stories. If you don't want to read about Lohan, don't click on the link. The only reason you are reading it is because you clicked the link, dum(ba)ss

[alanm47]

01:41 PM on 03/11/2011

Spoiled Brat..... needs to go to jail......... or to a mental hospital.

[peowlemeow]

01:20 PM on 03/11/2011

She doesn't move me at all anymore.

[3neuticals]

02:29 PM on 03/11/2011

Not even ONE part?

[peowlemeow]

03:20 PM on 03/11/2011

That's what all the hype and nonsense has done.Stifled a natural reaction to what could be a good looking woman.

[pcpc]

01:08 PM on 03/11/2011

shorter girl, shorter!

[bkerensa]

12:29 PM on 03/11/2011

Atleast she had stockings on to prevent any scandalous shots.

[jettymichael]

12:06 PM on 03/11/2011

She never had freckles, I hope its not caused by drugs. I wish her back to the limelight. Time is of essence as there are not very many roles for older actresses as only the youth is considered pretty.

[Phemale]

12:41 PM on 03/11/2011

Yes she has; She's a ginger.

She also spends a lot of time at the beach; The sun exposure can also cause freckles.

[mbazid]

01:18 PM on 03/11/2011

She's always had freckles. But she needs to stop puffing up her lips like that.

[rkoenn]

11:48 AM on 03/11/2011

I don't follow this Hollywood sensationalism but Lohan reeks of cynicism and flaunts her looks in court. I mean I don't think a person should stand down and act meek but the women (physically if not mentally) would do well to act more demure and laid back rather than peacocking into court and to a certain extent rubbing it into the judges nose. I have no sympathy for the woman and her continuous frivolous and erratic life style.

[Ds2vet]

11:47 AM on 03/11/2011

I came into this thread to urge others against it. Stop perpetuating the kind of news Secretary Clinton just spoke about last week. Honestly, who gives a frak what she wore to court? Anybody? Pay no attention to this nonsense and give your rating to Al Jaz. Ive yet to hear about what Lohan is wearing or with whom Sheen is sleeping when I tune in there.

[ponderer]

11:46 AM on 03/11/2011

She's definitely worn worse and showed greater disrespect to the court (and I'm not arguing that all courts deserve our respect. There are times -- Chicago 8 v Hoffman is just one example).

At this point, whatever uses and abuses she has been subject to as a meal ticket child star, she's an adult and needs to decide how to become one in reality. Those bloated lips are so symptomatic. I try to avoid stories about her most of the time because they make me sad and mad all at once. Fact is, she has a ton of money, media should quit exploiting her and let her go through whatever legal and personal upheavals lie ahead in relative privacy.