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Bonnie Fuller

Bonnie Fuller

Posted: August 30, 2010 11:58 AM

I'm not kidding. When Lindsay flashes her probation officer or wears FU nails -- shrinks see a frightened little girl. Here's why.

Has she worn out every ounce of sympathy you have? Well, here's why wearing a sheer top with no bra and visible nipples should actually make you very concerned for La Lohan.

I too rolled my eyes when I saw this new photo taken today Aug. 27 of freshly released-from-rehab Lindsay, entering a Santa Monica courthouse, to meet with her probation officer, according to TMZ.com. Lohan is on probation at least until the end of November while she attends court-ordered psychotherapy and behavioral therapy.

Showing up for a first meeting with your probation officer would seem to require a certain level of decorum -- not gold -studded short denim shorts, visible nipples and a plaid shirt. "If I were her attorney, I'd tell her to dress differently -- in a classic skirt and blouse -- for example," says Sheila Forman, an LA attorney-at-law and clinical psychologist. "When you dress like that, you're conveying the message that it doesn't matter what the probation officer thinks... I'm going to act the way I want and do what I please," points out LA-based criminal defense attorney, Steve Cron. Lindsay has taken disrespect to a whole new level -- remember the FU nails she wore to her court hearing?

"She's trying to say 'up yours' to the probation officer. It's very confrontational and defiant," agrees Rebecca Roy, a licensed psychologist in Beverly Hills, who specializes in treating members of the entertainment industry.

"It's also very destructive. She's undermining her legal efforts to show herself in the best light," points out Forman. " At some point down the road, her lawyer is going to be asking the probation officer what he or she thinks; if she has an attitude or not," says Cron. "Her sentence can't be lengthened, but she'll be asking for probation to be shortened or certain conditions to be lifted, and the judge is going to ask the probation officer what he or she thinks... if the report says anything about her having an attitude or an unwillingness to comply, her probation won't be lifted."

Lindsay's self-destructive "defiance" is breathtaking, don't you agree? Doesn't it seem to be clear that she's learned nothing from her 14 days in jail and 22 days in rehab?

Here's what's really going on with Lindsay, say experts. Click!
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I'm not kidding. When Lindsay flashes her probation officer or wears FU nails -- shrinks see a frightened little girl. Here's why. Has she worn out every ounce of sympathy you have? Well, here's why ...
I'm not kidding. When Lindsay flashes her probation officer or wears FU nails -- shrinks see a frightened little girl. Here's why. Has she worn out every ounce of sympathy you have? Well, here's why ...
 
 
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12:24 PM on 09/01/2010
Leave Lindsay alone! Give us a break and give her a break.
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Mister Biggles
09:20 AM on 09/01/2010
Lindsay Lohan is one of the few "stars" of this generation that is actually sexy.
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planetmondo
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10:59 AM on 08/31/2010
I call B.S, no nips.
10:13 AM on 08/31/2010
Where are the nipples? That's the only reason I clicked on this link. Was there an article, too, maybe with a link to said nipples? If so, I didn't read it.
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rstewart3
09:47 AM on 08/31/2010
Someone said nipples?
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09:39 AM on 08/31/2010
Why should she change when she's being rewarded for her idiotic and self-destructive behavior? After all she's on the cover of next months Vanity Fair............
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Tresco
Sistagirl Laughin' Thingy Award Winner!
11:31 PM on 08/30/2010
I like the charms of the female form myself but I can't even look at her without thinking how messed up she is. Marilyn Monroe was beautiful but knowing how the story ended is just so sad. It's the same way with Lindsay Lothan.
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09:31 AM on 08/31/2010
MM was murdered.
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Feanor
I want my jewels back.
07:38 PM on 08/30/2010
I'm pretty sure her probation officer can't punish her for her fashion choices. As it should be.
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LeftRight
TANSTAAFL
10:21 PM on 08/30/2010
No, but the probation officer is going to be speaking to the judge about what he (or she....) thinks about how reformed the person on probation actually is. And in Lindsey's case so far the answer is, "not very"....
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Jazmo
Cause they're hip to the bull and hip to the lies.
07:50 AM on 08/31/2010
Exactly. The Court is looking for Lindsay to show some respect for the system and take responsibility for her situation. Instead, she shows her nips to her probation officer. Almost as classy as her manicure.
P.S. Wear a bra now Lindsay it's gonna make a biiiig difference when you're 40!
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eepah
The price of bootstraps grows ever higher
06:19 PM on 08/30/2010
"Doesn't it seem to be clear that she's learned nothing from her 14 days in jail and 22 days in rehab?"

No, not nothing. She's certainly learned that she can get away with anything, and she will continue to do so until she simply doesn't get away with it anymore. She needs REAL help, not a slap on the wrist, and not a cushy 2-wk stint in a celebrity "rehab" resort.
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FTracy3
My micro-bio is as empty as the rest of my life.
05:46 PM on 08/30/2010
I was ignoring them until I saw this headline.
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cdub1991
Seek first to understand, then to be understood
04:49 PM on 08/30/2010
While I've never had the pleasure. I was never aware that visiting the probation officer was a formal affair. For goodness sake--find something real to complain about. If this is the sort of attitude she has to put up with, I can appreciate her need to show defiance.
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ExJxS
No longer responding to professional liars.
02:29 PM on 08/30/2010
I doubt she was even thinking about the probaton officer. She was worried she wouldn't get photographed on the way. That's where her priorities lie.
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Balzac
02:12 PM on 08/30/2010
Lindsay Lohan should be more contrite. She did make mistakes, other than merely consuming controlled substances. She got off light on the 2007 DUI. Throwing a drinking glass at Ms. Ronson was absolutely unacceptable.

Lindsay Lohan was the target of too much public scorn for too long, in spite of her transgressions. I did advocacy on her behalf because I remember the smart, provocative young woman from one of her films.

She can be sexy, intelligent and direct like the real American girl that she is. Catastrophic failure, not just of her career but of her as a person is not acceptable. Nor is the crushing of her defiant attitude an acceptable remedy.
GraceNotes
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01:17 PM on 08/30/2010
Maybe she is starting at the bottom of her closet, so to speak, and her sartorial choices will get better with each subsequent meeting with her probation officer?
Or, no. Maybe she just doesn't care.
But, given this is a probation office, don't you think they have seen all manner of dress and attitude?
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Halsey
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12:43 PM on 08/30/2010
She's young, has a nice body and yes, does want to say in your face. Her self-destructive behavior is sad; but I actually GET her wearing the nipple shirt. A sweet biz suit would be so very fake and any probation officer would see right through that act (figuratively). Take away her driver's license for a long long time. As long as she is just hurting herself, well, it IS her business, not ours.
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05:33 PM on 08/31/2010
It isn't about whether it was fake or whether the probation officer would see through it. It was either about being confrontational with the probation officer or about her career and getting photographed. If it was for the cameras, well enough. But if it was to confront the probation officer then it was disrespect and she deserves whatever she gets. Smart would have been to call the probation officer and get cleared to wear that sort of thing ahead of time so it wasn't taken as disrespect or confrontation. But LiLo hasn't shown herself to be all that intelligent except in her courtroom notes which were likely written by her secretary.