Lindsay Lohan has admitted using cocaine and visiting rehabs thrice.
The ‘Mean Girls’ star confessed she had almost killed herself with mix of alcohol and cocaine after her father started talking about her drugs habit to the press in 2007.
“When my father was going public, that’’s when I hit rock bottom,” Fox News quoted her as telling The Sun.
She added: “I tried to mask my problems with alcohol, cocaine and mind-altering substances. I ran myself down and lost track of who I was.”
Recollecting her May 2007 arrest for DUI (driving under the influence) and possession of cocaine, she said: “I just thank God everyone was okay. But it was scary. I had three drinks, at most. I”ve been stupid and childish and I wasn”t thinking.”
Lohan insists she has now got rid of her addiction.
She said: “I”ve made some dreadful mistakes but learned from them – that has probably saved my life.
“Mind-altering drugs are so dangerous. I”m allowed to drink now but I know my limits. Partying so hard isn”t worth it.”
Dan (who’s now resorted to talking in the third person) finally managed to get down to the renowned Bungalow 8 last night for one of Sam Young and John Woolf’s legendary star-spangled blow-outs – and definitely lived up to the billing.
Sam and John’s regular pre-Brits bash (in association with adidas who provided really cool swag, stormtroopers and Darth Vader) is a staple on the London party calendar and while I can’t say I’m one to get starstruck in the slightest, there were several faces down there slightly more well known than mine.
New US teen sensation Ke$ha was one of the stars out to play while there were also appearances from Sugababes, JLS, Shy FX, N-Dubz (brilliant), Ryan Leslie and more – though star of the show had to be Lindsay Lohan who rocked up in the early hours, clearly having started the party by herself long ago. Now, we’re not ones to judge for over-excess Lindsay, but flicking your cigarettes at the waitress? Not cool…
Our night was made by appearances from Luke Blackall, Hannah Harley Young and the one and only XO Man – Love it!
If you’re scratching your head trying to figure out why the name Ungaro sounds so familiar, you’re not alone. We did the same for a beat or two until it hit us. Ungaro is the fashion house that NY’s own Lindsay Lohan guest designed for a few months back. Remember how you loved the sequined pasties? No one else does either, and now the company is shutting down its NYC boutique. Fear not Lohan junkies (should you actually exist), according to reports from The Awl there will be a liquidation sale with prices reduced up to 75%. Get going, you have until February 27th to stock up Lohan originals and everything you need for Mardi Gras 2010.
Emanuel Ungaro Boutique
792 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10065
(212) 249-4090
“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32. Philosophers of nearly every worldview and religion agree with Jesus’ declaration. The point of difference is and always will be, “What is truth?” If truth is fact, we should be the freest generation ever born. The fact machine we call “internet” is churning out more factoids than we can absorb, by the second. Some would argue the internet and the information age it has facilitated, has not freed but ensnared us all.
Let’s be honest, there is nothing significantly freeing about knowing that (1) Danica Patrick will make her stock-car racing debut this weekend, (2) Ashton Kutcher will do “anything” for his lovely wife, Demi, (3) Lindsay Lohan has hoarding issues. (All three of these “facts” are top 10 trending topics on internet search engines, today.) If you’re the type of truth seeker that digs deeper than celebrity fodder, you may have discovered today that (1) Sarah Palin relied heavily on her husband Todd’s advice as governor, (2) The government is now arbitrarily storing newborn babies’ DNA in a massive database, (3) A new study reveals gamblers who experience a near loss are inwardly encouraged to gamble more since they’re acquiring “skill” in their “craft”. For all our learning, do we feel any freer?
Do Facts = Truth?
True and truth are different. They are related, but not one in the same. Just like man and father are different, true and truth exist on two different planes. Let’s play this out for fun. A father must be a man. A man, however, doesn’t have to be a father to be a man. Other factors make a man a father. A father is a culmination of several realities that result in a new arena of existence.
Truth is higher than true.
True facts will not and cannot ever equal truth. They are merely an ingredient of the recipe for truth. Follow? Truth (perhaps oversimplified) is achieved through harmonizing facts. It is the result of moving in and out of concrete experiences and realities and finding consistency and unity in the facts. This is what we call the “higher meaning.” This higher meaning gives significance to life that cannot be discovered through simply knowing facts.
The Significance of Truth
Secularism insists that there is no higher meaning, only facts that are true. The result is deification of fact. Their rule book tells them that all fact is random and thereby has no further significance, no reason or rhyme. Just as in their version of the genesis of the world, all that is, exists by chance and not design. But isn’t the organization of this worldview, proof of an attempt to arrive at a higher meaning? The truth of their view could not be ascertained, because they ruled out the One who sits in that higher plane possessing the meaning they seek. They are, then, condemned to comb the earth for more and more facts devoid of the power to fulfill any meaningful purpose.
Missing the Truth
We, as believers, are quick to chastise the secularist who fails to discover higher meaning. The true irony lies in the fact that a large number of “Christians” will also fail to grasp the truth in their day on earth. There is a danger in thinking that knowing the “word” of God is knowing truth. The discipline of reading the “word” is indispensable, but not the sole ingredient of knowing truth.
The holy canon of scriptures can also become a mindless collection of random facts and experiences, without the ability to the find harmony, reason and meaning they lead to. Could this be what Jesus meant when he scolded the Pharisees in John 5:39? “You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me.” Christ is the higher meaning, the Truth. Everything that is, exists by and for Him. (By Him, I mean His purpose, His redemptive plan and its fulfillment in all creation.)
Free Your Mind
We were created to look for this higher meaning. Truth is ascertainable, because God made you to ascertain Him. To quote Josef Pieper, “Man’s existence becomes more fulfilled the more he can explore and understand reality.” This is our freedom.
Photo: from Signs, one of my favorite movies of all time. Just thought it was cute
The only thing worse than bad music, is bad music done by people who think they’re good at it. It’s like watching a car crash in slow motion or watching one-legged man hobble across the cross walk or a dog licking peanut from the roof of his mouth. Although it’s frustrating, its somehow funny. Sadly, a lot of actors decide the next obvious step in their career is cutting the worst album known to man. Just ask Steven Segal and his album Mojo Priest!
Think you know who’re the best of the worst? Check out the gallery after the jump!
Lindsay Lohan has admitted using cocaine and visiting rehabs thrice.
“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32. Philosophers of nearly every worldview and religion agree with Jesus’ declaration. The point of difference is and always will be, “What is truth?” If truth is fact, we should be the freest generation ever born. The fact machine we call “internet” is churning out more factoids than we can absorb, by the second. Some would argue the internet and the information age it has facilitated, has not freed but ensnared us all.
