GLT » Lohan fires back at police ‘gay’ remark

Actress Lindsay Lohan attends Sephora’s tenth anniversary celebration at Angel Orensanz Foundation, July 17, 2008 in New York. Lindsay Lohan said police have no business getting involved in her personal life Friday, Aug. 1, 2008, a day after the police chief said the 22-year-old actress had evidently “gone gay” as a part of his explaination for why the paparazzi were no longer an issue. The Associated Press: Evan Agostini

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Lohan fires back at police ‘gay’ remark

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Published Thursday, 14-Aug-2008 in issue 1077

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Lindsay Lohan said Aug. 1 that police have no business getting involved in her personal life, a day after the police chief explained that the paparazzi were no longer an issue – in part because the 22-year-old actress had evidently “gone gay.”

“Police chiefs shouldn’t get involved in everyone else’s business when it comes to their personal life. It’s inappropriate,” Lohan said in a video shot by paparazzi Friday and posted on TMZ.com. In the footage, Lohan and gal pal Samantha Ronson are trekking through the Los Angeles Airport on their way to catch a flight to Chicago.

The day before, Chief William Bratton said the paparazzi have become less of a problem thanks to Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and Lohan leading more moderate lifestyles.

“If you notice, since Britney started wearing clothes and behaving; Paris is out of town not bothering anybody anymore, thank God, and evidently, Lindsay Lohan has gone gay, we don’t seem to have much of an issue,” he told KNBC-TV.

Bratton was speaking about his refusal to participate in a meeting held by elected officials Thursday that was called to discuss new laws to curb problem paparazzi.

He called Los Angeles City Councilmember Dennis Zine’s special session – which was attended by the likes of John Mayer, Eric Roberts and Milo Ventimiglia – “a complete waste of time.”

Bratton later called a news conference outside police headquarters to clarify his position on the paparazzi. When asked about the Lohan remark – which followed months of tabloid speculation that Lohan and Ronson, a DJ, are dating – Bratton said his sister is gay and he is a proponent of gay rights.

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