Lindsay Lohan Says Rehab A 'Blessing' as New York Facility is Chosen
Even though she initially resisted rehab and wanted her lawyer to avoid making a deal to go to rehab, Lindsay Lohan has seemingly changed her mind. She told David Letterman that the court-ordered rehab was a "blessing" and she hoped to gain a lot from the experience.
"Aren't you supposed to be in rehab?" David Letterman asked during Tuesday night's show.
"Do you not watch anything that goes on? May 2," Lohan replied.
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When asked how many times she had been to rehab, Lohan vaguely responded, "Several." That number would actually be six, as reported by Radar Online, since 2007.
Lohan has been in and out of rehab for a total of 250 days for alcohol and prescription drug abuse. This time, however, she will not have the chance to leave rehab without risking serious jail time.
"The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office has been in contact with the rehab facility, and it's satisfied with the information set forth that Lindsay can comply with while there. The main concern was that Lindsay would not be given any day passes during the 90-day stay to leave, and prosecutors have been assured this won't happen. If Lindsay leaves without permission, the prosecutor and judge will be notified immediately, and she will be sent to jail, no questions asked," an insider told Radar Online.
"I'm the happiest when I'm working, and the healthiest," Lohan told Letterman. "I think rehab is an opportunity for me to, you know, focus on what I love in life. And I don't think it's a bad thing. I think it's a blessing … and not a curse."
The actress will report to a New York facility on May 2, which gives her plenty of time to go to Coachella, which she argued that she wanted to do before starting rehab. Friends have expressed a bit of fear that Lohan will go wild at the music festival, but her lawyer, Mark Heller, said he is "very confident" Lohan will fulfill the requirements of her sentence.
"I'm very confident that you won't be seeing Lindsay Lohan in any criminal courts any time in the future. She has fully recognized all of the issues that have to be addressed, and I'm very confident she'll be able to move forward in her life with dignity, pride and respect," Heller said.
