Something Ain't Right About Lindsay Lohan's Lawsuit
Pop-Ed: As the day wears on and the ridiculousness of Lindsay Lohan's $100 million lawsuit against E*Trade settles in, a thought popped into my head that I felt needed to be shared: On behalf of PopEater, I'm officially declaring shenanigans on this story, and going out on a limb by saying that E*Trade is in on this "lawsuit" by Miss Lohan, and likely even paid her to "sue" them. Why would they do such a thing, you ask?
The explanation after the jump.
The first reason this whole thing stinks like a publicity stunt is the lawsuit itself. Lindsay is suing the company because a baby in their ad is named Lindsay... and claims to be a "milkaholic." Her lawyer contended (wink wink) that Lohan is on a first-name recognition basis, a la Oprah or Madonna. This will never stand up in court, so the lawsuit itself is shady right off the bat.
Secondly, it's for $100 million. Say that with me, people: One hundred MILLION dollars. E*Trade didn't run photos of Lindsay smoking crack naked while punching a puppy. They said her name in a fleeting reference that may or may not have had anything to do with her. You don't file $100 million lawsuits for that.
Thirdly, and perhaps most importantly in our little conspiracy theory, is this: Thanks to said lawsuit and the news coverage surrounding it, hundreds of thousands of people have watched the commercial in question. Most blogs and news sites (
PopEater included) ran the commercial in the initial lawsuit coverage. What better way to drum up publicity than to attach your name to a bogus lawsuit that will never happen, while still getting millions of eyes on your commercial ... without having to spend a penny?
So, E*Trade, we're on to you... and we've got to say, this one's quite clever. Still, we're not embedding the commercial in this post, because then you would win.
http://xml.channel.aol.com/xmlpublisher/fetch.v2.xml?option=expand_relative_urls&dataUrlNodes=uiConfig,feedConfig,entry&id=699616&pid=699615&uts=1268175971
http://www.popeater.com/mm_track/popeater/movies/?s_channel=us.moviespop&s_account=aolpopeater,aolsvc&omni=1&ke=1
http://cdn.channel.aol.com/cs_feed_v1_6/csfeedwrapper.swf
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I agree...this "lawsuit" is beyond ridiculous. Someone needs to find a life and her sobriety.
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She might have a case..........If she were Madonna, Oprah, Whoopie, Cher.... but so NOT...
Spike Lee tried this with a TV channel once and he wasn't kidding.
I give her another year. Then we'll find her in Forest Lawn next to Brittney Murphy, Michael Jackson and Corey Haim. Maybe she can hire Dr. Conrad Murray and hurry the process along. That would suit me.
if the shoe fits, where it Lindsay.
She just wants the money
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That has been will do ANYTHING To keep her name out there...
Lindsay go back to Merrick where they can hate you again in Calhoun...
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Lohan? Who is Lindsay Lohan? She's not the first person I think of when I hear the name Lindsay. There's Lindsay Vonn the olympic gold medalist, and Lindsay Wagner, the Bionic Woman actress, and quite a few more locked away in my 60+ year old memory. Tell her to get over herself, grow up and straighten out her act.
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Here, here...
Does AOL ever look at the education history of its employee candidates? Anybody who passed elementary school grammar knows that the sentence on the article's poll should read "DO you think...", not "Does you think..."
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I GUESS SHE CAN'T FIND WORK!!!
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I did not immediately think of Lindsey Lohan when I first saw this add. Lindsey is a skank. She may be alcoholic, but she is a skank. She needs to get a life or make one of her stupid movies, stop with the lawsuit.
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??? Lindsay Who???
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Linzey Loman is a washed up skank at 23. If she thinks she's got a lawsuit here, she doesn't even know when her lawyers are picking her pockets.
I'm sick of this brain fried moron. She really doesn't realize that we all think she's worthless.
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It is kind of like the New Zealand McDonald/Weight Watchers promo.
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She's an ignorant.......well, you get it.
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OMG, So shes the only Lindsey in the world!.......idiot!
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I hate this girl and this is ONE of the dumbest things she has done......! Get lost already!!!!
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Sorry Pop Eater Etrade is already losing money big time no way are they in cohoots with lindsay or her lawyers. Just imagine the fine and truly bad pub they would get.This is just sharks(lawyers)circling a dying whale(e-trade)
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She has damaged her brain beyond repair with drugs. I hope they countersue.
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This is the stupidest thing I heard all year.
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