Lindsay Wants $1 Million for First Post-Jail Interview

You can bet Lindsay Lohan will have plenty to say when she's sprung from the joint later this summer, but if you want her for a TV interview you'd better have deep pockets! Sources tell me that deals are already in the works to secure Lindsay's first post-jailhouse chat for a whopping $1 million. You heard right, a cool mil!
"Financially, it's the best thing that could have ever happened to Lindsay," a magazine insider tells me. "It's no secret that Lindsay has been in financial trouble for a while. She will earn more money from her post-prison interview than she ever earned acting."
Lindsay is not the first celebrity to turn her troubles into a cash cow.
The New York Post reported that Paris Hilton was offered a million dollars for her post-prison interview back in June 2007. After a public outcry, however, several media outlets ultimately decided not to pursue Paris, forcing her to give her interview away to CNN's Larry King for free.
Paid interviews, while routine in Europe, are still taboo here in the USA. The way major networks get around this is by engaging in "licensing" deals that provide compensation for the rights to personal material, most often video footage or photos.
Sources tell me that this is exactly the type of arrangement Lindsay is looking for.
"Expect to see a major TV and magazine deal," a source close to Lindsay tells me. "Lindsay might have made a lot of mistakes, but she knows how much her first interview is worth. She won't even consider offers of less than $1 million."
Dan Wakeford, editor-in-chief of Life & Style magazine, explains to me why Lindsay's first interview is worth so much. "It's everyone's primal fear to go to jail or have a child go to jail."
Candace Trunzo, editor-in-chief of Star, believes that the appeal is part of the public's fascination with Lohan. "For better or worse, we're invested in Lindsay. We've watched her self-destruct for years, always anticipating the worst."
However, Michelle Lee, InTouch Weekly's editor-in-chief, warns, "I think her first post-prison interview will get a lot of attention, but it depends how long she actually ends up staying behind bars! At the same time, Lindsay always seems to have an excuse, so it would be interesting to see if she finally tells the full truth."
And what that truth is ultimately worth to Lindsay is far more than $1 million dollars.
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After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
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After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Lindsay Lohan Snapshots
After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Lindsay Lohan Snapshots
After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Lindsay Lohan Snapshots
After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Lindsay Lohan Snapshots
After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Lindsay Lohan Snapshots
After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Lindsay Lohan Snapshots
After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Lindsay Lohan Snapshots
After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Lindsay Lohan Snapshots
After spending all day in the salon, Lindsay Lohan emerged, sporting a strawberry blonde do. May 25, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Lindsay Lohan Snapshots
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Lindsay Lohan 1 million dollars interview, i have cf wish i could a million dollars so thats how you get rich? I like your shows. whats up lindsay.
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Just shows how STUPID people are.
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Who cares enough to read it or watch it? Hold on to your money and waste it on someone else that we MAY care about. Don't give her a dime!!!!!
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High priced hooker
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Lindsey whether 90 days is too long or not, a word of advice--lose the nail polish. You new roomies are probalbly not going to be as understanding and civil as the judge
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This girl having talent is a joke! If thr press weren't keeping her name out there, no one would know who she is! No one gives a hoot! They want to keep their jobs. We are way over it! get a life!
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Pardon my " french " on this one folks ,, but ' WHO GIVES A RAT'S A -- " , I saw her in Herbie and thought she was cute then ,, but since , I 'd rather kiss Herbies tail pipes than give her a penny for anything ,,, just another typical Hollywood little miss nobody , who thinks we all owe her because shes' supposed to be an actress ,, my dog played dead better than she plays being alive ,, but she'll probably get some soft cushy day job while in jail , do her nails , and look pretty ! ,, and some stupid media organization is going to PAY her for her story ,, I can think of a thousand charity organizations that could use the money a whole lot worse ,,, and appreciate it a whole hell of a lot more ,,,, I think the judge should have put a restraining order on her interviews for at least a year and any money paid before would go charity ,,,
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You know, no one should be paid a dime for an interview after jail time. Who does she think she is? If you screw up, you go to jail, plain and simple. I think Lindsay has to grow up and live in the real world, just like everyone else. Your no one special Lindsay. Oh, and I think that your parents should join you in jail. Enough said.
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since she can not act anymore this would be the way her tomake some money,lets wait to see who the IDIOT is that would pay her.
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It's about time she grew up and took some responsibility for her
actions. What a looser
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That's a lot of coke for the bonehead. Get back your dignity and donate the money to charity.
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In her mind she is the charity! hehe
Figures.....
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1 Mil, eh? It would be great if she would use the money to do herself some good, but I'm guessing that this sad train wreck will spend it quickly in support of her self-destructive hobbies : )
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For LiLO, humility has not set in yet.
She should watch the movie Valley of the Dolls and focus on Patty Duke's Character.
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Actually she can act, it's being real that the problem.
Somebody should tell her the filming is finished and whats going on is very real.
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Enough already! Lindey is a poor excuse of a woman and is plain stupid. She acts like she's going prison. It's county jail, not hell! Do the time, shut up and get your sh&t 2gether, then move to Antartica! UURRGG!
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Ok this is where the American press need to put a stop to all this publicity for doing nothing attitude we seems to have these days. My God what in the hell will be interesting to ask her? How is was? more importantly does anyone really care. This country has people with real problems like child education, unemployment, starvation etc. Just think how many children could eat, unmployed people could pay their morrgages one more month, etc on that 1 million dollars.!!!!!! Geesh what's this little spoiled brat going to do with it? Drink it? Snort it? or buy more designer clothes? My god when are we going to start helping real americans with real problems instead of creating a society of "famous for being bad" people like her and the Kardashians.
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You have got to be kidding me!!!!!! 1 million for a drug addicted jailbird to give an interview? I have been out of work and can't afford to pay attention and I read this BS. This state is broke for Gods sake and some nitwit who probably blew all her money on drugs and alcohol and a lavish lifestyle is offered money to give and interview that no one really cares about. I'm going to be sick. I hope she is taxed on that money.
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What ever she mades is fine with me. But i think she should get the help she needs for her family That shoudl be her first thoughts after she gets out. What she is doing with her life is somethign we all have to understand with people who made this kind of money. I think they are paid too much money and this is what happens when you do have money. But for now Let's hope seh gets help and takes it to her best interest.
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