Lindsay Lohan's Alleged Victim Fired From Betty Ford

By PopEater Staff Posted Dec 22nd 2010 06:47AM

Dawn Holland, a Betty Ford Center staffer who claimed Lindsay Lohan assaulted her, has been fired from the treatment center, RadarOnline reports. "Betty Ford Center terminated me, and I'm now going full force," she said. "[It was] due to breach of patient confidentiality because I did an interview with TMZ," she added.

Riverside County sheriff's detectives said Tuesday they are investigating the 'Mean Girls' star for an alleged altercation with a worker at a Betty Ford Center facility in Palm Desert, Calif., that occurred after 1AM on Dec. 12. The agency declined to say what prompted the fight, but said the worker was interested in pursuing charges against Lohan.

Betty Ford spokesman Russ Patrick said the staffer was fired for identifying patients at the center in the interview, "disclosing a privileged document" and violating HIPAA laws.

Holland appeared in an interview on celebrity website TMZ on Tuesday afternoon, claiming Lohan and two other girls had left the facility without permission. In the video, Holland claims she was trying to get Lohan to submit to a breathalyzer test when the actress became belligerent, pushed her and snatched a phone from her hand, straining her arm.

"Lindsay and two other patients had snuck out, went drinking and tried to sneak back in and they got caught. We were told by our administration on-call to do a breathalyzer test, which she refused to do," Holland told TMZ. "She was angry and out of control."

Holland says Lohan pushed her after she asked the actress to remove her hands from another patient. As Holland, Lohan and the two other patients went inside, Holland said Lohan "kept yelling and cursing and screaming." At this point, Holland called the police.

"She tried to snatch the phone from out of my arm," Holland claimed. "She grabbed my wrist and twisted my arm and my hand to get the phone."

According to Holland, TMZ paid her at least $10,000 for the interview and photos of her injuries.

Lohan has not been arrested or charged in the incident. Her attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, said in an e-mailed statement that it was the actress who called for police.

While the fallout for Holland was swift, Lohan's situation remains unclear. A judge has ordered her to remain at Betty Ford until Jan. 3 and remain out of trouble until Feb. 25. RadarOnline.com reports that while Lohan originally refused to take a breathalyzer test, she did pass an alcohol test a few hours later.

The judge also ordered her to submit to random drug and alcohol screenings or face up to six months in jail for violating her probation on a 3-year-old drunk driving case. Lohan has been receiving treatment at Betty Ford and its facilities since late September.

Riverside County sheriff's Deputy Herlinda Valenzuela said Lohan's case would be presented to prosecutors, who will decide whether Lohan will face new charges.

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Wednesday 22 December

By DAVE

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if it walks like a duck

By Slash

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Blow me

By DruBlood

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Learn to spell INNOCENT before you start throwning it around.

By Elizabeth

Were she not sneaking out to bars, the incident would not have happened.

By Gerald Slaby

she's screwed up too many times to be innocent

By New York

Yes the employee does deserve to be fired, but Lindsay deserves to be penalized for sneaking out to go drinking. She can't keep playing games with the court system.

By RAS

I understand that the clinic has to fire this staff member because laws were broken regarding disclosure disclosure..but the california legal system needs to see than jail is the only option for Ms.Lindsay. She is obviously way out of control and jail time should be manadatory at this point. Dina.. I hear Mc Donalds is hiring

By arfito

I wish AOL would stop wasting everyone's time reporting about this woman and her addictions.

By ribeye01

you are wasting you're own time when you read the article. don't blame aol. just sayin'....

By speweth

ribeye01, you are "just sayin" what? that you don't have anything original to say? and you choose to annoy and irritate people by "just sayin"? what a worthless phrase

By dave

they will after her funeral

By robral61

I have a question for you all. Have any of you ever helped anyone who has an adiction issue? I have over the years and they are not going to just stop on a dime. It takes time and a lot of effort on everyone's part involved in the process. This is a lifetime process that they have to make a choice everyday if they are going to use or not. Yes they are going to slip a couple of times or so on they way to recovery. The thing the people with thse issues need most is support form those who love them and those who are trying to help them. So until you have been there and know what these people are going through Please don't JUDGE them just try to Help them.

By jbrock52

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i'll drink to that!

blow me again

By berg1928

LL has slipped more than "a few times".

By jbrock

who care's?

By betty ann montuori

If you watch a reliable news source you will find they did not sneak out but were given permission to leave and returned 10 minutes late.

By Politically Incorrect

Frankly, I think this girl cannot catch a break. I think she is trying appeared to be doing pretty well then some gold diggin sheboon (Dawn Holland) takes 10 grand to spew lies on TMZ. Gotta get dat bling. Yea, yea, yea, I am a racist ........... so what.

By bomberjohn5

Betty Ford Clinic is in Rancho Mirage across from Eisenhower Hospital. Lindsay is just another drunk who doesn't want to stop drinking.

By JPS

You are mean spirited!

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