Lindsay Lohan checks into rehab... but not the right one

NEW YORK –  Lindsay Lohan is treading on thin ice. The troubled actress is supposed to check in rehab in New York this morning as per the plea deal her lawyer, Mark Heller, set up with a California judge in March.

But Peter Toumbekis, who works with Heller, told Fox News as of late Wednesday Lohan had yet to check in to the agreed-upon facility: the Seafield Center in Westhampton, N.Y.

“You'd think she'd be there already,” he said. “Tomorrow should be very exciting"

Meanwhile, TMZ and E! News reported that Lohan has decided to ditch the Seafield Center and head for a rehab facility in California. TMZ reported the change in facilities is something prosecutors, and the judge, have not agreed to.

Toumbekis said, to the best of his knowledge, Lohan was still in New York, but he didn’t rule out the possibly that she had jetted to California.

"All I know is she hasn't boarded any commercial flight,” he said.

If Lohan does not turn up at rehab by Thursday morning, Toumbekis suggested the court would issue a warrant for her arrest.

"I guess we'll all find out in the morning together. Either she'll be in rehab, in court, or there will be a warrant. It should be very exciting"

And as of Tuesday, it seemed the “Liz & Dick” actress was planning to check in to rehab as scheduled. She posted a photo on Instagram of herself amid suitcases and clothes.

"90 days and 270 looks," she wrote in the caption.

On Thursday, Heller is expected to appear in California to show the judge proof that she entered the rehab facility. 

Toumbekis said Heller was “in transit” to California on Wednesday. He added that what happens at court on Thursday "is anyone's guess."

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3 Doors Down bassist enters rehab after being charged with vehicular homicide

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  April 20, 2013: Robert Todd Harrell, 41, of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, is shown in this Metropolitan Nashville Police Department photo released. Harrell, the bassist for rock band 3 Doors Down, has been charged with vehicular homicide after he was involved in a crash that killed another driver, Nashville police said on Saturday.Reuters

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –  The bassist for the rock band 3 Doors Down has checked himself into a drug treatment facility after bonding out of jail, the musician's lawyer said Wednesday.

Robert Todd Harrell is accused of driving under the influence and causing a fatal crash last weekend in a Nashville suburb. Police say the 41-year-old bassist admitted to drinking and taking prescription drugs before the wreck on Friday.

"He was released on bond and immediately went and checked himself into treatment," said Nashville criminal defense lawyer Ed Ryan.

The attorney declined to say where the musician is being treated. However, he said that the treatment is not court-ordered and that Harrell went voluntarily. Ryan also said that he couldn't comment any further because he had just been retained and was beginning to look into the case.

Harrell spent several days in jail and was freed on $100,000 bond on Tuesday.

Police say the 41-year-old bassist was under the influence when he was speeding down Interstate 40 and clipped the back of a pickup truck. The driver of the truck, 47-year-old Paul Shoulders Jr. was killed as a result of the crash.

A publicist for 3 Doors Down announced this week that the band was canceling four of its upcoming appearances out of respect for the victim.

Harrell is facing multiple charges, including vehicular homicide by intoxication, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, violation of the implied consent law and possession of contraband.

Police records say that Harrell seemed to be confused about the crash and what happened, and he showed signs of being impaired during a series of field sobriety tests. Harrell admitted to drinking hard cider earlier in the evening and to taking prescribed Lortab and Xanax, records show.

A breathalyzer test showed that Harrell had no alcohol in his system, records show. He refused to give a blood sample and told police that he was worried about narcotics showing up in his system, records say. Police were able to get the sample through a court order.

Harrell has had previous trouble with the law. He is scheduled to appear in a D'Iberville, Miss., court to answer a 2012 DUI charge next month. He was arrested in that city in July following an accident where he rear-ended another driver, D'Iberville Police Lt. Terry Hines said.

Records indicate that he was arrested in Pascagoula, Miss., in 1999 on a charge of public intoxication. Harrell, police said, was drunk and used profanity when talking to officers after being warned several times to keep him mouth shut. It's not clear if he was convicted on that charge.

Harrell, who currently lives just outside of Nashville, is from Mississippi. The band formed in Mississippi in the `90s and is known for such hits as "When I'm Gone" and "Kryptonite," did not elaborate on the statement.

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Is this the time rehab works for Lindsay Lohan?

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NEW YORK –  Lindsay Lohan had her day in court on Monday. The result for the troubled star was 90 days in court mandated substance abuse rehab to avoid jail time. The singer admitted that jail scares “the crap out of her.”

Lohan has tried rehab before, unsuccessfully. So will the troubled starlet be able to complete an entire three months in rehab, or will she bolt?

“I think Lindsay will make it through the full 90 days of rehab because she really has no choice," said celebrity journalist David Caplan of GossipDavid.com. "This is being forced by the court and she has so many people behind her saying you’ve got to do this. I think afterwards the question will be whether or not she’ll be able to sustain sobriety."

SiriusXM radio personality Cristina Palumbo says Lohan must complete the rehab program in order to revive her public image.

“I hope that Lindsay makes it through the three month stint in the rehab facility, because fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me. How many times has she fooled us so far?" she said. "I really would like her to see this one out.”

Lohan’s track record shows past rehab stints were ineffective, so might jail time have been the better option?

“I think in theory even though jail could have been an option, at the end of the day it’s best for her to go to rehab. She has a problem just going to prison or jail won’t really solve that problem," said Caplan. "She may not get the same sort of treatment, same sort of intense treatment even though they have drug addiction programs in jail. So she has to do the rehab. She has to keep doing it until it clicks."

Palumbo agreed that rehab will address Lohan’s issues better than keeping her locked behind bars.

“I’m not sure what the best option is for Lindsay. I feel like she’s had jail before for 14 days and she was released because of overcrowding. Would they just do that to her again?" Palumbo said. “It doesn’t seem like there’s any resolution there, she just has to..a light bulb needs to come on inside of her brain and say, ‘Let me get it together. Let me not leave the house. Let me not get into a car.'"

The troubled star may have a lot of people around her, yet time has shown that many people in her life aren't acting in her best interest.

“In a perfect world, Lindsay should be adopted by whoever's handling Britney Spears, because she had quite the comeback, and it doesn’t seem like Lindsay’s family is stable enough to aid her the way the way that she needs," explained Palumbo. "They also need help themselves. They enable her bad behavior rather than help her."

Caplan said Lohan’s family should take her out of Los Angeles to help her avoid the pitfalls of a fast living lifestyle.

“Lindsay’s support group which includes her mom Dina, her manager and other people in her camp, they can really help her achieve the sobriety by essentially dragging her out of LA and keeping her off the radar, really essentially going away for several months up to a year and just have her focus on her well being and that happens a lot with celebrities," he said. "A lot of celebrity publicists I’ve spoken to always say that about a troubled star; go away for about a year and people still want you when you come back. You can’t keep making the same mistakes.”

Our In the Zone experts say that for Lohan, staying away from nightclubs and out of the pages of gossip magazines maybe the only way to make a true recovery professionally and publicly.

“Lindsay should stay in hiding for quite some time. She has enough resources to still live a really happy life behind closed doors," Caplan added. "There’s really no need to for her to go outside. It’s a shame that her being in court is the only thing that’s keeping her alive and present in our eyes.”

Diana Falzone is a FoxNews.com contributor and the advice columnist for My Wingman Diana on Military.com. Her work has been published in the textbook "Sexuality Education," distributed in universities across North America. You can follow her on Twitter @dianafalzone.
 

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Lindsay Lohan agrees to do 90 days in 'locked rehab' to avoid jail time

Lindsay Lohan is returning to court for a hearing that will determine whether the actress goes to jail or averts a trial on charges that she lied to police.

It appears the actress is headed to trial over a June car crash that briefly sent her to the hospital and returned her to a courthouse she could have avoided if she stayed out of trouble.

Lohan has pleaded not guilty to three misdemeanor charges filed after the accident-- reckless driving, lying to police and obstructing officers from performing their duties.

Even if she isn't convicted, the "Liz & Dick" star faces up to 245 days in jail if a judge determines she violated her probation in a 2011 theft case.

The actress is due in court Monday for a hearing that will determine when she goes to trial on the new charges. A judge has previously refused to delay a trial, which would place Lohan in front of a jury for the first time.

Since a pair of arrests for driving under the influence in 2007, Lohan has resolved her numerous court problems without ever going to trial. Instead she has faced numerous judges who have sentenced her to jail, rehab and counseling, which even her current attorney acknowledges have not completely helped the troubled actress.

Attorney Mark Jay Heller's proposal to allow Lohan time to pursue gigs as an inspirational speaker at hospitals and schools has not yet been formally considered by a judge.

Lohan enters Monday's hearing with a lawyer whose competence has been questioned by a judge, and another set of attorneys waiting in the wings to take over.

She will not however have her longtime advocate, Shawn Holley, present. Holley left the case earlier this year after keeping the actress out of jail for significant periods of time on a serious of probation violations and allegations in 2011 that she took a $2,500 necklace without permission from an upscale jeweler.

In her current case, Lohan and Heller, her New York-based attorney, have apparently been unable to broker a plea deal. Heller has said that his client does not need rehab, but should be allowed to continue to undergo psychotherapy to address issues raised by her turbulent upbringing.

The former Disney star has been under some form of probation since she was arrested twice in 2007 for driving under the influence, and her court troubles have stifled a once-promising career.

Lohan's return to acting last year in the Lifetime movie "Liz & Dick" was widely panned by critics and viewers. Her upcoming film by Bret Easton Ellis "The Canyons," co-starring porn star James Deen, is yet to be released.

A law firm in Orange County, Calif., will be waiting in the wings during Monday's hearing to assist Heller if necessary in Lohan's case. Heller has sought a delay in the trial, but was rebuked last year by Superior Court Judge James R. Dabney, who said Lohan's misdemeanor case should be resolved quickly.

Attorney Paul Wallin wrote in an email last week that he and other lawyers from his firm will be available to assist if necessary during the trial. He wrote that Lohan would have to approve their involvement in the case, but Wallin's firm had not formally signed on to the case as of Friday afternoon.

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