As the economic recovery slogs from the worst recession since the Great Depression, businesses struggle to innovate, or else risk bankruptcy. Case in point: The Fawlty Towers Motel in Cocoa Beach, Fla. allowed its guests to take it all as of May 1.

After years of declining revenues, owner Paul Hodge was in a “make-or-break situation,” he told Florida Today. Rather than lose his motel, he was able to convince his wife that going nude was the best option.

Hodge hired a lawyer and consulted the American Association of Nude Recreation. He found nothing prohibitive in his state’s laws. In Texas, however, a nudist maid service had to reclassify the business as “sexually oriented,” which requires a permit.

“Nudity offers a potentially lucrative edge for several types of businesses trying to tough out the anemic market,” says historian Mike Foster, co-author with his wife, Barbara, of the biography, A Dangerous Woman: The Life, Loves, and Scandals of Adah Isaacs Menken (www.TheGreatBare.com). “Recession has people rethinking some of their long-held prejudices.”

Nudity is not the only issue being reconsidered, he says. To ease government spending and increase tax revenue, some conservative pundits, including broadcaster Pat Robinson, are reconsidering their stance on marijuana’s illegality.

Whether in recent or not-so-recent history, nudity can make people rich. Foster gives the following examples:

• Hugh Hefner: The founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises was worth $43 million in 2009, according to divorce papers filed that year.
• Lindsay Lohan: She earned $1 million for a nude spread in Playboy.
• Janet Jackson: Now synonymous with terms like “wardrobe malfunction” and “nipplegate,” Jackson’s flashed breast earned her an incalculable amount of free press.
• Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus: Although often valued as priceless, some estimate the most iconographic nude portrait to be worth half a billion dollars.
• Adah Menken: dubbed “The Great Bare” by writer/admirer Mark Twain, Foster says Menken single-handedly created the first celebrity bombshell in the Civil War era, earning her fame and money.

Menken was a singer and actress who became famous as “The Naked Lady” for her starring role in “Mazeppa.” In this drama she rode a stallion up a four-story stage mountain, apparently in the buff. She actually wore a flesh-colored body stocking, but audiences were shocked, horrified and intrigued by this blend of danger and sex appeal, Foster says.

“If you were a young woman and didn’t have a father or a husband to take care of your cost of living, then times were always rough back then,” Foster says. “She used her body for independence, ambition and money.”

To this day, part of the appeal of nudity is the fact that it’s still a salient taboo in our society – a relic from the Victorian era, Foster says.

“For the business owner struggling to keep his or her business afloat, going nude can be among the most cost-effective rebranding that comes to mind,” he says. “Besides a possible need for permitting, a nudist business simply needs some patrons to go semi-nude or nude, which is after all our most natural state.”

Announced via screen shot on Saturday night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, Lindsey Lohan will be returning to the show on March 3. This will be the actress’s fourth time appearing as host, the last time being in 2006.

Lohan, who is completing community service for an attempt to shoplift, tweeted yesterday “SNL! I love @NBC !!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Lohan publicist Steven Honig said “Lindsay is very much looking forward to hosting SNL and working with the incredible cast, crew and writers to put on a memorable show.”

Lohan has referred to SNL’s executive producer, Lorne Michaels, as her mentor.

The musical artist who will be appearing with Lohan is Jack White.

Whoops?

We haven’t seen the pictorial yet, but someone leaked the cover of Lindsay Lohan’s issue of Playboy, showing her naked, straddling the famous bunny logo.

The legally troubled actress was paid a fortune to bare it all for Playboy, but her mother, Dina, has promised that the spread will be “tasteful” and will not show full-frontal nudity.

Lindsay graces the cover of the January/February 2012 issue of the magazine, and we’re sure that curiosity will drive sales.

Sunday night, Lindsay Lohan checked herself into Century Regional Detention Facility in Los Angeles, only to be released a few hours later due to overcrowding. The actress had received her original punishment of 30 days in jail for violating her probation.

Lohan is required to serve 12 days of community service at the Los Angeles County Morgue and 4 psychotherapy sessions before her next court appearance on December 14 if she wishes to void the rest of her jail sentence.

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The first set of naked pictures taken for Lindsay Lohan’s upcoming spread in Playboy was apparently unsatisfactory.  The magazine has called the jailbird back for a second shoot, according to Fox News.

Lohan posed for the magazine before heading to hail to serve 30 days for violating her probation.

Her spread will appear in January, and she will take home close to $1 million from the job.

Hey, everybody has to make money, and it’s hard when you’re behind bars.  Maybe this is the star’s first show of pragmatism in a very long time.

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According to TMZ, Lindsay Lohan will appear in Playboy Magazine, which is a stark contrast to her most recent appearances in court.

The troubled starlett was spotted heading to the photo shoot on Tuesday, and her mother reported to X17online.com that the shoot “went well.”

The Boston Globe reports that Lohan will earn around $1 million to grace the pages of Playboy.

Lohan’s reps would “neither confirm or deny at this time.”

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A Los Angeles judge revoked Lindsay Lohan’s probation on Wednesday after the star was dismissive about her community service at a women’s shelter, and set bail at $100,000.

Judge Stephanie Sautner was angry that Lohan had “blown off” her orders to volunteer at a women’s detention center and got reassigned to a Red Cross program, without court approval.  The hours she served with the program will not count toward her community service assignment.

“Nobody has the power to change my sentence,” Judge Sautner said. “I am revoking her probation.”

The Judge told Lohan her light probation sentence for her previous theft charge was a “gift,” and promptly took back the present back at a progress hearing.

The actress’s attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, argued that Lohan had complied with other parts of the Judge’s sentence, including psychological counseling and attending a program for shoplifters.  His arguments were to no avail.

Lohan will have a hearing before her sentencing occurs.

Lindsay Lohan is upset over a lyric in Pitbull’s song “Give Me Everything.” In the song there is a line that states: “I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan.”

Lohan is suing Pitbull and his producers as well as Ne-Yo and Afrojack, who wrote the song. Her attorney is claiming that the line “by virtue of its wide appeal, condemnation, excoriation, disparaging or defamatory statements by the defendants about the plaintiff are destined to do irreparable harm to the plaintiff.”

The suit is filed under the New York civil-rights laws and is seeking to stop all broadcasting of the song and to receive damages.

The lyric referenced the 13 months Lohan spent in the Los Angeles County Jail for violating her 2007 probation for driving under the influence.

Source: MTV

Samantha Ronson spins the Blue And Cream Midsummer Night Party at the Georgica Restaurant & Lounge on July 15 in East Hampton, New York. (WireImage)

Lindsay Lohan’s ex-girlfriend, Samantha Ronson, was arrested Monday morning near Baker, Calif. for driving under the influence, according to US Weekly.

The 33-year-old DJ was driving her black Porsche Targa nearly 90 miles per hour when she was pulled over. She failed a field sobriety test, police said.

Ronson told police she drank early that morning at a party in Las Vegas. She was released from jail a few hours later.

Lindsay Lohan will not go to jail after all.

On Thursday, Judge Stephanie Sautner ruled that Lohan’s sentencing judge, Elden Fox, only required drugs and controlled substance testing on “Prisoner” Lohan, not alcohol testing.

Lohan is serving house arrest time for theft and tested positive for alcohol earlier this month after a barbeque held at her prison — err — house.

Sautner adjusted the restrictions going forward — now only one friend can visit her massive Venice loft at time, and no parties are to be held. But there is still no alcohol testing, so Lohan can drink all she wants during her jail — loft — sentence, without getting in trouble.

In case you give a shit, Lohan Tweeted: “Thank you to all of my fans for your support. Sending you Love and Light.”

Yeah, eff you too.

LOS ANGELES — From her big house to THE big house?

Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan will be in court today, and judge may just send her to jail if it is determined that she broke her probation.

Lohan, 24, under house arrest for theft, tested positive for alcohol earlier this month after a barbeque hosted at her house, according to TMZ.

Prosecutors are expected to ask Judge Stephanie Sautner to take Lohan off her plush house arrest and put her in an L.A. County Jail.

RadarOnline reported Sunday that Lindsay Lohan, 24, is in talks to star in her first film “Escaping the Game,” a drama to be filmed in the US and Spain, since finishing her mandatory three-month stay at a California rehab facility. Lohan’s role in the film is going to be an investigator hired in a case involving missing celebrities who fake their own deaths and create a new life for themselves on a remote island.

Producer Nathan Folks told the source that the deal is expected to be finalized within the next few weeks. He also said, “She wants to do it. It’s about celebs who become very famous and can’t take it.”

The actress, who is on probation for a 2007 DUI case, was recently charged with felony grand theft over a missing $2,500 necklace.

Despite what she’s been going through, Folks said, “We can get her insured if she is with someone who is keeping an eye on her 24/7. Lindsay and I’ve discussed it and she’s already agreed to the condition.”

The Riverside County, Calif. district attorney’s office wants another investigation in order to make a decision whether Lindsay Lohan will be charged with battery for last month’s skirmish with a Betty Ford Center rehabilitation technician.

According to the Associated Press, prosecutors and investigators decided Wednesday that the office’s investigators will further probe the actress’s alleged skirmish with rehab worker Dawn Holland.

Lohan is accused of tussling with Holland after returning to the rehab center past curfew on December 12 and refused Holland’s request to take a Breathalyzer test.

Lohan will be jailed if she violates probation. Her next hearing before the judge is going to be on February 25.

Dina Lohan leaves the Beverly Hills Courthouse carrying a plastic bag containing Lindsay's shoes on September 24 in Beverly Hills (WireImage)

In an interview with Matt Lauer on “Today,” Dina Lohan, Lindsay Lohan’s mother, described her daughter, who is currently at the Betty Ford Center in California, as “happy” and “relaxed.”

She explained: “She’s just a different person. She’s been in a couple facilities, but this one to me has really changed her.”

When she was asked why she was not going to admit at first that her daughter had problem, she said, “That was for Lindsay to admit. As a mother it wasn’t for me to come to tell the world … about her problem. That was for her to do. I wasn’t in denial.”

Regarding the on-going situation, she said, “We take it one day at a time. Addiction is difficult. I don’t know. I don’t have a crystal ball. I pray hard … We can only be positive and look to the future to help other families.”

Lindsay Lohan arrives for a mandatory court appearance before a judge at Beverly Hills Courthouse on September 24. (WireImage)

Lohan is ordered to appear in person, and she has voluntarily spent the last three weeks at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., which is at least her fifth time in rehab after she bailed out of jail on September 24.

People reports that Los Angeles criminal defense attorney Steve Sitkoff, who is not directly involved in the case, said, “The key here is her progress in treatment. … The better she’s doing in rehab, the less likely Judge Elden Fox will throw her in jail.”

People magazine estimates that those are the possible scenarios on Friday:

• Lohan could be found in violation and be sent back to jail on the spot
• She could be ordered to stay in rehab in lieu of jail
• She might skip the hearing if her attorney can provide a letter from the Betty Ford Center demonstrating her progress
• Judge Fox could postpone the hearing all together to see how well she does in treatment

Lindsay Lohan arrives for a mandatory court appearance before a judge at Beverly Hills Courthouse on September 24. (WireImage)

According to Us Magazine, Lindsay Lohan’s lawyer says a RadarOnline report claiming the actress, 23, tried to “escape” rehab for Coca-Cola is “absurd and untrue.”

Talking to TMZ, attorney Shawn Chapman Holley says she chatted with Lohan’s counselors Wednesday at the Betty Ford Clinic and no one made mention of any attempt by the actress violating rehab rules.

“The counselor gave Lindsay an unqualified glowing report on her progress,” Holley commented.

Lohan is considered to stay in rehab until an October 22 hearing to answer to a failed drug test while on probation in a DUI case.

Lindsay Lohan is currently in rehab at the Betty Ford Center in Southern California.

According to People, Lohan plans to stay at the facility, located in the upscale city of Rancho Mirage (near Palm Springs), until her October 22 hearing where she’ll face the judge for violating conditions of her probation by testing positive for at least one drug test earlier this month.

She was thrown in jail last week by L.A. Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox, who denied her bail at her last court hearing on September 24. Hours later, she was released on $300,000 bail, after Judge Patricia M. Schnegg overturned Fox’s decision on appeal.

According to the source, Lohan’s rehab stay could affect any sentence Judge Fox chooses to impose for the probation violation, "out of recognition that she really needs the help from professionals and great medical care to help rebuild her life."

The Betty Ford Center was founded by former First Lady Betty Ford and Leonard Firestone in 1982. The facility has treated a host of celebrity clients, including Keith Urban and Steven Tyler.

According to Access Hollywood, furthermore, on Thursday, Michael Lohan issued a statement, explaining he was not a fan of the facility, based on his own experience.

"Now that word is out. Look at the ‘short’ list of people who went to Betty Ford. Most if not all relapsed. I went there myself and I will TELL you. Betty Ford is a Country Club. They administer prescription meds, and even put their patients on prescription meds. Once more, they DON’T have family therapy AT ALL. Conflict resolution and family therapy are a key component in recovery! Her turmoil and the root of her problems are her family. This will not work! Mark my words! It is however, comforting to know Lindsay is in a safe place and away from her enablers. Unfortunately, if BF gives her any prescription drugs, they become another enabler. Back to square one!"

A judge has revoked Lindsay Lohan’s probation after she allegedly failed a drug test.

An arrest warrant was issued Monday after she failed to appear in court on Friday. Judge Elden Fox signed a bench warrant for Lohan’s arrest, but it will be held until a hearing later this week.

The embattled actress said on her Twitter account on Friday night that she failed a drug test.

“Regrettably, I did in fact fail my most recent drug test and if I am asked, I am prepared to appear before judge Fox next week as a result,” Lohan tweeted Friday evening.

She is under supervised probation from a 2007 drunken driving conviction. She spent 13 days in jail for violating that probation and spent 23 days in court-ordered rehab.

“Substance abuse is a disease, which unfortunately doesn’t go away overnight,” Lohan tweeted. “I am working hard to overcome it and am taking positive steps.”

There are a lot of bad people out there. A whole lot, actually. Celebrities pale in comparison to most of them, but let’s be honest, they’re much more fun to watch. Rich, pretty and talented (but not necessarily all three) people are regularly screwing up on a national and global stage. Most of it is forgivable, some of it isn’t, but all of it makes roll our eyes and shake out heads. And so because we can never get enough of captivating train wreck that is fame, here are the top 10 worst people in Hollywood (in no particular order).

Chris Brown

Everyone has pretty much moved on from the Chris Brown drama. It was a lot harder for Rihanna to move on, though, and that’s why Brown is one of the worst people in Hollywood. The seemingly squeaky clean R&B singer was arrested for and convicted of assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna before the 2009 Grammy’s. He’s since tried to clean up his image by apologizing and laying low, but after the world saw photos of Rihanna’s facial bruises, he’s not likely to succeed.

Tiger Woods

He may not technically be in Hollywood, but Tiger Woods is a major celebrity. Unfortunately, that celebrity has only recently reached Hollywood status with the revelation that he’s cheated on wife Elin Nordegren countless times. The number is certainly ambiguous, since a steady stream of hotties have claimed they’re among the ranks, but estimates are around 20. Not only is that a horrible thing to do to Elin, it’s a terrible thing that his baby son Charlie will have to reckon with someday. Of course, he’s apologized and tried to scrape up some dignity by returning to golf, but it’s fairly certain he’ll never live this down. A cheater is scum; a cheater times 20-something … there aren’t appropriate words for that.

Kate Gosselin

This woman just can’t control herself. She didn’t get off to a great start as the bitchy wife and slightly unfit mother of eight of “Jon and Kate Plus 8.” Her children became her ticket to fame, and she paraded them around endlessly. The country collectively shifted its hatred to Jon Gosselin after the couple split, but she hasn’t stopped being a greedy attention-whore. She recently appeared on — and even more recently voted off of — “Dancing With the Stars.” Rumor also has it Kate will have her own new show on TLC, without Jon or the kids. Thanks for ditching that awful hair Kate, but you probably shouldn’t ditch your children too.

Jon Gosselin

The Gosselins are probably the most obnoxious former-couple out there. Knowing that, it’s particularly nauseating that Jon has actually managed to sink way lower than Kate. He started off as the bitchy Kate’s push-over husband and everyone felt a little bit bad for the guy. Then suddenly, they were on the brink of divorce and the world realized he definitely deserved what he got from Kate. Since their split, he’s very publicly been with younger, trashy women. For some unfathomable reason, he began to see himself as a playboy, and acted like one. Nevermind that he’s an unattractive, still married father of eight — he ditched the family for parties and ladies (a term used extremely loosely here). He allegedly drained the couple’s bank account last October and the nanny said she was sleeping with him. Now he’s battling over money and custody with Kate … as if either of them wants the kids anymore.

Spencer Pratt

It’s rare to hear or read the name Spencer Pratt without it being accompanied by “tool,” “douchebag,” “asshole,” or “prick.” Unfortunately for Spencer and everyone who has to interact with him (or even watch him on TV), these descriptors are all very accurate. He just can’t keep his mouth shut, and it just keeps spewing obnoxious nonsense. In the past year or so, he’s continued to be the resident evildoer on “The Hills,” made a stink over tough conditions on “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here,” boasted he’d be the next big rapper (what ever happened with that, Spencer?), and been fired as his own wife’s manager. Ouch. The list could go on, but really, why bother? Spencer Pratt isn’t worth that much thought.

Heidi Montag

If Jon and Kate are the most obnoxious former-couple in Hollywood, Spencer and Heidi are definitely the most obnoxious couple. Marrying Spencer and being a bad friend and person on “The Hills” was pretty bad. Then she joined her hubby in throwing a ridiculous fit over “I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.” Then she fired him as her manager. She released an album (who knew?) that only sold 658 in it’s first week, and her body is as fake as her personality. It’s only fitting that she join her equally stupid husband on this list.

Kanye West

It seems like everyone either loves or hates Kanye, and arguments for both side are reasonable. Overall, he’s really not so bad, but the “interrupting Kanye” incident gave the haters plenty of fuel. When he snatched the microphone from sweet, 19-year-old country girl Taylor Swift during his acceptance speech at the 2009 VMA’s and proclaimed that Beyonce had “one of the best videos of all time,” poor Taylor and the rest of the country was stunned. Several humble and occasionally tearful apologies followed, but it’s a bit hard to move on from a grown man ruining the biggest moment in the life and career (so far) of a 19-year-old girl. And as a result, everyone had to deal with endless “interrupting Kanye” jokes and memes for months. He’s not as bad as most of the others on this list, but he definitely earned a spot.

Paris Hilton

Paris has faded from the celebrity gossip scene a bit, but she’s still out there, reeking havoc on Hollywood. She’s been humiliating and degrading dumb, fame-hungry girls (and even a few guys) on “Paris Hilton’s My New BFF” for two seasons. She threw a fruit and a serious tantrum at a girl who was talking to ex-boyfriend Doug Reinhardt. Oh yeah, and remember when she went to prison for drunk driving with a suspended license? True, every celebrity seems to be driving drunk, but that doesn’t make it any less wrong. And honestly, this girl is a whole lot of wrong.

Perez Hilton

How fitting that Perez should fall onto this list with his (sort of) namesake. Perez is mostly harmless, though definitely annoying. What earned him a spot on this list, though, is his battle with Will.I.Am. The Black Eyed Peas star assaulted Perez when Perez called him a faggot, and there are a few problems with that. First of all, Perez is using a derogatory term for a group of people he belongs with. Really? That’s either some serious self-loathing or just plain stupid — probably both. Then, Perez decided to publicly whine about it as if he were a victim, especially when GLAAD called for an apology. So for insulting his own kind and helping to perpetuate the use of “faggot,” Perez is one of the worst people in Hollywood.

Lindsay Lohan

Poor LiLo. She’s last on this list for a reason, actually. It’s just too hard to tell when to hate her and when to feel bad for her. Either way, this girl is the definition of “hot mess” and has earned a tentative spot on this list. She was busted drunk driving, involved in a car chase on the PCH, accused of stealing jewelry from a photo shoot, and accused of stealing a formula for tanning lotion and selling it as her own. Her mom told the world she cuts her wrists and her dad has to be kept at a safe distance. Her probation since the DUI incident was extended because the judge felt she was still out of control. Her very public break up with Sam Ronson showed her to be a crazy ex-girlfriend. Most recently, she was fired from “The Other Side.” There’s surely a lot more, but the gist is that Lindsay is an irresponsible, emotionally unstable alcoholic who wasted her talent. It’s not always possible to tell when we should feel bad and when we should be disgusted, but there’s just enough of both to land her here. Sorry, Lindsay.

Rock bottom, anyone?

Lindsay Lohan got fired from the movie “The Other Side.”

Writer/director David Michaels told TMZ that “our team simply chose to move on from Lindsay and we’ll soon be announcing a replacement.”

Sources in Hollywood say the real reason behind Lindsay’s firing is because she’s “not bankable.”

“The Other Side” originally intended to have the late Brittany Murphy. The film stars Woody Harrelson, Giovanni Ribisi, Dave Matthews and Alanis Morissette.

Lohan hasn’t had a film role since 2007. She’s slated to have a small role in Robert Rodriguez’s “Machete.”

Her father, Michael Lohan, recently filed for conservatorship over Lindsay.

Lindsay was banned from the Los Angeles club Trousdale after throwing a glass at ex-girlfriend Samantha Ronson’s head in an allegedly unprovoked attack.

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Michael claims his daughter is a drug addict and more than $600,000 in debt.

All that may be true, but Micahel Lohan is a goddamn lunatic who is probably a drug addict, himself.

Nothing good can come from this. Nothing.

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for LL.

TMZ has reported that Lindsay Lohan is a suspect in the theft of a $35,000 Rolex watch.

According to reports, one of Lohan’s friends left the watch at her house earlier this year and never got it back. Lohan denied knowledge of the luxury item’s disappearance.

Back in 2008 Lohan was photographed wearing a mink coat that a model said had disappeared from the coat room at a party.

Lindsay Lohan filed a $100 million lawsuit claiming an E-Trade commercial aired during the Super Bowl and Olympics took a stab at her, the Boston Globe reported.

Don’t have a clue what this is about? Neither did I. About to Google it? Don’t bother.

One of the babies in the commercial refers to “milkaholic Lindsay.” That’s it. We see baby Lindsay, and she isn’t even a redhead.

Lindsay’s lawyer said her first name is just as recognizable as her full name. When your name is Oprah, Raven or Kesha, that’s one thing. But with a common name like Lindsay, the claim begins to look a little paranoid.

Despite the fact that Lindsay seems paranoid, I can’t help but sympathize a little. Girls always think people are talking about them. When a girl is famous, known for substance abuse and often publicly mocked, I imagine that fear gets a lot worse.

Maybe her name was used on purpose – it’s completely possible – but I doubt anyone noticed.

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Well, it looks like my hopes were way to high for poor Lindsay. According to People.com, she’s been accused of copying designs for clothing like 6126.

Black Milk Clothing’s James Lillis has pointed out on his blog, toomanytights.typepad.com, that Lindsay’s “Diamond” leggings look a lot like his “Sheer Spartan” leggings — complete with the triangle cutout at mid-thigh. Then, Fashionista.com observed that one of Lindsay’s dresses looks just like a Jen Kao dress she actually wore last month.

"While we are all well aware that being ‘mimicked’ or ‘copied’ has always existed in this industry, I think the evolution of it all has grown to an alarming level,” Kao said. “It’s a shame to support the concept of taking advantage of designers who are still trying to develop a name and solidify the image of their design aesthetic."

Lindsay hasn’t spoken up, but the 6126 president Kristi Kaylor said, "The alleged ‘copying’ claims made by these companies are false and have absolutely no merit or validity whatsoever. Any alleged similarities are purely coincidental. The 6126 illustrations for the upcoming fall 2010 collections do not even describe the fabric content, fit or actual construction details of the garments. This is merely an accusation based upon a pencil sketch with no concrete viable evidence to back up the allegations."

Seems a little sketchy (yes, pun intended). It’s hard to tell who’s right here, but it looks like LiLo’s resolution is a bust.

Everyone makes New Year resolutions and that includes my favorite crazy starlet: Lindsay Lohan.

Yesterday the 23-year-old tweeted: “2010 is about moving forward, not backwards. Leaving the bad (people, habbits [sic], and negative energy behind) time to make changes-right!?!? ”

Most resolutions are forgotton within weeks, but here’s hoping that LiLo will stick with it.

“To answer everybody’s question … My new years resolution is to stop letting the lucky few that have my heart, try2constantly tear me down,” she Tweeted. “Everyone get ready for more (but positive-LOHAN MAYHEM!!!!!!!!)”

OK! Magazine reports that a phone transcript between Lindsay Lohan’s parents shows that the embattled diva cuts and hurts herself.

In the 2008 conversation between parents Michael and Dina Lohan, the magazine reports that Michael tells Dina that he represents the bad things in Lindsay’s life but his ex-wife interrupts him to say, "her cutting herself and hurting herself? Yeah, it’s bad Michael, it’s bad."

It’s been a quick road downhill since “The Parent Trap.” Lindsay is the stereotype of a hot mess, and she doesn’t have the popularity of a “Britney” to dig herself out of it. Britney Spears was/is a hot mess, but all she has to do is make another song every time she needs to solve her problems — and it can be any song. She can belch into the microphone and it will to platinum.

It seems we’re experiencing a sudden resurgance in LiLo news. Her parents have been publicly arguing about which of them is worse, and it seems Lindsay is siding with her mom.

The New York Daily News reported that Lindsay is working to file a restraining order against her father, Michael. He recently told X17 he plans to see a judge about helping Lindsay this week.

“If I can’t get a conservatorship, then I’m going to take her to an undisclosed location and get her straight,” he said. “But I know I’m gonna get charged [with] kidnapping.”

Michael was also on the Maury Povich Show to publicly commincate with his daughter. He looked into the camera and said, “I’m gonna do anything and everything I have to save your life, whether mom likes it, the public likes it, or anyone.”

Mama Lohan, on the other hand, just wants him to shut up, particularly since he told reporters Lindsay is addicted to prescription pills.

“Michael Lohan needs to focus on being a parent, paying child support, of which he is six months behind, and making up for all the years he was an absentee dad,” Dina told People magazine. “And stop going on national television talking about his children publicly.”

And so, LiLo is trying to protect herself. A source told People “Lindsay is actively getting a restraining order, her lawyers have already been contacted. She’s scared. This is really serious.”

Lindsay Lohan was given another year of probation at a hearing in Beverly Hills today, People.com reported.

After LiLo showed up an hour and a half late, Judge Marsha M. Revel told her, “I ordered you into court today because I wanted to speak to you directly. I don’t want to get any more notices again [that you might be in violation of probation], no warrants … where you’re thumbing your nose at the court.”

Apparently Lohan had been missing alcohol education classes while working out of the country and had a warrent for her arrest earlier this year, which was later dismissed as a misunderstanding. Judge Revel ordered Lohan to seek approval from the court before leaving the country for work again.

On a compassionate note, she also added, “I’m rooting for you to successfully complete probation.”

Lohan, on the other hand, had almost nothing to say. She simply replied “yes” when asked if she understood the proceedings. Hopefully she does, because it seems like we’ve all been “rooting” for her to succeed for a while and it still hasn’t happened.

As if Lindsay Lohan doesn’t have enough problems already, she’s now going to be questioned about a $400,000 jewel heist.

Lohan was the last person seen wearing the expensive Dior collection at a photo shoot for Elle magazine on June 6 in the U.K., People magazine reported today. Scotland Yard is investigating a number of people involved, but no other names have been released. Lohan’s rep told People that everyone is in fact being investigated, from the stylists to the photographers.

A spokeswoman for Elle U.K. released a statement saying, “I can confirm on behalf of Elle magazine, that items of jewelry went missing from an Elle photoshoot … and the matter is now being investigated by the police. Elle has no reason to believe that Lindsay Lohan was in any way responsible and has no further comment to make.”

So far, investigating Lohan seems to be a precaution. After all, why would someone so wealthy need to steal? Hopefully, Lindsay isn’t the next Winona.

Like this is a friggin surprise.

Lindsay Lohan has officially confirmed that she is dating Samantha Ronson‚ and has been for‚ ”a very long time.”

Lohan, 22‚ told the host of syndicated radio show “Loveline” that she’s been dating she 31-year-old DJ for years.

“You guys, you and Samantha, have been going out for how long now?” the co-host, DJ Ted Stryker asked. “Like two years, one year, five months, two months?”

“For a very long time,” Lohan said after laughing.

Research from security firm McAfee shows that some celebrities are just dangerous to Google and search for around the web because of the litany of fake websites out there that try to infect your computer with viruses and malicious code as you innocently seek out wallpaper and screensavers of your favs.

Brad Pitt leads the pack on a list that includes Jessica Alba and‚ Katherine Heigl.

“Fans searching for “Brad Pitt,” “Brad Pitt downloads,” and Brad Pitt wallpaper, screen savers and pictures have an 18% chance of having their PCs infected with online threats, such as spyware, spam, phishing, adware, viruses and other malware,” McAfee said. “Cybercriminals are using A-listers’ names and images, like Beyoncƒ© and Justin Timberlake, to lure Internet users who surf the Web for the latest gossip, screen savers and ringtones to “fake” Web sites that look legitimate.”

The list includes:

1. Brad Pitt – When “Brad Pitt screensavers” was searched, more than half of the resulting Web sites were identified as containing malicious downloads with spyware, adware and potential viruses.

2. Beyoncƒ© – Inputting “Beyoncƒ© ringtones” into a search engine yields risky Web sites that promote misleading offers to gather consumers’ personal information.

3. Justin Timberlake – Interest in his high-profile relationships makes him an easy target for spammers and hackers. When searching for “Justin Timberlake downloads” one Web site advertised free music downloads that were flagged as directly leading to spam, spyware and adware.

4. Heidi Montag – “The Hills” star is a popular search term when it comes to searching for wallpaper. A host of wallpaper Web sites contained hundreds of malware-laden downloads.

5. Mariah Carey – Spammers and hackers are using Mariah Carey screen saver Web sites to link to other sites proven to contain spyware, adware and other threatening downloads.

6. Jessica Alba – Red-ranked risky sites were identified when searching for “Jessica Alba” and “Jessica Alba downloads.” The sites contained hundreds of malicious downloads, links to other bad sites, misleading offers to gather information, and a high number of spam emails when an email address was provided.

7. Lindsay Lohan – This young Hollywood starlet is as dangerous to search online as she is famous. Searching for “Lindsay Lohan downloads” resulted in several dangerous Web sites laden with hidden adware.

8. Cameron Diaz – Cybercriminals use download Web sites related to Cameron Diaz’s image to link to other harmful sites containing spyware.

9. George Clooney, Rihanna – The technology found one Web site embedded with hundreds of dangerous wallpaper and photo downloads after inputting “George Clooney downloads.” “Rihanna pictures” was also a risky search term, as McAfee identified a site that spammed its test email address.

11. Angelina Jolie – When “Angelina Jolie downloads” was searched, the software highlighted a risky site with 978 hidden malware-infected wallpaper and photo downloads, as well as links to other potentially dangerous URLs.

12. Fergie – A Fergie screen saver site was flagged as offering 111 risky downloads that could seriously compromise a PC’s privacy with unwanted spyware and adware.

13. David Beckham, Katie Holmes – The “David Beckham” search term generated a great deal of wallpaper and screen saver downloads veiled with malware. Consumers should also exercise caution when searching for “Katie Holmes” online – one download site advertised free screen savers that, if downloaded, would infect your computer with malicious programs like spyware.

15. Katherine Heigl – Hollywood’s big headliner in recent years is now susceptible to Internet lurkers too. “Katherine Heigl” was searched and a site was identified containing hundreds of malware-infected pictures.

‚ ”Cybercriminals employ numerous methods, yet one of the simplest but most effective ways is to trick consumers into infecting themselves by capitalizing on Americans’ interest in celebrity gossip,” said Jeff Green, senior vice president of McAfee’s Product Development and Avert Labs. “Tapping into current events, pop culture or commonly browsed sites is an easy way to achieve this. And because of Americans’ obsession with following celebrities’ lifestyles, they are an obvious target. We have to take precautions in casually navigating the Web since many subtle sites may be rife with malware for consumers’ computers.”

The list was compiled using McAfee SiteAdvisor, which can be downloaded for free at‚ www.mcafee.com/siteadvisor.

No we’re not going to report that the Associated Press is writing Lindsay Lohan’s obituary.

We’re taking a step back for a bit of glamor and reporting the Lindsay Lohan is keeping those cute little leggings in style. On Jan. 17, the Hollywood star was spotted shopping at Barney’s New York wearing “Cropped Lace Leggings in Cream,” by So Low. Of course, they were wicked excited and just had to tell us all about it.

“We had gifted them to her a couple of months ago, and she’s just now rocking them, but we couldn’t be happier!” said Tara Loftis, So Low’s PR director.

The leggings will be available at Bloomingdale’s stores in about a month or so, Loftis said. You can also get them online for $37.

Lindsay can still set fashion trends, but she needs to learn to make better career choices. The actress is up for two Razzie awards, one for each character she played in the horrible I know Who Killed Me thriller.

But that won’t stop the press from covering every move she makes, right?