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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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 Beyoncé 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. Beyoncé – Inputting “Beyoncé 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.

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?