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A film star at 11, in rehab at 20: The Lindsay Lohan story


The Hollywood actress was as wild as she was successful. But now she has become another victim of binge-drinking culture


The Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has announced that she is attending sessions of Alcoholics Anonymous - a move praised last night by health campaigners. Lohan has become as well known for her partying as her screen appearances, which began in 1998 with The Parent Trap.


Her publicist, Leslie Sloane, admitted yesterday that Lohan was seeking help for an alcohol problem, after she was spotted leaving an AA meeting. "Yes, she's been attending some meetings and it's going to be a slow process, she said.