Lohan in clear over rehab scuffle
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are not pursuing charges against actress Lindsay Lohan over a scuffle with a rehab worker.
District attorney’s spokesman John Hall said prosecutors had decided there was insufficient evidence to pursue a misdemeanour battery case against the troubled 'Mean Girls' star.
Police were called to a Betty Ford Centre clinic in Palm Desert at around 1am on December 12 after employee Dawn Holland accused Lohan of hurting her during an altercation.
Ms Holland, later spoke about the incident on camera with TMZ and was sacked by the clinic for breaking patient confidentiality rules.
Lohan, 24, was nearing the end of her three-month court-ordered treatment at the centre after violating her probation on a 2007 drink-driving case.
Prosecutors had sought further investigation from police who responded to the call, but found there was not enough evidence to file charges.
Lohan faces a far more serious case in Los Angeles, where she is accused of felony grand theft after a jewellery shop claimed she took a necklace without permission.
The actress has pleaded not guilty and her lawyer has said she is innocent. Last week Lohan rejected a plea deal that included guaranteed jail time and will appear in court on April 22 for a preliminary hearing during which prosecutors will set out some of their evidence against the starlet.
If she is ordered to stand trial, a judge could send Lohan to jail for violating her probation.
The actress has been a fixture at LA-area courts since May, when she missed a court appearance and was later sent to jail for 14 days for violating her probation.
Another judge sent her to jail briefly and she was sentenced to rehab twice as well. The jewellery store reported the necklace missing within three weeks of Lohan’s release from the Betty Ford Centre.
