14 DAY TRIAL // When she sat down for a no-holds-barred interview with Oprah Winfrey shortly after her release from rehab, Lindsay Lohan promised that she would only focus on work from then on. As it turns out, a new project with The Big O was the first thing she nearly bailed on.
Even before she completed her court-mandated 90-day rehab stint, Lindsay struck a deal with Oprah that would literally help her make her grand comeback, consisting of the aforementioned interview and a documentary-style series for her network OWN.
She did the interview but, when it came to doing the series, which is said to focus on her comeback and new, sober life, Lindsay started playing truant, it has emerged.
Oprah was clearly displeased with that, TMZ reports, which is completely understandable seeing how Lindsay had already been paid $2 million (€1.47 million) for the job she was now refusing to do.
So Oprah pretty much had to threaten Lindsay in person that she’ll be asking the money back if she didn’t go back to work ASAP.
“Lindsay was a disaster at the beginning of the project – at times just being a no-show – which doesn't work in Oprah's world. We're told Oprah went to Dina's house on Long Island for a showdown with Lindsay. She told Lindsay either clean up her act or the project is over and Lindsay would not get her [money],” the celebrity publication writes.
Lindsay being Lindsay, tried to find various excuses for herself but Oprah wasn’t having any of it: a deal was a deal and she had to stick by it or suffer the consequences.
“Oprah made the ultimatum clear and Lindsay got the message. We're told Lindsay is now cooperating and things have been running okay for nearly a month, but Oprah is still watching Lindsay like a hawk,” the e-zine notes.
The docuseries started shooting in August, but there is no official release date just yet.