Lindsay Lohan to sue father for defamation?

Feature by Cover Showbiz | 05 Nov 2009

Lindsay Lohan is considering suing her father for defamation.

The 23-year-old star has publicly blasted Michael Lohan for leaking a tape of her crying, discussing her on/off lover Samantha Ronson and saying no-one cares about her. Michael hoped the recording would add weight to his claims Lindsay is struggling with an addiction to prescription medication, but she insists it was made years ago.

Lindsay’s lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley told E! News: “Lindsay's concerned about recent actions of his. She is concerned about defamatory statements about her own personal safety and has instructed me to explore all legal options available to her to get him to stop and to leave her alone. “She just wants me to take a look at what appears to be escalating destructive behaviour We're trying to figure out where the tape was recorded right now. If it was in California, the law is very clear. You can't do that.”

It is understood Lindsay is also exploring the possibility of obtaining a restraining order to keep Michael away from her. He has previously said he wants to forcibly remove her from her home and take her away to get her off drugs.

Lindsay took to her Twitter account to discuss the tapes, where she claimed Michael’s actions show how little he cares about her.

She wrote: “My fathers such a loser and those recordings are from years ago. To release personal things is foul enough, but to edit them. I used to think that he needed the book for dummies on learning how to be a father. Haha-he's needs the book for dummies on HOW TO BE A MAN. Thank you to my fans for all of your support I luv you all so much! And I'm lucky to have great family and friends THAT ARE in my life and are positive influences! So much going on in the world, let's focus on putting our energy into the RIGHT things :) ... Love you all (sic).”