Actress Lindsay Lohan poses with her mother Dina,
right, and her sister Aliana after they arrived to the premiere of her new film
'Just My Luck'' in this file photo from May 9, 2006, in Los Angeles. A studio
executive was 'way out of line' for scolding Lindsay Lohan for her absences from
the set of her new movie, Lohan's mother Dina tells 'Access Hollywood' in an
interview set to air Monday. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian,File)
A studio executive was "way out of line" for scolding Lindsay Lohan for her
absences from the set of her new movie, the teen actress' mother told "Access
Hollywood" in an interview set to air Monday.
Last week, James G. Robinson, CEO of Morgan Creek Productions, chided Lohan
in a letter for her behavior on a movie set and doubted her absence was related
to heat exhaustion.
"You and your representatives have told us that your various late arrivals
and absences from the set have been the result of illness; today we were told it
was 'heat exhaustion,'" Robinson wrote. "We are well aware that your ongoing all
night heavy partying is the real reason for your so-called 'exhaustion.'"
Dina Lohan said the wording of the letter was "ridiculous."
"I feel when you are 19 (years old) it is way out of line. ... Maybe he has
personal issues with whomever and it came out with my child," she said in an
interview with Billy Bush. "I don't know him. I can't judge him. I don't think
it was a smart thing to do to a young girl."
Lohan acknowledged that Lindsay has been late to the set on occasion and that
the production once had to be scheduled around her to accommodate her lateness.
But she defended her daughter's most recent absence.
"Lindsay was in 105 (degree weather) saying, 'Mommy, I feel sick; like I am
going to faint.' She took herself to the hospital. She has asthma and in extreme
cold or heat you can't breathe."
Lohan plays a troubled teen in "Georgia Rules," which also stars Jane Fonda
and Felicity Huffman. Robinson said in the letter that Lohan has been frequently
late for filming and has been "discourteous, irresponsible and unprofessional."
He said that if Lohan does not honor her commitments, the studio will pursue
"full monetary damages."
Lohan, the star of "Freaky Friday" and "Herbie: Fully Loaded," was treated at
hospitals twice in January ¡ª in London for a cut on her leg and in the Miami
area for an asthma attack. In 2005, she was hospitalized for exhaustion and lost
a noticeable amount of weight.
Lohan was back on the set of "Georgia Rule" without incident Thursday
according to the trade publication "Hollywood Reporter."