It had
to happen sometime. After years of lamenting the presence of cameras in her
life Lindsay Lohan has decided to film her intimate struggles to rebuild her
career. It was
announced Friday Oprah Winfrey's OWN network would be airing an eight party
reality series after the 27-year-old emerges from court enforced rehab. In an attempt to distance the program from the negative
connections connected to reality television, OWN have dubbed the eight-part
television event a docu-series. Entertainment Weekly revealed that the cable channel had not
only secured the rights to the first interview with the star after she finishes
her 90-day stint at the Ciffside centre in Malibu, California, but the likely
to be highly anticipated series as well. A spokesperson for Oprah's network
told Entertainment
Weekly: 'OWN will air an exclusive interview with Oprah and
Lindsay Lohan that will tape and air in August.'
Lindsay
fans will have to wait a lot longer for the docu-series, with the spokesperson
confirming it will not air until 2014. However, those expecting an inside view
of the shambles the star's life has become since her mutiple arrests may be
disappointed.
The
eight-part series is sold as more of an inspirational show than a side show,
described as following 'the actress as she works to rebuild her career and stay
healthy.' This is not the first time television has tried to make a reality
series about the embattled Liz & Dick star's life.
According
to Entertainment Weekly: 'Lohan has turned down unscripted project offers for
years, preferring to focus on scripted acting roles.' However, Lindsay and her family did feature in reality
show Living Lohan, that aired on E! in 2008.
Prior to Lindsay's legal dramas, it was not well received with one critic even
describing it as 'not just a symptom of cultural decay but an active agent of
it'. Anderson
Cooper also slammed the show saying: 'I cannot believe I'm wasting a minute of
my life watching these horrific people.'
Lindsay, who turned 27 last week, is not set for
release from rehab until July 31.
Lindsay will be out however, just in time for the release of her latest
film The Canyons. Premiering August 2, the film - written by Bret Easton Ellis
and directed by Paul Schrader - sees Lindsay play a girl who 'sold her pride
for material comfort'.
Lindsay's
character - who stars along side porn star James Deen - laments about her need
to stay away from Hollywood's intrusion in her life. 'I guess I'd like to keep
some parts of my life private,' her character says. This latest announcement
suggests in real life Lindsay does not feel the same way.
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