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Lindsay Lohan, pictured at Bowlmor Lanes with brother Michael Jr. in New York City on March 18, is reportedly considering a plea deal. It had been reported the entire way through her felony grand theft case that she’d have no choice but to take a plea deal; a deal that would mean certain jail time. I didn’t really pay much attention because she’s already served jail sentences (for minutes and also for weeks at the end of last year). Despite the judge’s insistence any sentence would be harsh because he was unimpressed by her fame (as in, she wouldn’t be allowed to walk just because she was a celebrity), I’d be pretty sure she’d only serve days; weeks at most. She’d be out before I got her latest mug shot up. Well, in any case, Judge Keith Schwartz has told Lohan’s defense attorney Shawn Chapman Holley the offer on the table is three months in jail for the actress (with only about three weeks of that time actually served, due to overcrowding).

GossipCop.com adds the pressure is on, because ‘should Lohan decide to go to trial, she risks spending at least a year in prison.’ Lohan is due back in court this Friday to give her decision. If she chooses not to accept a plea deal, she will appear before Judge Stephanie Sautner April 22 for a preliminary trial hearing.

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I couldn’t think of a more succinct title than ‘The Jeweller From Whom Lindsay Lohan Is Alleged To Have Stolen A $2,500 Necklace, Kamofie & Co., Is Shopping A Book.’ So you’re getting the above, though I know they’re not ‘Lohan’s jeweller.’ They’re just the store who’re now in the limelight after having Lohan allegedly steal one item and they’re seemingly rampantly fame-whoring/shilling at every turn (although, they maintain the selling of the security footage of Lohan was to cover lost revenue, post-incident, and it was non-profit making). According to TMZ.com, whom I love for sticking with stories about this store’s actions (writing about things like the store’s wanting to auction the necklace, currently being held as evidence by the L.A. County District Attorney, after the case is resolved… not for profit either, they’re supposedly giving the money to charity), the store tried to legitimately publish a book but haven’t had much luck.

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Lindsay Lohan is planning to sue over the sale of the tape on which she’s allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace. I covered yesterday how the item was supposedly stolen from a store, Kamofie & Company, the owners of which decided to torpedo the case against the actress. Despite knowing the prosecution and defense in the theft case against Lohan disapproved, the store owners decided to go ahead with the sale and raise tens of thousands of dollars that they claimed went towards covering expenses caused by the scandal. This even though they called anyone else in possession of a copy, asking they show no one else and not sell their personal copy so the store’s ‘bidding war’ could earn them the most money. The surveillance tape is shown below; it’s a preview from Entertainment Tonight, who brokered the rights to usage through Associated Press who’ve been handling distribution rights. For one week’s exclusive usage, the store made $40,000; with the end of the week, the store will be able to make more money for non-exclusive use. The tape doesn’t show that much and neither did the stills which proceeded it. Anyhow, TMZ reports Lohan’s going to sue Kamofie & Company for profiting off her name/ likeness with the sale of the below and its stills. Lohan claims the store had no right to profit from the sale of the tape because she never gave them the right to use her image for profit. It’s not certain at this point when she’s going to file, but she met with lawyers today.

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