Someone Thought Giving A NY Times Writer Access To ‘The Canyons’ Set Was A Great Idea

There’s an 11-page article on The New York Times by writer Stephen Rodrick literally called ‘Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie’ that I’m demanding you read right now. It’s a blow-by-blow (heh) account of how one person can almost single-handedly tank a production by biting the hand that feeds. Here’s the link so it’s all on one page. I’ll wait… okay… did you read it? It’s exceedingly well-written and explains how James Deen, the porn star with few friends, who’s seen so many vaginae he cannot even count that high since that’s his actual job, was more professional than Lohan except for that one time he left the state to shoot another movie thus costing production one day. Lohan was late to or missed a bunch of rehearsals, got fired for her poor work ethic, was re-hired after she begged for her job back and showed her gratitude by turning up late some more, criticising cast and crew, running up a $600 lunch tab on the low-budget and partying until 30 minutes before call time. It’s a 7,500 essay about the recidivist ingrate who’s unfocused, unprofessional, and self-destructive. Case in point: Lohan drank before being goaded into filming a contractually-obliged 14-minute long simulated foursome with real porn actors. She was quietly offered a ride home but she declined and drove home drunk. Rodrick says producers ‘all hoped they would still have a lead actress in the morning.’

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