Lindsay Lohan's Mom Rides Her Kids to Fame

Parent of the year Dina Lohan seeks her own reality TV show
By Colleen Barry,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 7, 2007 9:24 AM CDT
Lindsay Lohan's Mom Rides Her Kids to Fame
Lindsay and Dina Lohan   (Getty Images)

Not satisfied with being the walking stereotype of an overbearing stage mom, Lindsay Lohan's mother, Dina, is negotiating with E! to star in a reality show in which she tries to manage her two younger children to stardom. Criticism has been intense: "She totally messed up Lindsay by living vicariously through her," says one insider.

"It's hideous that she is using her children to fulfill her own ambitions," says a therapist. Lindsay Lohan isn't available to appear just now—the 20-year-old is in rehab for the second time after getting hit with DUI and drug possession charges. "Have you not seen the condition of Lindsay?" asks ex-child star Paul Peterson ("The Donna Reed Show").

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