Lohan: Taking ‘control’

Los Angeles, Dec. 2 (Reuters): Actress Lindsay Lohan, who has been a frequent target of the tabloids for her partying ways, has begun attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, her publicist said yesterday.

“It’s positive and she hopes the press leaves her alone,” publicist Leslie Sloane-Zelnik said of the 20-year-old star, whose penchant for parties and nightclubs have made her the focus of tabloid stories portraying the auburn-haired actress as out of control.

In July, a producer of the film Georgia Rule blamed Lohan’s “hard partying” for a series of late arrivals and absences from the set that her spokeswoman said was due to illness. In a 2005 article in Vanity Fair, Lohan admitted to having an eating disorder, but later denied her statements.