Lindsay Lohan is desperate for any kind of publicity. She recently danced with strippers at Scores nightclub in an apparent attempt to apologize for calling strippers “whores” in an e-mail she sent that was published by gossip rags. Her more likely motivation may have been to drum up some interest in her fading star. Lohan has crystal-encrusted handcuffs hanging from the rearview mirror of her car and comes off as a general attention whore.

She is supposedly staying sober and drinking Red Bull while she hits all the nightclubs. She readily admits to attending AA meetings, but the group recommends that members protect their sobriety by changing your lifestyle and staying out of the bars if possible. I wish the best for Lindsay, but it seems to be a matter of time before she falls off the wagon – if she is indeed staying sober. Word is that she asked a bartender to fix her a favorite martini as her reward for a week’s sobriety. A week is something, at least.

Will 2007 see Lindsay in rehab? I hope whatever happens, she has the sense to stay out of the spotlight for once. It’s doubtful that the new year will bring any drastic changes in her sad life, though.

Paris Hilton balances her partying with a lot of paid appearances where she generally appears put together, albeit haughty and totally detached from reality. Lindsay just seems to hang out and beg people to pay attention to her. Even when she tries she still looks sloppy and tired. I kind of stopped covering her toward the end of last year, and I predict that the new year will see her star fade even more. She may be staying periodically sober, but she’s still the same old dirty party girl, and that’s pretty depressing.

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