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Michael Lohan – who is estranged from his two daughters – admits he worries the 16 year old will end up being cared for by “Lindsay’s bimbo friends” when the ‘Mean Girls’ actress starts her 90-day jail sentence on July 20.

Explaining his decision to fly to Los Angeles for the 24-year-old star’s court hearing last week, he said: “I don’t think that anyone thought that Lindsay was going to go to jail except for me. I came out here because I knew it was a very, very possible thing. And my concern, at that point, was if Lindsay went to jail and Ali was with her and she’s only 16, who is she going to be with? Lindsay’s bimbo friends? So I had to be there.”

Michael was so worried about the teenager – who shares a Hollywood apartment with Lindsay – he even telephoned police from court last Tuesday after Lindsay was sentenced to jail, followed by 90 days in rehab, for violating the probation of her 2007 driving under the influence (DUI) charge.

He explained in an interview with ‘Access Hollywood’: “I knew there was going to be an issue, so I went and called 911. I called the Beverly Hills Police Department. I said, listen, ‘I’m Michael Lohan; my daughter Lindsay is just getting sentenced to jail time; they might take her away and my 16 year old is going to be on her own. I’m her father and I don’t know the people she’s with. I want to take her with me and I’m afraid there’s going to be a problem.’ ”

Despite Lindsay’s impending sentence, it has emerged she could earn over $500,000 from her first interview about the case.

A source said: “The irony is Lindsay is in demand. The bidding is over $500,000 for the rights to the pre-jail interview, the prison diary and the first chat when she is released.”

However, the actress is confident her term inside will be reduced over the next few days and is visiting a psychic to help learn her fate.

The source added to the New York Post newspaper: “Lindsay is still convinced she’ll get a reduced term – even if she has to go to rehab afterwards for longer. She has spoken to a number of lawyers over the weekend. She’s even seeing a psychic for guidance.”

Lindsay Lohan’s father is preparing to jet to Los Angeles in a bid to persuade his troubled daughter to check into rehab – because he’s terrified she will die without professional help.

The Mean Girls star has earned herself a reputation as a Hollywood wildchild in recent years thanks to a string of boozy nights out, arrests for drug possession and driving violations and a stint in rehab.

The 23 year old hit the headlines again earlier this month when she was photographed falling into a cactus bed after a night out in Los Angeles. She was also snapped with a mystery white dust billowing from her designer shoes last week.

Michael Lohan, who has publicly spoken about his daughter’s alleged prescription drug addiction in the past, admits he’s seriously worried for the actress’ health – and he’s appealing for her to seek professional help before it’s too late.

During a press conference on Tuesday, he explained, “Lindsay’s not OK. I think we’ve seen that, we all know that. It’s really hard for me to do this. A lot of my family members know what’s going on.

“I’ve tried every way possible to reach out to my daughter – talking, text, we’ve met. And, in difficult times, she reaches out to me. It happened last week when she fell into the cactus. She said, ‘I need security.’ I’m her father and I love her.

“I think we all see and know what’s happening with Lindsay. I get calls from her closest friends and it’s worse than you can imagine. My daughter needs to let me help her. I don’t want her to be a statistic. My heart goes out to people who have lost their children.”

Michael Lohan is seeking to meet with his daughter’s legal team because he wants to help them rid the star of disruptive influences in her life.

He adds, “Lindsay needs help now and I’m asking everyone out there to help her and if you’re an enabler (to Lindsay) get out of there. I want to meet with Lindsay’s lawyers and sit down with her privately to work something out, discuss the situation.

“If she refuses to do so I guess we will take out measures. I hope Lindsay is accommodating. We all know the truth. God knows the truth. I love her and I want her to be healthy. Her life will not be taken from me.”

Michael Lohan’s press conference comes just weeks after he was reportedly hospitalised with with chest pains as he prepared for a celebrity boxing match.

He is reportedly taking medication to thin his blood, and is also on anti-angina drug nitroglycerin, according to reports.

Lohan made no mention of his medical condition during the press conference.

Authorities say Lindsay Lohan’s father has been arrested again.

Police on New York’s Long Island say Michael Lohan was arrested Thursday morning and charged with criminal contempt. Police did not provide further details.

Bryan Konoski, an attorney for Lohan’s ex-girlfriend Erin Muller, has told the New York Post that Lohan allegedly phoned Muller at work Jan. 21. That would violate an order of protection.

Lohan had been arrested on a similar charge in December.

In June, a judge said Lohan would avoid prosecution on an aggravated harassment charge if he stayed out of trouble for a year. Lohan denied he threatened to kill his girlfriend and himself if she left him.

Lohan’s attorney had said his client is the victim of fabrications.

The actress reportedly is estranged from her father.