Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael to be charged with domestic violence after ‘holding girlfriend against her will’

By
Andrea Magrath
Last updated at 1:47 PM on 22nd March 2011

Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael is to be charged with domestic violence after being arrested last night in Los Angeles after allegedly holding his girlfriend against her will and preventing her from calling the police.

The 50-year-old will face charges of false imprisonment, preventing the reporting of victimisation and inflicting corporal injury on a cohabitant.

Last night Lohan’s girlfriend, whose name is not being released, filed a report at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after an argument between the couple turned physical.

Arrested: Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael is to be charged with domestic violence after an argument with his girlfriend allegedly turned physical last night

Emergency dash: The 50-year-old was also taken to hospital complaining of chest pains

The report was filed between 9.30 and 10 o’clock last night in West Hollywood, according to celebrity website TMZ.

It has also emerged that Michael Lohan was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after complaining of chest pains. 

It is the second emergency dash for the businessman in as many months. In February he was admitted to Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach after suffering chest pains.

Lindsay, 24, has endured a turbulent relationship with her father and was estranged from him for several years.

But the pair have appeared closer in recent months and were spotted enjoying dinner together last month.

They
first took tentative steps toward reconciliation during Lindsay’s most
recent stint in rehab late last year, when he visited her several times.

The actress is currently staying at her mother Dina’s home in Long
Island after a judge lifted the ban preventing her from leaving
California under the terms of her probation.

Troubled: Lindsay, currently in New York, has endured a turbulent relationship with her father but they recently reconciled

Lindsay is dealing with her own legal woes as she decides whether to accept the plea deal option of three month jail sentence after an LA jewellery store reported that she had stolen a $2,500 necklace from them.

Her father’s arrest comes as Michael is currently in Dr. Drew’s Celebrity Rehab, seeking treatment for ‘anger issues’.

He has a history of arrests in New York over allegations of harassment from ex-girlfriends.

Earlier
this month his ex-girlfriend Kate Majors claimed he became physically
violent toward her during filming of Celebrity Rehab when she visited
the Pasadena Therapy Center to partake in a therapy session with Lohan.

Family
time: The actress, pictured with siblings Michael Jr and Ali this week,
is spending time with her family while she decides whether to take the
plea deal for her own legal battle

She claims that despite being broken up, she participated because she felt it would be therapeutic.

Miss Majors alleges that when she pulled out of the session, Lohan  chased her down and became violent.

She said at the time: ‘I wish that he gets the help that he needs and I feel sorry that Dina was stuck with him for 18 years and my heart goes out to his children.

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Legal woes: Lindsay is facing charges of grand theft felony after allegedly stealing a $2,500 necklace