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Lindsay Lohan has been in and out of rehab for several years now. In her troubled state, right now, she has her own reality show that is centered around her move to recovery.
In a video that was released on Tuesday, Winfrey was telling Lindsay she wants to help the latter. But a lot of critics are saying the other way around. They believe that Winfrey is just trying to exploit the troubled star for money.
Human behavior expert Patrick Wanis, PhD, concurred, said that Oprah shouldn’t film Lindsay if she was there to help her.
Jamison Monroe, Jr., CEO of Newport Academy, told FOX411 Lindsay to take some time out of the limelight if she want to have a full recovery.
Daniel D’Addario of Salon.com noted that Winfrey is just another one of those people that are trying to capitalize on the travails of the Lohan family. The cameras and all the promotion that she is doing for the show makes it clear that she just want to make money from the troubled state of Lindsay.
The promo video released by OWN reveals such dramas as Lohan stopping production because she wasn’t ready and locks herself inside her apartment. When ask if she is sobering, there was an obvious cut in the video. Finally Winfrey was told about the lack of cooperation with Lohan en route to their meeting, then has a sit down with Lohan.
“You need to cut the bulls**t,” she cautions. “You really do.”
Some people thinks that it is what just Lindsay needed since the latter is confused and don’t know what to do.
“Well, Lindsay hasn’t relapsed at all since she went to Cliffside and filmed the show, now has she?” a source connected to the actress said. “This isn’t ‘Celebrity Rehab’ where they follow sobbing patients into the bathroom. Lindsay isn’t in recovery. She’s a young girl navigating her way through and trying to transition into a new life.”
In a short video, Winfrey was offering some words of wisdom to Lindsay.
“My truth is that I really do want you to win,” she tells her. “If that isn’t what you want, I’m okay with that. I will tell these guys (the crew) to pack up and leave today.”
Given that Oprah’s network is still promoting "Lindsay" as a full series, it’s safe to assume that show will continue on course.
Reps for OWN and Lohan don’t like to comment about the issue.
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