Michael Lohan praises children for support after his father’s death
Lindsay Lohan’s father is praising his children’s response to the death of his father - even though they didn’t all attend the funeral.
“My children supported me and my family in every way that they could at the time,” Michael Lohan told the Daily News on Tuesday.
Lindsay, star of 2004’s “Mean Girls,” raised eyebrows on Saturday after she was photographed shopping in the West Village with girlfriend Samantha Ronson - the same time as her grandfather’s wake in Long Island.
Lindsay was also spotted with Ronson the following night in Atlantic City, N.J., just hours after her grandfather’s funeral.
Michael wouldn’t reveal whether Lindsay, 22, attended the wake, which stretched over Friday and Saturday, or funeral, but said his son, Michael, 20, was a pallbearer.
Lindsay’s little brother Cody, 12, also attended the funeral, Michael says, but his youngest daughter, Ali, 14, was unable to make it due to “a little accident.”
Michael’s praise is a dramatic turnaround from his comments late last week, suggesting that his ex-wife, Dina Lohan, would try to keep the former couple’s children away from the funeral.
Papa Lohan later went on the offensive to paparazzi agency X-17, calling Ronson “one of the biggest problems” in his oldest daughter’s life.
Michael also suggested his daughter was unstable, and being manipulated by her girlfriend.
Lindsay fired back via a MySpace post in which she accused her father of being addicted to fame.
“If he really cared about me and my life, then he would learn to respect my wishes by staying out of it,” she wrote.
Despite Lindsay’s shopping excursion, Michael said his entire family was “amazed by the support” from all of his children. “It’s been a really tough time,” he added.
Lindsay’s publicist had no comment.
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