Rosie O’Donnell appeared on the Today show Tuesday morning, and caused quite a stir when she announced Lindsay Lohan should not play Elizabeth Taylor in an upcoming lifetime movie. ”I think she needs a lot of help. She needs a lot of time away,”  O’Donnell said. “She’s had a lot of trouble doing every single movie, including ‘SNL.’ She was out and not in rehearsal. I think she’s not in a place to work.”

Lindsay’s rep Steve Honig fired off a statement to PerezHilton.com that said  ”I think Rosie should focus on her own career instead of worrying about everyone else’s.”

Now it’s Michael Lohan’s turn. Her dad had a few stronger words for O’Donnell. He sent an email to the Huffington Post:

From what I remember, the Bible says for he/she who is without sin, let them cast the first stone and judge not, lest you be judged. With that being said, is Rosie in ANY position to judge anyone? Failed marriage, two failed shows, slamming other celebs and high profile people. PLEASE! My daughter and even I, may have had our issues in life, but it’s about making things right and turning things around, right Rosie? I was and am the first one to point out my own faults, Lindsay’s and even others’ when we are wrong, but when we are not, I will fight tooth and nail for what’s right! In this case, Rosie, you are wrong. So why don’t you, and all in agreement with you, just sit back. Shut up and see if Lindsay proves herself before blabbing your unwarranted opinions.

What do you think – should Rosie have kept her comments to herself?

Photos: Here are some new pictures of Lindsay and Ali having lunch together at Joans on Third in Hollywood.

Photos: Fame/Flynet

Model Ali Lohan, Lindsay Lohan’s younger sister, shows off her new short hair style while out getting coffee in Beverly Hills.

Photos: Fame/Flynet

How many of you watched Lindsay Lohan on Saturday’s ‘SNL’? I watched it, and I thought she did a HORRIBLE job. One of my favorite lines from the reviews I’ve read came from DListed: “Yes, everybody on SNL reads cue cards, but sometimes LiLo’s eyes were glued to those things like they had the recipe for how to make crack in a crock pot written on them. On the positive, at least we know she can still read.”

Lindsay used the opening monologue to poke fun at herself. Her troubles with the law, her sobriety, even her relationship with Sam Ronson. But it didn’t come across as very funny? (Watch the video below)

Letting Lindsay Lohan host “Saturday Night Live” was a mistake. And that isn’t anything against Lohan, her well documented escapades or her hopeful recovery. The fact is she just wasn’t ready. It was apparent that the cast and the writers didn’t particularly trust her (and why should they?) since they relegated her to backup duty in pretty much every sketch.

Also, she hasn’t acted in so long that her cue card reading was really obvious. (To be fair, all hosts are told to the read the cue cards because of the last-second changes that are made, but with Lohan it became particularly distracting.) And, you know what, it’s never a good thing when the host’s lawyer has final approval over sketches. Then, during the good nights, I watched Lohan approach cast member after cast member, seeking an endorsement, but, instead, receiving what seemed to be a forced, “Oh, yeah, you were great.” Anyway, all of this culminated with a terrible vibe. And, worse, because they were playing it so safe with Lohan (on a night, I should add, that two commercial parodies were repeated from earlier this season) this was a really boring show. (Huffington Post)

Besides the pre-taped Disney ‘SNL’ short below (which was really, really funny), I thought the whole show was very dull. If Lindsay’s looking for a comeback, she really needed to memorize those cue cards. She should have gone in there – fully prepared – knowing her lines completely. All this did was prove that she still has lots to work on.

PICS: Here are some new pictures of Lindsay and her sister Ali leaving their hotel in NYC.

Photos: Fame/Flynet

Lindsay Lohan could be in some serious trouble when she faces Judge Stephanie Sautner, TMZ has learned. According to insiders, Lindsay is facing nearly a year-and-a-half for violating her probation!

We’re told the computations are complicated, because Lindsay has had so many cases. But based on the 120 day suspended sentence for shoplifting, time served under house arrest, and her prior DUIs, Lindsay could be thrown in jail for a long, long time.

We’ve learned Lindsay MUST be in court Wednesday to face the judge … and the judge has lots of questions, including why Lindsay was a no-show 9 times at the Downtown Women’s Center, where she was performing her community service. And the judge will almost certainly want to know why Lindsay didn’t comply with the order to spend a minimum of 4 hours at a time when she showed up at the Women’s Center.

TMZ broke the story, Lindsay was booted from the Women’s Center because of all the problems and reassigned to the American Red Cross.

And one more thing. The judge will almost certainly ask Lindsay why she didn’t meet with her shrink every Monday for 1 hour, as required by court order. Lindsay claims she did a bunch of therapy sessions by phone.

We will be livestreaming Wednesday’s hearing, which starts at 10:00 AM PT, so stay tuned.

Lindsay has taken to Twitter to respond to all these new accusations. She wrote: “I am not to be made an example of anymore. I am working hard and fulfilling my obligations every single day, to the court as well as myself. If I travel, its for work and its been approved. As is anything I do when I leave the state. I’d appreciate it if people will just let me do what is asked of me, so that I can get my life back. Please ignore the reports which have no truth to them. Thank you.”

We’ll see what happens on Wednesday!

Here are some new pictures of Lindsay and Ali Lohan shopping in Brentwood this weekend.

Photos: Fame, Source

Lindsay Lohan, accompanied by sister Ali and mom Dina (all wearing black!) arrived in New York City last night.

The actress, who’s still has until March 25 to accept or deny a plea deal in her necklace theft case, arrived at JFK International Airport last night – and the stress of the paparazzi was too much for the star to handle.

Lindsay Tweeted,

“I love ny – but the paparazzi @ jfk just gave me an anxiety attack….. i was half asleep! They’re such animals well- @ least im with my family in the end…. xo.”

In other Lindsay news, TMZ is reporting that Linds has quit smoking – cold turkey!

Sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ she’s continuing on the path to a healthier life by kicking her nicotine habit … cold turkey no less. We’re told Lindsay quit about a week ago and now works out with a trainer every morning.

While LiLo has been adamant about not accepting a plea bargain that includes jail time — Lynwood Correctional Facility … her old haunts … is a non-smoking detention center.

Good job Lindsay!

Two days after getting out of jail, Lindsay Lohan has emerged from hiding.

Accompanied by two friends, sister Ali and mother Dina, the troubled starlet, who will be heading back to rehab possibly as soon as Monday morning, spent part of Sunday evening visitng the Dream Center, a mission and outreach center connected to the Angelus Temple in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood.

What brought her there?

According to a source, LiLo’s business manager Lou Taylor, who also was part of her group, is a supporter of the facility and encouraged her to visit.

While at the facility, Lindsay met with children and families, signing autographs and handing out purses to some of the teen girls.

“What a great place The Dream Center is here in LA… had a nice time there today, it’s so important to give back. I feel blessed,” Lohan later tweeted.

The source said Lohan wanted to make a return visit to see some of the young women housed there, but one thing was clear: She would not be checking there herself.

Lohan plans to check in to rehab Monday, but that it would not be at the Dream Center facility, said the source.

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16-year-old Ali Lohan is seen in this photo shoot modeling for troubled sister Lindsay Lohan’s 6126 clothing line’s Spring/Summer 2011 collection.

It’s sad that Ali’s already going down the provocative road. She’s only 16, too young to be posing like this (if you ask me). Did Dina not learn her lesson with Lindsay? As her oldest daughter heads off to jail for another 30 days, maybe she should try and hold the reins back with one of her daughters?

You with me on this one?