Lohan rehab row recorded

A rehabilitation worker told an emergency dispatcher that she ordered Lindsay Lohan to pack her bags and leave the Betty Ford Centre after the actress hit her during an argument, according to a recording of the call.

The six-minute call started with a chaotic exchange between 'Mean Girls' star Lohan and the worker, Dawn Holland, arguing over control of the phone at the clinic in Palm Desert, California.

Later, Ms Holland told the dispatcher she wanted to press charges.

“I have a problem because Lindsay Lohan pushed me and hit me with the phone while I was trying to talk to you,” Ms Holland said on the recording.

Lohan, 24, was nearing the end of a three-month court-ordered rehab stint at the centre after authorities said she failed a drug screening.

The December 12 call resulted in an investigation by Riverside County sheriff’s detectives into Ms Holland’s accusations. Prosecutors said on Tuesday that they found insufficient evidence to file any charges.

At one point during the call, Lohan told the dispatcher she had never seen Ms Holland before.

“She’s freaking me out,” Lohan said, when she was able to get on the phone.

Commotion was then heard before Ms Holland returned to the line.

“Lindsay, you need to pack your (expletive),” Ms Holland told the actress. “’Cause now I’m getting ready to file charges on you.”

Lohan then asked Ms Holland pointedly: “What, you want money?”

Ms Holland said no and told Lohan she wanted to be treated with respect, By that point, the two women were yelling at one another and the audio became garbled.

The call was lost and a dispatcher had to call the clinic back. Ms Holland returned to the line and said Lohan was among three girls caught leaving the property without permission. The two other girls reeked of alcohol, she said.

Two of the women, including Lohan, were refusing breathalyser tests, which prompted the argument, Ms Holland told the dispatcher.

The dispatcher asked if Lohan was involved in sneaking out of the centre.

“Oh yes,” Ms Holland replied. “She got busted trying to hop back over the fence.”

Ms Holland was later sacked by the centre after giving an on-camera interview to celebrity website TMZ.

Within three weeks of her release from the Betty Ford Centre in January, Lohan was accused of taking a €1,700 necklace from a jewellery shop in the Venice area of Los Angeles.

Prosecutors filed a felony grand theft charge against the star, who has pleaded not guilty and is due back in court on April 22, when some of the evidence against her will be presented to a judge.

If the judge rules Lohan should stand trial, the actress could be sent to jail for a probation violation on a 2007 drink-driving case.

That case has haunted Lohan for nearly a year, resulting in her being sent to jail twice and rehab twice last year alone.