Lohan caught on tape drinking at New Year’s bash

TROUBLED actress Lindsay Lohan fell off the sobriety wagon on New Year’s Eve, ending a year that saw the star check into rehab several times and land in jail for drink driving and cocaine possession.

The 21-year-old Lohan was captured on video, posted on celebrity website TMZ.com, sipping from a champagne bottle in Italy where she was honoured at the Capri Film Festival.

“After being handed a champagne bottle while on a dance floor in Italy on New Year’s Eve and drinking from it, the good news is that Lindsay immediately stopped, called her sponsor, and got herself back on track.

“There is no magic cure here. Unfortunately, Lindsay has to share her ‘one day at a time’ with the entire world,” said her lawyer.

Lohan rose to fame as a child star in Disney movies such as The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday. As a young adult, she gained a reputation as an up-and-coming actress in films such as Bobby and A Prairie Home Companion.

In December 2006, she said she had been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for about a year, then in January 2007 she checked in for a month in rehab.

In May, Lohan checked into rehab for another six weeks after being arrested for driving under the influence when she crashed her car.

Shortly after completing rehab in July, Lohan was arrested for a second time, on charges of drink driving and cocaine possession. She checked into rehab for a third time, spending two months at a centre in Utah.