2007 in 20-20 hindsight for Lindsay Lohan

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Lindsay grew up on Long Island, the daughter of Michael and Dina Lohan. She has three younger siblings, including Ali, left, who also has an acting career. Dina Lohan, who acted as a mother-manager to Lindsay, has been the target of much criticism regarding how she has handled her children’s fame. She was executive producer of “Living Lohan,” a reality show on E! that she starred in along with her daughter Ali. In 2004, Dina talked to The Times about moving Lindsay back to Long Island to finish school after her film debut in “The Parent Trap”: “If she stayed in Hollywood, she’d be a nightmare now. Kids need boundaries.” (Kevork Djansezian / Associated Press)

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Lindsay’s father, Michael, has had multiple run-ins with the law, including more than one stretch in prison. Michael and Dina divorced in 2007. He appeared on the reality show “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew” in 2011 to deal with his alcoholism. (Dick Yarwood / AP)

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Just days before she was to begin filming the movie “Poor Things” in 2007, she smashed her Mercedes into a curb on Sunset Boulevard. Lohan was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. And police said a “usable” amount of cocaine was discovered in the car. Two days later, she checked into a rehabilitation center, her second stint in rehab in 2007. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press)

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Lohan pleaded guilty to misdemeanor cocaine use and driving under the influence in August 2007. She paid her debt to society by spending two days in a morgue, two days in an emergency room, and 84 minutes in jail. (Stuart Ramson / Associated Press)

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In 2008, rumors about Lindsay Lohan‘s relationship with prominent Los Angeles DJ Samantha Ronson hit fever pitch. The couple split in 2009 and Lindsay later explained to the Sun, “I never really thought about women before, it kind of just happened with Samantha. It surprised me... If I wasn’t with Samantha, I would probably be with a boy next. She’s the only woman I’ve been attracted to.” (M. Caulfield / WireImage.com)

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Lindsay Lohan with Spanish fashion designer Estrella Archs, left.

Lindsay, who appeared on “Project Runway” as a Season 6 guest judge, showed off her style sense in 2008 with the launch of her legging line 6126 (Marilyn Monroe‘s birth date) and again in 2009 when she signed on as Ungaro’s artistic advisor. (Michel Euler / Associated Press)

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Starting in 2008, a group of high schoolers, labeled the “bling ring,” used various media sources to find stars’ homes so they could break in and steal thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and other pricey bounty. Lohan helped bust the group when she reported $130,000 worth of stolen goods to the police and supplied investigators with a security tape. They eventually arrested the six alleged burglars and one, Alexis Neiers, above, had her trial chronicled on the reality show “Pretty Wild.” (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

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In early 2011, Lohan was sentenced to 120 days of prison and 480 hours of community service on a felony grand-theft charge that she stole a “one-of-a-kind” necklace, worth $2,500, from a Los Angeles jewelry store. The actress served her sentence under house arrest. She completed community service and probation on March 29, 2012, but remains on an informal probation until May 2014. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)

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In Lohan’s highest profile role in years, she’ll be playing Elizabeth Taylor in the upcoming Lifetime TV biopic “Liz & Dick.” (Kristina Bumphrey / Associated Press)

By Associated Press

Feb. 6, 2008 1:18 PM PT

The Envelope

NEW YORK — Hindsight is 20-20 for Lindsay Lohan.

“When I look back on this last year, it’s like, what was I thinking?” the 21-year-old actress says in the March issue of Harper’s Bazaar magazine, on newsstands Feb. 19.

Lohan was arrested twice last year on DUI charges and pleaded guilty in August to misdemeanor drunken driving and cocaine charges. She served 84 minutes in jail as part of a plea deal, and checked into a rehab center in Utah.

“I’ve learned so much, though, like learning to live my life a different way ... and I wasn’t taking the time to feel my feelings,” she says. “Being away and going to a place where I could learn about that and take the time with a clear mind to get back on the right track was nice.”

The “Mean Girls” star -- who was shown on a video taking a swig from a champagne bottle while ringing in the New Year in Capri, Italy -- says it’s hard to resist the urge to party.

“I have it in me to go, go, go,” Lohan says. “I’m still young. I love life. I love music and being around that. I love people, and I’m a very social person. But I also love being home, quiet and normal.”

2007 in 20-20 hindsight for Lindsay Lohan

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