In a sneak peek from the show,
Winfrey says, 'This is exactly what everybody said was going to happen,'
as OWN president Sheri Salata complains that the troubled star is
shutting out the crew.
OWN has set a premiere date for Lindsay Lohan's
documentary series. Billed as an eight-episode reality series, the show
that follows the former Disney star since she's released from rehab
will debut Sunday, March 9 at 10 P.M.
Oprah Winfrey
put a lot of trust in the troubled starlet. Scoring the first interview
with Lohan after her 90-day court-mandated rehab, the former daytime
talk show queen reportedly offered LiLo $2 million for the docu-series.
Her trust was tested as the "Liz & Dick"
actress proved to be difficult to work with. In a sneak peek revealed
at the TCA winter press tour on January 9, OWN president Sheri Salata
says that Lohan often shuts out the crew.
"This is exactly what everybody said was going to happen and I believed
differently," Winfrey says in the teaser. "She doesn't understand. This
is her life - you think you have forever." She tells Lohan, "My truth is
I really do want you to win...but if that isn't what you want I'm okay
with that. I will tell these guys to pack up and leave today."
Lohan herself realizes, "I know this is my last shot at doing what I
have to do." But judging from her sober coach's answer ("Um ... you
know") when asked if the 27-year-old has kept away from alcohol, it
looks like she still has a long way to sobriety.
Titled "Lindsay", the show offers a "strikingly candid" look at Lohan as
she returns to New York and reunites with friends and family all the
while attempting to build her new life while living in the spotlight. It
also sees the "Mean Girls" star "discussing everything from her emotional recovery process to her exhausting run-ins with the paparazzi."