娱乐英语新闻:U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan avoids jail

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Troubled U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan once again avoided jail on Friday as a Beverly Hills judge ordered her to remain in treatment at a clinic, instead of sentencing her to jail.
"I'm serious about that [date]," Judge Elden Fox said. "You're staying there past the new year and there's a reason for that. I'm not going to be manipulated."

The "Mean Girls" star's sentence could be converted to unsupervised probation if she remains clean from drugs and alcohol until her next court hearing on Feb. 25, 2011, Judge Fox ruled.

Actress Lindsay Lohan arrives at the Beverly Hills Courthouse for a mandatory appearance in Beverly Hills, California September 24, 2010. Los Angeles court officials said Lohan's probation had been revoked and a formal warrant for her arrest had been issued after she failed a court-ordered drug test a few weeks following her release from jail and a subsequent stint in drug rehabilitation.

In the meantime, the 24-year-old Lohan must return to the Betty Ford Center in Ranch Mirage, California until Jan. 3. Then she would be subject to random testing until the scheduled court hearing. Lohan has been undergoing rehab since being freed on bail Sept. 24.

If Lohan violated the terms of probation, she would be ordered to serve 180 days in jail as requested by Deputy District Attorney Danette Meyers, Judge Fox said.