A video has been floating around the web of a supposed ‘Michael Lohan Reality Show’. There are narrated elements, then there are clips from Michael Lohan in court, him in a prayer session, and many references to Lindsay.
So is it, or is it not, a fake?
This is the video:
Michael Lohan is denying the video is anything but a lie. Or at least he did, at first… the details will surprise you…
Many elements are from a promotional video he is making for Teen Challenge. Much of it is to my distaste - using Lindsay to promote his ministry. Quite disgusting, really. Good intentions or not, it is still exploitation.
From E Online (1st report), we have a jumble of confusing statements from Michael.
“No way,” Michael Lohan exclusively told E! Online. “I am definitely not looking for my own reality show. That’s Dina’s thing, and I’ve got my own thing.”…
“That tape was pirated from me and then spliced together with a title that made it look like some show I was putting together,” he said.
“Some of it’s footage for my ministry’s promotional campaign, and some of it is just other stuff thrown in, like me going to court,” he continues.
“But most of that footage was actually for a promotional video I was doing for Teen Challenge.”
He claimed he had suspicions
Now, today, we find that to be a blatant lie.
Michael Lohan admits he collaborated with producer Burt Kearns. The two were set to do a reality show
“And when I got out of jail [last March], I didn’t have one bit of footage. When I got out of jail, they said they wanted to continue the program. I said I’m just interested in pursuing my ministry work. I told them, If you want to document that, then go ahead,” Lohan said.
“That’s the footage they got, and that’s what they cut together with other stuff to make it look a certain way. But I didn’t agree to anything being cut together and released to the media. They never asked me if they could do that.”
So, the final creative product may not have been the work of Michael, but clearly the ministry promotional video was. Kearns, the president, has this to say:
“This is not a reality show like Dina’s show. Not like The Simple Life. It’s a documentary that follows Michael as he tries to rebuild his life, tries to rebuild other people through his ministry work and tries to rebuild his own family,” Kearns said.
The real issue is Lindsay - and this is the one redeeming point about Michael Lohan I have to say about the whole issue. He is angered about the scenes featuring Lindsay.
“The shots of me talking about those terrible pictures of Lindsay, that was to show my honest reacti
“There is no shooting going
So, does this indicate he regrets using her for the Teen Challenge video? It appears that could be partly the case. He may regrets how Lindsay might see his decision:
“Michael Lohan is a little embarrassed
Kearns insists that Lohan was with him pitching the documentary to networks as recently as September. So, Michael is threatening litigation. But Kearns still has a valid contract.
So, how will this play out? There are so many issues here, I don’t even know where to start!
Source: Michael Lohan Reality Show a Fake? or Michael a fake?
