Father Knows Best

Round 2 of the Lohan family drama. According to THR,Esq., Lindsay Lohan’s father, Michael, will “pursue any and all appropriate legal action” to prevent his daughter from becoming “another Hollywood statistic” because of alcohol and substance abuse.

The ubiquitous battle between the Lindsay and her dad came to a head last week when Michael Lohan convinced a sheriff’s deputy to help him enter her Hollywood home to check on the welfare of her 16-year-old sister.

Lindsay’s lawyer is accusing her father of just another “publicity stunt.”

Lindsay is fighting back by tweeting to her fans, “I have no choice but to make this public, due to my sister’s safety, as well as my own”. “‘My ex-dad’ just WALKED INTO MY APT like the devil’s advocate with officers.”

“When will it ever end,” she tweeted. “It’s been going on my whole life with him — hasn’t he caused enough pain?”

However, Michael Lohan’s lawyer, Lisa Bloom, said in a written statement Monday he was reacting to “a problem millions of Americans have: What can a parent do when an adult child appears to have a serious alcohol or drug problem? What can a parent do when that adult child’s life appears to be spiraling out of control?”

“He has watched along with the rest of us over the past few months as Lindsay has been photographed partying and clubbing night after night, appearing as though she is under the influence of alcohol or substances,” Bloom said. “He is heartbroken about her current condition. With his own two eyes, just last week, he has seen her looking worse than ever.”

Lindsay told British newspaper, The Sun earlier this year that she feared for her life while abusing substances to deal with family problems in 2007. She said she has since learned to embrace life instead of drugs.

Her father said he flew to Los Angeles last week because of reports he was getting from friends about his 23-year-old daughter’s behavior.

Bloom said she was hired “to pursue any and all appropriate legal action to save and protect his daughter.” “The law affords a parent who believes his adult child is not in control of her health and welfare a number of legal options,” she said. “As of now, all options are open.”

According to CNN.com, after the surprise visit to his daughter’s home, Michael Lohan then drove to TMZ’s Hollywood newsroom, where he appeared in a live webcast to talk about why he did it.

No doubt that Miss Lohan has some serious issues, but I don’t know about this one—is he really trying to protect her or is it really just publicity he’s after?

Stay tuned for Round 3.