Lindsay Lohan: How Low Can 2012 Go?

The year started off on a high for the actress, but see how it all went terribly wrong along the way

01 of 11

HIGH: CAST IN LIZ & DICK

HIGH: CAST IN LIZ & DICK
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The year started off with a bang – the feel-good kind – for Lindsay Lohan when she's named a frontrunner to play screen legend Elizabeth Taylor in the Lifetime biopic Liz & Dick. "It's a very serious selection," the film's executive producer Larry Thompson tells E! News. "It's like casting for Hollywood royalty."

02 of 11

HIGH: RECEIVES KUDOS FROM JUDGE

HIGH: RECEIVES KUDOS FROM JUDGE
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At a Feb 22 progress hearing stemming from a previous DUI and necklace theft, the 25-year-old is praised for keeping up with her community service and therapy sessions: "You seem to be getting your life back on track," Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner tells the actress.

03 of 11

HIGH: HOSTS SNL

HIGH: HOSTS SNL

Billed as her comeback, the Mean Girls star's March 4 hosting stint on Saturday Night Live proved she still had comedic chops – and that she could take a joke. "Wait, so the alarm goes off if I leave the stage?" she said, referring to 2011 her house arrest.

04 of 11

LOW: INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT

LOW: INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT
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Less than two weeks after her SNL triumph, Lohan hits another car in the parking lot of a Hollywood club in the early morning of March 14, and then reportedly drives away. Calling the incident "a complete lie," Lohan says, "I attempted to wish a friend happy birthday, which I didn't even get to do because I was freaked out by all of the paparazzi. These false accusations are absurd."

05 of 11

HIGH: CAST ON GLEE

HIGH: CAST ON GLEE
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In another casting coup, Lohan is hired in March to star in a late-season episode of the Fox musical-dramedy, making a cameo appearance as a judge (the irony!) in a glee club competition. During shooting, rumors swirled that the actress was late to the set, but her Glee costars denied any difficulties.

06 of 11

LOW: HOSPITALIZED AFTER CAR CRASH

LOW: HOSPITALIZED AFTER CAR CRASH
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On her way to the L.A. set of Liz & Dick on June 8, Lohan slams her Porsche into the back of a dump truck. Complaining of pain, she's rushed to a Santa Monica hospital. Later, the truck driver claims a Lohan associate allegedly tried to bribe him into not reporting the accident to police.

07 of 11

LOW: PARAMEDICS CALLED

LOW: PARAMEDICS CALLED
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After a 911 caller claims the actress is unconscious in her L.A. hotel room, an ambulance rushes to the scene on June 15. Citing dehydration and exhaustion, Lohan's rep blames the latest drama on her "grueling schedule" filming the Elizabeth Taylor biopic.

08 of 11

LOW: ARRESTED

LOW: ARRESTED
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After a trouble-free three months, Lohan is arrested in New York Sept. 19. The charge: leaving the scene of a crime after allegedly hitting a man with her Porsche near the Dream Hotel. After Lohan's picked up by the police, her rep issues a statement on her behalf, saying: "While some of the facts are still being gathered, it appears that this is much ado about nothing."

09 of 11

LOW: MAJOR FIGHT WITH MOM

LOW: MAJOR FIGHT WITH MOM
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After a night of clubbing Oct. 10, Lohan and her mom, Dina, clash in the back of a limo, prompting Lohan to call her father, who in turn calls 911. While police arrive on the scene at the actress' childhood Mineola, N.Y., home, no arrests are made. The next day, mother and daughter patch things up with a hug – in full view of the paparazzi.

10 of 11

LOW: PANNED IN LIZ & DICK

LOW: PANNED IN LIZ & DICK
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Lohan gears up for the Burton-Taylor film's much-anticipated Nov. 26 premiere, tweeting, "Hey guys! #LIzandDick is on@LifetimeTV! Got any questions for me? Please send them my way." But the question foremost on critics and viewers' minds was: How Lohan was completely miscast as Taylor.

11 of 11

LOW: ARRESTED – AGAIN

LOW: ARRESTED – AGAIN
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The bruising reviews are followed by a Nov. 29 altercation involving Lohan and another woman at a New York City nightclub. The actress is arrested for allegedly hitting the woman in the face and charged with third-degree assault. Hours later, a judge in California slaps her with three counts of misdemeanor, including lying to police, in connection with her June car accident.

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