Lindsay Lohan REVEALS the Real Reason She Left Hollywood _ E! News

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00:00 Lindsay Lohan is sharing what exactly led her to leave Hollywood for over a decade.

00:07 More than a decade after the actress left Hollywood, moving first to London before settling

00:12 in Dubai, she is now sharing insight into life in the public eye, and why her departure

00:18 was a much-needed change.

00:21 Lindsay tells Bustle in an interview published on March 14th, quote, "I feel like some of

00:27 my work got overshadowed by paparazzi and all that kind of stuff when I was younger.

00:34 And that's kind of annoying.

00:35 I wish that part didn't happen."

00:37 The Freaky Friday star continues, quote, "I feel like that kind of took on a life of its

00:43 own, so that's why I want it to disappear.

00:47 I was like, 'Unless there's no story here, they're not going to focus on just my work.'"

00:53 Lindsay goes on to say that what she experienced with incessant paparazzi coverage and speculation

01:00 is different than what younger stars go through today, adding, quote, "Social media is so

01:06 different now than when I was younger, that everyone has control of their own story."

01:12 However, she isn't paying attention to much of the noise, even on social media, adding,

01:18 quote, "I don't really pay attention to that.

01:22 I don't really read stuff that comes out either, 'cause I know how it works, so there's no

01:27 point.

01:28 And if you immerse yourself in that stuff, you're just going to get lost.

01:33 And it can just do so much to you."

01:36 And the 37-year-old has made her return over the last few years in a big way, making a

01:42 cameo appearance in the 2023 musical remake of her classic film Mean Girls, as well as

01:48 signing a deal with Netflix, which began with her 2022 movie Falling for Christmas and the

01:55 upcoming film Irish Wish.

01:58 Lindsay, who is a new mom to her 8-month-old son with husband Bader Shammas, explains to

02:05 E! News earlier this month how she's picking her projects moving forward, saying, quote,

02:11 "I want to do things that my son can see, but I also want to do things that inspire

02:17 me."

02:18 She adds, quote, "It's a learning process.

02:21 I'm having a different go at it, figuring out what I want to do and how I want to do

02:27 it."

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