Michael Lohan has come out and admitted that it was he who negotiated the deal and agreed to pay Betty Ford worker, Dawn Holland $25,000 in exchange for not pursuing charges against Lindsay Lohan.

Michael sent an email exclusively to Radar Online which reads:

“I am coming forward without regret, to tell the truth about the Dan Holland situation with my daughter. Lindsay.

“From the night of this occurrence, I have been aware of the entire situation.

Dawn DID assault Lindsay while demanding a urine (test) and took it to another level when Lindsay demanded the phone.

“Since then, Dawn has had her attorney meet with me, negotiate with me and even propose a “deal” with me, her lawyer and Lindsay’s lawyer, Shawn Holly (Chapman) and while I agreed to Dawn Holland’s initial “number”,  to procure financial stability due to getting fired, she got greedy and took it to another level.

“Dawn DEMANDED that Lindsay agree to a sit down interview to make ‘amends’ for the sake of the public NOT because Dawn wanted to set the record straight, but because she negotiated a deal to make more money from the interview.

“When Lindsay said that amends don’t need to be a public thing, and she would  NOT do it publicly, Dawn fired her lawyer and hired another one out of vengeance.

“With Dawn Holland’s record for abuse, her assault charges, her credibility and desire for money, I believe that he courts and public will see, that this is a woman, who motives and intentions (sic), to set Lindsay up, so she could have financial gain.

“If she really was or is in “recovery”, she would seek it in an emotional way, rather than financial.

“If this was any other person, in the same situation, Dawn, nor the authorities would ever pursue it in this fashion.”

Radar Online contacted Lindsay’s lawyer Shawn Chapman who covered her ass stated:

“I have never entered into any agreement with Ms. Holland or with any representative of Ms. Holland– on Ms. Lohan’s behalf or otherwise– for money to be paid to Ms. Holland, either directly or indirectly.”

I can’t believe I’m saying this (and it will probably be the one and only time I do so, trust me) but Michael Lohan is correct in that if this were anyone other than Lindsay, this whole circus would not have happened.

Not being a lawyer or anything I’m wondering if there will be any repercussions to Michael admitting he paid someone not to press charges. Lindsay’s lawyer was very quick to remove herself from anything to do with it so that leads me to believe it may not have been Michael’s brightest move.

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