Lindsay Lohan is reflecting on her past—and how fame at a young age came with a heavy price.
In a candid new interview with The Times, the 39-year-old actress opened up about her struggles with fame in the early 2000s, a time when paparazzi culture was at its peak.
“I don’t ever want my family to experience being chased by the paparazzi the way I was,” Lindsay said. “They were terrifying moments I had in my life — I have PTSD to the extreme from those things. The most invasive situations. Really scary. And I pray stuff like that never comes back. It’s not safe. It’s not fair.”
Lindsay said the culture has shifted since those days—and she credits the rise of social media for the change.
“It was way worse when I was younger,” she said, adding, “Now, because of social media, people can tell their own story in the way that you want it to be told. It has reclaimed the ownership of your life.”
Despite the shift, there’s still one modern issue that gives her pause.
“But then, now, somebody will have a phone up all the time,” she said. “That’s scary. That feels very uncomfortable. I’d rather someone just ask if they can take a photo or else you get cautious of every move you make.”
Her message is clear: fame may have changed, but the need for boundaries and respect remains the same.
