Proving yet again that she’s still got star power and can earn a paycheck just like the rest of them, Lindsay’s signed on with Visa to host their second annual Swap-a. In this shop that pops up in London for only one day (July 19), customers can bring in old clothes and swap them for Visa points which are then put on your Visa card. These points then can be used to buy other second-hand items from the same store.

Last year, Mischa Barton hosted the event, and this year Lindsay will lend herself not only the day of, but also in promotional images.

I’ve been MIA for a few days, and while I was on sabbatical (as I like to call it) Lindsay was accused of drunkenly fighting and then passing out in Sam Ronson’s car. So the paps immediately jumped on it, and when she was spotted out with her assistant and sans Ronson on Wednesday, everyone was saying how good it was that she wasn’t hanging out with Sam.

Too bad for them the pair were spotted in Las Vegas just a few days later, and that Lindsay didn’t drink while there! Blows all sorts of holes in their theories that Ronson’s bad for her.

Anyhow. Celebrity Gossip has some pictures of Lindsay from that Wednesday lunch out with her assistant.

Just when you think TMZ will have everyone convinced Lindsay’s back off the wagon, drinking all night long in bars and getting into fights with Olsen twins over her supposed girlfriend Sam Ronson, she does something like this to turn the tables on us.

Friday Lindsay and Sam Ronson were in Las Vegas, the pair headed straight to the Strip House restaurant, where Lindsay immediately ordered a drink. Her drink of choice, however, was a Shirley Temple. Sounds about right for your steak and fries in my book, especially if you’re trying to stay sober and keep your life on track.

People reports that the pair later took in Kanye West’s show, but then Lindsay retreated to their two-bedroom suite (how do they know that?) at Planet Hollywood while Ronson spent a few hours deejaying at their Hawaiian Tropic Zone. This is the second time this month she’s deejayed at a party for this club. Last time it was New York, and Lindsay was drinking Grey Goose and Red Bulls all night.

I’m betting the pair won’t be in Vegas for long!

Looks like whatever adorable genes both Lindsay and Ali got, their little brother got them as well. Those freckles and that red head are definitely a dominant trait in that family.

Looks like Lindsay spent quite a bit of time on the web pages of People this weekend! She went out to Times Square’s Hawaiian Tropic Zone to support friend Samantha Ronson, who was DJ’ing there from midnight until 4am. The pair showed up on time, and Lindsay enjoyed the night dancing and drinking Grey Goose and Red Bull cocktails. Should she be doing that if she’s in recovery?! When Samantha was done with her set at 4am, the pair snuck out in a Black Escalade.

All the news from the weekend wasn’t good, however. Lindsay also finally spoke out publicly against her father, who’s been spending a lot of time talking to the media about her.

“I just wish that he wouldn’t go and talk to the media,” she said Friday on radio’s The Billy Bush Show. “It’s not attractive to me, it really upsets me and I wish he would stop. … I love my father. I just don’t know why he’s doing what he’s doing. It’s a weird situation, very odd.”

Here’s hoping her father gets that message!

(tons of pics of Lindsay and Sam at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone after the jump)

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In an interview with Spin Magazine promoting her new album of Tom Waits covers, Scarlett started talking about Lindsay and Paris and their music. She had this to say:

“I have no relationship with either Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton, even as far as my lifestyle or the music I listen to. They probably made music that fits with their lifestyle – ‘Wouldn’t it be great if I were dancing to my own song in the club?’ My album is more suited to my lifestyle. I live a very low-key life.”

People all over the internet are freaking out about this, saying she’s blasting them, talking trash, being mean. Personally, while I think she’s making a lot of judgments in a short amount of time, it’s not mean. Lindsay spends a good amount of time at clubs, especially when friend Sam Ronson is dj-ing, so it’s not a far leap to say she might like hearing her music played at a club. And if Scarlett doesn’t know Lindsay (which she says is true), then she just doesn’t know.

Plus, she said “probably”. Total mea culpa there. Whatever. Mostly I think it was her way of separating herself from all the other blonde starlets out there, give the “alterna-boys” over at Spin one more thing to drool over … her alterna-status.

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PopSugar is reporting that Lindsay seems to have traded in one addiction for another. While we may not see her out boozing or drugging anymore, we still get plenty of photo ops of the starlet. Now she’s leaving the salon three times a week.

I say good for her. Everyone knows how nice it is to visit the salon, get your hair done professionally. Even if she’s just getting a blow-out and some curls added to her long (and probably fake) locks, or just getting her tracks sewn down tighter, the salon is always a treat. I bet she’s throwing in a few mani-pedis while she’s there as well. And even if the salon is an expensive habit, it’s at least healthier than all the drugs and alcohol she was so addicted to before. Plus, much like celebs get free purses and cell phones and clothes (because by showcasing them, they’re giving the company advertising time), I’m betting she’s getting a sweet deal for all the press the salons she frequents seem to be getting.

Remember back when Lindsay was a young starlet, still devouring Disney scripts instead of drugs for breakfast, and feuding with other young stars because they didn’t know about sex yet? Yeah, me neither. But Hilary Duff still remembers all the negative press she got from the feud the pair shared over Aaron Carter. Which I still don’t get. He’s not cute, he’s a total douche (like his brother Nick), and yet all these young girls were fighting over him like he was Brad Pitt.

I digress. Hilary is finally coming clean on all the feuds she’s been involved in, and Lindsay’s name came up. This is what she had to say about it:

On Lindsay Lohan: “Supposedly, I stole Lindsay Lohan’s boyfriend [Aaron Carter]. We were, like, 13! And I’ve never stolen anyone’s boyfriend! I don’t know how you do that! . . . She was talking about it and I wasn’t. It made us both look bad and put up a big weirdness. Really she was just a girl my age. We are fine now, by the way.”

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(photo note - I realize the photos of both girls are slightly outdated.)

Too bad she didn’t wear a longer shirt with those leggings. One of these days she’ll learn that she’s got to ditch those things … they’re so out of fashion even Walmart has stopped selling them!

In rumor news, Lindsay’s dad seems to be trying to dissuade the negative press that’s been surrounding him (again) lately, what with reopening his divorce case and all that. He’s been telling people that Lindsay will be joining him on a missions trip to India in the near future. Michael’s joined up with a group called Times Square Church Missions.

“Our trip next February encompasses the issue of child sexual slavery in India. We also deal with helping AIDS victims,” he tells In Touch. “She has made it clear she definitely wants to come along.”

Too bad for Michael this latest bout of bullshit is simply that. Bullshit. Lindsay’s reps have vehemently denied her involvement in this mission work, and I’m really not surprised. She’s too busy with a variety of music and movie projects to head off with her father. Too bad for Michael all this has done is tarnish his image even further.