Lindsay Lohan Cashes in on Birthday

Actress Lindsay Lohan has once again attempted to cash in on her birthday, the only difference being that this year she actually succeeded!

For the last two years, the troubled starlet has tried to use her birthday celebrations as a cash injection, and failed miserably. Her 21st, as you may well remember, was a wash-out, with Lohan forced to cancel her hundred-thousand-dollar party at Las Vegas’ Pure nightclub for a trip to rehab, and last year, she actually hunted for her party’s financial support with an extravagant advertising campaign on the internet.

This year, however, Lohan has managed to strike gold – literally – with the MGM Grand in Las Vegas reportedly shelling out $70,000 to host an all-day “pre-celebration” celebration at their already scheduled Wet Republic pool party last weekend.

The event doubled as a promotion for Lohan’s new Sevyn Nine self-tanning mist range, and saw the Mean Girls star change bikinis five times before she threw on some club gear to party the night away to Michael Jackson tunes.

Despite it being labeled as a birthday celebration, sources claim that none of Lohan’s close friends bothered to make an appearance, and admit that the gig was nothing more than an “urgent attempt” to pull in some extra cash.

“None of her really close friends were there,” says one source. “The only person who was even known was Brittny Gastineau.”

Lohan steered clear of the free-flowing alcohol for the entire party and was gracious enough to allow photographs to be taken inside the event, the source added.

The actress is believed to be planning “a small private party with friends in L.A.” for her actual birthday, which is tomorrow. No doubt the cash injection from Vegas will help make the festivities extra-special for LiLo and her celebrity buddies.

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