It won’t be wrong to say that in Lindsay Lohan’s Hollywood career, the actress has stirred quite a few controversies. However, she has since discarded her old ways and is happily living and settled in Dubai with her husband, Bader Shammas, and their son. While she did make a return to the land of acting in 2021 and has one more film in development with Netflix, she recently made a cameo in Mean Girls.
A musical based on her own Mean Girls movie of 2004, her payday for the small cameo has yet again started a new wave of controversy on the internet, with netizens alleging that she was paid very very less.
Lindsay Lohan Earned $500K For Mean Girls Cameo
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The 2004 film Mean Girls was what made Lindsay Lohan an established Hollywood star despite being in the industry for ages. Starring as Cady Heron, her career truly did take off after that one film as the role brought her critical praise and accolades.
So to say that having her cameo in the new Mean Girls musical adaptation was truly nostalgic and personal for a lot of fans would not be an understatement. Her shocking cameo, which nobody had any idea of, led to a huge round of applause when the movie premiered on January 8, 2024, in New York.
A full-circle moment for the franchise as well as the actress, fans have been raving about her cameo ever since. Although her appearance was brief, as per Variety, the Parent Trap star was paid about $500,000 for only half a day’s worth of work in the latest adaptation.
While Paramount or even Lohan’s rep declined a comment, as soon as the news went viral numerous fans took to social media, some calling the studio out for ‘under-paying her’ while others called them out for ‘over-paying’ her.
Lindsay Lohan’s “Hefty” $500K Paycheck Triggers Controversy
Lindsay Lohan may have long said goodbye to her ‘controversial’ past, but controversies haven’t let her off the hook yet. As soon as the news of her hefty paycheck for a brief cameo in the new musical Mean Girls went viral, netizens were quick to stir up another controversy.
While being paid $500K for a small cameo isn’t a small amount, numerous fans of her were of the opinion that since it was her who made Mean Girls famous in the first place, she should have made at least a million (via X).
As she should. Shes deserves $1M though cause she actually popularized the source.
— joey (@Fan_FlickOn) January 16, 2024
Worth a million at least. She was robbed.
— DVA (@dva2027) January 16, 2024
That’s a healthy hourly wage right there😂😂
— CinemaBums (@Cinema_Bums) January 16, 2024
More than what a black lead makes
— ✨Chapin: A New Chapter✨ (@CaptianChapin) January 16, 2024
"Just"… Just for a star maybe…
But the majority of us would be HAPPY with those "only" 500 K $…
— Alex Prince Quinn. (@AlexPrince32775) January 16, 2024
Stated several fans on X, giving mixed reactions to the news and thus, stirring up a new controversy regarding the star. Although there have been no statements from the studio or the star, netizens and fans can never be satisfied.
Both 2004’s Mean Girls and the 2024 adaptation can be streamed on Paramount+.
