London
(ANI):
Lindsay
Lohan"s
mum
Dina
has
jumped
in
to
back
her
daughter"s
multi-million
pound
legal
battle
over
an
advert
which
allegedly
used
the
actress" name
and
poked
fun
at
her
personal
problems.
Lohan,
23,
is
seeking
66.7
million
pounds
in
damages
and
compensation
in
connection
with
the
promo
for
financial
firm
E-Trade,
which
depicted
a
baby
girl
called
Lindsay
as
a
boyfriend
stealer
and
a
“milkaholic".
The
'Mean
Girls" star
filed
a
lawsuit
against
the
advert,
which
aired
on
U.S.
TV
during
the
Super
Bowl
last
month,
on
March
8
at
Nassau
County
Supreme
Court.
The
actress"
lawyer,
Stephanie
Ovadia,
alleges
company
bosses
used
Lohan"s
“name
and
characterisation"
without
paying
her
or
asking
for
her
approval,
thus
violating
her
rights.
But
chiefs
at
the
advertising
firm
behind
the
commercial
claim
they
chose
the
name
Lindsay
at
random.
And
now
Dina
has
waded
in
to
defend
her
daughter"s
decision
to
sue,
insisting
the
advert
reduced
the
actress
to
tears
during
the
Super
Bowl
celebrations.
She
claims
the
actress
called
her
after
the
Super
Bowl
“extremely
upset".
“She
said,
'Mommy,
help
me.
This
is
wrong.
How
can
they
do
this?""
the
Daily
Star
quoted
her
as
telling
The
New
York
Post.
Dina
is
adamant
the
commercial
was
aimed
at
her
daughter
-
insisting
the
name
Lindsay
has
as
much
recognition
as
other
single-word
monikers,
used
by
stars
such
as
Madonna
and
Cher.
“They"re
little
babies
doing
this,
mocking
another
child
who"s
just
trying
to
survive
Hollywood,
basically,"
she
said.
“I"m
just
basically
glad
I
took
a
stand.
I"m
not
going
to
let
them
do
this
to
us
anymore.
Everyone
knows
Lindsay,
like
Cher
or
Madonna,"
she
added.