Lindsay Lohan's Record Company Fined $12M

Fox News ^ | 05/11/06 | By Roger Friedman

[misterrob]

The New York state attorney general has levied a $12 million fine against Universal Music Group for payola.

This is the largest fine so far in the war between Eliot Spitzer and the music industry, surpassing the $10 million that Sony had to pay and the $5 million for Warner Music Group.

But Universal — home of many overnight stars including several rappers who’ve come and gone — would be the place for this. The company has had enormous success, but at the same time encountered lawsuits from middle-men distributors claiming inflated sales numbers — double dipping at the cash register, so to speak.

Now we have some proof of what’s going on there, thanks to memos supplied as evidence by Spitzer’s office. Many of the acts are those you’ve never heard of. But others are illustrative of how Universal (which includes Island/Def Jam, Motown, Interscope and other labels) tried to force bad music down our throats.

[Revolting cat!]

Its a girl.

Girl? I though Lindsay was a boy's name!

[misterrob]

scoll down to post #12 and start there.

[misterrob]

scoll down to post #12 and start there.

[Dracian]

Well, I didn't know she sang (or at least had a record label.)

[lesser_satan]

IIRC, the male form is Lindsey (I think that's how Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwod Mac spells it).

[Publius6961]

What's a Lindsay Lohan?

[MeanWestTexan]

And left after a weekend or so.

[razorback-bert]

Since I don't know who she is I looked up this image.

[MeanWestTexan]

They pushed, but she didn't move.

Just kinda wobbled in place.

[Doohickey]

He certainly is. Wonder how many business avoid doing business in New York State because of that?

[BurbankKarl]

have you seen her lately?

[dingoMcgill]

Ain't nuttin wrong with that.

[MeanWestTexan]

That and collecting income taxes based on one game or one concert played there.

It's pathetic.

[Revolting cat!]

... and without all that make up, she looks approximately like this:

[BurbankKarl]

http://www.thesuperficial.com/image.php?path=/images/2006/05/lohan_justmyluckpremiere3.jpg

The cocaine has not been nice to her...

[Richard Kimball]

There was some heavy-duty photoshopping on that photo. She's already got some sun damage to her skin, as shows up on other photos on this thread. The last movie I saw her in was "The Parent Trap" when she was a kid, and she had a ton of freckles then. They've even blended those out.

[Straight Vermonter]

Why exactly is payola illegal again?

[MeanWestTexan]

Good question. How is it different than an infomercial?

They could say: these are the new hits Sony has paid us to play. People listen or they don't.

[Always Right]

Why exactly is payola illegal again?

You would think most New York Times articles should be payola by the DNC.

[llevrok]

Girl? I though Lindsay was a boy's name!

Close. I think John Lindsay batted from both sides of the plate.