NEWSMAKERS | Lohan pleads not guilty to grand theft

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Lohan pleads not guilty to grand theft

LOS ANGELES

Lindsay Lohan pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace — a case that could return the troubled starlet to jail rather than the big screen.

She entered the plea through her attorney Shawn Chapman Holley after a judge scolded her about following the law.

“Look around this room,” Superior Court Judge Keith Schwartz told Lohan. “Everybody else has to follow the law. You’re no different than anyone else. So please, don’t push your luck.”

Schwartz set bail at $40,000. He said it appeared Lohan had violated her probation in a 2007 drunken-driving case and warned that if she violated the law while free on bail, he would have her arrested and held.

Lohan spoke little during the hearing except to acknowledge her name and that she understood the charge and the possible consequences.

Prosecutors claim the 24-year-old starlet took the necklace in January.

If convicted of the theft charge, Lohan could face up to three years in state prison.

Vindicator wire services