Lindsay Lohan arrested at New York nightclub

Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan has been arrested after police said she hit a woman during an argument at a New York nightclub.

The star was arrested at 4am on Thursday (29 November) and charged with assault.

She is accused of getting into an argument with another woman at Club Avenue in Manhattan's Chelsea district.

Police say the 26-year-old hit the woman in the face with her hand but that she did not need medical help.

In September she was accused of clipping a man with her car outside another New York nightclub but the charges were dropped.

In May, she was also cleared of allegations that she hit a Hollywood nightclub manager with her car.

Probation

Last month police were called to her childhood home on Long Island after reports of fight between her and her mother but no evidence was found to support the claims.

The actress was also involved in a car crash in California this summer.

The star and an assistant were taken to hospital and the accident is still being investigated.

Lindsay Lohan remains on probation for taking a necklace from a jewellery store without permission last year.

It means she doesn't have to check in with a judge or probation officer but could face a jail term if arrested again.

Her latest film, Liz & Dick, in which she portrays screen icon Elizabeth Taylor, premiered on US television on Sunday (25 November).

Lindsay Lohan has also recently filmed The Canyons, an independent film written by Less Than Zero and American Psycho's Bret Easton Ellis.

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