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According to sources for the NY Post, Lindsay Lohan was paid a whopping $70,000 by the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to host a pre-birthday celebration at the hotel's Wet Republic pool last weekend. That's not too shabby, right?

Well, those close to the actress tell the Post that the event was less of a celebration and more of a desperate attempt to pull in some extra cash! One insider said, "None of her really close friends were there. The only person who was even known was Brittny Gastineau." Yikes! What happened to being an A-list, in demand superstar? Oh...right.

Insiders report that the always erratic indecisive Linds changed into five different bathing suits during the course of the day, and while she didn't drink at the party, she was overheard complaining about the bad publicity surrounding the hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of jewelry that went missing from that recent Elle magazine photo shoot. Sounds just about right...