Lindsay Lohan Criticized For Tweets About Her Humanitarian Work
Posted on Mon Dec 14th, 2009 9:20am PDT By X17 Staff
Another Lindsay Twitter story? You betcha!
The other day Lindsay tweeted from India, “Over *40 children saved* so far…… Within one day’s work…… This is what life is about….. Doing THIS is a life worth living!!!†Lindsay has since deleted the tweet from her page, but not before upsetting a social activist/lawyer named Bhuwan!
Bhuwan is a member of the activist group Bachpan Bachao Andolan, and he told the Telegraph that Lindsay wasn't even in India when the 40 children were saved during raids in New Delhi! Bhuwan said, "She was not even in the country when this raid happened. We’ll be complaining to the BBC and talking to our lawyers … Would Lohan know where these workshops are?"
Ruchira Gupta, an anti-trafficking campaigner, added, "If celebrities do it to get publicity then they are trivializing child-trafficking." Burn! I understand that Lindsay is simply trying to stick up for a good cause, but perhaps she should be more careful about the statements she makes? She sure made it sound like she was there helping save the children!
However, a BBC spokesman defended the actress, saying, "Lindsay Lohan has just completed filming in India for a BBC Three project on child trafficking. We would like to stress that she did not say she was present at the raid, this is a misinterpretation. She was merely referring to a raid that happened connected to child trafficking - the subject of the program."
Lindsay's back in Los Angeles now, and we're guessing she'll have something to tweet about this once she wakes up!
At least Lindsay's raising awareness for child trafficking, but I think we all know her motivation behind this...
The other day Lindsay tweeted from India, “Over *40 children saved* so far…… Within one day’s work…… This is what life is about….. Doing THIS is a life worth living!!!†Lindsay has since deleted the tweet from her page, but not before upsetting a social activist/lawyer named Bhuwan!
Bhuwan is a member of the activist group Bachpan Bachao Andolan, and he told the Telegraph that Lindsay wasn't even in India when the 40 children were saved during raids in New Delhi! Bhuwan said, "She was not even in the country when this raid happened. We’ll be complaining to the BBC and talking to our lawyers … Would Lohan know where these workshops are?"
Ruchira Gupta, an anti-trafficking campaigner, added, "If celebrities do it to get publicity then they are trivializing child-trafficking." Burn! I understand that Lindsay is simply trying to stick up for a good cause, but perhaps she should be more careful about the statements she makes? She sure made it sound like she was there helping save the children!
However, a BBC spokesman defended the actress, saying, "Lindsay Lohan has just completed filming in India for a BBC Three project on child trafficking. We would like to stress that she did not say she was present at the raid, this is a misinterpretation. She was merely referring to a raid that happened connected to child trafficking - the subject of the program."
Lindsay's back in Los Angeles now, and we're guessing she'll have something to tweet about this once she wakes up!