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Dawn Holland, the staffer who was fired from Betty Ford after allegedly getting into an altercation with Lindsay Lohan, was snapped near her home today and X17 videographers questioned her about the incident.

Radar reports that Holland was paid $10,000 by TMZ for an interview and pictures, and when the rehab center learned of this, her employment was terminated for violating HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) laws. HOWEVER, when asked whether she was paid ten grand by the gossip site, Holland told X17online exclusively that she was not given compensation, and she declined to comment on her condition or respond to any other questions.

We contacted her attorney Keith Davidson, and he released the following statement to X17online:

    "Ms. Holland was immediately targeted, unmercifully interrogated, intimidated and threatened with her livelihood unless she conformed to the immoral and unethical requests of the Clinic. The BFC was exerting every influence they had in attempting to cover-up their own unlawful conduct. It’s a shame that during this season of giving, the once esteemed BFC has become the proverbial Grinch by trashing one of their own…Ms. Holland is a true survivor of the perils that the clinic claims to preach against…"


A lawyer for the Betty Ford Center formally contacted the California Attorney General's office last night, reporting Holland's actions, and the facility released the following statement on the matter: "The Betty Ford Center is extremely concerned about this situation and taking it very seriously. That's why they immediately reported this to the California Attorney General's office."

So was she paid more? Or is it possible there's a gag order in place? Now we really want to know what's going on!