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Lindsay Lohan Says Dubai’s Privacy Laws Make Her Feel Safe
There’s the Lindsay Lohan the world couldn’t stop watching, the one in magazines, on red carpets, chased by cameras and caught in headlines she didn’t write. The girl who grew up in front of flashing lights, whose every move became a moment for public debate.
But then there’s the other Lindsay. The one most people never got to know. A woman who, after years of being “seen,” wanted a little space. A little stillness. A life that didn’t feel like it was always on display. Not for show, not for gossip.
And according to her, for the first time in a long time, she feels safe. “You Can’t Just Snap a Picture of Someone Here”, in an interview with Live with Kelly and Mark on July 30 Lindsay shared something, “You can’t take a picture of someone else in Dubai without asking first.” This is not courtesy. It’s the law. And for someone who spent years being followed, filmed, photographed, often at her lowest moments, that kind of rule is liberating.
paparazzi don’t exist the way they do in LA. There’s no hiding behind tinted windows, no running through airports with heads down, no ducking into restaurants through the back door. “I can take my son out, and I’m not looking over my shoulder,” she says. “It’s a different kind of peace.”
Lindsay’s not shy about admitting that the years of public scrutiny left scars. “It gave me PTSD to the extreme,” she’s said. Every step she took, every mistake she made, every outfit, every expression all magnified, dissected, and turned into entertainment.So, she left.
Not just the industry. Not just Hollywood. She left the whole system behind and chose a city where she could start over, not as a celebrity, but as a mother, a wife, a woman reclaiming her own narrative. There’s something beautifully unglamorous about the life Lindsay describes now.
She wakes up, takes care of her son, goes about her day without the performance. There’s no chase, no spectacle. She’s living her life. Dubai gives her something LA never could: anonymity. Ironically, the girl who was once everywhere is now happiest in a place where nobody’s trying to see her.
Some critics wonder, “Isn’t that a cage?” A place with rules, restrictions, no spontaneous photos or wild tabloid stories? To Lindsay, it’s the opposite. It’s freedom.
Because freedom isn’t just doing whatever you want. Sometimes, it’s knowing the world won’t take your worst day and turn it into clickbait. It’s raising your child without flashing lights and whispered gossip. It’s choosing who sees you and when.
Conclusion
Honestly, I respect the decision Lindsay has made to step away from the spotlight and just live her life quietly. I think deep down, most of us want that too. A little privacy. A little peace. And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. If anything, it reminds us that choosing calm over chaos is still a valid, powerful choice.
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