Nothing says “I love you” like needles, ink, and pain. It also says “This is going to last forever,” and “there’s no way I’ve just cursed our relationship” when you get matching tattoos with your beloved. So it can only be a good thing that Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson have added versions of each other’s ink to their own body art collections.

What’s one way to cover up a former flame and simultaneously declare your ladylove? Color in an old tattoo and have your gal-pal get one to match, if you’re Lindsay Lohan.

New pictures have surfaced of Linds and Samantha Ronson rocking identical small, black heart tattoos on their hands.

First acquired in July 2006 with then-beau Harry Morton, Lindsay’s tattoo (on her left hand between the thumb and index finger) was white in color. She has since had the tat outlined with black ink, and Ronson has replicated the heart on her own left hand.

Quick to reciprocate, Lindsay has also turned up with one of Samantha’s tattoos. Ronson has cascading red stars inked down her right arm, and now Lohan is showing off a red star on her right hand.

[From E! Online]

At least they didn’t get each other’s names. That’s about the same thing as declaring “we’re going to have a really bitter breakup in less than two months.” I was thinking it seemed sort of early for the whole matching tattoos bit, but Lohan and Ronson have been together for at least a couple months. I guess this is an important relationship step some couples just have to take. Two of my friends got matching tattoos of Nerd candies on skateboards after they’d been dating for only six weeks, and now they’re living together. Who says love is dead?

Here are Lindsay and Sam leaving Maxfields carrying matching shopping bags in Los Angeles yesterday. The last picture is a close-up of Lindsay’s red star tattoo, taken last week in New York. Images thanks to WENN.

Though I don’t think anyone with half a brain believes the gossip that came out yesterday that Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are planning on tying the knot, that hasn’t stopped creepy dad Michael Lohan from yapping to the press about it. And how he doesn’t approve.

Though in May Michael told Us Weekly his feelings about the SamRo relationship were that his daughter, “‘is a big girl, and she can make her own life choices. Then it is between her and God,’” apparently Michael has now decided to be a little less open-minded – though deliberately vague in his comments. Because that’s a better way to get press.

Gay marriage may be legal in California now, but wedding bells don’t seem to be in Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson’s immediate future. And if the couple were to wed, Lohan’s dad Michael probably wouldn’t play the proud father giving away the bride.

“I haven’t heard anything (about an upcoming wedding) from Lindsay, but if she was marrying Sam, I don’t think she’d ask me to walk her down the aisle,” says Michael. “She knows about my (Christian) faith … she just wouldn’t ask.”

That’s not to say that he doesn’t support Lindsay and a possible relationship with Ronson, he just supports her in more indirect ways.

“I want her to be happy and healthy and stay on the right path,” he says. “If I discuss (her relationship), I say that I want her to be happy.”

[From MSNBC’s The Scoop]

I feel nauseous every time I hear Michael Lohan spout his “I’ve been in too much therapy” jargon. Considering he’s always spouting off about his faith (but not doing anything useful or productive with it – just bragging about it, as far as I can tell) it seems that what Michael is implying is that Lindsay wouldn’t ask him to be part of a gay wedding because he doesn’t approve.

He doesn’t all-out say this so it’s hard to nail him on his comments. And Michael doesn’t actually say he doesn’t approve of Lindsay and Sam’s relationship or being gay in general. There’s just this tone of “wanting her to be happy” and “staying on the right path” and considering how sanctimonious he is, you can’t help but think he’s implying that being in a gay relationship is something other than the right path.

Michael Lohan and his girlfriend Erin Muller at the Social Like Magazine Party in Water Mill, Long Island on July 4th. Images thanks to Fame.

Though Lindsay Lohan could never commit to any one guy (and why should she – she’s only 22), apparently she’s planning on committing the rest of her life to one woman. News of the World claims that Lohan and still-not-officially-acknowledged-girlfriend Samantha Ronson are getting hitched in the fall.

Lindsay Lohan set to prove she and Samantha Ronson are more than friends - she is reportedly planning to marry the DJ later this year. The pair has long refused to confirm rumours they are in a lesbian relationship, but are now reportedly planning to exchange vows in a Los Angeles commitment ceremony.

And Lohan’s mother Dina is said to be planning a lavish reception party to “welcome Sam into the family”. A source tells British newspaper The News Of The World: “Dina is still working on the date of the party but it’s looking like towards the end of the year.

“Lindsay’s new album Spirit In The Dark is out in November, so (the wedding could be held) around then. They’ve been keeping the relationship quiet for months and trying to pass each other off as ‘just good friends’. But they’ve decided it isn’t a fling - it’s for life - so they want to make their romance public.”

[From Contact Music]

I’m guessing the odds are pretty good that this story is bull, but it’s floating around there and people are getting all excited at the potential union. The idea of any Lohan entering into a marriage contract makes me pretty darn nervous, regardless of whom they’re thinking about marrying. Lindsay is only 22. And while Samantha is about to turn 31, that doesn’t make up for Lindsay’s young age. And frankly, Lindsay isn’t a mature 22. She’s a 22 who generally acts like she’s 16.

Something tells me if there is even one kernel of truth to this story, it was something Lohan said in excitement, not something they’re actually planning on doing. Though you know if Dina can use it to pimp her crappy reality show, she’ll be all over it.

Here’s Lindsay and Samantha at LAX on Friday. Images thanks to Fame.

Yesterday Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton told the press he wasn’t going to attend a meeting about creating laws to restrain the paparazzi. Clearly there are MUCH bigger issues for police to worry about in Los Angeles than photographers. You know, gangs, murder, drugs, robbery, rape… it’s a pretty long list. But unfortunately, instead of saying something along the lines of “We have even more pressing criminal matters to attend to,” Bratton basically made a smart ass remark about how dumb celebrities are; noting that the idiot trifecta of Paris/Britney/Lindsay had calmed down a lot lately.

‘If you notice, since Britney started wearing clothes and behaving; Paris is out of town not bothering anybody anymore, thank God, and evidently, Lindsay Lohan has gone gay, we don’t seem to have much of an issue,” he told KNBC-TV.

[From OK! Magazine]

Well it makes for an amusing sound bite if nothing else. But it probably wasn’t the most professional way to say “I don’t think it’s an issue anymore.” And it was perfect Lohan bait.

Lindsay Lohan is taking no prisoners to protect her personal life and rumored relationship with d.j. pal Samantha Ronson.

On Friday, in response to L.A. Police Chief William Bratton’s comment that the city’s paparazzi problem is no longer an issue because evidently Lindsay Lohan “has gone gay,” the actress fired back with a statement of her own. And yes, it was to the paparazzi.

“Police, you shouldn’t get involved in everyone else’s business when it comes to their personal life. It’s inappropriate,” she said in a video posted on TMZ.

[From OK! Magazine]

I do enjoy how Lindsay erroneously addresses all police. I realize Lindsay Lohan isn’t smart enough to know the man’s name, but you’d think she could have been a little more specific in her phrasing. Her comments are so over-generalized and vague that it makes her come across as exceptionally stupid. Even for Lindsay Lohan.

It’ll be interesting to see if any of these paparazzi laws come into effect. John Mayer and Milo Ventimiglia were all at the meeting – which Bratton called a “complete waste of time.” He did clarify that he has a gay sister and is a fan of gay rights – so I’m not sure why he tossed that original comment in at all.

Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are shown at LAX catching a flight yesterday. Credit: Fame and WENN.

Lindsay Lohan seems to be only about two steps away from officially announcing her relationship with Samantha Ronson to People. Linds followed Sam to her DJ gig at the Ultimate White Party at Shrine at the MGM Grand in Connecticut. Apparently she was pretty shy at first, generally hiding out in the deejay booth for most of the evening. But later on the Lohan we all know (and sorta/kinda/maybe love) emerged, as Lindsay mingled with the crowd and photographers.

… Seated in front of a black door, Lohan kept her head down, and alternated between sipping from Ronson’s sake glass and a bottle of water. She didn’t even dance until Ronson played Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way.” But her self-consciousness set in after the camera flashes started, and she retreated to the corner.

Later in the night Lohan grabbed one lensman’s camera and was overheard saying, “I want to show all these people how it feels, so I’m going to take their picture,” before going berserk with it. Running from side to side of the DJ booth, Lohan snapped a few pictures of Ronson while she was spinning before turning the camera on the crowd. Guests seated next to the booth were the subjects of a particularly long series of pictures because Lohan thought, “they look the sketchiest.”

At 1am, when the party wrapped up, Lohan grabbed the microphone and declared, “She’s taken!” after everyone began yelling Ronson’s name. Security moved quick when the crowd of 1,200 partiers wasn’t leaving the venue. “Lindsay snapped a little bit, and said she needed to get out of there right away. The lights were on, everyone could easily see her and they were all trying to get a picture,” said one insider.

[From the Daily News]

OK! Magazine claims that the phrasing was a little different, and what Lindsay actually said was, “’And no she’s not single!’” But the point is still pretty much the same. It seems like the two are obviously becoming more and more comfortable with their relationship, and slowly making clear that the rumors aren’t just rumors. On a side note, I did find the description of Lindsay’s behavior with the camera kind of annoying, in a vintage Lohan fashion. Regardless, I bet we see the two of them announcing their love on the cover of People within the next two months.

Here Lindsay and Sam on the set of Ugly Betty on Tuesday in Queens. Images thanks to Fame.

I have to admit, I find the relationship between Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson to be really cute. Like, really really cute. Lindsay seemed to exclusively date douche bags when she was dating men. But Samantha seems pretty awesome – and really into Lindsay. And she doesn’t seem like the sort to sell LiLo out, unlike a few of her past paramours. And in a sense, perhaps it says something about their relationship that they haven’t made some big announcement or blogged all over their respective MySpaces. It seems like they’re with each other out of genuine affection, and that’s pretty sweet to see.

On the heels of reports that Samantha Ronson recently changed her Facebook relationship status to “in a relationship,” she and Lindsay Lohan stepped out in New York City in coordinated fedoras on Thursday. At the Sephora Celebrates Ten Years of Glamorous event, the pair kept mum, but Lohan’s mom Dina gushed about Ronson.

“I love Samantha,” Dina Lohan told reporters. “She’s like a child to me. They’re great friends and as long as my daughter is happy and healthy, it is what it is.” Ronson, wearing her usual skinny jeans and shirt, spun a mix of ’80s tunes and current hits throughout the night, and Lohan, in a slinky multi-colored sequined dress, jammed alongside her. Lohan spent the evening, drink-free, texting friends on her phone, playing with Ronson’s deejay equipment and posing for pictures.

At midnight, the two left together, holding hands.

[From People]

Aww. I never thought Lindsay Lohan would do anything that would make me say that. Here are the Lohans at the Sephora Celebrates Ten Years of Glamorous on Thursday in New York City, where Ronson deejayed for the night. Images thanks to PR Photos.

The eternal optimist in me finds it really nice when messed up people get their lives together. Case in point: Britney Spears. Now Brit did it with the help of her parents, older brother, the courts, psychiatrists and a team of lawyers. But she’s really doing a good job of getting her life in order.

Someone who hasn’t gotten as much attention for improving her life is Lindsay Lohan. Perhaps it’s because Lindsay didn’t fall quite as far as Britney – she never ended up in a mental ward, and had no children to lose. But she did spend what seemed like three quarters of her life either drunk in clubs or in rehab. She was also very publicly shamed for her poor work ethic on the set of Georgia Rule by Morgan Creek CEO James G. Robinson in the summer of 2006.

However Lindsay is clearly trying to turn things around. Cheryl Hines, one of Lohan’s costars in the upcoming comedy Labor Pains, has praised her work ethic.

Cheryl Hines can’t curb her enthusiasm for working with Lindsay Lohan on the set of their film Labor Pains. “I have had a great time shooting with her, and when we have scenes together we have a lot of fun improvising… It usually ends in a big laugh fest, and they have to cut because we can’t talk anymore.”

Hines, who has starred with Larry David in the HBO hit Curb Your Enthusiasm since 2000, insists she expected nothing less from the 22-year-old star – even in light of Lohan’s past troubles on set. “It was what I expected,” Hines said of Lohan’s professionalism. “I honestly expected that she’s gotten herself together, and really wanted to work and that’s what she’s showing us. I’m very proud of her.”

Lohan’s movie career has been stalled by stints in rehab, but a Labor Pains producer confirmed to PEOPLE in June that those days appear to be over – Lohan showed up for work June 9 on the L.A. location and has consistently been early and well-prepared for the grueling 12-hour shoots.

[From People]

It took Lindsay almost two years to get her act together (I’m not going to go so far as to say she’s cleaned it up entirely) but it seems like she’s managed to gain a bit of maturity. And to be fair, Lindsay had to do it without the help of her parents.

No one’s saying Britney Spears’ mom and dad are examples of awesome parenting, but they at least saw their daughter had a problem and tried to step up. Dina Lohan has always maintained that nothing’s wrong with Lindsay, while Michael has begged her to find God. They’ve pretty much done whatever they could to make her problems worse.

It seems like whatever improvements Lindsay has made, she’s made on her own, or perhaps with the help of her not-quite-acknowledged girlfriend Samantha Ronson. And Labor Pains looks like it might actually be funny. Good for her.

Here’s Lindsay Lohan on the set of ‘Labor Pains’ in L.A. on Friday. Images thanks to WENN.

There’s a priceless interview with the band McFly in the British Magazine Heat. The band appeared with Lindsay Lohan in the 2006 film Just My Luck, during which Lohan had a brief relationship with drummer Harry Judd, 22. Judd’s bandmates wrote a song teasing him about hooking up with Lindsay, called “Please Please Lindsay Please.” Lohan denied having anything to do with Judd, saying “I didn’t date him. I didn’t fancy any of the McFly boys. But they’re really nice.” She went on to say she doesn’t really like their music either and is more into Arctic Monkeys.

I’m not too familiar with the band McFly but you can tell from the interview that they have a wacky sense of humor and a lot of fun together. The journalist is a bit of a fan girl and asks them if any of their four members are single. They say they all have girlfriends, and when she expresses dissapointment bassist Dougie Poynter, 20, quips “we’re swingers. When we say we’re going on holiday together, we’re actually on a swinger’s cruise.”

Then she brings up the issue that drummer Harry used to date Lindsay Lohan and asks if he’s heard from her. She also asks the band what they think about Lohan’s relationship with Samantha Ronson and most of them express surprise. It’s unclear if this is news to Harry exactly, but you can tell it’s the first his bandmates have heard of it.

Harry, have you heard from Lindsay Lohan recently?
Harry [laughing] Yeah, she sent me a text earlier. [Danny, Tom and Dougie all laugh.] No, of course I haven’t!

What do you make of her going out with Samantha Ronson?
Tom: Is that true?!
Danny: She’s a lesbian?
Harry: [sarcastically] Oh dear… I must have put her off guys.
Dougie: I don’t believe she’s a lesbian! I find it really weird, though, that you’ve been there.
Harry: Whatever she gets up to is her own business.

[From Heat Magazine, print edition, July 12-18, 2008]

That’s a good answer from Harry and maybe he already knew about Sam and Lindsay. The journalist also brought up the fact that guitarist and lead volcalist Danny Jones, 22, set fire to his pubes during a show at G.A.Y. last year. He did something called a “flaming lady,” which is where you tuck your man parts and then burn your pubes. There’s video of this on YouTube and the announcer encouraged him to do it and he just went along with it. It looked mildly painful but he didn’t really burn his skin or anything.

When asked if they have any secrets that we don’t know about, Danny said he “bleached [bassist] Dougie’s bum hole.”

These guys marveled for about half a minute that Lohan is with a woman now, and then they moved on to the next goofy thing. Kind of like celebrity gossip in general.

As I was reading through old stories looking for the news about Lohan’s relationship with Harry Judd I came across an old quote she gave that seems particularly telling in light of her relationship with Sam. She told Harper’s Bazaar “I’ve become like the guy in relationships. Lately I just cannot be in a monogamous relationship.” She seems like she’s in a monogamous relationship now.

Here are links to a GMTV Interview with these guys if you’re interested in seeing them speak. They’re goofy.
GMTV web interview with McFly part 1
GMTV web interview with McFly part 2

And here’s their video “One for the Radio.” It’s pretty solid pop.

Thanks to my husband for bringing back a stack of gossip magazines from his business trip to London.

Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are shown on 7/2/08, Credit: WENN. All the photos of Lohan in various outfits below were taken on the set of Labor pains on 7/11/08. Credit: WENN. McFly are shown in February and May, 2007. Credit: PRPhotos.

I never thought I’d say this, but I am really impressed with Lindsay Lohan. At least for her. If you were to hold Lindsay up to a regular person, probably not so much. But considering she’s nearly on par with Paris Hilton, she’s made some pretty big changes in her life – for the better. Lindsay’s relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson has really seemed to mellow her. She’s been acting much more mature lately, focusing on her work, not getting into any car accidents, and seemingly not drinking to such a ridiculous extent that she ends up in rehab. All big steps for her.

And it seems pretty clear that Sam is just as in to Lindsay. For her 22nd birthday last week, Ronson bought her a $22,000 diamond ring from Cartier. Not too shabby.

Samantha — the sister of super-producer Mark Ronson — reportedly splashed out the hefty amount on a Cartier diamond ring for Lindsay’s 22nd birthday.

Lindsay was later seen sporting the band when she and Samantha were shopping in LA. A source says, “Sam took Lindsay shopping to celebrate her 22nd birthday.

“Although Lindsay is the major breadwinner, Sam has her own money and is very proud.

“It’s not an engagement ring - simply a token of her commitment. Lindsay is thrilled and she and Sam are very content.”

[From Showbiz Spy]

According to a good deal of internet gossip, Sam not only pays her own way, she generally pays for Lindsay too. Considering the rumors of money problems that have been hounding LiLo for well over a year, that’s not too surprising.

Lohan made a cryptic comment about her birthday wish to Ryan Seacrest - and everyone is saying it’s as good as if she actually admitted that she and Sam are together.

“I just wanna live a happy, healthy year, continue on the path that I’ve been on and be with the person that I care about. And my family.”

[From the Mirror]

Samantha also posted a picture of the two of them kissing on her MySpace page. I’m not sure what else the two of them can do to make it more obvious to us that they’re together. You know, except actually publicly acknowledging it.

Here’s Lindsay and Samantha on their way to eat with friends at La Scala in Beverly Hills on July 2nd, Lindsay’s birthday. They went to Cartier earlier that day. Images thanks to WENN

Paris Hilton has supposedly come up with an absolutely genius idea. And by genius, I mean for her. Which means not all that smart, but not the very stupidest thing she’s ever come up with either. Paris wants to get all her favorite paparazzi victims together to dish (and I’m guessing bitch/complain) about their lives, and what it’s really like to be them. I’m guessing there will be a lot of complaining about being followed by photographers, with no appreciation for all the money and free stuff.

I know it seems like another reality show is about the last thing the world needs. But I’ve learned Paris Hilton — herself no stranger to the reality TV experience — has dreamed up an intriguing concept for a new show.

According to a Paris pal, the hotel heiress got an inspiration watching both Dina Lohan’s and Denise Richards’ new reality series. Her plan? To try to gather together as many targets of the supermarket press and paparazzi as she can.

Just imagine Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Tori Spelling — as well as Richards, Hilton and her former ”The Simple Life” co-star, Nicole Richie — together in one big two-hour special sharing ”their side” of what it’s like to be them.

That concept alone reportedly has intrigued a couple of cable channels initially contacted about the concept: Bravo and Lifetime.

[From the Chicago Sun-Times]

Even though I find the idea pretty annoying, I’d still watch it. If for no other reason than to see who Paris actually talks into doing this. Tori Spelling and Denise Richards have nothing to lose. The other starlets could go either way. But if some kind of fantastic crazy fight were to break out, that’d be pretty much the best thing ever. I cannot imagine what could happen with all the egos in that room. Diva behavior could very well rise beyond Diana Ross proportions. It could be epic.

Photos are from the beginning of Britney’s breakdown a few years ago. That’s what happens when you put Paris, Britney, and Lindsay in such close proximity.