LINDSAY LOHAN AND WOODY ALLEN - THE MANHATTAN DINNER MYSTERY

Move over Scarlett Johansson ... Woody Allen has a new buxom, young muse in his life ... and that muse is Lindsay Lohan.

The unlikely duo was spotted out in NYC last night at fancy-schmancy Philippe restaurant -- and we're told this isn't their first spin on the friendship bicycle.

Sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ ... Allen and Lilo have been friends for years now and he's one of her biggest supporters -- never jumping on the judgment bandwagon.

We're told there are no projects officially on the books right now, BUT sources tell us they've been throwing around the idea of Lindsay being in one of Allen's future films -- which would be huge for Lilo, since his last flick, "Midnight in Paris," won him an Academy Award.

We're also told Lindsay has nothing but respect for the quadruple Oscar-winning director and would LOVE to work with him.

Um .. duh.

I'M NOT GETTING BACK WITH SAM RONSON - LINDSAY LOHAN

Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are NOT getting back together ... sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ -- despite reports the two were all over each other this week at a NYC nightclub.

Lindsay did hang out with Sam Thursday night at Le Baron in New York -- but sources tell TMZ, there was no touchy-feely business going on ... it was just two old friends catching up together.

There were reports the two might have rekindled a relationship -- but we're told that's not true ... neither Lindsay nor Sam has plans to reunite romantically.

We're told the two are simply focusing on mending their friendship after a rough break-up in 2009. They began dating on-and-off in 2007.

As one source put it -- they're "just friends. That's it. Nothing more."

LINDSAY LOHAN POSES FOR RICK SANTORUM AT WHITE HOUSE DINNER

At the White House Correspondent dinner held on Saturday, Rick SantorumRick Santorum reportedly asked the troubled actress, Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan to pose for him as he takes her picture.

Later, the former senator could not hide his nervousness declining to give a straight answer to the media guys present at the event.

The 2012 presidential hopeful who suspended his campaign in April, uncovered one of his interesting sides that his so called conservative voters were not aware of so far. According to an exclusive report by TMZ, Santorum walked all the way to Lohan’s table to ask her to pose for a photo along side Fox News Greta Van Susteren. Once the shot was taken, Santorum requested Lohan if she could pose for another photo which would be just hers. Lohan smiled and did as she was asked.

Later, when TMZ approached the former presidential hopeful, about this unusual and unlikely interaction with the 25 year old actress, Santorum casually replied, “I took a picture of a lot of people today”. Santorum might not be running for the president anymore, but he still cannot afford people gossiping about him and the hot short actress.

The TMZ photographer who took the picture also caught a small dialogue of Santorum with his daughters in which he was apparently trying to tell them what to say if someone asks them about the picture he took. “Did I take one of Lindsay Lohan?” Santorum asked his daughters who replied, “Yeah, No. You took one for us”. When the TMZ reporter asked the senator why he was so anxious to take Lohan’s picture, Santorum said he should go and ask his daughters, the Daily Gossip reports.

When the media approached a rep for Lindsay Lohan to ask about her brief meeting with the senator, all he told the US Weekly was that “Lindsay had a great time at the dinner and enjoyed meeting everyone”, he said nothing specifically about Santorum. “It was a terrific experiencefor her [to meet everyone there]”.

Besides the unlikely meeting of Lohan and Santroum, the photographers caught some other odd couples at the event. Reese WitherspoonReese Witherspoon was seen chatting with Rahm

Emanuel, the Mayor of Chicago and Sofia Vergera was seen together with the White House press secretary, Jay Carney. They even posed for a picture together. Kim Kardashian, Stephen Spielberg and George Clooney also attended the event.

ROSIE O' DONNELL: LINDSAY LOHAN "NEEDS A LOT OF TIME AWAY"

As Lindsay Lohan makes her latest attempt to recover her career, many wonder if she'll be able to pull it off - including Rosie O’Donnell, who publicly slammed the troubled star in an interview.

It was announced on Monday that Miss Lohan has landed the role of Elizabeth Taylor in the upcoming Lifetime biopic, "Liz & Dick", and, a day later, O'Donnell sat down on the "Today" show saying that the network made the completely wrong choice for the role.

”She’s had a lot of trouble doing every single movie, including ‘SNL.’ She was out and not in rehearsal. I think she’s not in a place to work,” Rosie opined, telling the other panelists, “I feel sorry for her. I think she needs a lot of time away".

Fellow guest Donny Deutsch then stood up for the 25-year-old actress, saying, “She’s our generation’s Elizabeth Taylor!” To this, O'Donnell shot back, “You’re out of your mind! You’re a crackhead! The last thing she did good she was sixteen.”

The film will focus on Taylor's testy relationship with her cheating husband, Richard Burton, but still Rosie says, “I don’t think she’s right for the role, and I don’t think she’s capable at this point to portray that character.”

Check out the video of Rosie slamming Lindsay on the "Today" show below!

THE JUDGE SAID NO CLUBS AND COACHELLA AIN'T A CLUB - LINDSAY LOHAN

Lindsay Lohan is telling friends she doesn't feel she did anything wrong by going to Coachella this weekend -- because the judge in her probation case told her to avoid clubs ... and Coachella doesn't qualify.

Our sources tell us, Lindsay feels she didn't thumb her nose at Judge Stephanie Sautner, because Coachella is really just a gigantic concert and she was just there for the music.

We're told Lindsay went to a few different events during the weekend and was very conscious lots of people were whispering about her -- specifically, that she was in the danger zone by even showing up.  The way she feels ... she's gone to Coachella for the last 4 or 5 years so she didn't think this year was a big deal.

Lindsay insists she didn't have a drop of alcohol during the weekend -- she feels she she can control herself, even in a situation filled with temptation.

Lindsay is currently under investigation for allegedly assaulting a woman at a hotel bar, but Lindsay claims she wasn't even out that night.

LINDSAY LOHAN PUTTING HERSLF ON HOUSE ARREST UNTIL PROBATION IS OVER

Lindsay Lohan is done gambling with her freedom -- after another bout with trouble just this week, she is following the advice of her closest friends and putting herself on lockdown until her probation is up in two weeks ... TMZ has learned.

Although she claims she did nothing wrong, Lindsay once again found herself in the news this week for all the wrong reasons ... when a clubgoer claimed LiLo hit him with her car in Hollywood early Thursday morning.

According to our sources, the latest incident prompted people close to Lindsay to beg her to stop going out at night until her probation is over. We're told Lindsay agreed and will now only leave her house when she really has to ... like for her court ordered community service at the morgue.

Her probation is scheduled to end March 29.

LINDSAY LOHAN ACCUSED OF HIT AND RUN

Lindsay Lohan reportedly hit a person with her car outside of the Sayers Club the other night, and then fled the scene of the accident.

The person that Lindsay hit was the manager of a nearby Hookah Lounge. He was taken to a nearby hospital and is planning to press charges.

Lindsay’s people have released a statement saying:

    Lindsay stopped by the club to drop in on a friend’s birthday party. When she arrived, there were so many photographers there that she decided to leave and never even got out of the car. At no point was there ever any indication that her car hit anyone or anything. We are confident this matter will be cleared up in the next few days.

Eyewitnesses say that Lindsay really only grazed the man’s knee. The police say that there “was no evidence of a crime”.

LINDSAY LOHAN SUED IN NANNY CAR CRASH

Lindsay Lohan has been sued by a nanny who claims LiLo creamed her in a Maserati.

The accident occurred in September, 2010. TMZ broke the story ... a witness claimed he saw Lindsay run a red light in her sports car in West Hollywood, hitting a nanny who was pushing a stroller across the intersection.

The witness claimed 3 of the 4 wheels on the stroller became airborne. The child wasn't injured but the nanny -- Nubia Del Carmen Preza -- claims she was, and that's why she is suing.

And get this ... the witness told us, "She was in shock and Hispanic so she was scared."

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.

TOP 10 STYLE AND FASHION ICONS OF 2011

Who has been your fashion or style icon this year?

Not in any particular order, here are ten women who were undeniably anticipated, watched and looked up to for fashion and style inspiration during 2011:

One. Michelle Obama: because she was the First Lady of the United States but also because she wore affordable labels!

Two. Kate Middleton, a.k.a. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge: because whatever she wore looked fabulous on her but because she wore affordable labels like Zara!

Three. Lady Gaga: for her outrageousness – the hair, the shoes, the unwearables and unmentionables… Or was she a style iconoclast?

Four. Sarah Jessica Parker: classy, high-profile and present at many events, works out and it shows! Those arms…

Five. Pippa Middleton: because she is Kate Middleton’s sister, is slim and has a fabulous asset (you know what I mean!).

Six. Katy Perry: because her hairstyles and tints kept changing and she always manages to look terrific!

Seven. Kim Kardashian: we may regret it but it was interesting keeping up with KK! The fur vests, the thigh-high boots, the animal prints, the hardware (jewelry)…

Eight. Miranda Kerr: her girl-next-door looks, fame as a Victoria’s Secret Angel and all those fashion shows she did as well as tabloids following her around – how could she not be?

Nine. Lindsay Lohan: we loved her, we hated her, we loved to hate her as we kept up with her legal issues and criticized what she wore incorrectly or forgot to wear!

Ten. Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi: come on – admit it – you were curious to see what Snooki of the Jersey Shore was wearing!!! Famous for her leopard boots, leopard sunglasses, leopard crop tops, leopard… Did I forget anything?

Enjoy the slide show to get your fix of these fashion icons (and iconoclasts!) and thanks for reading my articles this year!

Lindsay Lohan jailed and released after 100K bail!

Seems like actress, media personality and now fashion model for German designer Philipp Plein, is back in hot water for violation of probation! Ms Lohan was arrested for probation violations and released after having posted $100,000 bail at the Airport Courthouse on October 19, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

Lohan had recently been reassigned by her Probation Officer to community service with the American Red Cross after being terminated from the Downtown Women's Center for repeatedly failing to appear. Lohan was previously sentenced 360 hours of community service at the Downtown Women's Center and another 120 hours at the L.A. County coroner's office (yes, the morgue section!) stemming from a 2007 drunk-driving conviction and a jewelry theft conviction earlier this year.

For those of you who have been reading my reports, Lindsay LohanLindsay Lohan has been busy attending Milan Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week and modeling for Philipp Plein in Northern Italy! Keeping a busy schedule as she has over the past month, when did she have time to do her community service? For her court appearance, Lindsay wore a pale grey sleeveless dress, accessorized with a white muffler type scarf and antique gold sandals.

Recently, Lindsay has been wearing a heavily applied brown bronzer to define her cheekbones, which really doesn’t go along with her complexion and gives a face an unflattering, grungy appearance. Though she had left her hair hanging loose for the mug shot, Lindsay tied back her hair in a neat ponytail for the court appearance.

The 25-year-old actress was then led away handcuffed after her probation progress report hearing, after having posted the $100,000 bail upon which Judge Stephanie Sautner suspended Lohan's probation. Lohan has now been ordered to community service for 16 hours per week at the L.A. County coroner's office until her next court date on November 2.