New look: Lindsay Lohan pictured out for lunch with a friend in the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles yesterdayLindsay Lohan opted for an eye-catching new look as she ventured out in Los Angeles yesterday.
The troubled actress, who was wearing barely a scrap of make-up, channelled the Native American look by wearing her hair in plaits.
She was joined by a male friend as they dined at The Otherroom in Venice Beach - just down the road from the jewellery store where she allegedly stole a $2,500 necklace.
Trendy: The actress teamed her Pocahontas-style hair with a below-the-knee tribal-inspired sweaterLindsay teamed her Pocahontas-style hair with a below-the-knee tribal-inspired sweater.
The 24-year-old has now dropped her surname and wants to be known as just Lindsay.
Her reasoning is not to create a stronger showbiz brand, according to her mother Dina, however.
The 48-year-old, who also revealed that she and daughter Ali, 17, will be losing the name too - said the decision was taken to distance herself from disgraced father Michael.
ut and about: The actress dined at The Otherroom, just down the road from the jewellery store where she allegedly stole a $2,500 necklaceTMZ reports today that Major has got a protective order from a judge in Florida ordering Michael to stay 500 feet away from her and have no other contact.
According to the website, she is afraid of Michael coming after her from coast-to-coast, prompting her to ask a judge 2,500 away in Sarasota County to protect her from him.
Family feud: The actress and her mother Dina don't want to be associated with Michael Lohan and dropping their last nameMichael was charged last week with assaulting her. In court documents she claims 'he took a wet towel over my mouth + nose + was strangling me' before throwing her against the footrest of the bed.
She further claimed he sliced himself with a razor blade and said if she went to police 'he would say I injured him. He is insane'.
Michael claims Major assaulted him.
While his daughter might be dropping her surname, her mother Dina and sister Ali will use the maiden name Sullivan.
However, it's believed that her brother, Michael Lohan, Jnr, 22, will keep his father's name.
Lindsay Lohan is changing her name
source: dailymail
