Lindsay Lohan opens up about home in Dubai

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Lindsay Lohan has lifted the lid on why she decided to quit the US and relocated to Dubai.
In an interview with Elle, the 'Parent Trap' star revealed she has no plans to make a full-time return to Los Angeles anytime soon.
The 38-year-old actress explained relocating to Dubai would help to protect her privacy, Realtor reports.
'It's hard in L.A. Even taking my son to the park in L.A., I get stressed. I'm like, 'Are there cameras?'' she said.
Although Lohan conceded that New York — where she was born and raised — affords her much more privacy than she finds in L.A., Dubai gives her the best of both worlds.
'In New York, there's no worry; no one bothers us. Everyone has their own thing going on,' she said.
'There's a different kind of energy in New York. I'd rather have downtime in New York than I would in L.A.
'But the nice thing about L.A. is, I like space [and you get that here].
'But I'm thinking as I'm saying this, the funny thing is, in Dubai I get all of those things.
'I get the privacy, I get the peace, I get the space. I don't have to worry there; I feel safe.'
Although Lohan lives primarily in Dubai with her husband, Bader Shammas, and their son, Luai, she admits that they have spent less than half of the past year in their home country because of work commitments in the US.
The 'Mean Girls' star noted that she 'wants' to find more time to be there.
However, the actress concedes that Dubai may not end up as their permanent home in the future.
Lohan explained that she and Shammas, 38, need to make a decision about where they want their son, who will be 2 in July, to attend school — a choice that may take them away from the country they currently call home.
The 'Freaky Friday' star has fiercely protected the privacy of her Dubai residence, sharing images of the property in a bid to safeguard its location.
While she was living in Los Angeles, the actress — who was raised on Long Island — spent several years residing in hotel rooms, including the iconic Chateau Marmont, where she is understood to have stayed for multiple months while filming the movie 'Liz & Dick.'
She also rented a sprawling Beverly Hills property for $US8,000 a month, before she relocated to Dubai full-time.
However, before Lohan hit the big time, she lived on Long Island with her mother, Dina Lohan, and her siblings Ali, Michael Jr., and Dakota.
In 2018, the property in which the actress was raised was auctioned off after it was foreclosed upon, when her mum, Dina, defaulted on a $US1.3 million loan she had taken out on the property, which was purchased in 2004 for $US650,000.
JPMorgan Chase Bank sued Dina for defaulting on the loan in 2014, but she was able to hold off foreclosure and keep the home until the bank went back to court in February 2016 to restart foreclosure proceedings.
In 2013, while LiLo was filming her docuseries for OWN network, Oprah herself drove to the Merrick home to confront the starlet about not showing up to work.
'You need to cut the bulls**t,' Winfrey told Lindsay. 'Keep your commitments.'
The home was also featured in the opening scenes of Dina's own reality-show star turn in 'Living Lohan.'
Parts of this story first appeared in Realtor and was republished with permission.