"Lindsay Lohan will go back to the Betty Ford Center until Jan. 3 and report back to court in late February" Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elden S. Fox ordered.
Everyone in court laughed when Judge Fox revealed that he set the for January 3 because he doesn't want Lindsay out parting on New year's Eve, and her next court date is scheduled for February 25.2011.
A prosecutor had advocated a six-month jail sentence for the "Mean Girls" star, but Fox opted for rehab after reviewing filings by probation and rehab officials and a letter written by Lohan.
Lohan cried after hearing the sentence.
The judge acknowledged that Lohan, 24, has been in-and-out of court and rehab since a pair of high-profile arrests in 2007. He told the actress that he would not be manipulated by her, but was giving her a final chance to stay clean.
"You're staying past the New Year's -- there's a reason for that," Fox said.
Today's hearing was Lohan's fifth court appearance since May, when she ran into trouble with her probation for missing several weekly counseling sessions. She later spent 14 days in jail and 23 days in rehab as punishment.
Next time Lohan will appear in court on February 25.
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