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| Lindsay Lohan claims she was ‘racially profiled’ while wearing a headscarf at Heathrow airport | Lindsay Lohan claims she was ‘racially profiled’ while wearing a headscarf at Heathrow airport |
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| Lindsay Lohan has claimed she was “racially profiled” at London Heathrow airport while wearing a headscarf. | Lindsay Lohan has claimed she was “racially profiled” at London Heathrow airport while wearing a headscarf. |
| The actor said security ordered her to remove her scarf while queuing up for a flight to New York, having recently returned from Turkey. | |
| The 30-year-old said the airport worker apologised as soon as she saw the name “Lindsay Lohan” in her passport. | The 30-year-old said the airport worker apologised as soon as she saw the name “Lindsay Lohan” in her passport. |
| “I was wearing a headscarf and I got stopped at the airport and racially profiled for the first time in my life,” she said on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Tuesday. | “I was wearing a headscarf and I got stopped at the airport and racially profiled for the first time in my life,” she said on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Tuesday. |
| “She opened my passport and saw ‘Lindsay Lohan’ and started immediately apologising but then said, ‘Please take off your head scarf.’” | “She opened my passport and saw ‘Lindsay Lohan’ and started immediately apologising but then said, ‘Please take off your head scarf.’” |
| “And I did. I mean, it's okay,” she continued. “But what scared me was, is that moment, how would another woman who doesn't feel comfortable taking off her headscarf feel? That was really interesting to me. I mean, I was kind of in shock.” | “And I did. I mean, it's okay,” she continued. “But what scared me was, is that moment, how would another woman who doesn't feel comfortable taking off her headscarf feel? That was really interesting to me. I mean, I was kind of in shock.” |
| After host Piers Morgan probed about whether the incident had “freaked her out”, Lohan responded: “It did, I’m from New York, I was born and raised there so I was a little intimidated.” | After host Piers Morgan probed about whether the incident had “freaked her out”, Lohan responded: “It did, I’m from New York, I was born and raised there so I was a little intimidated.” |
| The actor, who is best known for her roles in Parent Trap and Mean Girls, said the incident was “jarring”. | The actor, who is best known for her roles in Parent Trap and Mean Girls, said the incident was “jarring”. |
| Lohan said she was wearing a headscarf out of “respect” because she was returning from Turkey, where she had a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In recent months, Lohan has spoken out on behalf of refugees fleeing war-torn Syria. | Lohan said she was wearing a headscarf out of “respect” because she was returning from Turkey, where she had a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In recent months, Lohan has spoken out on behalf of refugees fleeing war-torn Syria. |
| Lohan was also questioned about rumours she is converting to Islam. The actor emphasised the fact she was interested in all religions but made it clear she had a special affinity for Islam, saying she was considering converting. | Lohan was also questioned about rumours she is converting to Islam. The actor emphasised the fact she was interested in all religions but made it clear she had a special affinity for Islam, saying she was considering converting. |
| “I do study it, nothing is confirmed yet...” the actor said when pressed about speculation she was converting on the programme. “It’s a consideration I have”. | “I do study it, nothing is confirmed yet...” the actor said when pressed about speculation she was converting on the programme. “It’s a consideration I have”. |
| “In Islamic culture, I feel like it’s a family to me, a lot of my friends are Arab and they’ve been really good people to me,” she added. | “In Islamic culture, I feel like it’s a family to me, a lot of my friends are Arab and they’ve been really good people to me,” she added. |
| Lohan said she was keen to learn Arabic so she could be on the “same page” as her friends who speak the language. | Lohan said she was keen to learn Arabic so she could be on the “same page” as her friends who speak the language. |