Lindsay Lohan scuttles Ellen appearance, but keeps court date

By Lindsay Silberman,

First, the photos of her Playboy pictorial were leaked (forcing the mag to release the issue early). Then her purse-- containing $10,000-- was stolen. Now Lindsay Lohan won't be making a scheduled appearance on Ellen to promote the photos, a Playboy rep has confirmed to TVGuide.com.

The 25-year-old actress, who was vacationing in Hawaii, missed her flight back to Los Angeles, where she was supposed to film Ellen DeGeneres' syndicated talk show.

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The actress initially was slated to tape the episode with DeGeneres on Wednesday so that it could air Thursday to coincide with the magazine's release. DeGeneres had snagged the only interview Lohan agreed to do during the on-sale period of the issue.

Lohan won't be doing any other interviews, Playboy's spokeswoman said.

One commitment she did keep, however, was her court hearing Wednesday. Judge Stephanie Sautner praised Lohan for completing her required community service at the county morgue. "Ms. Lohan, you have actually done the work. And done it not on time, but early," she said. "You're doing well and I'd like to see it continue."

Lohan is due in court again on Jan. 17.