Lindsay Lohan in legal row over Dubai NYE party claim
The event marked the QE2's first public outing since 2008
Actress Lindsay Lohan threatened legal action against a UAE party planning firm for reportedly using her name as one of the celebrities attending its New Years Eve event on the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) ocean liner.
The US actress claimed that Global Event Management (GEM) intentionally, falsely and negligently harmed her after media reports said she would be among guests at the Dec 31 party.
It has come to our clients attention that you, your associates, and/or agents have been using the name Lindsay Lohan referring to an individual who will be attending your party on New Years Eve, the stars legal representative said in a letter to GEM. You have intentionally or negligently infringed upon our clients property rights, including but not limited to her privacy.
The letter threatened legal action if Lohans name continued to be used in connection with the party.
GEM was not immediately available for comment when contacted by Arabian Business.
Lohan was just one of the celebrities rumoured to be attending the New Years Eve bash, which marked the ships first public outing since it was purchased by Dubai in 2008.
Canadian actress Pamela Anderson was said to bringing her star power to the celebrity party but her representatives later confirmed said she would be spending the evening in Las Vegas.
The black-tie party was designed to mark a new lease of life for the 43-year-old QE2, a spokesperson for GEM said. The ocean liner has been idle since its purchase by Dubai World subsidiary Istithmar World for $100m in 2008.
The ship is currently moored in Port Rashid in Dubai, where she arrived amid much fanfare in November 2008. The intention was to convert the ship into a floating hotel, which would have seen her moored at Palm Jumeirah.
These plans stalled in the wake of Dubais debt crisis in 2009, which saw Istithmars parent company Dubai World restructure $24.9bn in debt.
The investment company said in 2010 it was considering a number of options to maximise the value of the ocean liner, but had abandoned a plan to send the ship to South Africa.