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Lindsay Lohan Says Disney CEO Asked Where Her Twin Brother Was at ‘Parent Trap’ Premiere; She replied: ‘You should have paid me double because I don’t have one’
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Lindsay Lohan Says Disney CEO Asked Where Her Twin Brother Was at ‘Parent Trap’ Premiere; She replied: ‘You should have paid me double because I don’t have one’

Lindsay Lohan appeared on Bravo’s ‘Watch What Happens Live’ as part of her press tour for the upcoming Netflix holiday film ‘Our Little Secret’ and received a big round of applause when she revealed how she playfully shot back at the Disney CEO while attending the world premiere of “The Parent Trap” in 1998. Lohan was only 12 years old at the time.

Lohan appeared in “The Parent Trap” in a dual role as twins Hallie “Hal” James Parker and Annie “Ann” James Parker. At the film’s world premiere, then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner went up to Lohan and asked, “Where’s your twin brother?” Whether Eisner was joking or simply unaware that Lohan had played both roles is unknown, but that didn’t stop Lohan from putting the director to the test.

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“I was so young, I don’t even know how I thought I said this, but I’ll never forget what I said,” Lohan recalled. “I said, ‘You should have paid me double because I don’t have one.'”

Lohan revealed that ‘The Parent Trap’ was the first and only time she auditioned for a movie. The 1998 comedy classic was Lohan’s breakout role, and it’s one she would revisit as long as director and co-writer Nancy Meyers is on board.

“I mean, if Nancy Meyers was part of that, yeah,” Lohan said when asked if she would return for a “Parent Trap” sequel or a reboot. “I would never say no to Nancy.”

Although a “Parent Trap” reboot isn’t in the plans yet, Lohan is returning to her Disney roots by reuniting with Jamie Lee Curtis for next year’s “Freaky Friday” sequel, officially titled “Freakier Friday.” The film was shot over the summer and Lohan felt like a kid again she told ABC’s “Nightline” in an interview.

“I think it was real for me when I went to Disney,” Lohan said. “And being back on the Disney lot, because that’s not just ‘Freaky Friday’ for me. That’s “The Parent Trap,” that’s “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen,” that’s “Herbie.” It’s so many moments for me. So when I got there, I felt like the essence of a little kid again.

“I am so grateful for every moment. Every second,” she added of being back in the parking lot. ‘I’m going to get emotional. It’s a great experience.”

Watch Lohan’s full performance on “Watch What Happens Live” in the video below.

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