Judge orders Lindsay Lohan to pay her chauffeur $28,000

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Lindsay Lohan, 30, was ordered by a judge to pay her former driver almost $27,839 for driving her and her entourage around New York City in 2012
Chauffeur Edson Ricci said Lohan paid less than half of her $43,900 bill and he also fronted her $1,500 to stay at a luxury SoHo hotel
The actress blew off court for over a year despite being served legal papers
In March, Lohan said on a talk show she doesn't hire a driver anymore despite being bombarded in her car by paparazzi because it is 'expensive'
In October, Lohan's landlords in London hit her with papers to pay for rent on her $4.5million Knightsbridge flat or face bankruptcy

Published: 11:55 EDT, 5 May 2017 | Updated: 15:18 EDT, 5 May 2017

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Lindsay Lohan, who was once one of the highest paid actresses in the world, has been ordered to pay $28,000 after blowing off a lawsuit that claimed she ignored invoices from her former driver.

Court papers obtained by DailyMail.com reveal a New York judge hit the 30-year-old with a default judgment on May 3 after the actress never showed up to court.

Back in 2015, Edson Ricci sued the Mean Girls actress, accusing her of screwing him out of almost $30,000 while working for her.

What court date? Lindsay Lohan was spotted in Mykonos, Greece days before she was ordered to pay $27,839 in a default judgment after she never showed up to court

He claimed despite numerous demands Lohan refused to pay invoices for transportation costs and for the times he fronted her money to pay her hotel bill.

Ricci said he was hired by Lohan to provide not only her transportation services for her but also for her family, friends and business associates.

The driver sent multiple invoices for payment to Lohan that totaled $43,900. The bill was for his services from August 21, 2012 until October 23, 2012.

He claimed the actress never disputed the amount owed and even had a check sent for $17,500, leaving an unpaid balance of $26,400.

To make matters worse, Ricci said she asked him to pay her hotel bill during a stay at the Soho Grand Hotel in New York. He agreed to front her the money and paid the $1,439.18 bill. He claims she never paid a dime back to him.

Edson Ricci (pictured) said Lindsay Lohan only paid him $17,500 of her $43,900 bill in 2012. He filed a lawsuit against Lohan in 2015 but she never showed up to court

Lindsay Lohan posted this selfie two days after a New York judge issued a default judgment that ordered her to pay her former driver Edson Ricci $27,839

Ricci sued demanding the entire $26,400 owed for transportation services plus the hotel bill for a grand total of $27,839.18 plus interest.

The case has dragged on for over a year with Lohan never showing up to court or responding to the allegations in the complaint. She was served with the legal papers back in 2015.

Then on May 3, the judge came back with his decision and granted Ricci’s motion for default judgment due to Lohan’s non-appearance in the case.

He said Lohan is liable for the grand total of $27,839. The case was closed the same day.

In October, Lohan was hit with a lawsuit in London after she stopped paying rent on her $4.5million (£3.5million) flat.

Lindsay Lohan said she doesn't have a chauffeur because it is 'expensive.' She was forced to pay her former driver the remainder of what she owed her months after her London landlords said she had to pay the $100,000 she owed in rent or they would petition for her bankruptcy

Lawyers for the landlord of the property in the exclusive Knightsbridge area demanded the payment of $100,000 (£77,600).

She had to leave the property, but her spokesman confirmed she was able to pay off her housing debts. The landlords would have petitioned for her bankruptcy if she refused.

In a March interview on British talk show 'John Bishop: In Conversation With...' the actress said she couldn't afford a driver.

Lohan said: 'Paparazzi in LA are hired to get into your car to see your first reaction. They're hired specifically to do that,' she said on the 'John Bishop: In Conversation With...'

'People are just like, ''Don't drive Lindsay, get a driver!'', but it's expensive!'