Lindsay Lohan.Photo:John Nacion/Getty
John Nacion/Getty
Lindsay Lohanwasn’t on board with a joke included in the newMean Girlsmovie musical.
The actress, whostarred as Cady Heron in the original 2004 film, joined writer and former costar Tina Fey at the New York City red carpet premiere to support the new film last week, and (spoiler alert) sheturns up in one scene for a surprise cameo.
However, a rep for the actress tells PEOPLE that Lohan, 37, was not a fan of the newMean Girlsmovie having a line of dialogue mentioning “fire crotch.”
A spokesperson for Paramount did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The reference is an apparent nod to a 2006 paparazzi video in whichBrandon Davisreferred to Lohan as a “fire crotch.”
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Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey and Lindsay Lohan at the “Mean Girls” premiere on Jan. 8, 2024.Arturo Holmes/Getty
Arturo Holmes/Getty
Fey, 53, reprises her role as Ms. Norbury along with returning as screenwriter and producer of the newMean Girlsfilm. TheSaturday Night Livealum toldEntertainment Weeklyabout making Lohan’s cameo happen.
“Paramount was like, ‘Can you get any of the original ladies? And I was like, ‘I can’t fit five people in.’ I felt like if I could only get one person as a surprise, the original movie is really Lindsay’s movie,” said Fey. “As great as they all are, she’s the heart of that movie.”
“And I thought, well, what could she do? I didn’t think [she should] play a teacher. I was trying to think of something that you wouldn’t expect,” she continued. “And just to have her do that late in the movie, it also feels like it comes, I hope, at a time where fans weren’t expecting one more little surprise. It also lets her be smart, which Cady is.”
Megan Thee Stallion at “Mean Girls” premiere on Jan. 8, 2024.Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
Fey alsotoldThe New York Timesabout eliminating some jokes from the newMean Girlsafter the dialogue proved problematic in the 20 years since the original hit theaters.
“I was writing in the early 2000s very much based on my experience as a teen in the late ’80s. It’s come to no one’s surprise that jokes have changed,” she said. “You don’t poke in the way that you used to poke. Even if your intention was always the same, it’s just not how you do it anymore, which is fine.”
Added Fey, “I very much believe that you can find new ways to do jokes with less accidental shrapnel sideways.”
Rice, 23, spoke to PEOPLEabout sharing screen time with Lohanin the new film, saying it “meant so much to me.”
Mean Girlsis in theaters now.
source: people.com
