FOX News: In more Brit-related news, many have been questioning why on earth she’s been hanging out with not-so-reformed rehabber Lindsay Lohan in recent times, but it may not entirely be her fault.

An insider says Brit’s manager Larry Rudolph is now quietly working with Lindsay Lohan too, which is why the two troubled Tinseltowners have been spotted at the same place at the same time a lot lately. The source says Rudolph is helping Lohan with a potential reality show that will enscapulate her trials and tribulations as she gets “back on her feet” and actually becomes a working actress again.

A rep for Lohan did not respond for comment.

But speaking of Lohan getting back on the straight and narrow, it sounds like that is a dream still far from the realm of reality. Lilo was spotted in a NYC restaurant late night last Thursday looking like a hot mess, literally.

“She looked filthy and disgusting, barely recognizable,” said an eyewitness.

The 22-year-old later returned to her hood in Los Angeles in the wee hours of Sunday to discover her home had again been broken into and several pieces of valuable jewelry as well as watches had been stolen, marking her second home burglary in three months.

“She is upset and feels violated,” a Lohan pal said.

Lindsay Lohan pulled a Robert Pattinson in New York yesterday. She was nearly run down in Manhattan traffic!

In her case, she was almost hit by a bicyclist as she attempted to maneuver around the paparazzi.

In Rob’s close encounter with New York City traffic, he was brushed by a cab as he was trying to flee a horde of pursuing fans. Fortunately, both were unhurt.Lohan was out and about shopping in the afternoon and was spotted later that evening having dinner.

All and all, pop culture anthropologists gleaned a mother lode of new observations. That should keep speculation cooking about the 23-year-old actress, at least until her next blow up with on-gain, off-again girlfriend Samantha Ronson.

Lohan looked a little rattled by the close brush with traffic disaster, but it didn’t sway her from dodging into high-end boutique INA, to shop with abandon while the paparazzi idled outside.

When she pulled out plastic to pay the bill on a pile of new clothes, observers immediately took notice. Hey, maybe she really isn’t hurting for money.

Much has been made of rumors that Lindsay is desperate for work after being turned down for a teen-aged film role. Producers think she is “too jaded” for the part. The movie, based on the novel “Undiscovered Gyrl,” is about a teen blogger, who over-reveals about her sexual coming-of-age.
The book’s author Allison Burnett told OK magazine she passed on the actress because of Lindsay’s troubled image. How about because she’s just too old for the role?

Then there were the lips. Is Lindsay plumping? One blogger swore her lips were fatter. Was it just the lighting, or has she been seeing a plastic surgeon in search of fake lips to go with her fake tan?

Lindsay was also spied eating a piece of pizza! Who says she’s anorexic? Although, some reports say she still looks ghastly thin.

Which could be a good thing: New York Fashion Week is on the horizon and Lindsay may just be trying to look the part like last year.

And her reed-thin body definitely helped her side-step that bicycle.

Access Hollywood: Lindsay Lohan stepped out for dinner with on-again/off-again girlfriend Samantha Ronson at Dan Tana’s restaurant in Los Angeles on Thursday night, but according to eyewitnesses, it wasn’t a romantic gathering.

“She was visibly pretty upset, just wiping her tears a lot,” an onlooker told Access Hollywood of Lindsay’s behavior.

The two women arrived at the restaurant a little after 10 PM and fellow diners in the packed eatery saw the newly blonde actress wiping back her tears not long after the couple sat down.

While Lindsay was tearful, Samantha reportedly paid little attention to the starlet.

“Sam would rarely look up,” the witness said. “She just kept texting.”

At one point, Lindsay attempted to get Samantha’s attention.

“She hit her hands against the table and yelled, ‘What!’ really loud,” the source said.

Despite the emotional scene, Lindsay caught attention for another reason too.

“She looked really beautiful,” the witness added.