“Today” show golden boy Matt Lauer was burned by Lindsay Lohan when he jetted across the country to her Venice Beach pad for a sit-down about her house arrest — but the troubled starlet refused to come out of her bedroom to be interviewed for less than $100,000.

Lauer flew 3,000 miles to LA on Tuesday after the morning show to talk to Lohan for a segment that would have aired yesterday. But once he was on her sofa, Lohan — who arranged the interview without her ICM agent, John Burnham — changed her mind.

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“Matt flew all the way to LA to do an interview they had already agreed on,” a source said. “They had been talking about it for a long time. But she refused to come down at the last minute. Matt was sitting in the chair on the first floor, waiting to do the interview with his crew all set up.”

Another source told us, “The deal had been set up for her to be paid $50,000 for photos or videos, because they don’t pay for interviews. But she flipped out and said she wanted $100,000, or no deal.”

“Today” spokesperson Megan Kopf confirmed that Lohan “agreed to a sit-down interview at her home.”

“When [Lauer] arrived, she had a change of heart and wasn’t prepared to talk for more than 15 minutes, as she had agreed, so the interview was canceled.” But Kopf insisted, “There was no licensing or payment agreement of any kind.”

Lohan’s publicist told us last night, “No money was involved, and I was the one who called [the interview] off.”

Lohan has been trapped in her house since late May for charges related to a necklace theft and probation violations.

Meanwhile, it was reported last night that Lohan tested positive for alcohol and has been ordered to appear in front of an LA County Superior Court judge this morning. She had been ordered to stay away from booze as part of her probation for her DUI. The LA County Probation Department could now ask the judge to put her in jail.