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Lindsay Lohan chose rehab because she was scared of jail: report

After consistently refusing prior rehab plea bargains, Lindsay Lohan struck a last-minute plea deal with Los Angeles prosecutors for a 90-day stay at lockdown rehab.

Why the change of heart?

TMZ reports that the “Mean Girls” star choose rehab at the 11th hour while flying (belatedly) to the courthouse, NOT because she has a problem with substance abuse but because she is scared of jail.

Lohan allegedly insists to her friends that she does not have a substance abuse problem, the gossip site reports. It’s said the actress even prefers rehab because it will allow her to focus on herself without distractions.

Lohan rejected prior deals because she reportedly believed she was innocent of her June fender bender and had no problem battling it out in court.

Yesterday, however, she pleaded no contest to reckless driving and lying to Santa Monica cops.

She could have been sent to jail for up to 240 days, before lawyers on both sides agreed to send her to rehab instead.