An eccentric Austrian entrepreneur who hired Lindsay Lohan to date him says the actress won’t be able to make it to tonight’s famous Vienna Opera Ball as his celebrity date after all.
Richard Lugner, a 77-year-old shopping mall owner who invites a different famous girl to accompany him to the gala in his private box each year, told The Austria Press Agency on Thursday that Lohan couldn’t make it. The announcement comes just hours before the start of the extravaganza for Austrian socialites, dignitaries, and politicians.
Since divorcing his third wife in 2007, Richard has paid Paris Hilton, Nicollette Sheridan, Dita Von Teese, and more recently Lindsay, to be his annual date for the ball.