Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan does not read Arabic, evidently, nor did anyone screen her unfortunate post on Tuesday when she published a sign that read “You’re an ass” in Arabic followed by “You’re beautiful” in English underneath.
“Ente Khmar” in Arabic can also mean “you’re a jackass,” or “you’re a donkey” in the literal sense and generally signifies the target of the compliment is stupid, or a dumbass.
Lohan posted the sign to Instagram Tuesday to her 3.5 million followers, garnering over 30,000 likes and some 4,000 comments — and counting. Most, needless to say, were mocking of the former child star.
Lohan last ran into some Arabic-related trouble in January when she posted a screenshot of an article about the death of Saudi King Abdullah, captioned with the words “Inshallah” — “God willing” in English — and “wallahi” — “I promise to God” — both which make very little sense in the context of the death of someone.
Lohan was reportedly quite close with a member of a prominent, wealthy Saudi family, Mohammed al-Turki, now a Hollywood producer.
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After rocketing to stardom for films “The Parent Trap,” “Freaky Friday,” and “Mean Girls,” Lohan has been in and out of rehab with drug problems and had numerous run-ins with the law.
AFP contributed to this report.
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