Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 120 days in a Los Angeles County jail Friday

Lohan was taken into custody in the courtroom. A sheriff's deputy escorted her from the courtroom, but Lohan was not handcuffed.

Lohan was sentenced to jail on the second count against her for violating terms of probation. On the fifth count against her, she was given 480 hours of community service; 360 hours were to be served at the Downtown Women's Center in L.A., and 120 hours were to be served at the L.A. County Morgue.

Lohan was taken to Lynwood Women's Jail Friday afternoon. Earlier Friday, the judge reduced Lohan's felony charge to a misdemeanor in the theft case over a necklace. The court's clerk office was closed as the order was given. Lohan will have to be bailed out from jail. This is Lohan's fourth stay in jail.

Holley's notice of appeal was filed, and bail was set at $75,000. The bail on a misdemeanor charge was to ensure Lohan will return to court. The prosecutor asked for bail to be set at $350,000. A mob of cameras and reporters greeted Lohan as she arrived at court in Del Aire. The crowd even included one reporter dressed as a Lindsay lookalike.

The judge had offered the 24-year-old a choice between making a deal with prosecutors or going to trial, and Lohan had opted to go to trial. The actress is accused of taking a necklace from a Venice jeweler, Kamofie & Co., while she was on probation for a DUI conviction from 2007.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner refused to dismiss the case against Lohan, but said she often sees more serious cases that get reduced to misdemeanors. The court denied the D.A.'s request to stay the order.

In making her ruling, the judge said, "I'm going to give her an opportunity."

The misdemeanor has a potential penalty of a year in jail. Lohan pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor.

The key part of the case was the value of the necklace. The jeweler maintains that it is worth $2,500, but Lohan attorney Holley says it's only worth $900, which would make the case a misdemeanor instead of a felony.

During the hearing, Sofia Kaman, owner of Kamofie & Co., said she bought the necklace for $850, but the standard markup is three times the value of the item. Lohan has been jailed three times before, but has been released early due to jail overcrowding.

In the meantime, Lohan is still finding work as an actress. Fiore Films announced on Wednesday that Lohan had been cast as the mob wife of John Gotti Jr. in "Teflon Don."

"I'm really excited to be back on set and clear up all the misinterpretations about me and show this is what I love to do," Lohan said.

NBA Rewind, November 7, 1991: The Day The Magic Died in Los Angeles

On November 7, 1991, Erving "Magic" Johnson announced to the world that he was retiring from professional basketball due to HIV.



For many, the news that Johnson was carrying the virus seemed like the end of not only an era, but of a man whom so many came to love for his charismatic attitude, infectious smile, and stellar moves on the basketball court.

It was a sad day for many of his fans because many believed that Johnson would die soon after his admission, after all, that was what happened to people with HIV/AIDS back then—they died.

On the flip side, the fact that Johnson did come forward was also a subtle sign of the progress and education that was yet to come. His admission that he caught the virus by being promiscuous with the opposite sex changed the thought processes of the many who believed that "straight" people were immune to HIV.

However, it wouldn't be long before the world knew that Johnson had no intention of disappearing into a corner to live out what little life he was perceived to have left. He planned to live as freely and normally as the everyday person and, unbeknown to many at the time, he would play the game he loved again.

On October 2, 1992, he signed a one-year contract extension with the L.A. Lakers for a record $14.6 million for the 1994-95 basketball season—the sum was payable in full whether he played or not.

The gesture was one that seemed a bit much at the time but, Jerry Buss, the Lakers owner, was more than willing to pay it to Johnson for "all that he'd done" for the franchise. 

Johnson would later make a brief return to his former team, but quickly retired again once it became clear that the NBA players weren't as ready for him as he had hoped.

Although he remained strong, the impact of his disease proved the bigger setback as stars like Karl Malone openly expressed their concerns about his being on the court with them. They felt the risk was just too great.

Magic accepted his fate and decided his interests were best served off the court, away from the game, using the platform his name and face afforded him to spread the word about what HIV really means for those who are carriers.

He became the virus' biggest picture of success and gave many who were already silently living with it a reason to believe they too would be okay.

Nearly 20-years later, Magic Johnson is still fighting the fight, and living the life that he always thought he could—against all odds.

Magic Johnson—Today