That was so not fetch! A controversial joke referencing Lindsay Lohan’s problematic past was removed from the digital version of the 2024 Mean Girls musical adaptation after the actress explicitly expressed disappointment with the reference.
A joke referencing the term “fire crotch” was withdrawn from the 2024 musical version of Mean Girls.
“Fire crotch” was infamously associated with Lindsay after socialite Brandon Davis made crude comments about the actress’ body, back in 2006, in a paparazzi video that also featured Paris Hilton, according to Variety.
In this year’s movie musical rendition, rapper Megan Thee Stallion, who played herself, showed support for the main character Cady Heron, now played by Angourie Rice, by saying, “We are going back red. Y2K fire crotch is back!”
A controversial joke referencing Lindsay Lohan’s past was removed from the 2024 Mean Girls digital release after it upset the actress
An updated version of the film now reportedly cuts directly to Megan Thee Stallion laughing after she says, “We are going back red.”
Lindsay, who played the original protagonist Cady in the 2004 original Mean Girls, made a surprise cameo in the current film adaptation as the moderator of the Mathletes Championship.
She had reportedly flown in from Dubai to walk the red carpet at the January 8 premiere. But after watching the film, the 37-year-old’s representative, Leslie Sloane, told The Messenger, “Lindsay was very hurt and disappointed by the reference in the film.”
Lindsay played the original protagonist Cady Heron in the 2004 Mean Girls
The digital version of #MeanGirls has altered Megan The Stallion’s controversial “fire crotch” line after Lindsay Lohan was allegedly hurt by the joke.
The line now ends at “We are going back red” and jumps to her laughing, cutting out “Y2K fire crotch is back.” pic.twitter.com/LDytcHj1SL
— Kristen Maldonado (@kaymaldo) February 21, 2024
At the movie’s New York premiere in January 2024, a source had also told the news outlet they had overheard Lindsay saying she was “surprised and taken aback” by the infamous “fire crotch” moniker once associated with the actress.
The Messenger also confirmed that the throwaway line was a clear nod to oil heir Brandon Davis’ profanity-filled 2006 rant to TMZ about Lindsay’s body parts, fueling a rift between the actress and their mutual friend, Paris Hilton, who could be seen laughing in the video.
Nevertheless, the 2024 Mean Girls line was just one of several Easter eggs referencing the original movie and the cultural trends prominent during the early 2000s.
A joke referencing the term “fire crotch” was withdrawn from the 2024 musical version of Mean Girls
A recent study named Lindsay the most influential star of all the Mean Girls movie’s cast, with her earning a jaw-dropping amount of money.
Social poker site Replay Poker analyzed the Instagram accounts of cast members starring in the original 2004 Mean Girls and 2024’s new musical adaptation to reveal the stars with the highest maximum earnings per sponsored post on the platform.
The original Mean Girls lead came up as the most prominent actor in the entire franchise, ranking higher than every other cast member.
You can watch the trailer for the 2024 Mean Girls musical below:
Since gaining immense popularity in the early 2000s, Lindsay has accumulated over 14.2 million followers on Instagram.
And thanks to her legion of fans on the platform, she can earn up to £46,700 ($58,769.4) for one sponsored post on Instagram, almost double the amount of any other Mean Girls star, Replay Poker noted in their study.
On November 28, 2021, the Hollywood star announced her engagement to financier Bader Shammas after three years of dating. The following year, a representative confirmed the couple had tied the knot after Lindsay had called Bader her “husband” on her Instagram birthday post.
In July 2023, Lindsay gave birth to their first child, a son, in Dubai, where she has resided since 2014.
Lindsay’s reaction to the controversial joke sparked praise from Mean Girls fans
