Lohan comeback forges ahead with Liz Taylor role

LOS ANGELES, Apr 24: Lindsay Lohan is set to play iconic screen legend Elizabeth Taylor in a new TV movie, Lifetime Television said yesterday, confirming what Lohan has claimed for weeks as she forges ahead with her comeback from legal and personal troubles. Lohan, 25, is the first name to be announced for Lifetime’s original movie “Liz & Dick,” based on the true story of Taylor’s passionate romance with actor Richard Burton, whom she married twice throughout her life. (agencies)