Lindsay in Hospital for Asthma

After Lindsay Lohan was spotted leaving a Los Angeles emergency room, along with BFF Samantha Ronson, the rumor-mill kicked into overdrive.

One of the reports claimed the 21-year-old actress was at the hospital visiting a friend. This, however, turned out not to be true.

Her mother, Dina Lohan, has confirmed to People that Lindsay went to the hospital on Thursday night because she was having an asthma attack.

"She was losing oxygen. She couldn't breathe," Dina Lohan said about her daughter.

"She was afraid to go to the hospital because [the paparazzi] were gonna write about it. She was sick," Dina adds. "If you were sick, and your mother couldn't even take you to a hospital because paparazzi will fabricate some story, you know, it's sad. It's really sad."

But Dina says Lindsay's lucky to have Ronson by her side, telling People, "Samantha is an angel."