Lindsay Lohan’s kin are creeping out of the woodwork to explain away how Lindsay ended up in this sorry state. Her uncle, Chris Sullivan (Uncle Chris?), said that she “may well not have been driving the car. This girl and her mother are letting Lindsay take the fall, but hopefully the truth will come out.” If you believe she was driving, then a nuttier spin comes from British crooner Natasha Bedingfield, who released a statement via her publicist, saying, “It’s not Lohan’s fault that she was forced to drive. LA has no public transport system.” Except for buses, taxis, and subway, that is. But there’s an even eerier – and more logical – explanation: It could be the curse of hard-partying New Jersey socialite Dori Cooperman, who “gravitates to hard-partying power girls headed for a fall,” says Page Six. She met at Promises and was seen hanging with Lohan just before this latest snafu – and Cooperman was also spotted partying with Lizzie Grubman and Tara Reid back when they were just about to hit the skids. Coincidence? (Photo of Cooperman by Bob Rich)