Comparing Elizabeth Taylor and Lindsay Lohan

Elizabeth Taylor and Lindsay Lohan both became famous at the age of 10 as fresh-faced, young actresses. After they reached adulthood, they reached the pinnacle of Hollywood success. But success came with a dark side -- drugs, jail, toxic parents, failed romances, the scorching spotlight of fame.

It's no wonder Lohan pushed to play Taylor in Lifetime's new movie "Liz & Dick." Check out the many parallels in the two actresses' lives. — Kelly Woo, Yahoo! TV

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Romance

Lindsay:
Aside from early romances with young Hollywood stars like Aaron Carter and Wilmer Valderrama, Lohan's only serious relationship (at least the only public one) was with celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson (pictured). They broke up in 2008, and since then, Lohan has been linked to various men and women in the tabloids. But she seems to be single these days.

Liz:
Taylor's real love life rivaled any of the ones in her dramatic movies. She... more
Romance

Lindsay:
Aside from early romances with young Hollywood stars like Aaron Carter and Wilmer Valderrama, Lohan's only serious relationship (at least the only public one) was with celebrity DJ Samantha Ronson (pictured). They broke up in 2008, and since then, Lohan has been linked to various men and women in the tabloids. But she seems to be single these days.

Liz:
Taylor's real love life rivaled any of the ones in her dramatic movies. She was married eight times to seven men, starting with Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, when she was just 18. Her second marriage, to Michael Wilding, yielded two sons. Her third husband, Michael Todd, died tragically in a plane crash. She famously cheated on No. 4, Eddie Fisher, with No. 5 (and 6), Richard Burton (pictured). Her seventh husband was Sen. John Warner. And No. 8, last of all, was Larry Fortensky, a construction worker she met at the Betty Ford Clinic.
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