Lindsay Lohan complained to Disney CEO over ‘Parent Trap’ paycheck: ‘You should’ve paid me double’

Lindsay Lohan knows her worth.

During an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” on Wednesday, the 38-year-old actress shared that she had the perfect comeback to former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, who mistakenly thought she had a sister because of her dual roles in “The Parent Trap.”

“Where’s your twin?” she recalled Eisner, 82, asking her at the premiere of the 1998 film.

Lindsay Lohan at “The Parent Trap” premiere on July 1, 1998. WireImage

Michael Eisner in 1985. Getty Images

“I was so young, I don’t even know how I thought to say this, but I’ll never forget what I said,” Lohan continued. “I said, ‘Well you should’ve paid me double, because I don’t have one.’”

The “WWHL” audience cheered for Lohan’s clap back as Cohen, 56, gave her a high-five.

Lindsay Lohan on “WWHL.” Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Lindsay Lohan on “WWHL.” Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

“This is the daughter of Dina Lohan,” Cohen said. “Very good.”

Lohan infamously played twin sisters Annie James and Hallie Parker in “The Parent Trap.” She was only 12 years old when the film came out.

Lindsay Lohan as Hallie and Annie in “The Parent Trap.” Walt Disney Co.

On “WWHL,” Lohan revealed that “The Parent Trap” was the first — and only — movie she ever auditioned for.

“I haven’t auditioned since that,” she shared.

Lohan was also asked on the show if she’d star in a “Parent Trap” reboot where she plays Annie and Hallie’s mom.

Lindsay Lohan on “WWHL.” Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen, Lindsay Lohan and Lacey Chabert on “WWHL.” Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

“I mean if Nancy Meyers was apart of that, yeah,” she said, referring to the film’s director. “I would never say no to Nancy.”

Cohen then called “The Parent Trap” “a perfect movie.”

“Yeah, it’s such a great movie,” Lohan replied.

Elaine Hendrix and Lindsay Lohan in “The Parent Trap.”

Lohan has always talked highly about her “Parent Trap” experience. For the film’s 23rd anniversary in 2021, she called the movie “the opportunity of a lifetime” in an Instagram comment.

The year prior, Lohan reunited virtually with her co-stars Dennis Quaid and Elaine Hendrix, and they remembered the late Natasha Richardson, who played Annie and Hallie’s mom, Elizabeth James.

“Natasha had such an elegance and grace, and she was so maternal to me,” said Lohan.

Natasha Richardson, Lindsay Lohan and Dennis Quaid in “The Parent Trap.” ©Buena Vista Pictures/courtesy E

Richardson tragically died in 2009 at 45 from blunt-force trauma during a skiing accident.

Earlier this year, Quaid, 70, told Entertainment Tonight he doesn’t think a “Parent Trap” sequel is possible without Richardson.

“That would be fantastic, but Natasha. How do we do it without Natasha?” the actor said at the “Reagan” premiere.

Quaid also said that Richardson’s unexpected death “still breaks my heart.”

“The Parent Trap” was an adaptation of the original 1961 film, based on a German novel. The movie made almost $100 million worldwide and cemented Lohan’s role as a successful actress in Hollywood.

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