The only thing more difficult than breaking through the din to become famous is to change the public’s perception of you once you’ve graced billboards, marquees, and magazine covers. Before the advent of social media, the relationship between celebrities and their fans was mediated by a massive and exploitative tabloid industry that could be difficult for either party to pierce. But that’s exactly what Lindsay Lohan aimed to do by launching her pop music career at the height of her fame as an actress and tabloid It girl in the mid-2000s. “Rumors,” the lead single from her debut album, 2004’s Speak, pushes back on the invasive gossip and incessant prying into her life—not by dispelling notions one by one, but by reframing the discussion in a way that gave Lohan back her agency. From there, her music grew even more diaristic, untangling complex feelings about her family, love life, and ambitions.