Lindsay Lohan walking around LA in short shorts… Maybe she’s hoping to run into JOEL MADDEN and seduce him with those sexy freckled legs…

According to Star Magazine, Lindsay was recently at a club and Joel happened to be the DJ that night… and she flirted up a storm with him… Paris Hilton sent Nicole Richie a text message to let her know what was going on… and Nicole lost her sh*t.

Steal mink coat – check.

Steal Lauren Hasting’s wardrobe – check.

Steal Nicole Richie’s baby daddy – workin’ on it!

Oh, and little Ali Lohan says the rumors that her sis and Samantha Ronson are hooking up are “pathetic” and that they’re “just friends”… at least they’re trying to protect young Ali from the dirty truth!

Photos: Splash News Online