Lindsay Lohan arrested for assault after fighting with woman in a Manhattan nightclub

Lindsay Lohan has been arrested after getting into a fight at a New York nightclub and allegedly punching another woman.

The troubled starlet, 26, was at celebrity haunt Avenue and after exchanging words with a fellow patron, she is believed to have punched Tiffany Eve Mitchell, 28, causing bruising and swelling to the victim's face.

This moing, Lohan left a Manhattan police station, with a jacket over her head - while two blondes were seen leaving a police station, one with visible bruising on her face - believed to be the victim.

Under cover: The star was seen emerging from a nearby police station with a coat over her head later in the day

Fur coat: A blonde woman, believed to be one of Lindsay Lohan's victims, leaves a New York police station this moing

A police source told the New York Post that Mitchell and Lohan were sitting in separate VIP sections when a fight broke out nearby and both women stood up to watch.

Mitchell and Lohan bumped into each other and words were exchanged with Lohan saying something to the effect of 'Give me my space', but both retued to their seats.

Then Lohan allegedly got back up and punched Mitchell in the face.

Bruised: The woman believed to be embroiled in the latest Lindsay Lohan arrest, seen here leaving the 10th Precinct on West 20th street at 7am today

Battered: Lindsay Lohan's alleged victim seen leaving a Manhattan police station with a man believed to be her husband on West 20th street at 7am today

Police were called, and Mitchell identified Lohan as her attacker. 

As she was led away in handcuffs, the star is believed to have yelled: 'Oh my God! I didn't touch anyone!'

Lohan was later taken to the 10th Precinct Station House in Manhattan, where she was accused of misdemeanor assault. She received a desk appearance ticket and will have to appear in court at a later date.

Lohan and a large group left the precinct around 7:30 a.m. with her head covered by a dark coat as they walked to a waiting car, as the actress was heard yelling at someone 'get out of the car Gavin, get of the car now' several times.

'It's become a pastime to use her name and fame and blame things on her,' said Gavin Doyle, a Lohan assistant.

Undercover: Lindsay Lohan leaves the police station this moing with a coat over her head after being charged for allegedly striking a woman

Trendy: New York nightclub Avenue in the Meatpacking district

Owner: Noah Tepperberg owns Avenue nightclub. The millionaire is seen here with Avenue doorman Wass Stevens in 2007

Earlier this moing, a dark-haired man and two blondes left the precinct, one of whom is believed to be Mitchell.

The women didn't speak but the man said, 'Lindsay Lohan got drunk and went crazy...hit my wife.'

Avenue is a celebrity-packed haunt which does not even bear a sign at its front door.

The club boasts patrons including Rihanna and her on-off beau Chris Brown, who were seen at the nightspot together in July.

It is owned by millionaire Noah Tepperberg, the ringmaster of a string of New York nightclubs including Marquee, as well as Lavo in Las Vegas.

Latest trouble: Lindsay Lohan has reportedly been arrested after getting into a physical altercation with a female patron in a New York City nightclub on Wednesday evening

But this is far from the Liz & Dick star's only legal woe at present.

The starlet arrived back in New York City from Los Angeles last week, and is expected to face a judge in the next few days where her probation is thought to be revoked.

According to TMZ, Lindsay will reportedly be charged for lying to police about being behind the wheel during a car accident with a truck on the Pacific Coast Highway in June.

The scene: The troubled starlet reportedly became involved in an argument with a fellow patron at New York's Club Avenue

Although the Mean Girls star originally claimed her assistant Gavin Doyle was the one driving her Porsche at the time of the crash, he later told police it was, in fact, her who was behind the wheel.

Sources have told TMZ that the Santa Monica City Attoey will be ready to file a criminal case over the next few days, and it will then go to Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Jane Godfrey for arraignment, a legal procedure in which a person is formally charged with the crime.

The insiders said that once Lindsay is charged, Judge Godfrey will revoke her probation and schedule a full hearing to about the alleged violation.

Sources previously revealed that Lindsay could face 'significant jail time' after lying to the police.

Altercation: Lindsay was reportedly taken to a nearby police station at around 4am local time, and is believed to still be in custody

Lindsay has been on probation since being found guilty of stealing a necklace in July 2011, for which she was sentenced to 120 days in prison and 480 hours of community service.

The star recently cancelled an interview with Barbara Walters on the advice of her new PR team after a tough few months, which also saw her accuse mother Dina Lohan of taking cocaine and foil an intervention attempt by her father Michael Lohan.

In recent weeks. the actress has being doing a lot of promotion for her Lifetime TV movie about the life of Elizabeth Taylor - but has refused to answer any questions about the case.

Friends close to the star previously said she was 'terrified' about her probation being revoked as she is desperately trying to get her life back on track.

Lindsay has a complex legal history that includes drink driving convictions and her infamous no-contest plea to the jewellery theft last year.

In May 2007, Lindsay was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and this led to her heading for rehab for 45 days.

And in July that year, Lindsay refused to take a sobriety test and was taken to a police station where her blood alcohol level was over the limit. She also had some cocaine in her pocket.

She later spent 23 days in jail after she was found guilty of violating her probation because she failed to perform her community service at a Los Angeles morgue.

In September, it emerged she was being investigated for allegedly hitting a pedestrian with her Porsche while on a night out in Manhattan, with the victim claiming she smelled of alcohol and had been slurring her words, and that she treated him like a 'nothing.'

However, Lindsay recently admitted she was leaing from her mistakes.

Speaking after the premiere of new movie Liz & Dick, she said: 'You have life experiences, and I’ve had some very traumatic ones, very serious ones.

‘You draw from experiences, that’s where I am right now. I’m drawing from the things I’ve seen and grown up with. I don’t want to go back.