Marc Malkin

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If Lindsay Lohan ever decides to keep a lower profile, she should consider spending more time around David Beckham.

Lohan and her gal-pal Samantha Ronson were on the same flight to New York today as the soccer hunk.

When the two girls got to the luggage carousel, there wasn't much fuss: Some kids asked for autographs and a single paparazzo snapped some pics.

Then Beckham sauntered to the carousel...

"About 25 people ran over to him, and there were at least five photographers who showed up out of nowhere taking photos," a source reports.

Beckham had to hightail it to NYC after last night's ESPY Awards in Hollywood to get ready for Saturday's Los Angeles Galaxy game against the New York Red Bulls.

Lohan, meanwhile, will most likely be doing the nightlife circuit while on the East Coast with Ms. Ronson.

I'm told she'll be at Sephora's 10-year anniversary party tonight at the Angel Orensanz Foundation, where Ronson will be deejaying.

The two will then head to Long Island for some hobnobbing in the hoity-toity Hamptons.

They're expected to be attending tomorrow night's VH1 Save the Music benefit at the EMM Group's the Estate. As for Saturday, Ms. Ronson will be spinning at the Lily Pond nightclub.

And if that's not enough for you, Lohan may be spending the week in New York. She could be returning to the Hamptons for next weekend's Super Saturday 11, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund shopping benefit hosted by Donna Karan and In Style.