Lindsay Lohan's mother has said that she approves of her daughter's decision to pose nude for New York magazine.
Speaking to People magazine, Dina Lohan said that the photographs,
which recreated Marilyn Monroe's 1962 photo shoot, were "tastefully
done".
The star's mother said: "I respect the photographer as an artist, so
I look at them artistically. For him to call Lindsay 46 years later and
to say can you recreate these photos is an honour."
"I looked at it as art, and as Lindsay doing a character. So I don't
look at them like it's Playboy; she was being a character. So if you
look at it that way, you can look at it as a mother."
Dina Lohan also said that she would not have allowed her 14-year-old
daughter Ali to visit the photo set with Lindsay if the pictures had
been inappropriate.
She said: "Trust me. I wouldn't have sent my 14-year-old to the set
[if the shoot was in bad taste]. And obviously Lindsay wouldn't do
anything with her sister there, that was risqué."
"Lindsay was very excited when she first got the phone call. Of
course we talked about how they would be done. Lindsay said, 'Mommy,
I'm never going to get this opportunity to do it again.' She was very
thankful she was asked."
Dina Lohan also said that her daughter was a big fan of Marilyn Monroe.
"I think there's a sadness that Lindsay feels for Marilyn. Lindsay really saw it as a gift back to someone."