Lindsay Lohan Removes Clothes After Drug Rehab

In a tribute to the late Marilyn Monroe, Lindsay Lohan recreated some famous pictures of Monroe including some that show her in the nude. Of course, Lindsay Lohan is an adult and is free to choose what she does in her life – but I believe this new Marilyn Monroe photo layout is just another Hollywood publicity stunt. The sad truth is that in Hollywood the only bad publicity is no publicity at all. Over the past several months as Lindsay Lohan has been drying out in a rehab facility in Utah, her name has not been printed in most of the news media and few members of the ever present paparazzi have been following her around.

More than likely a new 'clean and sober' Lindsay Lohan took part in this Marilyn Monroe photo shoot because she needs to get her name back out in the public. That said, most famous people that try to take shortcuts in order to quickly get attention from the media and public, fail over the long term. Whether it is the shock value of these Lindsay Lohan nude photos or other famous actresses that bare all in Playboy, the long term value of such activity does not have a good track record. In Lohan's case, I believe this Marilyn Monroe photo shoot was a mistake because all through her troubles with drug abuse, there were decent moral people that were pulling for her to get better.

Now those same people are likely to permanently turn their backs on Lohan as her first employment choice after rehab was to take her clothes off. Don't get me wrong, there will be much attention heading the way of Lindsay Lohan over the next few weeks because of this Marilyn Monroe photo shoot, but the people that are interested in these pictures are not the type of fans that will help Lohan rebuild her career nationwide. Instead, they will follow Lindsay Lohan for awhile praising her work and then leave her side the minute some other famous person does something that is even more shocking.

There is news out this morning that Lindsay Lohan's mother is happy with her daughters decision and that statement concerns me even more than Lindsay Lohan's choice. As a man from what Hollywood types call 'fly over country', I have a difficult time understanding the attitudes of residents of Hollywood. I especially find it difficult to believe that any parent would praise a child that wanted to exploit their body in order to win fame or money. My guess is that it was the dysfunctional nature of Lindsay Lohan's family that cause her to fall into a world of alcohol and drug abuse in the first place and no amount of rehab will change that messed up family unit.

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