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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Lohan The New Marylin?




Lindsay Lohan: You're no Marilyn Monroe
What do starlets insist on channeling Marilyn Monroe? At some point, every actress decides to have her "Marilyn moment" and dons a platinum wig and a fake mole to prove that she's capable of playing an American icon. This week, Lindsay Lohan graces New York magazine in a spread shot by Bert Stern. Yes, that would be the same Stern who shot Monroe six weeks before she died of a reported overdose in 1962.


In the story, Lohan says of Monroe and Heath Ledger's tragic outcome: "I sure as hell wouldn't let it happen to me." Then, why are you bouncing in and out of rehab and recreating a photo shoot that precisely mimics a suicidal woman's last flirtation with fame? And Stern should be ashamed of himself for aping such a memorable photo shoot for a 21-year-old actress whose most notable credit is "Herbie Fully Loaded." Monroe - who starred in fantastic movies like "The Misfits" and "Some Like It Hot" - died of acute barbiturate poisoning at age 36.


Lohan joins the ranks of Monroe-philes like Mischa Barton (right), Scarlett Johansson and Drew Barrymore (above, on George cover.) It may be flattering to the icon, but the Rage finds it rather sad that so many young actresses crib Monroe instead of inventing their own unique images. If you're devoid of charisma and innate sexual appeal, maybe it's time to try beekeeping.


Lindsay Lohan is following in the footsteps of the most famous blond bombshell of them all _ Marilyn Monroe.


In the issue of New York magazine on sale Monday, the 21-year-old star of "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday" poses nude for photographer Bert Stern in a recreation of one of Monroe's most famous photo shoots, done shortly before she died.


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Lohan The New Marylin?
Lindsay Lohan bares all in the new issue of New York magazine as a tribute to Marylin Monroe's last photo shoot.


Lindsay Lohan may be having a hard time finding work in film at the moment. But she has no problem looking elsewhere. She recently agreed to pose for New York magazine in a Marylin Monroe-esque spread.


According to the New York Times, Bert Stern, who was the photographer on the late Monroe's last photo shoot, shot the spread. His spread for Monroe became known as the last sitting since Monroe died 6 weeks after the shoot. Stern was excited to shoot Lohan because he believed, "she had a lot more depth to her."


For the shoot Lohan had to bare all and sport a blonde bob. Lohan told People magazine, "I was comfortable with it." "It" being posing nude. She also told them she did 250 crunches the night before the shoot.


Lohan is no stranger to the trouble that Hollywood can bring; she's been to rehab three times and is followed by paparazzi wherever she goes. During her interview Lohan drew a parallel between the recent passing of Heath Ledger and the death of Monroe saying, "They are both prime examples of what this industry can do to someone.






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