The nude layout of Lindsay Lohan that was published in New York Magazine’s 2008 Spring Fashion issue has become a major draw for Internet sites that have posted the photographs without permission.
The Lohan layout was a recreation of the racy photo series featuring Marilyn Monroe taken by Bert Stern in 1962 that became knows as “The Last Sitting.” Stern is also the photographer that took the photos of the 21-year-old Lohan in the exact same poses for New York Magazine. The spread of the Lindsay Lohan nudes on the Internet has caused New York Magazine to threaten cease and desist orders against a number of websites, including those of major newspapers, according to a story published in today’s New York Daily News.
When asked to comment on the attention to the Lohan layout by Internet sites, a spokesperson for New York Magazine had this to say – “When you put up beautiful photos of a celebrity like this, you expect this kind of reaction. But we try to be vigilant to protect our content.”
Due to the publishing of the layout on New York Magazine’s own website, the traffic to the site has increased by 2,000 percent according to the Daily News story.