We totally got it when sometime actress and lesbian Lindsay Lohan agreed to recreate Marilyn Monroe's last nude photo shoot with renowned photographer Bert Stern for New York. We understood the impulse when we heard she'd be shooting a topless editorial with Terry Richardson for Purple, even if we thought the simulated threesome seemed a bit much. But now, out of nowhere, comes photos from a recent cover shoot for Muse, in which Lohan and two models purse and pout in a mock-threeway inspired by Kate Moss' relationship with Johnny Depp. When "Dirrty"-era Christina Aguilera felt compelled to mud wrestle for her fans -- a nude Rolling Stone cover, a music video that was crucified by puritans -- she rebounded on the strength of a ballad about self-empowerment for the Lilith Fair set. Lindsay, I never thought I'd say this, but it's time to get back in the studio.

Muse photographer Yu Tsai spoke to the New York Post about the shoot: "The three of them were very sensual and provocative, but Lindsay understands this piece was created not for any sensational value other than artistic integrity... There was never a discussion about pushing the boundaries. She was totally comfortable with the nudity as long as it had artistic integrity... When you see her nipple, it just happened in the moment. She was playing the role of Kate Moss -- you're at a party and you are with a guy you really love and another girl." Oh, I see. So the naked threesome wasn't about sensationalism? The nipple-slip cover, the bathroom ass shot, and the feigned orgasms weren't about "pushing boundaries"? Gotcha. But the saddest part of the young starlet's seemingly infinite well of attention-seeking comes when Tsai says, "This is her at her best." Bummer, because I thought she was pretty great in Freaky Friday.