Lindsay Lohan shares 'platonic' relationship with Saudi crown prince

Rumour had it that Crown Prince was swapping texts and he was flying the actor around in his private jet

Michael Lohan has defended his daughter Lindsay Lohan's "platonic" friendship with the  Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman, reported The Independent.

According to editors at the New York Post's tabloid Page Six, Lindsay was rumoured to have become close to Crown Prince, with the pair swapping regular texts and him flying the actor around in his private jet and showering her with presents — including a gift-wrapped credit card.

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But according to dad Michael, while she does know the Saudi prince, he insisted their relationship is merely “platonic and respectful.”

“They are just friends, Lindsay has a lot of powerful friends in the Middle East, because she is huge out there," he told the gossip column. "Lindsay met MBS (Mohammad bin Salman) because of the work she has been doing in the Middle East. She is working to help people in the region, particularly refugees," he said. “Nobody writes about the good work Lindsay does in Syria, they just want to hear the bad stuff. She has a platonic and respectful relationship with MBS, nothing more.”

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE

The Saudi crown prince stirred controversy after the murder of prominent Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. To this, Michael added, “None of that has proven to be true. Lindsay says he’s a good person. She feels safe, she has good people around her, and she knows how to conduct herself.”

His comments come after the Mean Girls star's representative previously insisted to the publication that the pair met just once — at a Formula One Grand Prix race. The rep also denied that the prince gave her a credit card.

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