Shia LaBeouf is standing by his right to call his hippie mother the “sexiest woman” that he knows.

The Transformers star made the remark in an interview with the June issue of Playboy, but Shia, 23, has insisted that the media misinterpreted the comment.

“It was Mother’s Day coming up and I don’t have any problems appearing crazy to make my mother smile, but she is the most beautiful woman on this planet and I love her,” Shia told TV newsmagazine Extra on Friday.

“She’s fly as hell,” he added. “I stand by that. My mom’s awesome….I think the sickness is also on the other end to be able to twist the words and make it as ridiculous as that. Clearly, I’m not having sex with my mother. It’s ridiculous.”