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Miley -- Miles from Reality on VF Shoot

Miley Cyrus might be boo-hooing about this Vanity Fair shoot, but we're told that her parents were with her "the entire time" and that they knew everything that was going on. So any suggestion that Annie Leibovitz tricked Miley into taking racy shots are absurd: "There was no subterfuge," we're told.
Miley Cyrus, Annie Leibovitz
Well-placed sources at Vanity Fair say that the mag is "happy for all the press -- we're selling magazines, after all," and when it comes to Miley's suggestion that the legendary Leibovitz got her to take a topless shot, "Are you going to believe Annie Leibovitz or Miley Cyrus?"

For her part, Leibovitz said in a statement, "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted."



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61. My daughter is a Hannah Montana fan at the age of 7 and I am so angry. I let my daughter watch Miley when she was on the American Idol gives back and questioned her suggestive dance movements. This girl is 15 and preaches family values. That is why I allowed my daughter to look up to her. She is acting out in an inappropiate way and her family has lost control. The family should realize where her fan base is. 6 to 12 year olds! She is headed down the wrong road.

Posted at 2:48PM on Apr 28th 2008 by froglady

62. Ok, seriously...she is a celebrity!! And when you get offered to do a photo shoot for Vanity Fair thats a huge deal. One...its not child porn because she was covered up and nothing was exposed. That isn't even an issue. Second, when you are underage and do photo shoots like that there are contracts that the child AND parent has to sign and they make everything very clear and I can assure that they knew what they were stepping into well before they did it! There was no manipulation going on there. So she obviously had permission. It doesn't mean Miley Cyrus is slutty either...they are meant to be artistic...its not like she is doing playboy. Its really stupid how parents are acting about this...half of the teenagers out there are taking way worse pictures and posting them on myspace or wherever else on the internet and their parent's don't have any clue at all! So don't judge a teenager who is actually doing it for an artistic, well known and respected magazine.
Miley has some sort of right to do that because she was doing it as a professional as well. Most celebrities wouldn't have passed that up....for the chance to say they posed for Vanity Fair, plus I'm sure BIG bucks were involved. Thats the business, thats Hollywood. It really seems as if people still can't understand that.

Posted at 3:22PM on Apr 28th 2008 by G

63. Disney's poster child just another sperm burping gutter slut? Who could have planned for that.......

Posted at 2:46PM on Apr 28th 2008 by FlBiker

64. Interesting. If a relative had taken the pictures, they'd be called "child porn." What makes the media so different?

The age of consent was established because young people are easily and unfairly influenced by elders: frankly I think Annie Leibovitz should be arrested for taking advantage of Miley's age and maturity level. All media reprinting and sensationalizing sexually “artistic” pictures of underage should be held responsible too.

Shame on ALL those trying to make hay with minors and their budding sexuality.

Posted at 2:50PM on Apr 28th 2008 by Angela Summers

65. This celebutard is on the fence about being a good girl role model or coming of age and trying to be a sexy woman. Her parents were there, enough said. Miley is the liar, hands down, especially considering all the other recents pics of her floating all over cyberspace.

Posted at 2:50PM on Apr 28th 2008 by Ms_Tell_It_Like_It_Is

66. How odd people defend it when Miley and her parents themselves admit this was out of line and in poor taste.

Posted at 2:51PM on Apr 28th 2008 by LOL@idiots

67. just leave her alone !!

Posted at 2:52PM on Apr 28th 2008 by Mrs. Jonas

68. ..well many r too young to remember the Brooke Shields Calvin Klein ad...and Brooke was only 12...this is nothing new and has accomplished EXACTLY what all involved wanted...PUBLICITY..oldest trick in he book.

Posted at 2:51PM on Apr 28th 2008 by fan of Jean..

69. Her parents are pimps and I'll bet they're laughing all the way to the bank. They should be ashamed of themselves. They belong in the same class as Dina Lohan, and that should be offensive to them!

Posted at 2:52PM on Apr 28th 2008 by Mom

70. I agree...the only people to blame are her parents and herself. And I saw a picture with her and her Dad from the shoot that just gave me an icky feeling. It was more like lovers than father and daughter. That picture alone made me think way less of them than any of the others. Today it's more shocking to NOT see an actress or singer whore themselves out than it is to see stuff like this.

Posted at 2:52PM on Apr 28th 2008 by Donovan

71. I think Vanity Fair is to blame. I'm sure that Annie took plenty of photos of Britney, ~errrr~ Miley with clothes on. They could have published a different photo of her. VF wanted to sell more magazines. It's all about the dollar $ign. That's why Billy Ray is pimping out his daughter.

Posted at 3:46PM on Apr 28th 2008 by Pererette

72. Without trying to defend the wrong or the right of it; I would just like to point out the following... This country's obsessive repression and denial of human sexuality is highly indicative of why we have some of the highest rates of sexual deviancy in both the civilized and the uncivilized world. The furor that these pictures are creating completely illustrate sexually pathological mindsets that seek to create a lurid back story to something that in another iteration could be viewed as artistic and a celebration of beauty. This is also what happens when we create and feed a cult of personality (a la Brittany, olsen twins, Miley, etc.) to such a degree that all boundaries are completely blurred and exceeded only by our prurient interest in criticizing what we have helped to build... Physician heal thyself... Stop creating gods and goddesses out of mere human beings... Undertake your parental responsibilities and stop blaming everyone else because you have a child that can't distinguish or choose viable roll models...

Posted at 11:45AM on Apr 29th 2008 by Dave

73. There is nothing wrong with the photograph... Nothing to be ashamed of, nothing to sexual about, it looks like she is just holding a towel around themselves at the beach.. My goodness this is silly, it does not even hint at a breast or anything like..

Posted at 3:00PM on Apr 28th 2008 by Saple

74. MILEY CYRUS - are you really THAT stupid--were you drugged and didn't know what you had on (or off) and in what positions you were posing? I don't think so! Gee thanks for giving child molesters what they want. Visions of my daughters, as well as others' daughters, are dancing in their f****** heads!
You don't deserve the blessings you've been given!

Posted at 3:04PM on Apr 28th 2008 by Tina

75. Let her be a whore like Britney! She'll burn out a lot faster!

Posted at 3:30PM on Apr 28th 2008 by ME

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