Half Naked Miley Cyrus Photo In Vanity Fair Sparks Controversy
Miley Cyrus says that a half naked picture of her taken for Vanity Fair magazine embarrasses her.
“I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be ‘artistic’ and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed,” Cyrus said Sunday in a statement through her publicist. “I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about.”
The photos, appearing in the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, were taken by renowned celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. The Cyrus pictures accompany an interview with the 15-year-old pop star and her father, singer Billy Ray Cyrus.
In a statement issued by Vanity Fair, Leibovitz said, “I’m sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted. Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful.”
This being Pop Critics, we managed to get our hands on a copy of the photo that seems to be causing the most stir. See for yourself what you think:
First of all, I think I have to come out and say the obvious - this picture kind of sucks. Secondly, it’s obvious that this photo isn’t an appropriate photograph to run of a fifteen-year-old girl. It looks like it’s advertising for child pornography or runaway children or something.
The question that’s stirring the controversy is who is to blame. The Disney Channel, which airs Cyrus’ TV show “Hannah Montana,” has come out and said that “a situation was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines.” Miley’s statements seem to confirm that she feels manipulated. It would seem that a professional photographer of Annie Leibovitz’s caliber should have the professional fortitude to refuse to take such pictures of a fifteen-year-old girl. It would seem that Vanity Fair would have the smarts not to run them.
However, if you look at the other side of the issue, it becomes a much more complicated story. It’s a little harder to argue that Cyrus was manipulated when you find out that her parents and/or minders were on the set the entire day. The photos themselves were taken digitally, and, according to the magazine, everyone saw the photo above and thought it was a “beautiful and natural portrait of Miley.” Furthermore, in a caption released by Vanity Fair with the photo, Cyrus expressed her comfort with how the apparently topless picture turned out.
“I think it’s really artsy,” she told the magazine. “It wasn’t in a skanky way. Annie took, like, a beautiful shot, and I thought that was really cool. That’s what she wanted me to do, and you can’t say no to Annie.”
Well, actually, Miley, you can. You or your parents could have and should have if you felt like the pictures were “embarrassing.” I’m sorry, but I just don’t understand how they can approve the photos, write captions for them even, and then come back and claim they were manipulated by the magazine just as they’re about to be published. The whole thing stinks if you ask me.
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Regardless, pretty sad to see a 15 year old getting pimped out.
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My 11 year old grandson thinks she's the most.
That picture looks like she just finished having sex and she's worn out. Shame on you Billy Raye!!!!!! And you both were able to see the pictures before they went to print. Can't you tell when things are procotive? I know she is maturing but she's not ready for a sexual shot yet.
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Not that this kind of stuff is anything new though. For example, look up what happened with "The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet" starlet Lorrie Collins in 1959.
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and whats it matter what other people think
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I'm confused.
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Anyway, there's no way I'd let my child take any of her clothes off for a photo shoot. Stupid Bill Ray.
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