The sensationalized discussion of the “Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair photographs by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz has overpowered the photographs themselves. Compare the screen shot of ET’s upcoming report on the controversial photographs…
With the actual photograph….
And with her father, Billy Ray Cyrus
Fans and detractors alike can now decide for themselves by viewing all of the photographs and accompanying article online on the Vanity Fair Web site:
Read more about the controversy, the finger pointing and the hand wringing:
- Miley Cyrus: I’m Sorry for Photos
- Miley Cyrus ‘Embarrassed’ by Photo Spread
- Revealing Photo Threatens a Major Disney Franchise
- How to Destroy Your Brand - The Miley Cyrus Way
In an updated story, People reports on the latest statement from The Disney Channel:
In its own statement about the Vanity Fair story, the Disney Channel, which broadcasts Cyrus’s series Hannah Montana, said: “Unfortunately, as the article suggests, a situation was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines.”
Describing the photo session to PEOPLE, a source close to Cyrus reiterated the teen’s excitement at working with Leibovitz, and also said of the shoot: “Her parents were there all day. [Father] Billy Ray shot, too.”
Though Cyrus’s parents left before the final shot, with Miley supposed to be appearing topless, the source said: “Miley’s grandmother and her teacher were there when she shot it. Annie convinced them it was going to be artistic. Her parents are mortified. They know this is a learning moment for Miley.
“The photo suggests that she is [naked], but she is not. She is covered by a sheet, and beneath the sheet she is clothed. Originally, she was in a flesh-colored tank top but was asked to remove it.”
PEOPLE’s requests to Vanity Fair for comment were not answered on Sunday. In a statement to The New York Times, Beth Kseniak, a spokeswoman for both Vanity Fair and Leibovitz, said: “Miley’s parents and/or minders were on the set all day. Since the photo was taken digitally, they saw it on the shoot and everyone thought it was a beautiful and natural portrait of Miley.”
Source: People: Miley Cyrus: I’m Sorry for Photos
Clearly, this is not the last of the debate or the controversy.
We have come a long way since the Vermeer “Girl with a Pearl Earring” days, whose fully clothed subject has managed to captivate viewers for centuries.
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15 years old she be the Disney Star! But, she really cute..
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it’s just not appropriate to publish suggestive photos of underage children. i am surprised there hasn’t been a criminal investigation.
Miley, I just can’t believe what you did! You did something wrong but you know what? That is not your fault. I know that you won’t do it again. Please don’t Miley. I care about you soooooooooooo much. You have a great heart and you’re such a happy kid. You have an amazing voice. I am NOT mad at you at all! I don’t get mad at anyone. Just don’t do it again. Alright? Love Ya! Bye.
Miley im so mad at you all these kids looked up to u and now u want a teen crowd pretty soon girl if u keep it up ur gonna turn into Britney Spears!!!!! My daughter cant listen to YOU watch ur SHOWS even have posters up of YOU! anymore!!! u were her rolemodel and many others!!!! im so disapointed!!!!!!
I think u look fuckin hawt with or without clothes. i love u with your wig on and without it u arent that hot and i think you have a great voice and it reaches out to a lot of kids and i know you r sorry it went this far and this will never happen again!!!
Love your lesbian Netalia
Your r so damn fine.
hey miley i was like one of your bigest fans but now you are turing into somthing your not im really mad i cant beleive you would do somthing like that i cant beleive it im speechless you ruened my day i just hope you never do that ever again i still love you as a freind but miley come on that is not the miley i know well i g2g bye i hope you change miley
miley, i no wat u did was wrong but everyone makes a mistake sometime. hopefully u will learn from it and not turn ot like others. u were my rolemodel and still are
Sexy bith you are!!!more pictures please gay girl.You totally rock.More pictures with you stupid bastard daddy(pappy!)Your sex world rules!!!!I call you a Sexy Bith and you will marry me then everynight I will take of your bra!!!
I think this is silly. These are not “suggestive” or provocative photos. They are artsy photos from a famous photographer. Glamorous? A bit. But our society glamorizes young girls and has for many years.
(Brooke Shields, The Olsen twins, etc) Too make should a to do over these photos is idiotic.
And to suggest that this is criminal in any way is so outrageous as to almost be laughable. Unfortunately, some people have no connection to reality. People are so scared they see evil and perversion where there is none and end up with a joyless life.
And you parent’s that are so upset and say your children have no role models, you are doing a poor job as a parent. You should be their role model.
So, to Miley I say “You go girl. You are smart, beautiful and talented. Don’t let the idiots get in your way”
To Billy Ray, I would say “You keep doing exactly what you have been doing, because you are doing an excellent job”
And yes, I do have kids. Four kids as a matter of fact. All are honor roll, one has graduated and one is training to become a police officer. And I would have no problem letting Annie Leibowitz photograph my kids..I would be honored.
You naysayers need to get a life, and a clue.
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Hannah rules!! these pics were for nothing but art and i think they are totaly cool..Everyone stop bashing her she is awsome and its not like she is showing anything off is it..Everyone get over these pics..Stopping your kids listening to her music because of this is crazy. You need to grow up! And one other thing just because she has taken this pic doesnt mean she will turn into britney spears. If people didnt hound celebs then they wouldnt do stupid things..SO grow the hell up
YOU ROCK HANNAH
Obviously, “the Arbiter” (whatever that means) you are sadly suffering from incomprehension. You do not understand the full concept of what these photos represent. ANY amount of exposed flesh is still a major censure in the disney world. Miley has conformed to this, but as her fame has grown, the tension to not mess up has been thrust upon her. People will jump to conclusions about these photos( incest, future nude pictures, blah blah blah) and I don’t agree. BUT Miley is the poster girl for Disney right now. And Disney strives to keep their pure image intact. And the “no connection to reality?” totally inappropriate. You of all people with your four kids should know how stressful it is for parents to find a decent channel for their kids to watch, and little girls everywhere love Miley. So wise up before typing up, K? Oh, and get a life/clue? soo 2003.
look, you people are freaking out over nothing. the US is full of over protective, hush hush over sensitive pricks. its not your life. its not your kid. your ass aint rich like her so thats why you hate so much. who care. if you lived in Europe, would bitch at the nude mags that are not covered in the gas stations? no because you would have been brought up that way. jesus people stop judging other people and look at your own fuct up life….. my email is adam_kangas@yahoo.com if u want to complain do it to me ill be more than happy to make fun of your ass…i fight everyday in iraq with my friends so maybe this country one day will be able to do the same as this…..and u complain..be happy we have the freedom to even complain about this….so go live ur own life and stop complaining …by the way she isnt naked..her back is showing..would u cry about this if this was a backless dress at CMA???,….go back to eating ur chips and dip u fatass haters…u know u are and ur all internet dorks
how can u bash her? she is just showing her back. and frankly, times are moving on. y focus on her showing her back when our beloved harry potter just did a full frontal nude scene in the play equus? she’s a teen, and she cant stay completely in that good girl mold her whole life. maybe she wants to live a little. if u dont like her, then dont watch her. as for her pic with her dad, i see nothing more than a loving father and daughter. we seem to think they’re too close in this pic because father and daughters nowday dont even hug each other but once in a while.
I think that all the hype and the media coverage is the only reason children ever would have seen theses pics probably on the news not by actually buying or reading vanity fair , but now that the media has made such a big deal about it and put it all over the media lots of her child fans have seen it! In my true opinion i think that miley cyrus is an all round artist in all forms and that it is a really beautifull peice of art! The only people to look at a picture of a young girl and think of it as sexy are the weirdos with serious problems…What is wrong with loving yourself and your body and expressing that artistically considering thats what she is an artist..And iam sure there are heaps of pics of her and other younger stars in bikins that are way more reveling and way less artistict! I think she looks like a peice of art work..
wow if you want to be incestuous go live in ARKANSAS!!!!!!!!
its not illegal there.
yeah thats you “DADDY” but almost every picture you and him are in its sexual in some way and you two always act like your dating.
thats nasty!!!!!!
oh i used to like you miley but now your a whore
OMFG guys get over it! theyre just pictures. its not like she went out and killed someone! im pretty sure if it wasnt a right thing to do billy ray would’ve put a freakin stop to it! And all you parents n kids know damn well that if you was asked to take pics by that photographer you wouldve done it cuz i bet she got paid a shit load of money! but thts just me! you all are being soo over the top about this…theyre just PICTURES! so get over it! and i’m sure ppl talkin about it and trying to make her feel bad is helping soooooo much! jus give her a fkn break!!
Go get em girl! do wat u want reach for your goals and dont let ANYONES opinion get to you cuz they dont matter…go for the positives not the negatives…theyre all jus jealous cuz theyre prolly old wrinkly hags that wanna be like u! love you sis!!
Well you know what this is just stupid.. I am a mother of two young girls who love miley.. there just pics. these mothers that are getting all upset, should remember our day with madonna and such.. leave the poor girl alone. there is finally someone out there that i approve of to let my girls look up to. It’s just a different form of art. GET OVER IT!!!!
I am an italian girl and I don’t speak much eanglish! this fotos are nothing , and vanesssa hudgens, she take a p**** fotos! w miley and low vanessa hudgens!
ps. nick jonas i love you!
I’m n italian girl so I don’t speak much eanglish! my name’s susanna and I believethis fotos are nothing! And vanessa hudges? she take p**** fotos……miley is the best so low vanessa hudgens and w miley
like what is the big deal! if anything she looks more sickk than “slutty” its nothing bad
all you guyss are stupid
She looks possessed.
Creepy…
I don’t understand what the big deal is. Its not like Miley woke up one day and realized she just did a topless photo shoot. She got to preview the pics and was in control the entire time. She couldve stopped the shoot at any point if she felt uncomfortable.
How she came out is her own deal. She looks sickly.
And too young to be diva.
hey miley you’re a slut. sorry but i have to tell you. YOU ARE
LYKE OH EM GEE U guys nheaed to chillax
i mean, SWEET NIBLETS!!1!!!!one!MILEAY IS A TTTLLY GOOD PERSON. and ure alljust jellus of her cuz shes pritty and wunderfull and a totall superstear n it dont matterr if she show her back bc SHE SO SEXY. and u are all just dirtay h8erz she is the 1337 pwns0me and u just cant handeeel how smexy that jailba1t look w/ her FAJAH!!!11!!!!UNO!!!
U ARE ALL LOSERZ and it m,akes me laFF JAJAJAJAAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAAJJAAJJAJJAJAJAJA!!1!! N SHE SO SEXY AND I WOULD GO TO ARKENSAW TO DO HER N I WANNA BE JUSST LYKE HER.
EvErYoNe MaKeS MiStAkEs! EvErYoNe HaS ThOsE DaYs!
luv,
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Miley fucking cyrus! You are a total loser! I cant beleive my neacie likes you! your a whore! so go do what whores do! god!
I fucking hate u MILEY (thats not even your real fucking name) go to hell… u send bad messeges to little kids!!!FUCK U
i dont know what the fuck nick look in to u
u such a stupid bitch…every body hates u so dont make me slap that mother fucking smile of your mouth…
BITCH
BITCH…
Maa ppl hate u ok
come on guys. shes just showing her back! seriously, youve seen her in back in dresses and you NEVER complained (other than you who are jealous of her) just get over it…she did nothing wrong! seriously! just stop!
I don’t believe this is as bad as people make it out to be, she just showed her back!!! There are a lot of worse things to worry about and discuss out there, leave the girl alone and stop freaking out about it!! Why worry about shit like this when much more important stuff like Global Warming is happening. The people of the states are so messed up
I don’t believe this is as bad as people make it out to be, she just showed her back!!! There are a lot of worse things to worry about and discuss out there, leave the girl alone and stop freaking out about it!! Why worry about shit like this when much more important stuff like Global Warming is happening. The people of the states are so messed up!
you people need to get a life there is nothing suggestive about this images they are beautiful she is full clothed underneath that cloth and anyone who suggests this is sexual is the perverts themselfs! people say they hate her are just nobodys that are jealous of her beauty and fame! this is are nothing more!!!!!!
Chicago Gal you need to get over your jealousy issues! stop judging other and make something of your life instead
ok, i was never a huge fan of miley cyrus. i acted like i didnt like her at all, and i used to bash her music adn show. but honestly, she isnt that bad of a person, and sometimes her shows are kinda funny! shes a funny girl, not in a mean way. i still dont liek her music that much, but thats just my style, and thats ok. i apologize to the moms who are getting upset, and the young girls who look up to miley for her slightly racey photos, but truthfully, im a 14 year old girl, and this type of stuff happens all the time! i go to a good school and make good grades, but even in a world of happiness, you can still make mistakes. in early high school, almost every girl sends a slightly sexy picture to a boy, adn even at everyday sleepovers, the girls will be in the pool, and people will take pictures. but thats ok, becasue it isnt the end of the world. i jsut think that everyone gets humiliated in one way or another. random question to one of the mothers writing reviews: when you were in highschool, did you ever tell someone a secret that accidentally leaked out? did you ever do something even just a little bit scandelous, and get caught? the answer is probably yes! becasue it happens to everyone, and i just dont think you should make a snap decision without hearing her story first. she has apologized for all of the pictures, she has gone to review after review after review, and explained herself to countless reporters. shes a good person, and i think we should learn a little bit more about her, before we all critisize the small accidents she has commited. i am sorry if this offends any other readers, but i believe its true.
ok..this photo is in noooo way “sexual” or anything like that. its very beautiful and its not suggestive. its art..how many times have you seen underage girls in less than this??