I signed online today to find some startling news: Miley Cyrus, teenage goddess to the 14 and under set, apparently posed "nude" for Vanity Fair. Upon closer investigation, I realized this was just the media making a big deal out of tastefully done Annie Leibovitz shots. Granted, she is 15, and her PR people should have probably forecasted the tornado that would hit when these pics leaked onto the net, but no use crying over spilled milk, right? Anyway, here's what's unsettling: as I delved deeper into "Miley Pics" online (FYI I know nothing about this chick nor do I follow her 'music', I just was curious becuase of the story I read on AOL News), I found disturbingly hoe-esque shots of the teen queen and her extremely nerdy looking boyfriend making out. And so I wonder--are these pics real? Who knows. To be honest I don't really care. The media loves to torture the rich and famous, that's no secret. Not to mention I'm sure there are thousands if not millions of photogs that are steaming with jealousy of this girl becuase apparently she makes a mil a day on tour (what has the country come to?) In all honesty, I feel bad for her. She's not growing up like a normal person, her entire life is documented to the extreme by sketchy guys with gigantic cameras...that's just not healthy. Of course I'm not saying poor Miley, she has probably massed a fortune great enough to save Darfur in the past year, but money doesn't buy happiness, and I'm sure she's not too happy right about now. But the most aggravating thing from this entire story is the heat that Annie Leibovitz is getting. Leibovitz is one of my favorite photographers in the world, and she shot tasteful (albeit a little too au natural for Disney, but still) beautiful pictures and I'm honestly angry that the media would have the guts to turn this all around and say Miley was "manipulated" into posing for the pictures. OH PLEASE. Are you serious? Her people were probably with her on set the whole day, and I'm pretty sure that someone who is old enough and "talented" enough to perform for millions in an audience for weeks at a time isn't stupid enough to suddently strip at the command of a photographer. And to say that Vanity Fair manipulated her too? That's a joke. Vanity Fair was doing Miley a favor by covering her in their magazine: VF is a well respected publication, not Tiger Beat. Being showcased in VF would have made her look somewhat more respectable, perhaps not just another extremely moronic teen singer (I'm sure that was the entire point of her even doing a story with them). Then Disney pulled in the reigns and once again Miley is another controlled robot. I understand why Disney did what they did; clearly after the wake of Jamie-Lynn Spears and the bitty baby bump any little disturbance is cause for catastrophe. But the next time Disney, or any other gossip website or television show spins a story to make well respected artists and publications look like the bad guys, more people should speak up, because I, for one, am frankly outraged.
02:13 PM
OK, just read another article...
Miley's response was pretty lame. It's like when you ask someone, "Are you sorry because you did it or because you got caught?" She obviously saw those photos in the studio and thought they were cool. I think she's "embarassed" because the world (or "Big Brother," I mean, Disney) didn't agree.
02:05 PM
Also
I agree a lot with what killakali said, it's Miley's parents and her handlers fault for not nipping this picture in the bud before it could hit the internet, let alone the stands. VF is obviously also trying to sell their magazines and will run it no matter how 'kiddie porn' esque it is, because controversy sells.
02:04 PM
Hahahah
I love Melissa's description...and I agree with that totally, but I do think the picture itself (if you take away who she is, etc) is well done, and not just because it's a famous photog, I generally like it. But honestly, the media hypes her up so much and makes her such an idol to other teenagers that I think they set themselves up for this-- by making her into such a star they inadvertently did to her what they did to Britney years ago--made her way older than she seems. Britney was only 1 year older than Miley when "Oops I Did It Again" hit the radios, and although I was pretty young then, I don't remember people saying her video for the single with the skintight red leather S&M jumpsuit on was kiddie porn...what I do remember was it playing 24/7 on Nickelodeon in between reruns of Rugrats. It seems Disney has a knack for creating dysfunctional, slutty teens.
01:31 PM
One last thing....
Miley has said she now "regrets" the VF pics. Her parents are the one that should have regrets about this not her. Melissa, point taken nude/partially nude picture of a minor are technically kiddie porn and not just Lebovitz but anyone purchasing and looking at it could be caught up with Chris Hanson and Dateline NBC!
01:24 PM
I totally agree.
The Vanity Fair pictures are tasteful, although not VF's best work. The pictures that are "rumored" to be her showing her green bra, laying across a guys lap etc are well tacky.....but not surprising there are many 15 year old girls that who take questionable pics for there myspace page ( there parents should be slapped). I understand that she's a disney star, but she's also 15 and will make human mistakes which people should let slide. It's not like she is pregnant, now that is a another storey!
P.S. I can't stand Miley Cyrus the amount of coverage this kid gets is annoying so I can't even belive I just defended her ahahahah!
01:22 PM
Kiddie porn... if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck
Absolutely Annie Lebovitz should take some heat for that! She's 15 and wrapped up in a sheet with bedroom hair. Any lesser-known photog who took a photo like that would be called a pedophile. But because it's a famous photog and some fancy lighting, it's supposed to be "artsy"? I'm not buying it.