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Miley Cyrus Nude! (Sort Of. OK, Not Really)

Posted by Heather Muse at 11:05 AM, April 28, 2008

If you walk past the newsstand today, you may have trouble differentiating between today's Post and Daily News. Both have completely different stories on page one, but the black backgrounds and giant white banner heads give both papers a touch of the tabloid generic. But while the News is touting its exclusive on Roger Clemens's alleged 10-year affair with singer Mindy McCready, the Post examines "MILEY'S SHAME," touting a "photo exclusive" of the Hannah Montana star.

Now, this is pretty much a non-story. It's the publicity equivalent of doing something stupid at a high-school party and walking down the halls on Monday morning. Cyrus posed for Vanity Fair photographer Annie Liebovitz. The 15-year-old pop singer is shown nearly nude, with a blanket covering her up. Apparently this does not jibe with Cyrus's wholesome Montana image, so now the Disney publicity machine is going full force. According to the Post, which reports that she admitted in the upcoming Vanity Fair article "that the picture is 'really artsy,' but not 'in a skanky way,'" Cyrus now has backpedaled, releasing the statement:

"I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic,' and now, seeing the photographs and the story, I feel so embarrassed…I never intended for any of this to happen, and I apologize to my fans, who I care so deeply about."

Really, is this nearly as "bad" as that 1999 Britney Spears Rolling Stone cover? The whole thing just smells of "image finetuning" and false outrage to sell magazines. Vanity Fair was already going to get many of the preteen girls who adore Hannah Montana to buy the issue, even if it does have RFK on the cover, but now the "I have no business finding this girl attractive" contingent's curiosity is piqued as well. This is a win-win for everyone: Cyrus gets to appear somewhat "edgy," yet apologetic, Vanity Fair sells a few more issues to people way outside their demographic, and the tabloids have a quick-and-dirty story for page one (or, in the case of the News, page 3).

The subtext here is that Cyrus is beginning her way down the path of broken teenage Lolitas. There is the hand-wringing that l'il Miley may end up the next Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan, or, even worse, like 2008-era Rolling Stone cover-girl Britney Spears. Expect a few more columns in the papers about this "controversy" in the next week.

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comments

leave miley alone if she wants to pose like that then let her she isnt your problem i am a huge fan of hers and i think i speak for her when i say lay the fuck off her back.

Posted by: ashley at April 28, 2008 11:49 AM

Well I Dont Agree,thats millions of young kids idols, and they will want to do whatever she wants to do, i mean she has everything she wants, and she also has fans if your a celebrity and idol to kids you would not do that, she is very silly girl and should watch her self more i mean shes so famous now anything can get her in the slightests off trouble.

Posted by: at April 28, 2008 12:51 PM

This is totally stupid that everyone is making such a big deal about it. I don't think that they should have ever even put those pictures out. And plus it's not like she pulled a Vanessa Hudgkens and went totally nude. But look at the bright side it boosted her career so maybe it will do the same for Miley. She seems like a good girl and I don't think this is anything serious. Just something the media wants to blow out of proportion.

Posted by: Kenny at April 28, 2008 1:01 PM

Wow, this is rediculious people need to mind there own buisness

Posted by: Rina at April 28, 2008 1:10 PM

The more people make a fuss over this the more the children will see. I mean how many 8 year olds actually pick up a Vanity Fair? If the media and parents don't mention it. It will fade away. And the kids will never know.

Posted by: Shelley at April 28, 2008 1:12 PM

i think you should just leave her alone!! They are going spastic on her!! i heard about on the radio and on the news within 15 mins. if they would just leave her alone nobody would of known about it!!! unless you would of got the magazine!! but like she said what 8 year old would go out and buy a vanity fair mag. NO OFFENSE!! her fans would still watch her show. she is just being herself and they are very interesting pictures!

Posted by: Audrey at April 28, 2008 1:48 PM

I think you should just let her do what she wants without having everyone know about it. She said she made a mistake now leave her alone about it!!! If she has little kid fans and they don't need to look at this picture then don't post it where everyone can see it! Her parents know what she's doing and nobody else needs to!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Allison at April 28, 2008 1:49 PM

i think it is pretty bad that little 8 year olds look up to her and then these pictures come out of her wearing not much. But i also think that if those are the pictures she wants to take then let her. i think that those pictures really werent meant to be looked at as in "bad" altho that is how it kinda turned out to be. yes she does looked skanky but w/e! she seems to be a good kid so she will prolly learn from this...media thrives for things like this! they will make little issues into huge ones! so ya! peace out!

Posted by: Danielle at April 28, 2008 1:51 PM

people are making a deal about this.I as MR. Yang Chong think she just made a mistake and they shouldleave her alone.


MR.Yang Chong out.

Posted by: MR.Yang Chong at April 28, 2008 1:54 PM

It is a true shame that such a young girl lke miley will be posing like that. She is supposed to be a role model for little kids. My little cousin loves Miley so it is wrong that she'll be posing like that. If she keeps acting like she is, she's going to end up just like BRITNEY SPEARS!!

Posted by: ashley at April 28, 2008 1:56 PM

What I find more outrageous than Miley's picture is the poor spelling in your posts.

Posted by: Sharon at April 28, 2008 1:58 PM

Another Disney youth headed down the whore path.

Really...this WILL happen unless Billy Ray steps in.

The fact that Jamie Lynn is still on TV proves that Disney cares more about cash than people. Period.

Posted by: moronhunter at April 28, 2008 2:05 PM

I agree and disagree. It is not her own business if she wants to pose like this; she is only 15 so that makes it her parent's business. Kids are going to do anything and everything they can get away with ~ so adult supervision is the key factor here. If her parents were indeed present for the photo shoot and had no problem with the photos, then everyone just needs to hush about it and she needs not apoligize for something her parents allowed her to do. If her parents made a poor decision, then the parents should apoligize to Disney... But how many fathers out there would let their 15 year old daughter pose in this manner to begin with, famous or not? I agree that the media needs to just leave this alone and let them be.

Posted by: scott at April 28, 2008 2:13 PM

I love all the little tweens commenting here with bad spelling and grammar. Clearly the 8 year olds may be unaware of the controversy, but I wouldn't really want my 12-15 year old turning into a skank either, and clearly there's quite a few 12-15 year olds that have read and commented on this. Let her do what she wants? Yeah, that's all fun and games until someone gets hurt or pregnant isn't it? Brace yourselves for a wave of 10 year olds posing in bras on myspace (ew).

Posted by: Kelly at April 28, 2008 2:16 PM

Well i can see Both Sides Of The Story.. At The End Of The Day Its Her Life & You Wouldn't Be Complaining If You Were Being Paid What She Gets.... But Also You Have Got To Look At The Other Side Of Things.... Her Fans Are Going To See These Photos And Will Think This Is Ok ...

Posted by: Nicole at April 28, 2008 2:26 PM

She's slowly being corrupted--it's enivitable given the state of the film and music industries. It won't be long before she cuts ties with Disney and goes out on her own and becomes a slut/whore--even Billy Ray can't stop this--in fact in my mind he's not the great parent that he thinks he is--he tries to hard to be her best friend--not her father--a pattern for failure--and where is her mother?? Every girl needs a mother. Yes, clean Miley was nice while it lasted but it is quickly becoming a thing of the past.

Posted by: at April 28, 2008 2:43 PM

Give me a break. All you people saying she's turning into a whore, another Spears, etc. etc. etc. She is famous yes, and yea she's a role model, but she is still a teenager exploring parts of her life any normal teen would. Is that wrong? Any parent saying they don't want their child looking up to her needs a reality check, she is no worse of a role model than most parents, letting their kids look up to a famous person, and knowing that image and sex sells. Regardless of her photos, some way or another kids are getting the wrong messages due to the male society, so don't be so hard on Miley. People need to remember its not like this was her idea and hers alone, the photographer and magazine publisher are the ones who should be ashamed putting a 16 year old girl on the cover of their magazine.

Posted by: Erin at April 28, 2008 2:46 PM

It is her freedom to do whatever, it is her career, her body, her choice...
HOWVER, That being said, she is a public image for little kids. I certainly do not want my daughter to think it is OK to pose like that in front of the world.

At the same time, keep in mind that Disney is a business to create fantasy. I would not be surprised that she will be "punished" by disney soon.

Posted by: at April 28, 2008 3:01 PM

I think everyone involved knows that Miley has about one more year of Hannah Montana left before she grows too old to be credible in that role. So like all of her predecessors, she is beginning to move her image to be more marketable to the MTV crowd. Disney surely has a lot of experience with this - it has happened to all of their young female stars when they hit high school age. Wasn't Annette Funicello chastised for wearing a bikini in one of her bikini movies?

Posted by: Al at April 28, 2008 3:12 PM

I don't understand where people get the idea that this is a pornographic picture. That was not the intent of this photo shoot and for those of you who are offended by this photograph, you are clearly being ignorant to the fact that this is NOT PORNOGRAPHY. Miley is BEAUTIFUL, and I don't think she should have had apologized for other people's lack of appreciation of her beauty and Annie's skill in capturing her pure beauty.
If she was wearing a dress that showed just as much skin as this photo would people still be offended?

Posted by: Elizabeth at April 28, 2008 3:13 PM

I blame ALL of the adults involved in this project which completely exploits a young, under-age girl - no matter who she is. I don't care if her parents, grandparents, dog, and pet fish were at the photo shoot... the image portrayed on the the magazine cover is that of an underage girl looking very provocative and unclothed. It could have been an artistic photo with her clothes appearing to be ON rather than OFF. The word 'artistic' is a cover word for what it was really all about - which was sellling magazines. We have enough problems in this world with child porn and sexual abuse of minors. This was so irresponsible of every adult involved I can scarely believe it. Virutally no 15 yr old girl cuddles with their father like that, in provocative poses. Give me a break.

Posted by: at April 28, 2008 3:23 PM

that suck \

Posted by: at April 28, 2008 3:24 PM

Wtf is wrong with the world these days? Who are you to be fucking mean and expose every little bad thing about celeb's. How bout you guys do something bad and see how it feels to be talked about by poperrazi. Miley Cyrus is fucking awsome and as she said she was only doing a photo shooot cause she thought it was spsed to be artistic!! MILEY ALL YOUR FANS ARE HERE FOR YOU GIRL!! "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic,' and now, seeing the photographs and the story, I feel so embarrassed…I never intended for any of this to happen, and I apologize to my fans, who I care so deeply about." SEE SHE DIDN'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN EVEN WHEN THAT STU[PID RUMOR ABOUT HER BEING PREGO SHE WASN'T SO GET A LIFE AND LEAVE HER AND OTHER CELBS ALONE!

Posted by: Tasha at April 28, 2008 3:25 PM

they should just leave her alone!

Posted by: Kelly at April 28, 2008 3:31 PM

Normal teens do that. um her song. nobodys perfect...everybody makes mistakes. thats one mistake she made and she appologized yet ur attacking her still.

Posted by: - at April 28, 2008 3:33 PM

She's still a better role model than Jamie Lynn Spears.

Posted by: Whiskey Tango at April 28, 2008 3:38 PM

I HAVE TO ADMIT I WAS SHOCKED AND I HAVE
A 12 YEAR OLD THAT WANTS TO BE LIKE HER
SO WHEN SHE HEARD ABOUT HER NUDE PICTURES
WHAT DO YOU THINK I SAID TO HER. SHE IS
NOT GOING TO BE LIKE YOU MILEY CYRUS.
I DO NOT WANT MY CHILD TO SHOW ANY NUDENESS UNTIL SHE GETS MARRIED SO BE IT.
I BELIEVE MILEY YOU ARE SORRY SINCERELY
BUT I ALSO BELIEVE YOU ARE TRYING TO BE
LIKE OTHERS NOW AND NOT WHO YOU ARE/ YOU LIFE MUST HAVE GOTTEN BORING SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY/ I WAS HOPING THAT YOU WERE THE ONE THAT WOULD SAY I AM NOT GOING IN THAT DIRECTION OF BEING OPEN
WITH EVERYTHING I HAVE TO SHOW OTHERS
THAT YOU HAVE A BACKBONE AND BELIEVE THAT
YOU WOULD BE A PICTURE OF PURENESS.
I AM BELIEVING IN YOU THAT YOU CAN CHANGE
AND NEVER DO THIS AGAIN. HOW IS YOUR DAD
DOING IN THIS MATTER. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HIS STORY.
MILEY YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE BUT I KNOW YOU
CAN OVERCOME TEMPTATIONS LIKE THIS SO PLEASE DO A GOOD CHECKUP BEFORE YOU START
THINKING I WANT TO BE IN THE LIME LIGHT OF HOLLYWOOD YOU WERE ALREADY THERE AND
WHAT A GIRL YOU ARE / YOU ARE NOT 16 AND
I JUST WANTED TO BELIEVE IN YOU THAT SOMETHING GOOD WILL FOLLOW YOU FROM THIS
SO TIE A KNOT AND HOLD ON I AM BELIEVING THE BEST IS YET TO COME YOUR WAY OK
GOD BLESS YOU MY CHILD AND I WILL PRAY FOR YOU AND YOUR DAD ALSO THAT YOU WILL BE STRONGER THAN BEFORE AND DO NOT GET ON THE WIDE ROAD STAY ON THE LITTLE ROAD OK. PLEASE

Posted by: ROSE at April 28, 2008 3:54 PM

This is not just a photo of her in a backless dress on the red carpet. She is physically covering her breasts and posing provocativly. She is not allowed to date but hey sex sells. So NOT appropriate. At 15 yrs old it is still the PARENTS that make the decisions.

Posted by: Carrie at April 28, 2008 4:06 PM

UMGZ!!! LEVVV MILIE ALOOON!!!!!

U ppls hav know idia wut she is i luff her so leev hre aloon. she sayz shes sorry so just levvv her allllooon, lyk it sez in her song nobodz perfict so she make mistake umg jus lev her alun.

i lufff U milie!!!!

Posted by: ican'tspellworthadamn at April 28, 2008 4:13 PM

I think she is a beautiful girl who intended to do exactly what she said. Take an artistic shot. Her family was purportedly "right there". If they didn't have a problem with it, don't blame HER. Blame them. She's only 15. It's not like she actually runs her career. but at the same time, i don't think the picture is that bad. its lovely. it's not sexual. it's meant to be soft, real, and a representation of who Miley is as a person.

Posted by: jeffe at April 28, 2008 4:26 PM

Okay.
i hate her with a passion omg.!
She's saposed to be a role model for LITTLE kids, and shes off posing nude!
Wrong.
She is a pole dancer when it comes to performing, She dances and molests the mic stand

Posted by: ariel at April 28, 2008 4:36 PM

She is a pretty girl with a amazing smile. Miley is a person, a girl WHO IS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD, GIVE HER A BREAK. if this wonderfull lady was NOT FAMOUS NO ONE WOULD CARE. So why should you care now? Because she is famous is NOT a reason. What is yours.

Posted by: Ann at April 28, 2008 4:50 PM

This hole thing has been taken way to far...She is a young girl that is trying new things?!?! I am 14 years old and she has done nothing wrong,because we all get naked and we all take pictures of our self with clothes on and off.I think that it is her and her parents that control that. I think that we schould leave her alone. She is not going to be the next brittany. The same with Brittany if we would leave them alone they would not do this. LEAVE MILEY ALONE!!!!

Posted by: Jaclyn at April 28, 2008 4:52 PM

This hole thing has been taken way to far...She is a young girl that is trying new things?!?! I am 14 years old and she has done nothing wrong,because we all get naked and we all take pictures of our self with clothes on and off.I think that it is her and her parents that control that. I think that we schould leave her alone. She is not going to be the next brittany. The same with Brittany if we would leave them alone they would not do this. LEAVE MILEY ALONE!!!!

Posted by: Jaclyn at April 28, 2008 4:52 PM

ANN I AGREE WITH YOU 110% THANK YOU SO MUCH:)

Posted by: Jaclyn at April 28, 2008 4:54 PM

I was impressed with Miley and Billy Ray, but I've been dissapointed before. Sex sells. Money corrupts. Hopefully she and her father will learn a lesson from this and she won't follow the path of several other Disney stars like Lohan and Speers into drugs and the gutter.

Guess it sort of depends on Miley. Does she want money or does she want to be a leader and positive role model for young poeple?

Posted by: dissapointed at April 28, 2008 4:54 PM

Miley Cyrus is a young woman transitioning into a woman. This is a commonplace thing looking back at young female entertainers in the likes of Ms. Sheilds and Ms Foster who dealt with this same issue. Let's stop this media driven escapade now and let Miley Cyrus grow up the way she wants. Annie Leibovitz is one of the top photographers in the world and is not into being a porn photographer. Edgy, yes, showing who the person IS,is what Annie Leibovitz is all about. Let's stop this crap now and tell the media, GROW UP! Stop being BUTT HEADS!

The rest they say does not matter.

Posted by: Brad at April 28, 2008 5:30 PM

The picture is beautiful.
In no way should she be embarrassed about it.
She's not completely nude, she isn't posing suggestively, leave her alone.

Posted by: brooke at April 28, 2008 5:39 PM

OMG. Let me be the first to say, Miley is not the sluttiest, skankiest star, yet. I think she is starting to follow the infamity of her BFFL Vanessa Ann Hudgens. She sent allof those nude pics. to Drake Bell and Zac Efron. She has very bad influences in her life. For gods sake, she is friends with Lindsey Lohan. That is like the bestest role model ever!!

Posted by: Meg at April 28, 2008 5:43 PM

who gives a shit

Posted by: at April 28, 2008 5:44 PM

This day and age it's all different,
girls these days don't care what they do to them selves it's sad. and look maybe she did do this but who cares.... like seriously... if there was some other 15 year old girl out there showing herself everyone wouldnt care... but since its miley wowowowowowowow omgggg thats terrible...

Posted by: Tyler at April 28, 2008 5:47 PM

you guys are friggin stupid! that is illegal!!!!!!! a 15 year old cannot take those kind of pictures for money!!!!!!!

Posted by: Cody at April 28, 2008 5:52 PM

I think it was a dumb idea many people look up to her as a role modle and as a good person i watched every show and she seened really goog i have pictures and to see something like thins is just wrong. Its pretty bad that kids 8,5,6,7,4,12,13,and 14 year's like her she's the best i saw her on my t.v on the news and i made me really mad beacuse many of us thought of her as a friend many of us saw her in person or in consert. I listend to the people on the news mant of them were saying it wasn't that bad. As she plays hannah montana and miley cyrus i cant belive she would of even done that. I can belive that she's sorry and that she's not really like that. If her parents were there why ? did they let her down ? letting a role modle doing this to amersse herself in public but its ashame that even with her parents why would she do that ? her mom dad and grandma were there watching her she could take the pictures but why would she want them on the internet as she putts her pictures on the computer she should think before post's i just can't belive that i have her pictures on my wall adn on my myspace i have her as my friend and think of her as a friend and more but i feel bad for miss miley and hope she dosen't turn into Brittany spears. Good luck for now but take the pictures off the computer and make your role modles feel better in trusting you.

Posted by: harley at April 28, 2008 5:58 PM

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN!!!! WHO WILL PROTECT THE CHILDREN!!!! WE MUST PROTECT THE CHILDREN FROM THE EVIL PHOTOGRAPHS!!!! I THINK WE NEED NEW LEGISLATION BARRING PHOTOGRAPHY AND ANY SORT OF HUMAN THOUGHT!!!! WE MUST USE ALL OUR POWER TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN!!!!

Seriously, I've seen pictures of Ms Cyrus in evening gowns that showed more nudity. I'm sick of this culture, perpetually foisted on the rest of the world, courtesy of the United States, which absolutely frowns upon viewing the human body as anything other than a filthy tool for procreation. 15 year olds were having children and married 50 years ago. Now? They can't even show their tits. Get over yourself America.

Posted by: Nomen Nescio at April 28, 2008 6:08 PM

EVERYONE! You have to look at it from both points of view. On her hand teenage girls take these pictures on a daily basis. On most parents point of view, it is degrading. She is at fault i do admit to it. But maybe she is just lonely. She probably doesn't want a boyfriend because who can be sure. Who can be sure that they truely love her or her fame? So to sum it up parents don't let your kids look at the photos, she is so embarrased I doubt she will do this again. Miley just be more careful next time because you don't know how much you disappointed us. But all and all I'm sure you'll be forgiven.

Supernun-Ninja

Posted by: Supernun-Ninja at April 28, 2008 6:17 PM

omg i cant belive this!!!

Posted by: Mary at April 28, 2008 6:25 PM

AS A MOTHER AND A GRANDMOTHER OF A MILEY CYRUS FAN I FEEL THAT THE PICTURE IS NOT A DEGRADING PHOTO AND ITS NOMORE THEN HER KISSING A BOY ON HER SHOW OR COMING OUT WITH A BATH TOWEL WRAPPED AROUND HER. SHE WAS ONLY SHOWING HER BACK NOTHING MORE. FOR A PARENT OR ANYONE TO SUGGEST THAT IT WAS ANYMORE THAN IT REALLY WAS HAVE NEGATIVITY ON THEIR MINDS.

Posted by: mariah at April 28, 2008 7:10 PM

Do I think that this is a nude picture? I don't think so. I do think that the picture of her and her father together should not have been taken. I would assume, and I hope so for her sake they are taking care of her guidence in a business that can be very hard, especially at her age.

Posted by: Mrariz at April 28, 2008 7:18 PM

LISTEN HERE!!!!!MILEY CYRUS U SHOULDNT APOLOGIZE FOR ANYTHING BECAUSE U DIDNT DO ANYTHING WRONG OR {NUDE} AS THE CRITICS ARE SAYING.THEY SHOW MORE THAN THAT ON THE RED CARPET. SO MILEY KEEP ON TAKING PICS AND AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT SHOWING YOUR PRIVATE AREAS YOU ARE OKAY AND I WIL STAY SUPPORTING YOU!!!!!!F!#% THE CRITICS AND WHAT THEY SAY.................WE LOVE YOU MILEY!!!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP MAKING MORE HANNAH MONTANA SHOWS AND WE WILL SUPPORT YOU ALL DAY EVERY DAY!!!!!

Posted by: TONE-TONE OF SPACESHIP at April 28, 2008 7:26 PM

Shame on you! Shame on Vanity Fair and Annie Leibovitz. Shame on her parents for not protecting her from predators like the three of you. Reporting on this photograph is understandable, but you just made things worse by publishing it again. I guess you would sell out your 15 year-old to sell your rag.

Posted by: Carol Sikes at April 28, 2008 7:48 PM

I don't think it's that bad like give her a break.She appaligized and that's all she can do she tried plus she cares about her fans.I mean I met her she's such a nice kid after all she had a blanket over herself.she's not like Vanessa Hudgens have you seen her she was completly nude.She cares about herself and her fans.

Posted by: Ashlee Guacci at April 28, 2008 7:55 PM

EVERYONE !! IS SAYING " WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS" WHAT ABOUT THEM THE KIDS ONLY KNOW WHAT THE PARENTS SAY TO THEM. MILEY DOES NOT NEED TO APOLOGIZE!! SHE DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG APOLOGIES IS FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NEGATIVE MIND I THINK THE RED CARPET SHOW MORE THAN WHAT SHE SHOWED I THINK YOUR PHOTO ROCKS!!!!!!

Posted by: MARIAH at April 28, 2008 8:11 PM

you guys are freaks...

Posted by: at April 28, 2008 8:16 PM

I'm not exactly Miley's biggest fan, but I don't have a problem with her photos. I hate how some famous people act like complete whores, but there's nothing sleazy about her photo and i do think it's pretty artsy. I really don't think Miley should act like a whore because of her young fans, but she does have a right to express herself. Besides, it was only showing her back anyways, and it's not like she's showing anything really bad. The point it, LEAVE HER ALONE PAPARAZZI!!!!

I do think that she's doing a pretty good job not following the path of people like Jamie Lynn Spears and Vanessa Ann Hudgens, and that her parents are doing a pretty good job raising her for a kid star.

Posted by: phoenixfyre6967 at April 28, 2008 8:23 PM

First, if this is the role model of your kids, then your kids need new role models. A pop star is NOT going to a model for your children!!

Miley is a typical teenage girl. If she were just another 15 year old somewhere she'd be posting skanky suggestive photos on myspace or something just like the rest of them. Why is everyone so damn shocked?

On a final note, she should be embarrassed. She is cute at best, and there is nothing sexy about any of these photos of her.

Posted by: briseis23 at April 28, 2008 8:34 PM

I don't think the pictures were that provocative. I do understand why she shouldn't have done them because she is only 15 years old and she is millions of little girls' idol. If she was older and wasn't on Disney Channel then the pictures would be fine. I just don't understand why everybody has to take their clothes off to pose for a picture. Next thing you know, everyone on Myspace and Facebook will be half naked!

Posted by: P.J. at April 28, 2008 8:39 PM

God, I hate her

Posted by: bleh at April 28, 2008 8:57 PM

Ugh, I despise everything Hanna Montana related, but Jesus CHRIST! That cover isn't really a big deal, she is only showing her back, Whoopedy-Friggen-Doo oh no, not a BACK! SPARE THE CHILDREN, O their innocent eyes cannot handle the sight of a bear back! God I hate these dumb conservative mindsets. Look she's fifteen years old, by that age I was looking at all sorts of dirty things. the girl isn't always going to be a child's idol let her grow up.
that said, I bid you adieu!

Posted by: Opinionist at April 28, 2008 9:20 PM

what the fuck is everyones fucking proublem she us 15!!! Give her a brake realy she is still new to the pop star thing!!!!

Posted by: zach at April 28, 2008 10:00 PM

I do not see any moral difference between the parents of the FLDS children and the guardians of Miley Cyrus. They all want their daughters impregnated during childhood. And then have some older men like Bill Clinton masturbate over their 'nude' photos so they would become 'famous'. No wonder our kids are so poor in math and science but experts in guns and sex.

Posted by: Simon, Morgantown at April 28, 2008 10:12 PM

interresting.
so if a child wears a bikini that shows off way more then that photo is it is exceptable ? but that photo of miley is not exceptable?
what is is wrong with the world today that they chose what is exceptable and what is not?
kids under 10 are wearing bikinis *shudders* and the stores sell that stuff and say it is exceptable. and all the kids what that.. but then I see a 15 not so revealing in a very reputable magazine and then hear this is not exceptable? come one peoples get real! I say take away the bikinis from the kids to me THAT is not exceptable.. todays society is taking away so much freedome for the artists.. if the parents said it was in good taste. also keep in mind. they would of had to go to disney too to do anything outside of disney. remember miley has a contract with disney.so if she did not go to disney for this shoot. then she is in breech of contract.. so this being said. disney OBVIOUSLY gave the ok to this shoot.. if disney suddenly goes against miley then I so hope her parents sui thar arses off because THEY allowed this shoot to go.
that shoot is art. it was not intended to be in bad taste.. the media is just trying to make something out of nothing. and so are alot of you here.
I will let my daughter still watch her my daughter is 9.. my daughter looks up to miley. as do alot of her friends . but none of them see that as a bad thing for miley they all think it is cool she is brave enough to do that shoot..
over the years there have been several kid stars who have shown more then those in that photo shoot. so why has the media suddnely chose to pic on certain peoples? miley is not a bad person.. so leave her alone.
and again
keep in mind. if disney did not endorse this photo shoot.. then miley would be in breach of contract.. if disney endorsed this shoot. then you should all go after disney.
miley did not do wrong. there are others who have done far worse then her, but I dont see the assasination to them as harshly.. kids are kids teens are teens. face it. get over it live with it.
thank you
~Enigma~

Posted by: Enigma1966 at April 29, 2008 12:27 AM

If this girl is your kids idol, then you failed as parent. Idols should be influential figures in society, not these "hot now but not tomorrow" child stars. To the public; Leave her alone! before you turn her into another drug addicted alcohol abusing child star. Miley, do your thing and be a young girl, have fun and make mistakes. Don't listen to all these people who claim to be saints. You know you have a good heart and you mean well with just about everything you do.

Laterz,

TM

Posted by: T$ at April 29, 2008 1:55 AM

There is nothing wrong with nudity. It is natural.
This isn't a big deal. She is beautiful and it is artistic and in no way is she being a slut.

Posted by: salandra at April 29, 2008 3:28 AM

Geeez, So her hair is done up and her back is showing. Who cares?! It's tamer than most prom dresses! Girls do their hair and get backless dresses for school dances. She's not wearing lingerie and singing about getting laid or anything.

And what's the big deal about artistic nudity? Naked baby pics are considered artistic. So what age do they become too old yet too young to be seen with bare skin? Give me an age range so I know when to be offended. Do you even know?? 8-18? 12-21? Please let me know so I can more accurately judge who's a whore and who's not.

As for old perverts, sorry. but clothes or no clothes, you're not gonna stop them from masturbating. Try thinking logically. You're just gonna mess her up more with your hasty criticism.

Posted by: at April 29, 2008 3:42 AM

Bad for Myley
Worse for her handlers managemnt agents record an tv companies.

Good for all those perverts like Bill O'Reilly checking it out.

Go to the beach if you want to see young girls in bikinis

Posted by: Brad at April 29, 2008 9:40 AM

Don't. blame the famous. We like fake performers with phony personalities, like Miley Cyrus,or HM. Just look at Spears,then all those televangalists, recent presidents, congressmen and Senators oh yeah and political candidates too. Don't be surprised if everyone is packaged to sell and a few break the mold. I blame the stupid people, who think famous people are real people.

Posted by: Joe at April 29, 2008 10:39 AM

omg i hate her so much! so yay now its even more obvious how slutty she really is and they are not attacking an innocent girl shes old enough to know what shes doing so its her fault!

Posted by: at April 29, 2008 4:19 PM

Theres not much to say, cept that if this wasn't blown out of proportion, no one would have known, unless you actually read vanity fair, If iv'e said this once Iv'e said it a million times, WHY THE FUCK DO PEOPLE REALLY CARE ABOUT SOMEONE ELSES LIFE!!!, I mean I'm not defending her, I just think that if you look at it properly, her father is the one who should be punished, NOT miley herself,

Just to make things clear, I HATE HER MUSIC!!!!!

Posted by: Windsoul at April 29, 2008 4:22 PM

this is not a great picture of u Miley. this is inaproet for us fans. i hate this nude picture of u Miley

Posted by: Maria at April 29, 2008 5:36 PM

I agree with Rose. I'm a 12 year old my self. Miley, if you want to be truely sorry. you better be praying your little heart out to your God, who you thanked at Nikcs 2008 teen choice awards, that put you in possision your in!! Come see how us at Wausa NE, feel about that Pic. I used to be a HUGE miley fan and now your are stuck with girls who think it is okay to go around stripping!! That's all I've got to say on that subject.

Posted by: Anne at April 29, 2008 7:46 PM

You bloggers are a bunch of morons. More interesting articles appear in this column and you all sink your rotten, brown teeth into the celebrity sh*t time and time again!!! How often do you think Miley Cyrus sits around wondering if you pick your ass before cooking a meal?!?! GET A LIFE!!!!!!

Posted by: BitchyBetty at April 29, 2008 7:49 PM

First off, I would like to say that the media is blowing this out of proportion BUT, this was a very wrong thing for Miley Cyrus to do. I have never really liked Miley Cyrus, but I always thought that she had some sense of what is right and what is wrong. She knows that her fans are kids from ages 5-15, so I do not understand why she would think that posing like this would be okay, even if she didn't realize what the outcome would be like. I mean seriously, if you don't have a shirt on, it's not appropriate. I was watching a news story on this, and I may have heard wrong, but I believe that her dad left before this picture was taken, so I would like to know what he thinks about this picture. Honestly Miley, little kids are looking up to you and they are going to do whatever you do, so stop acting irresponsible and learn to be more mature than that.

Posted by: at April 29, 2008 8:16 PM

I think she looks great!
more power to her

Posted by: Rella at April 30, 2008 12:39 PM

omg!! just leave her alone!!

Posted by: Miranda Gomezz at April 30, 2008 5:35 PM

in response to Kelly at April 28, 2008 2:16 PM, i live in nyc, there are already 12-15yr olds posing in bras on myspace, you should see my niece's friends list. to put the icing on the cake, the HS in which i work, there are tons of 'babies, having babies' i choke it up to bad parenting; and if you saw how young and uneducated their parents are, you would understand where they got it from.

Posted by: Daniel at April 30, 2008 9:43 PM

In my opnion its stupid that people should say its wrong what she did. ITS HER LIFE!!! Who are you to tell her how to live it. If you don't like the way she does things than don't watch the show. Would you like it if someone told you how to live you life? I don't care if kids idolize her, shes a person, and its stupid that people make people into celebrities. PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE. Her life is no more important than your own.

Posted by: MilesApart at May 1, 2008 12:43 PM

I THINK ITS ALL A LIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
JUST LEAVE HER ALONE ITS NOT UR BIZ!!!!!!

Posted by: catz at May 1, 2008 7:38 PM

Well i think this hole crap is a lie. dont do the same thing your doing to Brittney Spears, Jamie Lynn Spears, and Vanessa Anne Hudgens. Miley is a good kid. GOODBYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: B.C. at May 1, 2008 7:42 PM

wat did she eva do to u ppl its her life and biz not ur ppls!!

Posted by: cheese at May 1, 2008 7:51 PM

Who gives a crap, it's not like she was making a sex tape or making nude photos. 15 year olds do that kind of crap every day yet you don't hear anything about them do you?

Posted by: at May 1, 2008 10:43 PM

leave her alone she can do whatever freakin pose she wants so just get off her freakin back i love her she doesnt have to say sorry if you love her you will get off her freakin back i mean shes 15 leave her alone
I LOVE HANNAH MONTAN/MILEY CYRUS

Posted by: stephanie at May 2, 2008 5:21 PM

ok everyone should just shut the fuck up i mean she is 15 and if this is what is want do do then let her!!!!!!

Posted by: at May 2, 2008 6:30 PM

ohemgee! give her a break. there is a blanket covering her. that is as bad as she gets. she is not like vannessa ane hudgens. she is way better. at least shes not showing off any private things. lay off her. how would you feel if you read tabloloids barely real? i bet you she feels horrible. you just need to give her a break

Posted by: kaci at May 2, 2008 9:08 PM

ohemgee! give her a break. there is a blanket covering her. that is as bad as she gets. she is not like vannessa ane hudgens. she is way better. at least shes not showing off any private things. lay off her. how would you feel if you read tabloloids barely real? i bet you she feels horrible. you just need to give her a break

Posted by: kaci at May 2, 2008 9:08 PM

Ok, first off, yeah she shouldnt of done it so what? I mean i havent even heard of vanity fair and im sure little kids dont go readin it!! At least shes not pregnant or takin nude nude pics, i mean the pic didnt even really show anything but her back, you little critics out there need to shut your big mouths and leave her alone cuz she has a good career going for her and im sure her dad wont let her do anything crazy, this little picture will soon be forgotten and no one will care, i mean shes probably fretting over this whole thing so get over it.

Posted by: kay at May 3, 2008 8:27 AM

You guys, it's ok. She just was having a little fun. I really hope Disney realizes that nobody's perfect and doesn't replace her with Selena Gomez. I like Selena, too, though. Why is everyone making this such a big deal? It's like wearing a dress that shows your back! IT DOESN'T MATTER! She's not nude and she feels sorry for it, so just shush, please!

Posted by: Ali at May 3, 2008 7:52 PM

I think everyone should just leave miley cyrus alone its not her fault.its her parents fault they were stand right there watching her and they let her do that. they are such earsposible parents.

Posted by: morgan at May 3, 2008 9:01 PM

Everyone's talking about leaving her alone to do her thing, let her make her own decisions and the like. Well what that sounds like to me is as if the media has taken control of all you losers. What the hell is wrong with Americans nowadays, what happened to the days of censorship and family morals? Ill say this here and I will say it forever, media outlets are the cornerstone of moral decay here in the USA and across the world. Just like black gold will bring the full decay of our beloved earth. Seems like no matter what, us humans are destined to destroy ourselves at some point in time. Either through nuclear war, unstoppable virulent diseases or the complete and unreversible destruction of our planet and the natural resources we depend upon.

I see dark days ahead...

Posted by: IndecentExposure at May 4, 2008 2:44 PM

it was just her back who gives a crap

Posted by: at May 5, 2008 12:00 AM

Let me just say I'm 14 and Iam a huge fan of hers,she is freakin showin her back! You should of been makin a big deal of vanessa ann hudgens she's a real slut,but instead you go on pickin on an innocent 15 yr old girl. GET A FREAKIN LIFE! She is a GREAT rolemodel for any age......

Posted by: @l3x@ndra at May 5, 2008 1:53 AM

Pornography: Creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire

I'd say that the picture falls into that category, so for those who say it's not, it is.

If people really believe that people should just 'leave her alone', she shouldn't be in the public eye.

Posted by: Jim Bob Jones at May 6, 2008 6:15 AM

moi je pense que miley ne devais pas faire ce quel a fais mais comme c'est deja fais les personne ne doivent pas critique parcque leur enfant peuvent faire plus mal que sa mais moi je la critique pas parcque sa pouvais etre moi aussi alore donne la une chance elle parait tres gentille fille moi je suis une fans mais sa nouvelle je trouve injustre

Posted by: at May 7, 2008 12:04 PM

she should have never done somthin like that my little 2 and 8 year old cousins are big fans but if this is what she is going to be doing i don't even want them to get her stuff!!!!!!!!

Posted by: at May 7, 2008 4:06 PM

My comment is in response to Jim Bob Jones' comment on May 6, 2008 at 6:15 am. While I agree that pornography is about what you described as such. However, I don't think Miley's photos fall anywhere near that category. Also, people really should leave her alone. It's people's criticism that sometimes drives celebrities to snap and go crazy...aka Britney Spears ring a bell? If you want to keep Miley from becoming Britney, then lay off of her. Why is that so hard for people to understand?

Posted by: David at May 9, 2008 9:13 PM

what the hell!why did she do that!oh my god of course you're gonna apoligise for such a stupid idea why would she want to take a picture of her semi nude she is one crazy snart ass she is going down like britney soears jamie lynn soears and most of all paris hilton and vennessa hugdens!she used to be my favourate tv show fuck im only ten years old and i watch that crap!

Posted by: martina at May 10, 2008 6:30 PM

about time.She is going to end up like Britney.Shes not that innocent.

Posted by: possy at May 10, 2008 10:39 PM

Omg Im so sorry to everyone!
I did it because it was worth money and i thought it was a good idea but when i see the pictures now i feel so embarresed! Im so sorry for everyone and all my fans who i acare deeply about and LOVE!

Posted by: miley cyrus at May 11, 2008 9:13 PM

hey miley i have a feeling u r going to end up like brittany spears. u used to be my favorite actress in the world!and u were my number one role model. how could you. money isn't everthimg just remember that! also so far i did a survey on how many people changed their mind about how u would not end up like brittany and so far 91% of the people hate u.ur my girl but u need to get ur act together!!!

Posted by: karishma at May 12, 2008 2:20 PM

i can't blieve you did this! now i don't care if you were just soposed to have people paint a picture of you you still should not do that you are still just 15 years old. but since i do feel sorry for you i will still pray for you every night. because you're show was my favorite. and thought you were a very nice person.

Posted by: amy at May 12, 2008 5:07 PM

i can't blieve you did this! now i don't care if you were just soposed to have people paint a picture of you you still should not do that you are still just 15 years old. but since i do feel sorry for you i will still pray for you every night. because you're show was my favorite. and thought you were a very nice person.

Posted by: amy at May 12, 2008 5:08 PM

Miley looks great in the picture. She's pretty. However, for the picture to be released in public, the way it was taken, considering the influence she has for young ages, it is not good.

Posted by: 36zy at May 13, 2008 7:10 AM

I think she should be fired from that!! she shoudnt have donr that!! besides shes a bad actress!

Posted by: ELizabeth at May 13, 2008 7:37 AM

i think she is sexy i thing she should go compleatly nud

Posted by: at May 13, 2008 9:29 PM

Look!-Y are we all still talking about it? Wat's happened happened ok! Maybe miley did do a mistake-but we all have! Miley is a person just like you and just like me. So i think she deserves a little more respect!Now i've never done nude photos in my life-but if i ever do, i'd hate to be humiliated or hurt about what people say! So y are we doing it 2 her? Just because she's a celebrity doesn't mean we have the right to do and say all these rude things about her. Thanx 4 reading!
Peace out!
ILY all----------JESSxoxo

Posted by: Jess at May 15, 2008 9:03 PM

relax every body there will be pics of her naked when she gets older so any desperate pervs out there just relax and be patient!!!

Posted by: Paitience at May 16, 2008 1:20 PM

SHE IS SO DUMB FOR GETTING NAKED WAT ABOUT YOUNG KIDS? i KNOW SHE APOLOGIZES BUT STILL. SHES DISGUSTING

Posted by: jacey at May 16, 2008 3:30 PM

MILEY WHAT HAS HAPPENED 2 U?!MY DAUTER WAS LOOKING UP 2 U,BUT NOW I DON'T EVEN LET HER LOOK U UP ON GOOGLE ANYMORE.I THOUGHT U WERE A ROLE MOTTLE 4 GIRLS?!

Posted by: Madison at May 24, 2008 6:54 PM

Well, I think she`s so young and she can`t do that, I mean i`m young , too, but i don`t take photos and show them everybody! I`m still a fan but if she does that again, i will be able to hate her! I`m singing, too. And i hope i`ll be famous anyday. so when you see me in TV, I`ll be happy. My family`s gonna be happy, my friends will be happy. Everybody will be happy. My friends say that I´m singing better than Rihanna. But i think I`m the worst singer EVER!!!! Now i think you don`t like me anymore because i am writing about me and not bout Miley but I don`t care. Hate me ,doesn`t matter!

Posted by: Kaddi at May 25, 2008 11:07 AM

my name lori fabian from Hay River, N.W.T. And i'm 31years old and i love miley cyrus and my niece love hannah manntanna too. And my question to all you people out there GIVE HER BREAK and you should put yourself in shame, she 15 and she can do anything she wants in her life she is not a baby she is a grown lady. YOU ROCK GIRL AND ARE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

Lori fabian, Hay River, N.T.

Posted by: lori fabian at May 29, 2008 1:14 PM

Okay seriously,
I am around Miley's age and I think everything that the media and everybody else are really overreacting. Especially, since this is a photoshoot, it isn't really her fault and it also isn't nude either, you can't see everything. Everybody really should just leave her alone and stop calling her a skank because she isn't one. This is not her fault, she shouldn't even be apologizing for the medias urge to scrutinize her for something stupid as this.

Posted by: Jessie at June 19, 2008 2:54 PM

i thinck if she is going to do all of this she soudent desever to be famous

Posted by: katlyn at June 19, 2008 7:40 PM

i now hate her she is so gross posing nude is so well,idek /i dont even know MILEY I F****** HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: justice at July 3, 2008 8:12 PM

Instead of wasting your time posting comments it might be a good idea to take a course in English and learn how to punctuate, spell and speak your language above the second grade level. How are you idiots going to hold down a job when you can't even express yourselves?

Posted by: Louis B. Thomas at July 4, 2008 11:14 PM

miley cyrus i can not believe u she let them take that pic i stuck up for her now i can not i am 8 i looked up u and that pic was up i hate u miley cyrus and u are gross and my freinds brother want's to marie u and have sex with u but i say u look werid u look hiddies and u are dumb for leting them take that pic

Posted by: madison at July 6, 2008 10:25 PM

This is really annoying ~!!! look the girl posses nude! it swings either way that was her decision she did it wasent pleased and was sorry. On the other hand thats just stupid for a girl of 15 to pose like that, in public !@ dont care who raised you !! its horrible for the kids who idolize her especially the 4 the parents , but its over and done with. I personally think she was irresponisble and a bit of a whore !

Posted by: kittyy at July 13, 2008 6:42 PM

she is not even nude come on I want more

Posted by: joeyboy at July 14, 2008 5:24 PM

Fuck Miley Cyrus ok. i was a huge fan of her and wen i red the new it broke my heart, it broke my sisters' hearts and i thought she woodnt do anything bad im mean Vanessa Hudgens did the same thing ony she wuz completly nude ok>=[ i mean WAT THE FUCK WUZ SHE THINKIN! a billion fanz got crushed wen they found out the peolpe who still luv miley r stupid no offense..... u kno they r stupid offense take>;[

Posted by: Savannah at July 14, 2008 11:50 PM

Come on pple Savannah (my sister) and all those other pple r rong!Shes a really good person sure she crushed a bunch of fans but.... i respect her and admire her and shes sorry and all of u pple could go on hating her but ill never hate her=] miley if ure reading this i mean wat im sayin and... it comes 4rm the heart:] i hope u know that;]

Posted by: Alexandra at July 17, 2008 2:24 AM

MY GOD..........leave the girl alone, she didn't do anything wrong, she just took a pictures for crissake...she didn't pose nude and it wasn't some nasty prono pic like some would like you to believe....she is just a girl, becoming a woman and let her be....you go Miley you looked beautiful, NOT dirty.

Posted by: Lisa at July 24, 2008 10:31 AM

i see it from both wats people do ned ti leave celebirtys alone and let them do what they want its thei body yet when ppl look up to them follow their every move ur kids might want to act like tht also say if you people who think that is shouldnt matter if you had a little girl say 9 or 10 dress half nude dont think you would approve if you did whta kind of parent are you?

Posted by: h3kz at August 2, 2008 3:00 PM

I'm too tired to say much. But, I will say this...nude is not lewd. I am a nudist. Miley is not a bad role model. People that bash her for no reason, lay off of Miley and get your own life. There. I'm done. Good night.

Posted by: David - the nudist at August 3, 2008 2:47 AM

miley cyrus is a stupiod ass she should realize how good she has it and not do all these photos

Posted by: someone at August 5, 2008 5:45 AM

i think that if she is nude in a picture oh well .if you have a prlom with it then go fuck youself

Posted by: kianna at August 17, 2008 1:37 AM

You know what, that is not nude at ALL. she isn't even showing anything. And just because its Vanity Fair, doesn't mean she knew about it. if she had known this was gonna happen, then she would have never done it. S0 any one who hates her now because of that, your all f-ing idiots. miley is a great role model for kids! and she is so lucky and blessed to have all these fand she has! and im proud to say im a miley cyrus fan! MILEY ROX, no matter what any one says.

Posted by: V at August 18, 2008 8:48 AM

Miley My name is Korey Joe Armstrong. I love your music. But do not be like Jamie Lynn Spears. Don't get preg okay. You have Preschoolers- 6th graders looking up to. you if they see you doin things like that. they will think it is right for them to do things like that and there parents would be pissed off.

Posted by: korey joe armstrong at September 13, 2008 3:53 AM

My God People! She is young and famous and doesnt know what to do with her fame. She honestly doesnt need to be critisized for something you people would probably do in a minute if you were offered the right price. She is a young kid who has her whole life ahead of her, I would say honestly that the pictures of her are alot better than some of the things we have seen out of