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Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair Photoshoot with Annie...

Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair Photoshoot with Annie Liebovitz Causes More Controversy

Print - FPinfomart - Newstex Blogs - Monday May 5th, 2008

The blogosphere was is abuzz with the recent Miley Cyrus photo controversies. In the last few days we've seen some slightly Lolita-esqueMiley. Combine that with the Annie Liebovitz for Vanity Fair photo shoot ballyhoo and what we have is a media storm deserving of a cutsy nickname like Mileygate (my fav gossip site,TMZ, supplied that one).

The Vanity Fair photo causing the most self-righteous indignation features Miley looking over her right shoulder, draped in a satin sheet. I don't see the big deal, neither does Michael Kors. World renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz rightly defended her pictures. She said "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted." In her official statement she said "Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together[...] The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful." photos of

Miley has tried various public relations crisis management tactics. First she said "I had a big blanket on. And I thought, this looks pretty and really natural. I think it's really artsy." After calls for Hannah Montana merchandise bonfires flared up all over the internet Miley switched on the regret switch and said "I was so honored and thrilled to work with Annie. 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." This setting appears to be working.

You can find thousands of articles about the Miley Cyrus photo controversy with a simple search, but I'll leave you with a gem from my personal favorite on Guardian.co.uk, "what a ludicrous system this is that chooses young women for their sex appeal and then expects them to act as role models for the chastity of the rest of the population."

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