Whoa - those semi-nude, seemingly topless, racy, inappropriate - whatever you want to call them photos of 15-year-old Miley Cyrus has the internets all abuzz. Miss Miley Cyrus has now issued a statement regarding THESE photos. Disney has also issued a statement, as well as Vanity Fair regarding the photoshoot. Read all three after the jump:
From Miley: "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," she says. "I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about.'"
From Disney: “Unfortunately, as the article suggests, a situation was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines."
From Vanity Fair: "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," the magazine says.
The photos were shot by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair. Billy Ray and Tish were reportedly at the photoshoot during the time that the pics were taken - this according to Vanity Fair as told to The New York Times.
However a source told PEOPLE that Miley's parents left before that shot was taken. Her grandmother and teacher were on set - "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."
The Hannah Montana teen had told Bruce Handy, the journalist interviewing her, that she loved the photo. "Annie took, like, a beautiful shot, and I thought it was really cool. That's what she wanted me to do, and you can't say no to Annie. I think it's really artsy. It wasn't in a skanky way." (I bet this was BEFORE her parents let her know that they were not happy about this situation).
The whole point of the photo was for Miley to appear to be NAKED under that sheet (regardless if she was or not) and I'm sorry, but that's wrong to portray a 15-year-old that way.
I think this might be a wake up call for Billy Ray and Tish.
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