Hannah Montana in Vanity Fair

[DSTRen13]

Vanity Fair shots of Hannah Montana star cause scandal

By Anita Singh, Showbusiness Editor
Last Updated: 9:46am BST 29/04/2008

Annie Leibovitz, the celebrity photographer, has been accused of "manipulating" a 15-year-old pop star into posing semi-naked for Vanity Fair magazine.

Miley Cyrus, a teen idol and star of the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana, was pictured apparently topless, with a satin bedsheet protecting her modesty.

Miley Cyrus has maintained a squeaky-clean image
Exclusively for Vanity Fair by Annie Liebovitz. The June issue of Vanity Fair hits newstands on May 1st

Initially, Cyrus declared herself happy with the shot, declaring it "really artsy".

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Thoughts? I work in a bookstore; I'm horrified to think of the, er, new customers Vanity Fair will get for this issue.

[Senusret I]

She's hot. I'd hit.

[33girl]

OMG ANNIE LIEBOVITZ TOOK EDGY PICTURES I'M SOOOO SHOCKED!!

SRSLY? I mean, I think even my dad knows that if AL does your shoot she's going to push a boundary or two. If you're not comfy with that, go to Olan Mills or something.

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by 33girl

OMG ANNIE LIEBOVITZ TOOK EDGY PICTURES I'M SOOOO SHOCKED!!

SRSLY? I mean, I think even my dad knows that if AL does your shoot she's going to push a boundary or two. If you're not comfy with that, go to Olan Mills or something.

Exactly. And it's Vanity Fair. Not exactly 'Teen, you know...

[honeychile]

I think the photo is very elegant - but it is of a girl of 15. Shame on her parents for leaving her alone with AL and not thinking Miley would be talked into something like this!

It's her age that bothers me, not the photo.

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I think the photo is very elegant - but it is of a girl of 15. Shame on her parents for leaving her alone with AL and not thinking Miley would be talked into something like this!

It's her age that bothers me, not the photo.

Honestly, I don't think the photo is really that flattering. And from what I read, her parents were there through almost all the photo shoot. They left and a few final photos were taken, including the controversial one.

I don't think Vanity Fair is the proper media venue for a 15-year-old Disney sweetheart, but obviously her manager thought it was okay.

[lyrelyre]

I think the photo was fine. I'm really not even fussed that she's only 15, I mean, she's a 15 year-old who attends red carpet events and is growing up in Hollywood. She's going to be a little more cosmopolitan and sophisticated than a young lady growing up out of the spotlight. If I hadn't heard so much about it I might have thought it was just a strapless, low backed shirt. Further, her fan base doesn't exactly read Vanity Fair. The only reason they're interested now is the media firestorm.

Quite frankly, I find the picture of her laying across her father in a midriff shirt far creepier.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

She's hot. I'd hit.

Ewww, she's 15! Hey, I know of a compound in Texas you might like to visit...

Is it me, or does she look really, really young in that last ("controversial") shot? I normally don't have an issue with even younger stars taking pictures like this (because they seem to be the standard thing to do and they usually make them up to look 24 anyway), but her face in that picture REALLY looks like a little girl to me and that's what I think makes this shot a little on the creepy side. And she's either got to admit she's trying to break out of the "all-G" image she has or just stop doing photo shoots like this and putting stuff up on her myspace (her parents or agents should just shut that thing down) if she is really trying to preserve her current image, because she can't have both in the long run.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Ewww, she's 15! Hey, I know of a compound in Texas you might like to visit...

Sign me up!


LOL

These are jokes people.

[macallan25]

Does Disney have its head stuck up its ass?

She took photos herself with some guy and posted them on the internet that were much worse than those.

Dumb skank.

[jitterbug13]

I've seen better pictures and I have also seen worst (and I agree that the one with her dad is creeper that the shot with the sheet). What 3 to 10 year old is going to go out and buy Vanity Fair? The kids wouldn't have known if it wasn't on TV every five minutes. And did we just forget about Jamie Lynn? This could be a whole lot worst.

Someone said this maybe a good move because she is 15 and she won't be doing Hannah Montana forever. Maybe this will help her grow her fan base. I remember when people were mad that Hillary Duff left Lizzie McGuire when she was 15-16. Her fans have gotten older with her and it works. I can't see Miley being in her mid-20s still doing shows on Disney Channel like some others. *cough*RavenCheatahGirls*cough*

I also agree with t*p as well. I don't think she will turn out to be like Lindsey because I think she's more level-headed than that, but maybe like Mary-Kate and Ashley.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

All my coworkers are predicting a Lindsay Lohan/Britney Spears episode a few years down the road...

I agree

Originally Posted by jitterbug13

I don't think she will turn out to be like Lindsey because I think she's more level-headed than that, but maybe like Mary-Kate and Ashley.

I don't necessarily consider this level headed.

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by epchick

I don't necessarily consider this level headed.

Not to sound like a pedofile, but I have seen worse by what my little sister shows me on her friends' myspace pages. That is typical of what I have seen of that age group according to stupid myspace pictures. Kids that age want attention from their peers. That is what those appear to me.

Now, are they smart to take when you are an international star? No!

[a.e.B.O.T.]

Originally Posted by epchick

I agree



I don't necessarily consider this level headed.

I consider that 15... or is she 16 now. Lol, she is at the age where she wants to be sexy and show her midriff, etc. Its a common phase with girls, look at the unmonitored myspace pages of anygirl 17 and under

[33girl]

Just because they didn't get into drugs doesn't mean everything has been smooth sailing...I would hardly say Brooke Shields, Jodie Foster or Alyssa Milano (cough cough softcore cough cough) got away "scot-free."