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Miley Cyrus may be 17 years old -- older than Britney Spears was when she released "...Baby One More Time" -- but we still can't help but think of her as an 11-year-old on the Disney Channel in a goofy blonde wig. It's no wonder that her new sexed-up image for "Can't Be Tamed" is stirring up a little bit of controversy. In 2008, Cyrus was criticized for baring her back on the cover of Vanity Fair. Now, she's wearing cleavage-baring corsets and grinding with dancers in videos, pretending to make out with girls on stage, and she was even busted dirty-dancing with her "The Last Song" director Adam Shankman. Her back should have been the least of anyone's worries.
On May 14, Cyrus wrapped filming on the final season of "Hannah Montana." The season will air starting on July 11.
Perhaps Miley should've waited until after her Disney reign was over before busting out songs with lyrics like "I go through guys like money flying out their hands."
Miley tells the AP that she doesn't intend to push the envelope too far. "I'm not trying to be slutty," she says. "I'm not trying to be like, go to the club and get a bunch of guys." Miley is still dating her "The Last Song" co-star, 20-year-old Liam Hemsworth.
"What I'm trying to do is to make a point with my record and look consistent, in the way my record sounds and the way I dress," Miley says. "When you're 11, the word you would use to describe someone is definitely not sexy, and as you get older I think you grow into that. And I think I've done that but that's not my schtick."
Her new image may have caused a few people to forget that she is still under age. Gossip blogger Perez Hilton recently tweeted a photograph shot up Miley's dress, taken while she was climbing out of a car. Hilton insists that she was wearing underwear.
It's definitely arguable that MIley has been forgoing wearing pants in videos and performances, so a photo of her underwear-clad crotch didn't show us any more than we've seen before. The key difference is the intent. Taking a photo up a woman's dress is a violation -- especially if the woman is a girl of 17 years. It was clearly intended to incite scandal and embarrass her.
The photographer and Perez Hilton were both crossing a line, despite a recently released video in which a playful Perez says "The reason I linked to that photo is because I thought she was exiting that car in a very unladylike fashion, and you know I like to encourage Miley to be ladylike."
Don't expect Miley to put on pants any time soon. "I'm really comfortable with my body," she says. "I feel more comfortable dressing with a little less, which is just how I've always been. Now I'm able to do that a little more freely and, also, I've just grown up to be this way too."
It's great that you're comfortable with your body, Miley... just give the world a little time to catch up, please!
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It doesn't matter if she's almost 18, if she enjoys dressing in skimpy clothes or if she acts more mature for her age.
She is still 17 and you CAN NOT post nude photos of someone under 18 (even if they are doctored)
Even if she willingly took the photos, or posted them herself, it is still considered child pornography. If she posted them herself she could even be charged with distrabution.
There is no "gray" area when it comes to child pornography. If you post a picture of a person who is known to be underage (even if you superimpose her face on a 21 year old's body) if people think they are looking at the underage girl... it's child porn.
Saying she dresses slutty, or even sexy... it doesn't matter. She is fully clothed and not engaging in sexual acts... thus while it is poor taste (and I think Miley Cyrus and her parents who allow it are in VERY poor taste)... it is not on the level of child porn. Just bad taste.
When you post a real or doctored nude photo or photo of someone engaging in sexual acts who is underage... it IS child porn.
Thus Perez's excuses are mute. The fact he posted the picture and did NOT disclose that it was doctored... he knew full well there would be people who thought they were looking at a nude underaged girl. (Which from what I've read on other sites talking about this subject, there obviously were people who thought it was real.)
thus... he should be arrested. which would make 90% of americans happy. This guy is a douche.
This broad has a lot of growing up to do, as she's living in a fantasy world. Douchebag!
Five months and she turns 18...
I give her 6 months after that to be covered with tattoos
six months after that to be arrested for something like dui...
and before she is 20 revealing she has a girlfriend but still dates guys who can help her career...
...
Girls ... you cant act sexy... you just are sexy... or you arent..
on the other hand you can act skanky
Way to step on the lead, Zap2it. Hilton may very well be facing child pornography charges, and the best you can come up with is an article on Cyrus's dubious fashion choices?
Buy a studio Ms. Cyrus, and be assertive that yours is a world full of leaches and pedophiles to be zapped out on their own terms (not worth your time), but to be maximally exclusive with your incorporated ambitions, is, or so it seems.
Hilton and his cadre are best done with as per protocol. Could've been else, had they chosen to take a different path, and pick on real villains.
WHAT THE ****!? leaave her the hell alone, okay people? That photo was obviously face and probably edited or photoshoped to look like she didnt have underwear on. I hope that they find really evidence that the photo is not real and that Perez Hilton was lying and he goes to jail still!
WHAT THE ****!? leave her the hell alone, okay people? That photo was obviously fake and probably edited or photoshoped to look like she didnt have underwear on. I hope that they find really evidence that the photo is not real and that Perez Hilton was lying and he goes to jail still!
she has changed alot sence I was like 10! now i am 12 and she is getting more worse and to me even thought she is 18!, she is still a minor i dnt care wat nun o yall say!
Miley is looking sluttier everyday. I guess that's the only way she can get media attention this days! MILEY's young fans are over her and her new target audience obviously know that she does not have a natural talent...she's just an ok singer... a lot of people can sing her song WAY BETTER than her...Miley please stop singing!!