Miley Leaves Scandal in Rearview Mirror

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Posted: 2008-06-27 16:03:57
(June 27) - Miley Cyrus says she has learned from the Vanity Fair photo scandal that blew up months ago and threatened to tarnish her image as the leading teen queen.

"I was embarrassed," she tells Billboard while discussing her new album 'Breakout.' "But also it's like, every career thing that I do can't be perfect, and sometimes my decisions are wrong."



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"Every career thing that I do can't be perfect, and sometimes my decisions are wrong," says Cyrus of the Vanity Fair pics.

"I think that just makes me even more relatable. I don't think people will look at me any differently because they're like, 'You know what, I'm going to do stupid stuff too, and I'm going to make mistakes, and that's fine.' It still hurts when I think about it, but you know what, it doesn't mean that you can't move on."

Cyrus' new album comes out on July 22 and she promises that she takes a great leap forward with the new songs. "It's grown-up," Cyrus tells Billboard in an exclusive interview. "I wrote all the songs except two. My last one, 'Meet Miley Cyrus,' was more just meeting me, finding out who I am, and here it's more getting in depth of what's been going on in my life in the past year."

Billboard also reports that Cyrus is a busy girl. She's currently filming a new season of the 'Hannah Montana' show, preparing for a 'Hannah' movie and planning a concert tour that will likely get the same big screen treatment as the 'Best of Both Worlds' film earlier this year.

Miley Cyrus Racy Photos

    Another day, another photo scandal for Miley Cyrus ... though compared to past sets of leaked photos, these kissy-huggy shots are relatively tame. The 15-year-old teen queen is seen kissing and cuddling with "ex-boyfriend Thomas Sturges," according to the blog Oceanup.com.

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    The seemingly endless stream of private Cyrus photos continued earlier in July. A Web site called Digital Gangster posted photos that they allege were found by a hacker known as TrainReq in the memory of the singer's cell phone.

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    A few hours later the headline on the gossip site JustJared.com blared 'Miley Cyrus is Soaking Wet.' Jared speculated that the Cyrus' necklace that reads "NICK J" is proof that she dated the Jonas Brothers band member.

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    it was only a matter of time before Perez Hilton shared them with the world, under the headline 'Miley Almost Naked!'

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    In late May, scandal erupted when Vanity Fair published photos of Miley Cyrus, taken by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, where the teen was topless and covered with a cloth. Rekindling the scandal, Miley's father Billy Ray Cyrus says he "didn't know they were going to strip her down and wrap her in a blanket."

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    On May 22, Miley and her penchant for self-taking scantily clad photos of herself has struck again, as new photos of the 15-year-old star raising her shirt and posing in underpants have hit the community site LiveJournal.

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    And in late April, photos of Cyrus flashing her bra and pulling up her shirt while draped across the lap of a male furthered the speculation that the singer-actress sensation may be more PG-13 or R than G-rated.

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    The madness all started when pPhotos of Cyrus in provocative poses first leaked near the end of January to gossip sites like TopSocialite.com.



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PoemPrincess026 07:57:38 PM Jul 07 2008

I think her shows need to be kicked off disney. No one wants to watch a skank prance around pretending shes inocent when everyone knows shes not

Lvillecardsgurl8 04:17:42 PM Jun 30 2008

Cyrus ha sorry

Lvillecardsgurl8 04:13:13 PM Jun 30 2008

I myself am not a Miley Sirus fan... her show is decent at best and I dont find her sing to be any better. But I do know that as a teen star many kids do in fact love her.... I wouldnt have a problem with the photos if it wasnt her and her dad together... thats just akward and creepy. But the pictures of her with simply a towel on are way over the limit not to mention i dont find her attractive what-so-ever in those pictures but thats just my opinion. Besides if she enjoyed taking "risky" pictures like that mabey she should stop with the disney shows that smaller childeren tend to watch??

Uklsyu 10:17:29 AM Jun 30 2008

first off, i agree that those vanity faire pictures are beautiful. i think it was nice that she was able to pull away from all the childish stuff for a bit. do i agree with the topless picture? of course not. i know they meant for it to be "art" and is deffinetly beautiful. but at 15 no girl should be taking risky pictures like that. As for the other pictures of her in underwear... she just needs to learn that she is a role model for teenage girls everywhere. and with so many girls already taking pictures like that and making bad choices all we need is someone telling them thats ok... But other than that i am a big fan of miley and i hope she has learned her lesson. i would hate for her 2 become another jamie lynn :/

Kenshin8890 10:00:06 AM Jun 30 2008

Mistake, my ass. Can no one see that those so-called "racy" photos were simply art? I despise this ridiculous preteen idol stuff as much as anyone, however I am very quick to say that I like those photographs. They were very well-done and eye catching; no one can really blame her for taking part in something that was very much true art, thus breaking away from the kiddie fare for just a minute. She has my sympathy, as I'm sure she's getting plenty of crap for doing something she wanted to and being forced to say that she hated it. I'm certain that she only "regrets" it just because it may harm her reputation, or so her lawyers and advisers say.

WolfNg3 08:29:48 AM Jun 30 2008

Yeah, we do all make mistakes, she has a point. But she has to realise that she IS a role model, and not only to teenagers. I have a six year old niece who adores her, and when news of the photos broke, she remarked to me, "I can't believe Hannah Montana would do something wrong."It's a hard life to lead, being a public figure. I'm not about to try to argue that it's not. I know I've done things I would be mortified to have my niece find out about, and I'm very glad there's no public record of them. Living in the spotlight, Miley has to be even more careful. She needs to stop and think through her actions, and realize she can't just be a regular teen, because small children don't have quite the same capacity as tweens and teens to just shrug off mistakes. Everything she does they see, and want to emulate.Of course, not all the blame lies with Miley. She's only what, 14 or 15? Where was her father when these pictures were taken? He needs to take some responsibility as well. Star or not,

Coilman0510 05:05:20 AM Jun 30 2008

ITS LIK E AS SOON AS THESE TEENS GET FAMOUS THAT HAVE TO DO A TRASHY PHOTO SHOOT SHE A TEEN ACT LIKE A TEEN DONT BE TRASHY IT LOOKS BAD ITA BAD RADY WITH TEEN GIRLS THAT WAY THEY DRESS DONT LEAD EGG ON CLEAN UP YOUR ACT ........

tranquilrivers 11:45:51 PM Jun 29 2008

The AOL header: Miley Leaves scandal in rearview mirror. My opinion she should and she should have her father (because he is an adult give the press who stir up these contraversies a big middle finger. I am not sure what the point of the pictures were as I do not think many teenage boys read Vanity fair and If an adult purchased the mag for the pictures he is a demented perv. In anycase there was nothing revealing or offensive in the pictures, but the EVIL Press who I blame for the majority of the disention in this country label it , marketed the rumor and embarassed a child star for no reason other than to make money. So for all you posters who want to be so nasty in your opinions of a15 yearold girl, give her the benefit of the doubt and express your rage where it belong which is with the sleezy tabloid and "legitimate" press.

lnln33 10:16:00 PM Jun 29 2008

Dear Miley ~ You have been on a slippery slope for a while now. The pictures surely didn't help.Your career has peaked and you must step away and let the next teen star have her turn. If you don't beleive me, walk through any store ~ Hanna Montana products are taking up shelf space and I honestly don't remember the last time I saw a little girl in a HM article of clothing.Bow gracefully and thank everyone and leave the stage.Blue Kentucky Girl

fieroindy 09:24:53 PM Jun 29 2008

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fieroindy 09:24:42 PM Jun 29 2008

ya right her PEOPLE TELL HER TO SAY THAT BECAUSE THERYE WORRIED ABOUT LOOSING A LITTLE MONEY-DONT BELIEVE IT FOR A MINUTE

bhm22 08:20:05 PM Jun 29 2008

"it's more getting in depth of what's been going on in my life in the past year." - So mostly we can expect an album about sexual related topics that teaches teenage girls" deep inside, we're all slutty ******".

islandlost 06:08:38 PM Jun 29 2008

Once trailer trash, always trailer trash.

lumibeans 03:16:44 PM Jun 29 2008

yw!! see u later!

sonicboom16w 03:09:52 PM Jun 29 2008

I am not better, just wasting time reading you high rollers make a fool out of yourselves. Cheap entertainment.

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