Ok people, is it really that big of a deal? 15 year old Miley Cyrus looked semi-topless, covered with a sheet for a Vanity Fair shoot. But, Vanity Fair is a respected publication, Annie Lebowitz is a respected fashion photographer and Miley's parents were with her the whole time!We have criticized Miley here on Styledash before, for dressing too skanky for her age. But, that was in a different context -- she was on the red carpet wearing clothing that totally sexualized her and turned her into an (underage) object for men.
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In the context of the Vanity Fair shoot we weren't uncomfortable at all with her pictures. They're artistic and very beautiful -- plus they didn't reveal anything. When we first heard that Miley had gone topless we thought these pictures were going to be crazy, but they were actually quite tame.
Since nobody will let this topic die, reporters have been asking every single celebrity that will talk to them, what they think about the Miley scandal. Here are a few opinions from older Hollywood A-listers who have been there, done that.
- "They save money on those shoots with a budget -- no need to get fancy clothes or anything like that." -Ellen Degeneres
- "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted. Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful." -Annie Lebowitz
- "How many more stars need to get manipulated by Ms. Lebowitz before she is stopped." -Stephen Colbert, said sarcastically.
- "When these young people get all dressed up for award show red-carpet events don't we all comment how beautiful, stunning and grown-up they look in their strapless/backless dresses and heels and tousled hair? None of this is new. None of this should be news. But it is news because it is a business. It is all Business. It is called Show Business. Show Abyss-ness! I call it Show-OFF Business. You throw a child into the jaws of a business and they will get eaten." -Jamie Lee Curtis
- "Leave Miley Cyrus alone. Disney [is] making her apologize. Ay yi yi...Listen, Annie Leibovitz – I had two photo shoots with her. You kind of do what she says. It's intimidating. I also didn't think it was a pornographic photo in any capacity. I thought it was sort of a beautiful portrait. I like the one of her and her dad, too. I don't know. It's Annie Leibovitz, people." -Rosie O'Donnell
- "Everyone goes through things and takes their own path. Who am I to judge decisions that she made? People are pushing you to do something, and if you want to do it, that's your choice, you know? It's not what I would choose to do, but if she did then that's fine. That's her choice." -Hilary Duff
- "I think she's a young girl in Hollywood, and she's just having fun. [She]'s exploring herself." -Heidi Montag
- "I found it a bit silly. I thought she looked beautiful in the pictures. I didn't find it that inappropriate. Being young and in the spotlight "is difficult. It's a lot of pressure on her since she is a role model, but I think she's doing a good job." -Lauren Conrad