Miley Cyrus Duped Into Racy 'Vanity Fair' Photo Shoot @ JustPressPlay

Monday.Apr.28.2008

Miley Cyrus Duped Into Racy 'Vanity Fair' Photo Shoot

Or so she says.

Hannah Montana herself, Miley Cyrus, is kicking up a storm after Vanity Fair took "embarrassing" photos of her for an upcoming magazine spread according to the Associated Press.

'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. I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about,' Cyrus said Sunday in a statement through her publicist.

The photos, by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz, were taken to accompany an interview with the 15-year-old pop star and her father, singer Billy Ray Cyrus. They include shots of the teen reportedly topless and wrapped in a blanket.

Vanity Fair defended their position by pointing out that Cyrus' parents accompanied her to the shoot, were on-set all day and saw the supposed scandalous photos as they were shot.

'Miley's parents and/or minders were on the set all day,' the magazine said. 'Since the photo was taken digitally, they saw it on the shoot and everyone thought it was a beautiful and natural portrait of Miley.'

How dare Vanity Fair take explicit photos of this Disney teeny-bopper diva. She's never appeared in any sexually suggestive photos before, so why steer her down the Lindsay Lohan path now? Why, Vanity? Why!

The photo-in-question can be seen over at Shang-shan.

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