Miley Cyrus reminisced about her controversial 2008 topless photo shoot for Vanity Fair as she dives into her past for her new TikTok series, Used To Be Young.
For the whole week Miley Cyrus general videos for Used to be young, a Tik Tok series celebrating the release of his latest song of the same name. In the series, she “starts at the beginning” of her story in 1992 and traces the course of her three decades of life. In Wednesday’s episode, the singer talked about topless photo shoot done for Vanity Fair in 2008″, which at the time aroused scandal**.
Behind the scenes
In a 40-second video, Miley Cyrus revealed the backstory that led to the controversial photo shoot. “Everyone knows photospores, but they do not know the behind-the-scenes situation, which is always much more significant. My little sister Noah sat on Annie’s (Leibovitz’s) lap and pressed the camera button to take pictures. My family was on set– said the singer.It was the first time I wore red lipstick because Patty Dubroff, who did my makeup, thought it would be another element that would separate me from Hannah Montana.“, the actress continued.
Reflecting on why the photo caused such public outrage at the time, Cyrus said it was all because of the Disney Channel image of Hannah Montana, from which the photoshoot abruptly departed: “This image of me is the exact opposite of the funky pop star I was known for, and it shocked me.“.”But looking back, these people made a really brilliant choice.“, Cyrus added, commenting on the photos a few years later.
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Scandal
When the Vanity Fair photoshoot came out, Cyrus faced some controversy. The New York Post’s headline read “Shame on Miley” and inside criticized the then 15-year-old for her racy photos of her almost naked. Then the management of the Disney channel, which aired the Hannah Montana show, said: “Unfortunately, as follows from the article, a situation has been created for the conscious manipulation of a 15-year-old girl in order to force her to sell magazines.“.