Destiny’s Child

According to the Associated Press, Miley Cyrus, the “Hannah Montana” teen superstarlet, is unhappy with some of the pictures included in her Vanity Fair photoshoot by Annie Liebovitz.

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.

Granted, Destiny “Miley” Cyrus didn’t strip butt naked, but when instead of Oscar de la Renta you’re handed a bed sheet, someone’s arms should’ve been flailing with those red flags. One would think her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, would have enough common sense to know what a costume like that could (and would) imply.

Unlike some my age who are paid to monitor this kind of kiddie pop, I know nothing of the Disney Channel’s hit about a teenager who leads a double life as a regular girl and rockstar Hannah Montana. Outside of being irritated when turning on my television to catch up on breaking news, just to see and hear some screaming kid on a screaming kid network, that the last user of the set left it on, I could care less about her show and subsequent stratospheric concert sales last fall.

But this point, Miley Cyrus is now part of a growing list of tainted role models. Some parents are going to be all upset, and news anchorettes are going be to asking us all how we explain this to our daughters. The networks will be twisting themselves into knots trying to figure out how to deal with the backlash, if any. And at the end of the day, we’ll all move on and Annie Liebovitz will be prepping for the next 14-year-old pop sensation she can photograph, giving us that want-a-cigarette-after-sex look.

Acting all embarrassed may be good spin, and surely someone who has been protected from the Hollywood virus by her father should’ve seen this coming. Billy Ray, on the other hand, should stop living his dream through his daughter and just be a parent.

Yeah, like that’s going to happen in Los Angeles.  Continued...