Jamie Lee Curtis: I Wish Miley’s Parents Protected Her
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis, who recently herself got into some controversy for posing “topless” for AARP magazine, weighs in on Miley Cyrus’s semi-topless scandal with Vanity Fair. Here’s an excerpt from her opinion piece:
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 onto the jaws of a business and they will get eaten.
I know how Miley feels. I too was a little embarrassed by my recent topless “scandal” and the subsequent parodies, but I am an adult woman. I protected myself during the shoot and I can take the heat. I only wish that her guardians had protected her.
To read the Jamie Lee Curtis full post about Miley, visit HuffingtonPost.com.








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TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE SAYING THEY’RE NOT THAT BAD: Its not about how much skin is showing, its about what these pictures imply and about how suggestive they are. Anyone who would let their child take such erotic photos is seriously messed up. I don’t hold Miley as accountable as I do her dad. And where is her mother with all this? You would think she would’ve at least stepped in.
I think the problem is less about how old she is, and the degree of “skankiness” of the pictures, but more about her reputation and how Disney will handle this. Disney is supposed to be promoting a “wholesome” image for tweens under the age of 13. The last thing they want is a nude scandal with the currently most popular star - Miley Cyrus. I doubt they’ll drop her, however, since I’ve noticed that Disney almost always chooses money over reputation. I mean, don’t we have Vanessa Anne Hudgens for an example?
right on, Child protective services, heres a goldmine for you.
It’s weird I think what she is trying to do is move out of the tween disney aira and she wants to be more grown up and look sexy, but she just turned 15, she wants to shake off her cutsey disney image and she wants an older audience to. This is lame. She wants to be more serious and cool but she is not she is generic just like Vannessa huegens and Ashley tisdale, they will be typecasted as high schoolers for the rest of their lives.
If she wants to seem older and more sophisticated, she should get an education and travel and learn about the world, possibly speak another language. Hayden Panettiere seems ages older than Miley, but is only three years older and hasn’t posed semi-n ud e with a look on her face like she’s been partying all night and having sex in that bed.
Scarlett Johannson went from young girl roles to adult roles simply by acting like an ADULT, an intelligent, mature responsible ADULT, not a sexy ****. Lindsay has yet to have an adult role because of her high schoolish behavior. Her lack of maturity shows in her choices.
Being a grown-up isn’t about being sexy; it’s about making good decisions and taking responsibility for your actions. Miley did neither here.
OMG SHES SHES SHES…showing her back….. big deal she not posing completely naked! jeez get over it its not being a hoe/*****/**** or nething! this is wat vanity fair wanted just GET OVER IT! the underwear photos were worse than this….mileys smart and knows wat shes doing shes pretty mature for her age and that good i guess….thats all i have to say
I think the New York Post has no right to blow this out of preportion nobody made a big deal when Lindsay posed COMPLETELY NUDE (Take it she is older but still a child actor) and now Miley has a satin sheet pressed against her chest and it’s the end of the world. Oh my god. She’s 15 yes but as she stated don’t blame her for making mistakes, she’d a normal person, whether you believe it or not and if you have something to write bad about Miley then you need to look in the mirror and check reality their are people in the entertainment world that are doing stuff worse than having a sheet over their chests. This picture is beautiful and Miley is a very beautiful and artistic girl and she deserves all the support she can get. And as for any pictures posted on the web of her you can just hold you tongue because their are far worse pictures on the peoples myspace’s who write bad about a sweet young girl. So before you talk I say look in the mirror and don’t take something so harshley. Miley handles these situations very well and I respect that.This was for a photoshoot and if you would read before you talk her family left except for her grandmother and teacher and so Trish (her Mom) was there she probally would have put her foot down. And how do you know she didn’t ground her for this you don’t live with her. Miley was there with herself making the decisions and so she chose a wrong move. In the long run this picture is beautiful and Miley should respect that she has the ability to take such beautiful photos. Never blame someone for their opinion because some people make mistakes yes and I’m sure everybody has something they wish they could take back so next time read the whole story or don’t open your mouth. Miley is beautiful and will still make it far and thats that.
I Love You Miley don’t be ashamed.
Alic
i’M AGREE WITH HER!!
Nobodys perfect and she will make mistakes just like any average girl! give her a break and leave her alone
we know that nobody perfect but she stupid for taking the picture you gotta learn that when you take almost nude picture you know it’s goin to get lead out some how or another duh duh stupid learn from other celeb… that you wont take picture like this miley stupid stop saying sorry and start taking picture that not nasty and good for her and everybody age
Miley Cyrus is a freak! I already knew that before she took the pictures… now shes just proving my point even more… for people who say she was young and didnt know what she was doing…. PUH-LEEZ!!! she knew EXACTLY what she was doing…. shes not kid friendly what soever….. parents should not let there kids watch her….
Yahoo just posted this today and allowed comments at first then pulled them. Interesting. So, I’ll say the same thing here. Vanity Fair should be ashamed. They’ve taken advantage of a young girl and her family and are still running the photos just trying to put a different spin on it. They have no care for Miley and will do whatever they can get away with to make a buck. Disgusting.
Mileyy is crazyy I agree with Jamie Lee Curtis Her parents are crazy to agree with this shes only 15!
OK, all 15 yr old girls want to look sexy. That’s not the point. And of course she is going to lack good judgement about this. Surely any woman out there remembers being 15.
What I see here is a lot of adults who were either supposed to be looking out for her and failed.
15 is a difficult time for a teenage girl. She is still a child, no matter how sexy she can or wants to be/look. That is why she needs an adult with a level head looking out for her true best interests. These type photos and this type hype can cause her future emotional problems.
The photos would have been fine if she was 18 but not at 15.
good words of advice Jamie!! Miley, your awesome.. just stay stong.. and i ask for you to use your head… please. love you miley!! =]
Those of you saying she’s not showing too much skin so it’s not a big deal, are really ignorant. It’s not a matter of how much skin she’s showing, it’s how suggestive the pictures are. You can take nude photos and not be suggestive. Yes, Miley could’ve said no, but the parents are just despicable for allowing pictures like this to be taken of their 15 year old child.
What is the big deal? We are going through extremely high gas prices, over priced groceries, a war, etc… are you kiddin me? Why are we even giving this attention? Why are we worried about another person’s child? And is it really a big deal? Parents need to stop letting the TV raise their children and take care of your own child. Teach your child about the importance of voting, savings, credit, etc.. and not what hannah montana is doing and where her concert is. Come on people get real.
If we start worrying about ourselves and not everyone else, this world would be a little bit better.
Miley dont listen to this you said you were sorry i am 11 and i no alot of people say this but i am your biggest fan i dont watch Wizz of wave place i like your show i go on demand to watch new shows before they come on and i know all the words to all the songs I LOVE u miley dont listen to the crazy people it was a simple mistake anyone can make when there young just dont make the same mistake paris hilton biggest fan g mail me I LOVE U MILES
ITA WITH JLC….RIGHT ON!!
Those Miley Pica are out of order, and more than inappropriate. She is a Disney star, and a minor child….even i know that.
before this photo shoot there were many racy photos of her on the internet. she made more than one mistake, and you would think that she learned from it the first time…she’s not very bright for a 15 year old who can’t learn from her mistakes
I totally agree with JLC. Miley’s parents are to blame for this as she is a minor and should have protected her. MIley is to blame too as she should have said NO.
EROTIC
OMG THATS A CHILD
she dosent look erotic she looks vulnerable and ghostly the photo was meant to show that vulnerable innocent ghostly girl that she is
THANKS JAMIE LEE CURTIS
Sophie: i guess i sort of agree with her.
Mileys parents were there for most of the shot.. unfortunately.. as said they had to leave before the last shot was taken.. which was the one that has started this whole scandal thing. I think.. that it was planned !
They obviously tricked miley into believing that it would be ‘artistic’ + ‘beautiful’ but really they’re trying to set a bad image. besides did you know this shoot was February 8th. get some new news jared, this is old stuff, we all know now. she made a mistake.. move on already.
me: i thinks shes right (#16) i think they planned it so they can start a scandal about miley. and they tricked miley into thinking it was gonna be “artistic” and “beautiful” just so she can get in trouble with the press and get embarrassed. why would they do such a thing. mileys suppose to be a good role model but in return they turn her into a trouble maker! plus personally me and my friends dont even think the pic is so bad whens shes done she can just keep holding the blanket agenst her chest and go in her dressing room its not like they can see her half naked. So why its on the news and everything! Its like a step up for her so when she gets older she can get use to posing for that kind of pics. SO POEPLE SHUT UP! of u dont like her fine i guess your too old for her her music and shows r for like 9-12 year olds so if u watch disney idk why its a pre-teen show not a adult show.
omg would u just leave miley alone..shes done alot for y’all and noo ur jsut gonna disresect her =\
nooo thats how u roll.
GIVE MILEY MORE REPSECT
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