Miley Cyrus Photo Scandal: Innocent Or Too Sexy? (PHOTOS, POLL)

More controversial pictures of Miley Cyrus have surfaced on the Internet. This time Miley's not posing topless, flashing her bra or making slant eyes.

She's letting her hair down behind the scenes of her new movie 'The Last Song,' directed by Adam Shankman, who posted the pictures on his Twitter and appears in a close embrace with her in one of them.

Shankman is 44. When he realized the pictures were causing yet another Internet firestorm for his 16-year-old star, he went back to his Twitter page to defend them:

On Monday 22nd June 2009, @adammshankman said:

Miley is a sweet angel who works tirelessly and endlessly, and is allowed to have fun in the make up room! Seriously! Lighten up or no more behind the scenes pics! She's like my angel little sister.

Let us know what you think. Innocent fun or should Miley's camp be drafting another apology statement?

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Comments

[CryptoSolipsist]

Didn't we go through this whole thing like a year ago? Sheesh - at this rate, by the time she's 18 she'll be doing hardcore p0rn.

[SuperBenFranklin]

She's 16

He's 44

Creepy looking photos.

[VHammon]

Wrong question. Second line of poll should be:

"Inappropriate for a man his age?"

The onus should be on the adult in the room.

[PAposter]

Bingo!

[smithr17]

Britney Junior!!

[raresilk]

child molester! child molester!

oh wait. it was a man and a girl, not a man and a boy.

NOT child molester, just normal guy stuff. all cool with the morality police. hypocrites!

[StillMadMatt]

She has enough money, what do I care her father is not doing a good job parenting? Making your kids rich is not good parenting. Seey you in Rehab Miley.

[kannita]

She will be as important as Lindsay by the time she is 21. In/out of rehab. Watch!

[Faffer]

Is that Mark Sanford in the sunglasses?

[elimenez]

Hahahhaa. It's fun to make fun of s ex scandals involving the GOP.

[raresilk]

the GOP certainly seems to be providing a steady supply of sex scandals for our amusement. how generous of them.

[CarlyHope]

Oh please, all 16 year old girls are experimenting with their sexuality. Every 16 year old girl I knew took the sort of lame quasi racy pictures, there playing with adulthood. Its normal. Miley just needs to learn to keep that ish on the hush

[Carlos Oliveira]

i think everyone needs to relax, and get a life. I could tell some people get some thrill on always bashing miley no matter what. First off look around this world...13 year old have babies now a days, and all this crap, which is horrible. Look at myspace and facebook what pictures are posted. Looking at these pictures, at her age if 16, there is nothing wrong with them whatsoever. Are you kidding me right now. number 1 every girl likes taking sexy pictures to look good at the age of 13, and these pictures arent even sexy, there just having fun at the movie set...gimme a break you guys need to all get a reality. When she does soemthing wrong, fine call it like it is, but to see this is a scandel is the most retarded thing i have ever read on the internet. 6 year olds take more provative pictures at their birthdya parties..gimme a break already jesus

[Heterophobia]

Adam Shankman is gay so...he's not getting anything from it.

[Ohioan730]

No.

I have a 16 year old son. Grown women (and men and hermaphrodites) better stay out of his face. I understand Miley is famous and I don't think she's virginal (I wasn't at that age) but she's a child. Billy Ray needs to start kicking some grown man butt.

Why don't these new stage parents have control over their kids? Its like the 80s all over again when little Drew Barrymore was being victimized and used by her mother, the two Coreys--where were their moms? Gary Coleman's parents exploited him..etc, etc.

The only time there was a break from that was in the 90s when Brandy was huge. Her parents never even let her show her belly button. Mrs. Norwood was known to be formidable and quite scary and protective over Ray J and Brandy when they were kids. THAT's a real parent -vs- a stage parent.

[go figure]

"Mrs. Norwood was known to be formidable and quite scary and protective over Ray J and Brandy when they were kids. THAT's a real parent -vs- a stage parent."

huh. really? so... how does that explain ray j's television show that features half-naked women that make very obvious sexual advances? even a "real" parent's efforts are moot in this day and age.

quit laying the blame and responsibility on the parents just because she's a "child" at the age of sixteen. i'm seventeen, and i've learned that my choices and actions are MY choices and actions- not my parents.

miley needs to learn the same.

[nininenenana]

Geeez she growing up! So what! But the director should've known better.

[Chlowina]

yet another young girl to follow in the footsteps of Britney and Lindsay.

[TheBaffler]

At least this one's worth looking at.

[sweetwhine]

She is?

[Caymus77]

And that is based upon what?? A few photos? Miley is not on drugs,regards her family as VERY important, and is religious.

The role model you think would be apprpriate for Girls does not exist.

[mj77777]

"No one is talking about me! What should I do? I know. I'll have someone release some quasi-racy pictures of myself! Yea!!!!"

[garystartswithg]

bad press is better than no press. miley is a new madonna -- she knows how to get a lot of free press.

seriously -- did anyone see adam shankmans last few movies? anyone?

go miley -- you can overcome a bad director with lots of shameless self promotion. i have faith in you. snuggle up to middle aged gay guys -- thats so naughty!

[TheBaffler]

Can't wait till she turns 18 and starts doing pr0n.