Miley+Cyrus+Period+2

Stevie Ressler Catherine Rodgers Jane Joo

**Sin**

 * Becoming too promiscuous for young age and wearing more provocative outfits
 * Provocative images leaked in 2008
 * Vanity Fair photoshoot in 2008
 * Lap Dance to 44-year-old movie producer released in 2010
 * Pole dancing performance in 2009
 * Sexy and provocative music videos in 2010

**Background**

 * Early Life
 * Born on November 23, 1992 to Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus
 * At age twelve, she was cast as Miley Stewart for the Disney Show //Hannah Montana//
 * //Hannah Montana// became one of the highest-rated series on basic cable
 * Her first single was “The Best of Both Worlds” (released in March 2006)
 * She started transforming to a more “grown-up image” in late 2008
 * She made a deal with Nicholas Sparks to right a screenplay and novel for her- “The Last Song”- released in March 2010 (Cyrus received bad reviews)
 * This movie was to gain older viewers instead of young Hannah Montana fans
 * On “The Last Song” "I didn't want to be a singer in another film. I don't want to do that anymore. You have no idea how many musicals show up on my door. I want to do something a little more serious."
 * Ended //Hannah Montana// after the fourth season
 * //Can’t Be Tamed// was released in May, 2010
 * Controversies
 * Her costumes and dances while promoting the album were considered more provocative- aroused media criticism
 * In April 2008 several provocative images of her in her underwear and swimsuit were leaked onto the web by a hacker
 * When she was 15, she dated a 20-year-old underwear model, Justin Gaston
 * April 2008 Entertainment Tonight reported that Cyrus (15) posed topless for a Vanity Fair photoshoot (Parents were outraged about it )
 * Her 2009 performance of “Party in the U.S.A” at the teen choice awards incited media uproar
 * She was criticized for a provocative outfit and a brief pole dance because it was inappropriate for her age and younger viewers
 * Named Worst Celebrity Influence of 2009 by teens
 * In its "Worst Celeb Influence" category, Cyrus garnered 42% of votes -- easily beating out an on-the-mend Britney Spears (27%) and VMAs-spoiler Kanye West (19%). Caught in a nude photo scandal, Vanessa Hudgens charted at 9%, while Shia LeBeouf 's public intoxication scuffles snagged him 3%
 * In 2010, TMZ released a video of Cyrus (16) giving Adam Shankman, the producer of “The Last Song” a lap dance at the film’s wrap party
 * The video shows Adam Shankman on the dance floor with a drink in hand grinding up against Cyrus’ backside while she grinds back. At one point Cyrus turns around and seductively opens the top layer of her shirt, teasing Shankman with her flirty dance moves. In a second clip to the video, Cyrus is seen giving Shankman a lap dance while children under the age of 10 sit less than five feet away watching the Hannah Montana star, and neither her mother Tish nor father Billy Ray were present at the party.
 * Video of lap dance: []
 * “Who Owns My Heart” music video
 * The seventeen year old singer seems desperate to come out of her “Hanna Montana” image to step into the shoes of a teen bombshell.
 * With this video, she has invited a lot of criticism from the parents and other viewers who feel that she is acting a bit too sexy for her age, as the video involves Miley Cyrus rolling in the bed without her pants and then making sexually exquisite dance moves with other girls and older men in a skimpy outfit.
 * The image that she has portrayed in this video is completely opposite to the image she has set for herself so far.
 * Some parents feel that this video will depolarize her from her dominant fan base, who are habituated with her ‘teen’ image.
 * The image that she is trying to set right now is something that many other stars have set before and they are much ahead of her in that sense.
 * Quotes
 * "I want to do my last pop record, I'm working on a record right now. I kinda want this to be my last record for a little while and be able to take a break and just get all the types of music that I really love…you know my favorite styles. And be able to have something edgier and not have to worry about people saying, "Oh, this isn't what her fans want to listen to.”- Miley Cyrus
 * "Because in a few years, as I grow up, so will my fans and I won't have to focus on that as much and I'll be able to have more of the sound of music that I'm into."- Miley Cyrus
 * "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."- Miley Cyrus
 * “The video was taken about seven months ago at a wrap party for The Last Song,” the source exclusively told RadarOnline.com. “The worst part is that there were little kids at the party and the dancing between Miley and Adam was so dirty that some of the parents actually left the party and took their kids home.”-the source
 * “Miley needs to learn that she is in the business for her voice and not for her sexually charged antics onscreen, sooner she realizes that better it will be for her in the long run.” –Sampurn Wire

Next time you feel like It's just one of those days When you just can't seem to win If things don't turn out the way you planned Figure something else out Don't stay down, try again, yeah!
 * Lyrics
 * "Nobody's Perfect"**

**"Who Owns My Heart"** So come on baby Keep provokin' me Keep on ropin' me  Like a rodeo Baby, pull me close Come on, here we go Here we go, here we go

**"Can’t Be Tamed"** I go through guys like money flyin' out the hands They try to change me but they realize t hey can't And every tomorrow is a day I never plan If you're gonna be my man understand Have to get my way, 24 hours a day ’Cause I’m hot like that

**"Talk Is Cheap"** See my friends out tonight Under these city lights In the club 'til someone starts a fight And we get in the car So know,where you are So pissed off, always hangin 'round

Parents Television Council are concerned about Miley Cyrus' new music video "Who Owns My Heart"**.** The president of powerful parent' organization told TMZ, "It is unfortunate that she would participate in such a sexualized video like this one. It sends messages to her fan base that are diametrically opposed to everything she has done up to this point. Miley built her fame and fortune entirely on the backs of young girls, and it saddens us that she seems so eager to distance herself from that fan base so rapidly."
 * Backlash**

Miley's popularity and bank account are still climbing but her amount of scandals are as well. She is still idolized by millions of children and young teens, but how do young adults and parents view her? Anyone who is old enough to understand, sees Miley's desperate attempts to "grow up" and out of her famous Hannah Montana image. Parents have been outraged by the amount of scandalous events Miley has been involved with. Miley has definitely lost respect from tons of adults and even teenagers, however, her career has not been affected by this because her young fans still adore her. The public has various views of the young pop sensation, all which have been changing ever since Miley's first scandal back in 2008. Everybody fell in love with the cute, young Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus at first but now many people have completely changed the way they look at her now that she is a more mature, risque Miley Cyrus.
 * Public Perception**

**Repercussions**
Although still prominent, Miley's positive distinction has taken a downfall since her latest approach in her music style, and especially her risque music videos. Parent do not approve and do not want their children supporting her because they are concerned that it may effect their child's behavior.

**Aftermath**

 * Miley is still just as famous as she was before all these controversies, if not more. Her young fans still love her because they are too young to understand the image she is aiming for. Although many parents were upset by the young star's provocative music videos, outfits, and photos, they cannot stop their children from idolizing her. Miley's transformation from the cute Hannah Montana popstar to the edgy Miley Cyrus has made headlines more than once, and not in a positive way. But she is still loved by millions of fans. **

**Sources**

 * YouTube Videos
 * "Nobody's Perfect" music video
 * "Life's What You Make It" music video
 * "Can't Be Tamed" music video
 * Interview with E on "Breaking Away"
 * "Who Owns My Heart" music video
 * Newscast on Vanity Fair Photo Shoot Scandal on GMA
 * TMZ discussion on Lap Dance
 * Websites
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 * [|http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2010/10/mileys_new_music_video_who_owns_my_heart_gets_parents_backlash.php>>]


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 * Letter assigned for conclusion**

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