Here we go again. It seems every few years, some young, innocent female starlet takes the time honored Hollywood rite of passage into adulthood. This time it’s 15-year-old Miley Cyrus. She says she’s embarrassed and blames photographer Annie Leibovitz. Disney declared its disappointment. And Madam Leibovitz came out and defended her photo shoot. And every time we fall for this manufactured controversy that produces the kind of advertising for everyone involved that you simply can’t buy.
Further, one has to wonder who is advising these starlets to do this sort of thing. The ostensible argument is that it provides a transformation for the ingénue to more mature roles. That sort of thing certainly did wonders for Elizabeth Berkley’s career. At least one career-destroyer has decided to take control over how she’s being exploited. And it’s only women that seem to get suckered into this kind of exploitation. When are they, and we, ever going to learn?
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