15岁偶像性感照掀风波 半裸上阵健康形象受损

“Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus took a drubbing* Monday in the media and from some parents of her young fans who were angry over sexually provocative* pictures of the 15-year-old superstar despite her apology one day earlier.

The fresh-faced Disney Channel star released a statement Sunday saying she was “embarrassed” by the photos, some of which surfaced on the Internet over the past week and others set to be published in Vanity Fair magazine.

While some posters to Cyrus’ official MySpace page offered the teen superstar support, others slammed* her as having crossed a line with her young fans.

“Miley, I am the mother of an almost 7 year old. I am wondering what choices you will make next,” a woman named Amy wrote. “Up until now I haven’t questioned your integrity*. My daughter absolutely loves you. I don’t agree with the photos.”

Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, who took the Cyrus photos, said her portrait of Cyrus had been “misinterpreted”* in the media.

“Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it,” Leibovitz said in a statement. “The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful.”

Cyrus rocketed to fame* as “Hannah Montana” on the Disney Channel’s TV show of the same name. “Hannah Montana” ranks first among TV series of U.S. cable television for children aged 6 to 14. (SD-Agencies)

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drubbing n. 彻底击败

provocative adj. 刺激的

slam v. 抨击

integrity n. 正直

misinterpret v. 曲解

rocket to fame 迅速成名