holy crap people need to give her a break GOSH! im reading some of uz comments and some are really nasty and mean GET A GRIP! shes a teenager! let her make mistakes remember! "nobodys perfect"! i cant believe ..there are these youtube vids. accusing her of being a skank and a hore and the next britney! #1 i support britney and #2 this vaz one lil thing she iz far from being "the next britney"!! gosh! besides this it totallly old newz! she said sory and jesud teaches us to forgiv and treat people with conpassion and understanding so im all 4 that thats all thnx ~emiley

The problem with the picture isn't necessarily the fact that she shows her bare back. The issue is that she is wrapped in bedsheets with her hair disheveled and it looks like she just had sex. That is a problem. She is only 15 and is a role model for young girls and you know come to think of it ...so was Britney Spears!!! Look how great her life has turned out. I think that it seems inevitable that a teenager who becomes a mega star will want to do things that seem too mature for what their age is. I think back to when I was a teenager and if I had people around me encouraging me to do "grown-up" things and could get me whatever I wanted, I would probably be in the same boat as Miley or Britney. But thankfully I had great friends and family who showed me that those grown-up things really only cause huge complications if you're not ready to face the responsibility of your actions. As much as I want to believe that someone like Miley could avoid the pitfalls of other teenager superstars, I don't think she is the exception to the rule. Prepare for a downward spiral or better yet an actual teen role model for a change.

its just a stinkin back we see peoples back all the time miley isnt as bad as vanessa backs are no big deal give it up and go along with ur guyses stupid lives

OMG, we all saw Mileys back, her WHOLE BACK! scandalous! burn her at the stake. how dare she show us her back!! Put reality in the picture People, PHULEEEZ. You want your jaw to drop and be blown away? go to the beach and see these TWEENS in itsy bitsy thong bikinis strutting their skinny underdevelped bodies. now that is jaw dropping. So what? we all saw her back. Topless? get real. that is not "topless" she did not have her chest out for one to ogle it, did she? what is the dif if she had on a strapless/backless halter dress? Kick reality up a notch. Good Grief!!! Enough already. To think she is apologizing for exposing her back. Its not like she is preggers at 16, DUI, drugging, or being a Hootchi... now that is hot...LOL

And annie leibovits is like the best photographer in the world! She takes nature pphotos and pics of people WITHOUT all that stupid make up. get over it ppl!

Are you serious!!! get over it man, its her life let her do what she wants too. There's nothing wrong about the pic of her and her dad!! Just maybe your the one with the problem...... I mean why are you even thinking that kind of stuff about a girl her age!!! Go to church.... I know miley does!!! Miley Cyrus did apologize for that other pic, and I was mad about it, but she regrets it, and will hopefully not turn into a Brittany Spears. In fact I think she'll go far, god bless miley!!! Remember you can do all things through christ, miley.Guess what.... you'll live if something like this hapens again besides there's been worse things!!! Did you not see Brittany Spears's outfits they were terriable these aren't so BAD!!!! Just get off her 15 year old back!!! aaaagggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! P.S. BILLY RAY IS A GOOD DAD!!!! P.S.S. DONT TRY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT BY SAYING YOU DONT WHERE DARK SHADES ON T.V.!!! THAT WAS JUST DUMBBBBBB!!!

i have taken the time to read everyone's comments below me and most of you are right. i thought of miley cyrus as a great role model and all of my younger siblings adore her. it may be true that her dad knew about it because he had to give consent especially to her being a minor or he really just didnt know and annie wasn't being a resposible adult. she is only 15 years old and is still learning. for someone of annie's age, she has no excuses for what she has done. miley only showed her back and a part of her bra, big deal, no one said that you had to look at them, you could of just ignored it. i dont see how any of this affects anyone's life. if she wasn't famous and you saw the same pictures from someone else, i guarantee you that you wouldn't be making such a fuss about it. jealousy is your worst enemy. also, the picture of her and her dad was not a bad one. even though she should of pulled down her shirt, i thought you could see the closeness in their faher-daughter relationship. if you're seeing something perverted, it might be because you are or thinking too much into it. there was nothing wrong with it and billy ray had nothing to hide. most of the time people who say "no comment" do. please worry about yourself, thats their life and you dont have a say in whatever they do, whether you like it or not, so grow up and move on.

I agree with previous to the previous comment. I think the reason why its not easy to move on is because some folks never have taken responsibility for their actions. You can't just have someone do such a nasty act and have everybody say _ let's move on. I agree that Ms. Annie is one who has never taken responsibility. glad Disney at least called her on it. Wasn't their a similar issue in recent times when kids were being abused and priests' bishops were being criticized for "moving on." Not theexact same issue, but somewhat very similar. Come on people, this was a child and responsible parties need to be called on it of which most have, except the "great Annie."

Annie is one sick puppette. There is where the real responsibility lies. Come on - what was on her mind taking pictures of Miley in the way she did. Disney is right on this one - Vanity Fair did manipulate the situation to sell mags and they used a minor to do it - but hey, most of America doesn't see it because they have been programmed to be child soft porn voyuers.

So many people who respond on this sight are mental morons. There was not a thing wrong with the pictures. She is a great kid who has had to deal with maijor celeb staus at a young age. She is a very good kid. It really makes me question the useless waste of our air by those who feel a need to tear down this sweet kid. Her dad respnded to a question. He cares about his daughter, h'll so do I. Do not pick on someone because you are envious. Get over your self and leave this kid alone. I think Miley is a great role model.

First, I don't think Billy Ray was "whining" about it. He was not the one who brought it up. And I feel the same, what is all the fuss about. People act like she posed for Playboy.

Yes, Billy Ray Cyrus should take responsiblity for the photo, and so should Miley! Also, best of luck to Billy Ray hosting Nashville Star, which airs Mondays at 9 PM On NBC, ETC., ETC.

"I didnt know they were going to strip her down..." -- Thats their PR story and they're sticking to it! Side note: They really need to stop bashing Annie because obviously she helped them get some limelight off it. They dont ever seem to be in the papers for talking about anything else anyways! I think they not only knew about it, but agreed to it knowing it would generate some buzz for them. It's just sad that Annie's integrity and professionalism has been thrown under the bus for it. Im sure that *was not* part of the deal~ She was used to make MC look like a victim.

Why do the Liebowitz pictures continue to be the issue and the MySpace pictures aren't? She wasn't worried about the "poop stinkin" when she took those pictures! And maybe if Billy Ray and Ellie May had stayed with their kid, instead of making a beef jerky run, she would have stayed out of the "poop"! I wasn't Granny's job to run the photo shoot, it was her parent's responsibility. The only "handler's" that Miley needed that day dropped the ball and left.

what a meat head! stop talking about it, you people as parents should have never allowed that to happen. It's entirely your fault so shush.