Miley Cyrus Backs Out of First Public Appearance Since Photo Scandal

Pop starlet Miley Cyrus is bailing from her first public appearance since suggestive pictures were published in the latest issue of Vanity Fair. Hannah Montana had planned to make a red-carpet appearance at Disney World in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, but according to The Associated Press, that ain't happening.

Cyrus did sign autographs at the entertainment hub on Thursday, but her first planned public appearance since her latest scandal started was reportedly nixed. She had reportedly been due to appear at a media party, along with other Disney Channel stars, who were in town to film the "Disney Channel Games" charity competition. The controversy over the recent photos, which showed her bare shoulders and back, has caused concern among parents of her young female fans. The singer hasn't commented much on "Mileygate," save when she said on Sunday that she was "embarrassed."

"My goal in my music and my acting is always to make people happy," she said. "For Vanity Fair, I was so honored and thrilled to work with [photographer] Annie [Leibovitz]. 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."

Cyrus made her first public appearance since the scandal when she was spotted shopping at a Target store in Nashville on Thursday, according to UsMagazine.com. She reportedly said "Good, thank you," when asked how she was doing amid the controversy.

According to People.com, Miley Cyrus was still scheduled to perform at the 2008 Disney Channel Games on Saturday, though her performance won't be televised until July, when her next, yet-untitled album is due.

Cyrus' brother Trace didn't have much to say when asked for comment in a video on TMZ.com. "I don't know anything about it, really," he deferred.

If what he's saying is true, Trace is probably one of the few people who don't know about "Mileygate." Nielsen BuzzMetrics, which measures blog traffic, reported a 150 percent spike in discussion about her album Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert between Sunday and Tuesday, according to Billboard.

And Madonna even took the opportunity to weigh in on the issue on Wednesday, telling MTV News, "I just want to go on record and say everyone should just leave her alone. I never represented anything wholesome in America ... I only had one way to go," she laughed. "People are just bored. Leave the poor girl alone! She's going to grow up soon, she's going to probably show her knees next — watch out!"

In related news, the singer has officially changed her name from Destiny Hope Cyrus to Miley Ray Cyrus. Shocker!

For more on Mileygate, check out bulletproofheeb deconstructing one of the singer's controversial Vanity Fair pictures right here.

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Comments (51)

	meeberz: 05/01/2008 10:34 AM Miley Cyrus changed her name?? Ok then...
	buzzbot: 05/01/2008 10:53 AM It's the nickname for the photo scandal, if you can believe it.
	dawlin: 05/01/2008 10:59 AM mileygate? lmfao
	pswebb: 05/01/2008 11:08 AM xblanksface said: Mileygate? What's that? means scandal, the miley scandal. e.g watergate
	Fabricio: 05/01/2008 11:13 AM noooossa...!!!
	Nassima: 05/01/2008 11:27 AM wow, and we pay attention to these things why? who cares? I mean I love miley but she ain't the shit. :]
	emmadilemma: 05/01/2008 11:28 AM "miley ray cyrus" why would you tell people that, thats really embarassing.
	pamplemousse: 05/01/2008 11:57 AM Everyone calls her Miley anyway, so it's just making it official is all.
	alexandriaweb: 05/01/2008 2:00 PM I don't get the controversy with the Vanity Fair photos, she looked beautiful in them, it's not like she was showing her boobies they were covered. Alex xxx
	niniplinko: 05/01/2008 2:36 PM alexandriaweb said: I don't get the controversy with the Vanity Fair photos, she looked beautiful in them, it's not like she was showing her boobies they were covered.Alex xxx The one picture with her father was a little creepy, though.
	rrmad33: 05/01/2008 3:02 PM wow... who didn't see this coming? her name and the pics. she changed her name a long time ago. atleast 4 months ago in an interview she talked about how she changed her name. and she's a 15 yr old and i think she is getting into a slutty time. i heard that disney called her up and told her to hang low on the slutty pics from the vanity fair shoot and those privaite pics. i want to smack her so hard.
	trigidentity: 05/01/2008 3:42 PM niniplinko said: alexandriaweb said:I don't get the controversy with the Vanity Fair photos, she looked beautiful in them, it's not like she was showing her boobies they were covered.Alex xxxThe one picture with her father was a little creepy, though. it was. I think the controversy is that she's only 15, and that she claims to be so wholesome when really she is a slut.
	alexandriaweb: 05/01/2008 3:51 PM niniplinko said: alexandriaweb said: I don't get the controversy with the Vanity Fair photos, she looked beautiful in them, it's not like she was showing her boobies they were covered.Alex xxx The one picture with her father was a little creepy, though. Yeah I guess it was eep!
	alexandriaweb: 05/01/2008 3:55 PM trigidentity said: I think the controversy is that she's only 15, and that she claims to be so wholesome when really she is a slut. No she is not "really a slut", I'm fairly sure she does not make people pay to have sex with her, which would make her a slut, slut being a word to describe a prostitute. Please do not missuse language like that, I find it highly offensive. Alex Web xxx
	mariaguzman: 05/01/2008 3:55 PM Sickass name.
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