Miley Cyrus Changes Her Name! But Do We Care?
I didn’t realize her name wasn’t Miley until about a week ago. It’s actually Destiny Hope, or it was, until she decided she didn’t appreciate the name her parents gave her and changed it:
She plays Hannah Montana, and was born Destiny Hope Cyrus, but now she’s officially Miley Ray Cyrus.
Given the nickname “Smiley” when she was growing up, Entertainment Tonight reports that the 15-year-old has legally changed her name to Miley to reflect that. She chose to adopt Ray as her middle name in honor of her father, Billy Ray Cyrus.
Oh. Well, okay, it makes sense then. It isn’t like famous people change their names all the time without going to the trouble of making it all legal and stuff, but whatever floats her little boat.
I predict a flood of little girls named “Miley” in the next year or so.
In other Miley news (have I ever done any Miley news? I don’t think so, probably because I don’t care), she had a bit of a mini-scandal when racy photos of Destiniley in a bikini and in her undies were leaked onto the internets:
The music industry’s good girl, Miley Cyrus, is juggling more than a booming music and film career these days. After photos of the 15-year-old leaked online showing her posing in front of a camera in her underwear, those behind the star’s “clean image” are fearing the effect it may have on the teen sensation’s reputation. […]
As for the recent batch of pictures making it’s way over the Internet, the insider says, “Miley was just having fun and goofing around in all these pictures, like any normal teen. They were never supposed to be made public, and Miley feels very betrayed that someone close to her leaked them.”
Billy Ray, a word of advice: You need to keep a better eye on your daughter and her friends.
You see, the entire purpose of taking photos in your smalls (in this case, apparently at a slumber party) is for one reason…to show them to someone else. You don’t take photos like that, look at them and say, “Wow, I look hawt!” and then delete them. Or you don’t wake up one morning and just decide on the spur of the moment to take photos of yourself in your unders for no reason whatsoever. Every action has a reason. And the declaration that Milestiny feels “betrayed” that “someone close to her leaked them,” just shows that she did show them to someone other than herself, send them to someone (not necessarily a male, possibly a girlfriend), or allow someone else to have a copy.
Regardless, it seems that Destiley didn’t learn anything from another Disney starlet, Vanessa Hudgens…never take photos of yourself. And especially never give them to anybody. They will be leaked. Um…HELLO?
And don’t give me this baloney about how she’s so “grounded” and so “smart” and how she’s not your “typical” teen star. I don’t care how intelligent she is or how much daddy Billy Ray tries to protect her, there are certain elements of being a teenage star that you cannot escape from. Showbiz is knee-deep in former teen stars who hit their twenties as emotionally retarded adults, no matter how good the intentions of the parents and handlers. This level of superstardom cannot be good for a developing psyche. Plus, you really can’t win…employ a hands-off attitude and you’ve got a wild child on your hands, but protect them too much and they rebel when they hit adulthood.
I mean, I don’t mean to sound horrible and all that, but let’s face it…the odds are stacked against any young person who hits the kind of big-time this young girl has. I certainly hope she can overcome, but I’m a realist, and I’m not holding my breath. If she proves me wrong, then great.
Plus, if I hear that stupid “Best Of Both Worlds” song at Wal-Mart ONE. MORE. TIME, I’m going to go postal on one of their televisions. I’m not kidding.
She’s fifteen? Great. Just can’t wait to see her when she’s twenty. Maybe she’ll change her name to Britney.
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y r u saying all this?! she is 15, i wannna see u a 15 year old girl and i want to see u act better then she is! so just shut up! cuz u would act much worse! and what miley is doing is nothing bad! she is just having WOW a little fun! just shut up, and leave her alone. What do u care if she takes pics of herslef!? did she show anything private?! NO! so what do u care? dont try to act smarter then everybody and say stupid stuff.
Comment by NOPE! — February 2, 2008 @ 5:37 pm
I was wondering how long it would take!
When I was 15, I did not take photos of myself in my underwear and give them to anyone. My teenage daughter doesn’t take photos of herself in her underwear and give them to anyone.
Unfortunately, you obviously don’t have the benefit of experience and/or age, so you can’t see what I’m talking about. There are long-ranging consequences from this sort of mindset, consequences that young people such as Miley cannot comprehend at her age. Unfortunately, this often extends to young adults as well. Experience is often the best teacher in things like this, and it often takes a bad thing to happen before someone learns.
Oh, and as far as my acting smarter than anyone? Well, if being able to spell words correctly and being able to string together a coherent sentence makes me smarter, well…?
Comment by k — February 2, 2008 @ 8:03 pm
what are you just waiting for her to fail?
thats aweful of you.
shes different then all the other slutty teen girls these days. so if your gonna write something bad about somebody why dont you write about jaime lynn being pregnant. cause pics are just innocent fun.
and dont go comparing her at all to brittney thats just retarded on your brainless part.
ya the person who left a comment up there is right quit making yourself look so smart by dissing her!
just shut up about miley she is a great role model and i will always look up to her no matter what
Comment by rebecca — February 5, 2008 @ 5:01 pm
and another point anyone with a brain a size of a peanut can tell those so called slutty pics of miley are photo chopped! if you think theyre are real that just proves your IQ and my age are the same-15
Comment by rebecca — February 5, 2008 @ 5:14 pm
Uhm. First of all, the term is “Photoshopped”. After Photoshop, the program often used to edit photos.
And secondly, had you actually read the article, she ADMITTED that the photos were hers.
Please try reading next time. Or do they not teach reading comprehension in schools any more?
Oh…and magazines were saying the same things about Britney when she was this age, as they are now saying about Miley. It’s all PR…but I don’t expect you to know that, since you were still sitting in booster seats at the time. You see, she’s being marketed and packaged and delivered to girls like you, so that you’ll spend money and buy her stuff. They want you to buy into “Miley Cyrus” the brand name. It’s all about money…the bottom line is always about money.
I’m not wishing her to fall, but I’m also a realist who can see the bigger picture.
Comment by k — February 5, 2008 @ 5:21 pm
Ok if any other regular girl did this u wouldent care now would u!
OK I EVEN DID A PICTURE LIKE THIS OK BITCHES!!!!!!!!!
back off!
miley is a good girl!
she is my roe model and millons of other fans role models
Comment by Jackie — February 7, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
ALSO THIS PICTURE IS GOODLY PHOTOSHOPPED
Comment by Jackie — February 7, 2008 @ 5:46 pm
“Leaked” by her management no doubt. These pictures make me feel really, really uncomfortable. It’s exploitative to stick photos of girls this age on the web.
Comment by Sally — February 8, 2008 @ 4:37 pm
Have you seen the latest photos of her?
Comment by k — February 8, 2008 @ 4:42 pm
fucking hell id fuck that pusy
Comment by jack armstrong — April 2, 2008 @ 9:00 am
omg. THANK YOU!! finally someone who feels the same way i do about this chick. and you say it the same way i would. how the hell is this innocent fun? what innocent about a minor posing in her panties? and have you seen the pics of her laying on her boyfriend’s lap? hes like, groping at her panties and her shirt is pulled up. SKANK!! and you guys are saying “nothing’s wrong with it. its teen fun.” i cant wait to see how your teen daughter turns out.
Comment by lycie_g — May 6, 2008 @ 5:28 am
and not to mention that pic when she has her pants pulled down and shes bending over with her butt in the camara. what kind of example is she trying to set? im not trying to see her fail either but give it another 3-5 years and you can bet your bottom dollar that she will pull a lindsey. maybe not a britney, but a lindsey definately.
Comment by lycie_g — May 6, 2008 @ 5:39 am