Perez Hilton Under Fire for Miley Cyrus Upskirt Photo

In the daily grind of being Perez Hilton, posting upskirt photos of celebrities is a fairly common task that probably gets little editorial scrutiny. When one of said celebrities is 17-year-old
Miley Cyrus, however, lots of serious legal implications regarding child pornography become involved -- as the infamous blogger is now finding out. Hilton posted a photo of Cyrus, apparently sans underwear, and now some are speculating he may find himself in jail thanks to the photo post.
Hilton -- whose real name is Mario Lavandeira -- posted the photo, said to be of Cyrus climbing out of a car in a dress and wearing no underwear, to his Twitter on Monday with the warning: "If you are easily offended, do NOT click here ... Oh, Miley! Warning: truly not for the easily offended!" The firestorm started shortly after.
At 17, Cyrus is still considered a minor, and the posting of the photo could legally constitute child pornography. Though Hilton pulled the photo down from his server, it was there long enough for many sites to take screengrabs of it. (Editor's Note: You will not find the photo on PopEater, now or ever.)
Salon.com's Tracy Clark-Flory quickly investigated the legal consequences, and the experts Salon spoke with say Hilton could be facing some massive legal woes.
"We're not talking about a misdemeanor. You don't have to know what the definition of the law is, all you have to do is knowingly distribute the photograph," Los Angeles-based attorney Jeffrey Douglas -- a child pornography case specialist -- told Salon. He went on to call Hilton's decision to post the photo "suicidal."
While some are asserting that the photo was doctored to falsely portray Cyrus as not wearing underwear, experts insist it likely won't matter. Whether she was or wasn't, the photo that Hilton posted would still fall under child pornography laws.
"That is still a crime and it is punishable just the same," Douglas told Salon.
Salon asserts that if an attorney is so inclined to go after Hilton, "he could be prosecuted on the state or federal level -- or both -- with a conviction potentially resulting in a 15 year sentence and lifetime registration as a sex offender."
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Miley Cyrus, in jeans and stripes, was out with her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, on a sultry Tuesday afternoon in Toluca Lake. June 8, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
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Miley Cyrus, in jeans and stripes, was out with her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, on a sultry Tuesday afternoon in Toluca Lake. June 8, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
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Miley Cyrus, in jeans and stripes, was out with her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, on a sultry Tuesday afternoon in Toluca Lake. June 8, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
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Miley Cyrus, in jeans and stripes, was out with her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, on a sultry Tuesday afternoon in Toluca Lake. June 8, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
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Miley Cyrus, in jeans and stripes, was out with her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, on a sultry Tuesday afternoon in Toluca Lake. June 8, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Miley Cyrus Snapshots
Miley Cyrus, in jeans and stripes, was out with her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, on a sultry Tuesday afternoon in Toluca Lake. June 8, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Miley Cyrus Snapshots
Miley Cyrus, in jeans and stripes, was out with her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, on a sultry Tuesday afternoon in Toluca Lake. June 8, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Miley Cyrus Snapshots
Miley Cyrus, in jeans and stripes, was out with her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, on a sultry Tuesday afternoon in Toluca Lake. June 8, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
Miley Cyrus Snapshots
Miley Cyrus, in jeans and stripes, was out with her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, on a sultry Tuesday afternoon in Toluca Lake. June 8, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
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Miley Cyrus, in jeans and stripes, was out with her boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, on a sultry Tuesday afternoon in Toluca Lake. June 8, 2010 X17online.com exclusive
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If she is stupid enough to go without Panties, she deserves it. If she wants to show the whole world what she has, so be it. I think the young man did a fine job.What do you think her boyfriend is saying right now,Wow,Great job Miley.
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It is simple-it is child pornography
WHy should be he be treated differently folks
Arrest him-punish him equally.
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I don't think its that big of a deal. He was doing his job. No one was FORCED to look at it, and he warned them. Besides, if she doesn't want people seeing her kooch, she should probably put on some damn panties.
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"No one was FORCED to look at it" Are you kidding me! The act of posting the photo alone (doing his job or not) was an illegal act anywhere. Cyrus is still a minor. Hilton, after all these years making fun of Hollywood, he should know better.
Personally, I hope that the legal system throws the book @ Hilton. And from memory, no matter how many times you ask a teen something, they will still defy it. So let's take all the attention away from the parents and focus on the crime.
i dnt think he should be sent to jail i mean its not like he was thinking of porno he is just a blogger and helloooooooooo is miley cyrus aka 17 going to 25
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Wonderful! I can't wait for him to pay some hefty fine and register as a sex offender. If the porn kings lament not being able to put out her sex tapes...ya know she's got to have them out there somewhere....Mario can't post her crotch shots. She's not LiLo...yet.
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Hilton can easily get away with this since this girl Cyrus may be 17 years old but is actually living a life portrayed by older girls. Kissing in public, pole dancing, plus all that i have not heard or seen. Maybe the parents should be the ones taken to court for allowing this girl to live as she does. Money is cool but hypocrisy doesn't entail famous people to do as they please. From my point of view 16 or 17 year old girls with the lifestyle such as Miley should be considered adults. What hasn't she already done? If she can party with the rest of them she can take responsibility for her actions. It is not his fault that she flaunts it.
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If his "JOB" is a child PORNOGRAPHER-that makes it right in your estimation-WRONG- IF she was your 17 year old daughter or you at 17-you mean it would be okay because he was doing his job?-I don't think so.....
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First: was Cyrus aware she was being photographed?
Second: Hilton should be prosecuted for publishing child porn.
Third: All minor children of the Cyrus' should be taken away and put in protective custody as it is clear that their parents are not good parents to allow their children to act like adults when they don't have the mental aptitude to know what is right or wrong for their ages.
Fourth: Anyone needing to see the photo is just as guilty as Hilton.
Fifth: The media needs to clean up their act as well, it is one thing for Hilton to post it but for the media to run with this smut is just as bad.
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Hey folks....this is CHILD PORN and he DISTRIBUTED it-The FEDS should do something-WHY SHOULD HE BE DIFFERENT than any other child pornographer or distributor of it???????????
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Exaclty! If she didn't want anyone to see it she shouldn't be wearing short skirts. Obviously she wants the attention, She isn't acting her age anyways.
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Perez is so loose with his thoughtlessness in ragin on people, perhaps it's time that the mouth, brain, fingers and keyboard meet and realize implications that people can draw from something innocent. In this case he was raging on a 17 yr old about no undies and we should be offended or shocked, not shocked just bored with it. He knew better, Miley should know better as well, yes some jail for him and prep school for her
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I've seen a close up of this photo... she's WEARING PANTIES. Nevertheless, Perez is a pig.
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If Miley Cyrus would stop dressing like a HO, there wouldn't have been a picture to take. She's throwing it out there, and has been practically since she started in the business. The fact that her parents approve of her shameful behaviour is just disgusting. No wonder she's such a slag. Of course she can't get by on her "talent", so I guess looking like a streetwalker is the only way to get attention.
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So, in five months time this would be legal, but now it is child pornography?
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That's correct, do you understand now?
Perez Hilton is a piece of trash with extensive psychiatric problems.
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He shouldn't post it obviously, since she's underage. But the girl knows people take pictures of her, if she doesn't want them out there, then she needs to put on some underwear. No one wants to see that,except perverts and pedophiles.
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Just trying to be Devil's Advocate here, Well Perez doesn't write most the website in the first place anymore, so maybe he had no idea that the pic went up there until it was too late. Although I guess it still doesn't matter though where the website is has his name plastered everywhere and he hasn't really admitted that other people help write too.
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Miley is a douche bag,,, BIG TIME !!!!
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