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
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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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the only reason he has any notority is because of the sad people who read his blog.
he is and always will be a poor excuse of a human being.
If he weren't gay, I'd say hook him up with one of the KarTRASHian sisters.
Destiny Cyrus, you are rapidly turning into a Lohan or a Spears. STOP while you have a little dignity left.
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Yes ,shes a child but shes not acting much like one at this time!
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Seeing as how Hilton is nothing more than a huge vagina himself, what was he looking for that he doesn't see when he sees his reflection anywhere?
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she is still a minor, no matter who's fault it is and he should be punished accordingly. she is only 17. doesn't matter how she behaves or lives with. her age says she is a minor.
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I sure do hope he gets the book thrown at him, he's such a nasty little b*tch!! He deserved it when Will.i.am smacked him up and now he deserves jail time simply on G P
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If he is not arrested and charged, one has to ask why? Why would he not be charged with child pornography? Remember the soldier that was courtmartialed after receiving a photo of his 3 year old daughter in a bathing suit that had ridden up her bottom?
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There is no question that what Perez did was child pornography. If that was a photo of any non celeb 17 year old he would already be in jail. Not prosecuting him is sending a message to every perv with a cell phone that it is OK to abuse children. Just so long as they are famous.
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Really? Explain how it's pornography. He happened to take a picture of someone in broad daylight in public and they were being a ho with no underwear. Not pornography. Not against the law. And he should not go to jail OR hell. You people are hilarious getting all bent out of shape about this.
THATS WHY HE GOT PUNCHED IN THE FACE BEFORE. HE NEEDS TO BE SHOT IN THE HEAD. PEREZ IS A HOT UGLY MESS AND NEED TO JUST FALL
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JAIL 15 TO life, preferably life for this sick little puke.
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If in fact that picture is a real photo, then this kid humilated ehrself. She has been posing and acting like a teen hooker for a while now and if she is really runing around without underware and giving the phototogs shots of this then she should be charged with something too. Not just this guy who put the photo up, because she is flashing people soo that is against the law too.
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Perez Hilton is so inappropriate in everything he says and does. Do you remember him touching womens' breasts at one of the award ceremony red carpets? What gives him the right? The stars should have slapped him and walked away.
In this instance he should be reprimanded severely.
If Miley left the house for an event without panties...shame on her.
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We all know how this is going to play out.He'll possibly get away with it b/c he's gay and a semi-celebrity which we know the laws don't apply to them and b/c of his sexual orientation which means there's no real threat.
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Is this self proclaimed I'm Gay and proud of it getting thrills out of looking at something other that a guys a***ole?
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she is a skanky ho but hilton should go to prison for taking the photos she always try to dress like a hooker her dad is tring to make a living off her because he ruined his carrier but she is a ho
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Julie you wrote “Hate to break it to you Lucy but if Perez is boycotted, Cyrus will shop her little spoiled child publicity stunts to someone else. This is NOT his fault. She is very calculating in the direction in which she is going with her image. Watch out for a sex tape to appear as soon as she turns 18. Her PARENTS are at fault for her behavior. They are allowing it to continue and get more outrageous.”
How on Earth can you possibly say that he is NOT at fault? He posted a nude picture of a person he KNEW to be underage?! I suppose you also agree with Jaime Foxx when he said that Miley should be raped (she was 15 at the time.) Remember back to when you were 17 I’m sure you did things that you regret or that you could take back. Do you realize that no matter how she may act and dress Miley is still a KID, she is trying to figure out who she is. Just like you did at her age.
I sure hope you don’t have any kids, if you do you’d probably sell them to pedophiles or force them to do porn for you. You Julie, truly disgust me.
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I think Perez Hilton should be charged with both federal and state charges of child porn. She is 17 years old and a child. Put him in JAIL. He is sick and is a sex offender. Doing something like that makes you a sex offender and sex offenders belong in Jail.
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He should be charged for porn and she should be charged with indecent exposure.
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FINALLY, he should get what he deserves and be held accountable for his actions. Bloggers like him want to be regarded as "journalists" but they are not held to the same ethical standards. He fabricates stories and injects personal opinion, which is construed by many of his readers as fact.
It was a great day when he got punched in the face by that guy defending Will.i.am. But for this, he needs to be held accountable in a court of law. He broke it. Period.
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Im sorta confused on this. See, there are some people its Miley's fault and some saying its Perez's fault. However, Miley Cyrus is supposedly considered a child but think, she was 15 years old and dating a 20 year old? Wasnt that considered against the law and she had pictures of herself in her underwear on the internet, many of them mind you, so how is this any different?
Just because someone else poste it doesnt make it different. I personally dont like Perez but I dont like Miley either. She is a talentless piece of trash that needs to get a life just the same as Perez.
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