Scandalous Miley Cyrus Turning Heads ... and Profits

By Amber James Posted Aug 27th 2010 12:15PM

Miley. Miley. Miley.

The 17-year-old star sent shock waves through Hollywood after the script for her upcoming film, 'LOL: Laughing Out Loud,' leaked online. In the film, Cyrus' character reportedly loses her virginity, smokes pot, gets wasted, kisses two girlfriends on the lips and flashes her va-jay-jay.

Okay, she "can't be tamed." We get it. Young women in Hollywood, including Hilary Duff, Dakota Fanning and Lindsay Lohan, have all taken turns showing the world they're all grown up. For Cyrus, the hits just keep on coming. The 'Hannah Montana' star cannot be a Disney girl forever, but she can't be totally oblivious about how her antics are turning heads and profits.

Cyrus has pole danced on an ice cream cart, posed nearly naked in Vanity Fair and kissed a girl (move over Katy Perry) during a live TV performance. We buried her "good girl" image a long time ago, so why do we care so much about her shocking antics? Perhaps its because she's done all of the above in the spotlight -- all before her 18th birthday.

The attention for 'LOL' has skyrocketed because we see Cyrus -- as herself -- not the character. Oh my gosh, what will Miley do next?! The leaked script (was it really an accident?) has created so much publicity for a film. But how will this affect the profits she's making from the young girls who look up to her but who won't be able to relate to this film? In a recent PopEater poll, 66 percent of readers thought this movie was an awful career move for Cyrus.

"Controversy alone doesn't always help at the box office," New York Daily News film critic Joe Neumaier tells PopEater. "I think Cyrus' worry ought to be whether the young girls who've followed her career for so long will care about a remake of a French film. She's not a draw for women over 25 or 30 -- the ones who'd presumably be the most interested -- and teens will only really appreciate the title. That doesn't mean 'LOL' will be DOA, but it does mean a few too many audience members will be asking, 'WTF?!'"

The Cyrus camp is pretty business savvy, though. Cyrus ranked No. 4 on Forbes magazine's list of the highest paid celebs under 30 thanks to the estimated $48 million she reportedly earned in 2009. Although 'Hannah Montana' made her famous, she's bringing home the Benjamins thanks to her tour and movie roles in both 'The Last Song' and 'Hannah Montana.'

'LOL' will likely succeed at the box office with everyone hoping to sneak a peak at Cyrus' "bad girl" side. Plus, as Neumaier points out, Cyrus' reputation won't be tarnished because respected actress Demi Moore plays her mother in the film.

"Miley will actually be part of a parade of sassy girls past and present here -- Demi Moore plays her mother, and Marlo Thomas, star of 'That Girl' in the '60s, will play Demi's mother. Three generations of cool chicks in one package ... sounds like Miley had a thought and realized that, at least on film, she needed advice from her elders. Which can only help: Julia Roberts did it in 'Steel Magnolias,' and Mandy Moore did it in 'Because I Said So.' Now, it's Miley's turn," the film critic adds.

You have to hand it to Miley -- even at 17, she's a pure business woman. People can criticize her all they want, but she knows what she's doing -- look how much money she makes.

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Friday 27 August

By lisa

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Dear Amber

Sent shock waves? Scandalous? Seriously? You had no news to report, right? No, because that would mean you would need to find something newsworthy.

By cc

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How disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By loveyouhotmiley

Dear Lisa,

You are in the wrong section. This is PopEater not the hard news like death and destruction. Miley is a superstar around the world and there has been a lot about this rumor in the entertainment press. That said, it wouldn't be so "shocking" if each report didn't add on to the rumor. I want to know about Miley and the movie, but I don't like the Miley bashing when no one knows what the movie will end up like yet.

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By librarynun2

And the NEW updated title to her Disney show is Hannah Montana FOREVER...hhmmm..great role model if you want your daughter to grow up to be a hooker or worse...How many mothers have bought the Hannah Montana clothing line for their girls? Now Miley has her own clothing line based on what SHE would wear.

By Michaela

People seem to forget that she is a normal 17 year old. Have you been around 17 year olds lately? She is a heck of a lot more grounded than most of them. Parents who don't like it shouldn't take their little kids to her concerts. I am around 17 year olds all the time and they drink, try drugs, have sex, and worse. Majority of these parents who criticize her will have their kids doing the same thing when they are 17, they just will act naive and pretend their kid isn't while their kid hides it from them and lies about it

By fiona

People like her, with little or no real talent, have to create controversy to remain marketable or viable. You only have to look at the lot of them -Paris, Lyndsay, Jessica, Nicole - to see how they keep in the public eye and make a buck. It's no secret, just look at Donald Trump for God's sake!

By TONY

i just hope she dont turn out like lindsay,shes headed that way.

By Allan

I feel sorry for Billy Ray...his daughter needs help!

By LittleMo

Don't feel sorry for Billy Ray. The stupid jerk approves of what Miley is doing. Remember the super-explicit, grinding lap dance she did to the 40-year-old man? Well, dear Billy Ray's response was to say that 17-year-old girls do that kind of stuff. That's not being a father - that's being a pimp.

Saturday 28 August

By UzTawkin2Me

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People who cant tell the dif btw real life and a film character need help dealing.

By Sin D

Why are we suprised in America anymore when kids are sexualized? Sex sells...because PEOPLE BUY IT. Stop buying it, and will stop.

By jamelle50

So sad to see another victim of hollywood.......

By papam11

With Daddy's blessing, she's turning into a real tramp.

By JR

I think her new movie's script is a bit to much. I think everyone still sees her as a little girl on Hannah Montana. But she is trying so hard(way to hard if you ask me)to show everyone that she's grown up. But i think this movie is going to far. Everyone that she has been doing lately is going a bit to far.

By Carmen

Wow ....kissing a another girl! How freaky and original woweeee! flashing her va ja ja! woweeeee, she is so risky and cool ! Give me a break...These people in Hollywood really need to have their heads examined. Remember the good old days when movies didnt have all this crap in it and were actually wonderful! That's because nobody is creative anymore, they think if they have a young girl kissing girls and flashing thats what kids nowadays want to see. so sad

Saturday 15 January

By April R

Ya because Pretty Baby (1978) and Blue Lagoon (1980) starring an underaged Brook Shields were made in the the good old days.

Or do you mean like movies made circa 1940? How good old are you trying to get at?

By Donna

I feel so sorry for Miley. She dont know it yet, but she is being used so badly. Her parents had a choice, a normal daughter, or a money making machine with little morals, and acts like a s..t I would worry so much about my daughter, with grown men looking at her as if she was a rib eye steak. Billy dont seem to mind men even on here, looking at his own daughter photos.. Just that alone, would make me want to keep my daughter in the house. I guess to each, his own? It seems everyone has a price tage. Billy, you just dont care, do ya?

By Jeremy

Okay so she's seventeen, and she is showing her va-jay-jay. Wouldn't that be illegal? Sorry Miley but that isn't a great call for someone who isn't even an ADULT yet.

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