Billy Ray Cyrus has spoken out about his daughter Miley’s photos and he has said that he wasn’t around when Annie Leibovitz photographed his 15-year-old daughter. Miley was wrapped in a sheet with her back exposed, for the June issue of Vanity Fair magazine. He said that “I wasn’t there at the time. (Miley’s) publicist was there, and everyone seemed in control. I didn’t know they (were) gonna strip her down and wrap her with a blanket. So I was surprised when I saw it, you know, but … stuff happens. That’s life. Things happen and sometimes things get a little out of control and you just gotta deal with life. Again, it’s peaks and valleys and ups and downs.”
Billy Ray who co-stars with Miley in Disney Channel show “Hannah Montana,” said that Annie was a “good person and a great photographer” but looking back, he would have stayed to chaperone the photo shoot.
Also another photo in the Vanity Fair issue caused a stir and that was the image of Miley in a black tank top that revealed her midriff as Billy held her in his arms. When Billy Ray was asked if that photo was a mistake, he said “It’s not a mistake to me. If it is to someone else, I’m sorry if I offended somebody, but no, that’s just a daddy that loves his daughter a whole lot.”
Billy Ray said that “We both love acting, we love making music and we love each other. I’m her dad and she’s my daughter, so if a daddy hasn’t hugged his daughter recently, I’d recommend he does.”
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