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Miley Spread Jams VF's Inbox

Readers' response sets record for volume, though not for vitriol

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 15, 2008 1:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – Readers really responded to Vanity Fair’s now-infamous Miley Cyrus photo spread—but not in a bad way. The 915 letters were by far a record, but editor Graydon Carter tells Women's Wear Daily he's seen much worse on the outrage scale: “They were much kinder than the letters we got when Christopher Hitchens took on Mother Teresa. I got angry letters from staff members on that one."

Miley Cyrus, star of the Disney Channel show "Hannah Montana," arrives at the Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif., Sunday, Aug 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Miley Cyrus' photo shoot for Vanity Fair generated a fair amount of buzz for the mag. (Vanit Fair)

Miley Cyrus as "Hannah Montana" in the "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert." (AP Photo)

Actress and singer Miley Cyrus poses for a photo Friday, Jan. 18, 2008, at a hotel in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Singer Miley Cyrus arrives for the 80th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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