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Miley Slapped With $4B Suit

Asian-American woman sues for damages

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 12, 2009 12:55 PM CST
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(Newser) – The backlash against Miley Cyrus and her "goofy face" photo continues: An Asian-American woman in Los Angeles has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all the city’s Asian Pacific Islanders, E! reports. Lucie Kim wants $4,000 in damages for each of LA’s approximately 1 million Asian Americans, claiming Cyrus “should have known that her image would be publicly disseminated via the media.”

News of the lawsuit came on the same day comedian Margaret Cho penned a song about Miley, saying among other things, “Why is there nothing that Asians can do/To make fun of other races as easily as you/Why isn’t racism against Asians taboo?/Why are we always so racially screwed!”

The photo that caused all the drama.
The photo that caused all the drama.   (Photobucket)
Miley Cyrus arrives at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009.
Miley Cyrus arrives at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Miley Cyrus arrives at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles.
Miley Cyrus arrives at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Guest
Feb 16, 2009 4:49 AM CST
first of all she is just a kid all kids do stupid things then this is america not asian country she needs to go back where she came from and leave americans alone and stop tring to make a quick dollar
sailor86
Feb 15, 2009 10:35 PM CST
Some people made goofy faces at me when I was a baby. Can I get some restitution for my traumatic experience?
riffran
Feb 14, 2009 8:33 PM CST
aww dude the N word is uncool...please

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