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Miley Scandal a Matter of Brand Name

Simple break with Disney image caused uproar

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted May 3, 2008 7:10 AM CDT

(Newser) – The brouhaha over Miley Cyrus' Vanity Fair photo shoot is a “simple misunderstanding” stemming from a clash of brand names, writes Mark Feeney in the Boston Globe. Cyrus’ Hannah Montana is an established Disney brand--and when Hannah met Vanity Fair, a sudden change in... Read full story »

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