Annie Leibovitz

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Hot Miley Pix: Mistake or Career Move?

Industry insiders see more strategy than slip up

(Newser) - As tween queen Miley Cyrus deals with continuing fallout from provocative Vanity Fair photos, some industry insiders are wondering aloud if the shots were really a mistake—or a calculated career move. Though Cyrus, 15, claims she was duped by photographer Annie Liebowitz, others believe the sultry shots may have...

Photographer Defends 'Classic Portrait' of Miley

Leibovitz says critics misinterpret racy shot of teen star

(Newser) - Photographer Annie Leibovitz is defending her controversial picture of 15-year-old Miley Cyrus, saying the shot for Vanity Fair has been "misinterpreted," CNN reports. "The photograph is a simple, classic portrait," Leibovitz said of the picture of a topless Cyrus with a towel covering her breasts. "...

Miley 'Ashamed' of Provocative New Photos

Vanity Fair shoot with Leibovitz turned out not so innocent

(Newser) - Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus is upset about provocative new Vanity Fair photos, including one showing her barely wrapped in a satin sheet on the cover, reports E! Online. The teen says she's now embarrassed by pics snapped by photographer Annie Leibovitz. The Disney Channel has accused Vanity Fair of...

Top 10 Celebrity Tax Troubles
 Top 10 Celebrity Tax Troubles 
Apr 15, 2008 5:39 PM CDT

Top 10 Celebrity Tax Troubles

Wesley Snipes, Willie Nelson (among others) no strangers to the IRS

(Newser) - Tax day can be a hassle, but at least most of us don't have to worry about the glare of the media spotlight, too. Access Hollywood rounds up the top 10 celebrity tax controversies.
  1. Damon Dash: New York State billed the music mogul $2 million.
  2. Joe Francis: Girls Gone Wild
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I See Sex, Not Racism
 I See Sex, Not Racism 
OPINION
Apr 2, 2008 10:40 AM CDT

I See Sex, Not Racism

The cover may be fraught with subtexts, but it is what it is

(Newser) - Last week's Vogue cover had "a lot of people, smart and dumb, losing their minds," writes Wesley Morris in Slate. Sure, Annie Leibovitz's shot may pander to the "ugliest racist tropes: black male as ape," with LeBron James as King Kong and Gisele Bundchen as the...

Vogue Cover Stirs Up Race Controversy
Vogue Cover Stirs Up Race Controversy
COMMENTARY
Mar 26, 2008 4:01 PM CDT

Vogue Cover Stirs Up Race Controversy

Some say Liebovitz shot perpetuates stereotypes

(Newser) - A Vogue cover featuring NBA star LeBron James and supermodel Gisele Bundchen is stirring up a fuss, Dan Fleschner writes on an MSNBC blog. Some say the shot, by the legendary Annie Leibovitz, perpetuates racial stereotypes by portraying James in an aggressive "King Kong-like" pose, with Bundchen as the...

Keith Richards, Supermodel
Keith Richards, Supermodel
Mar 6, 2008 11:37 AM CST

Keith Richards, Supermodel

Rolling Stone mugs for Louis Vuitton

(Newser) - Keith Richards is featured in a new Louis Vuitton ad, accessorized as usual with headscarf and guitar—but wearing no LV, writes Elizabeth Snead in the Los Angeles Times. The Rolling Stone isn’t identified in the pic, as, a rep notes, “Keith Richards needs absolutely no introduction."...

Vogue Editor Strikes Back at Clinton

Wintour chides candidate for canceling magazine photo shoot

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton apparently hasn't seen The Devil Wears Prada. Vogue editor Anna Wintour, reputedly the inspiration for the title character, tongue-lashes the presidential hopeful in the February issue for backing out of the cover shoot, Women’s Wear Daily reports. According to Wintour, Clinton "decided to steer clear of...

BBC Exec Resigns Over 'Crowngate'
BBC Exec Resigns Over 'Crowngate'
Oct 6, 2007 7:29 PM CDT

BBC Exec Resigns Over 'Crowngate'

Probe finds that doc distorted footage of her highness

(Newser) - A BBC chief resigned yesterday over footage of the Queen allegedly storming out of a photo session, the Los Angeles Times reports. A probe found that she never stalked out; another clip of her was spliced into the BBC doc. An ex-exec who led the "Crowngate" probe said the...

BBC Grovels Over Royal Tantrum
BBC Grovels Over Royal Tantrum
Jul 13, 2007 4:34 AM CDT

BBC Grovels Over Royal Tantrum

Apologizes for editing clips to make it appear Queen stormed out of photo shoot

(Newser) - BBC television has offered a groveling apology to Queen Elizabeth for making it appear she threw a royal tantrum with celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, the Guardian reports. Producers edited video clips—implying the Queen stormed out of a photo shoot—to promote a documentary. She was actually hurrying to the...

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