FameCrawler : annie leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz and Daughters

Whit Honea — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:01:00 GMT

Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz and two of her daughters were on the other side of the camera at Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life 1990-2005 being held at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

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Kids for Kids: Annie Leibovitz and Daughter

Whit Honea — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:43:00 GMT

Legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz took her daughter Sarah to the Kids for Kids charity event in New York City.

The Kids for Kids carnival was held on September 20th in New York to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

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Miley Cyrus Breakout Album Cover

Whit Honea — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:02:00 GMT

That big sigh of relief you heard? I believe it came from the Disney home office.

The new album/CD/MP3/whatever cover for Miss Miley Cyrus' Breakout has been released and she's not naked! Finally, something Disney, Billy Ray Cyrus, and 12-year-old girls everywhere can agree on. 15-year-old boys are reportedly not happy.

Personally, I've never thought much of all the hoopla surrounding Miley Cyrus. Sure, some of the pictures that have surfaced over the past year have been a bit much, but overall I think she's done pretty well for a teenager with a billion dollars under her matress. Billy Ray Cyrus could have done a lot worse.

Here's the new cover. The album drops (industry talk) on July 22nd, and the single "7 Things" is currently getting air time on Radio Disney.

Buy your copy quick before Michelle Malkin complains about it.

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Meanwhile, Back at the Vanity Fair...

Whit Honea — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:08:00 GMT

I thought it was a circus today, but apparently it's the fair that is in town. It's basically the same thing, but with more sheep than elephants- also, a lot of kids in jean jackets. The best part about the fair? Still pregnant Angelina Jolie is on the cover.

Hello, nurse!

BTW, it's the July cover. We're two days away from June. I've never understood that. Tune in next week when we bring you the Christmas version.

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Disney's Selena Gomez Has Big Shoes to Fill

Whit Honea — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:28:00 GMT

Selena Gomez has been all but crowned the next 'it' teen for Disney. This is a long and impressive list, and it is also a very checkered one.

Remember when it was generally accepted that Christina Aguilera was the bad one and that Britney Spears was golden? Time is funny, isn't it? The thing is, the press loves to make a big deal about the troubles of the Disney teen idol (the girls that is, you don't hear anything about Justin Timberlake or Zac Efron- apparently gender is funny, too), but for every Lindsay Lohan spreading stank in her wake there is a Hilary Duff working hard and doing it right. For every Vanessa Anne Hudgens there is an Anne Hathaway.

The most recent young lady to sit the throne, Miley Cyrus, is in a bit of PR spin, but let's be frank, she hasn't done anything wrong. She isn't doing drugs or endangering small children. Sure, there have been pictures released that may cast question on her judgment, but hey, she wasn't nude. She's just a teenager doing teenage stuff, but unlike most kids she's filthy rich and living under a microscope. It's hard to believe the commotion a few artsy photos caused when one channel over an equally young teenage star is about ready to have a baby. Isn't that a bit more scandalous?

So, the question is, will Miss Gomez be pregnant and in rehab before sweeps week or will she be able to stay the path despite the lures and pitfalls it offers?

Her parents swear she'll be okay, and like other well-meaning showbiz parents before them are putting themselves in the position to either protect their daughter or make total asses of themselves. Hey, it happens.

According to People, Selena's mother Mandy Teefey claims that she (along with Selena's dad) will keep her daughter out of trouble. For instance, she has a midnight curfew (or earlier) and never attends events without a parent. She is also held accountable with duties around the house. Says Teefey, "If she cooks, I clean. If I cook, she cleans. She has to help feed the dogs. There are really no set chores. We just all pitch in when needed."

We hear this talk from parents all the time. I hope they manage to avoid the trappings of the limelight and don't go the way of the Lohans. I really don't want to be searching for this post in 8 months as a reference to the calm before the storm.

Good luck, Selena, to you and your family.

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Mormons Say: Billy Ray Cyrus Is A Bad Dad

HerBadMother — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:32:00 GMT

Well, one Mormon says so.

Marie Osmond says that Billy Ray Cyrus is responsible for Miley's recent troubles.

"My parents never, never left us alone," said Osmond. "We always had some form of a guardian or something with us, a guardian that would represent what they would have done. But in [Miley's] case, her dad stepped out [of the photo session], and that's when it happened.

"How do you say no to somebody like Annie [Leibovitz] when you're a little girl? It's an interesting thing that happened with her."

Isn't Marie Osmond the one who passed out on Dancing With The Stars while her teenage some was checking himself into rehab?

In which case, her slamming Billy Ray for his parenting skills is maybe not quite so ironic as Dina Lohan slamming Tish Cyrus for hers, but it's close. Verrrrry close.

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Best of FameCrawler: Week of May 2nd

Whit Honea — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair Photos: Annie Leibovitz Speaks

Oprah Reveals Scoop On Tom Cruise Interview

Jessica Alba- A Bra Would Only Slow Her Down

Lourdes Looks Like A Young Angelina Jolie?

Claudia Shiffer and Daughter Clementine

Melissa Joan Hart Has Her Pre-Baby Body Back

Kate Hudson Tops People's Most Beautiful People List

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon Married...and Expecting?

Courteney Cox Getting Baby Help from Friend

More Halle Berry Post Baby Body Pics!

Miley Cyrus Pregnant? Due in October?

Whit Honea — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:02:00 GMT

Miley Cyrus will be the next pregnant teen you see. Um, don't watch Juno or go to the mall. She's got a baby brewing and the due date is October 24th.

Don't worry. She's not really pregnant. She's ACTING. Rumor has it that High School Musical 3 will be hitting theaters on Oct. 24th and that Miley has a cameo in it as a pregnant teen.

Granted these rumors came from Perez Hilton and I'm guessing that in light of the recent "scandals" with Miley and the Vanity Fair cover, not to mention HSM's Vanessa Hudgens and her photos (which really were nude) and the hoopla surrounding Jamie Lynn Spears, that Disney will be steering clear of topics that aren't considered 100% wholesome. Except for Vanessa Hudgens apparently.

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Spying on the Neighbors: 4-30-08

Whit Honea — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:54:00 GMT

Hey, we should really talk about your Miley Cyrus obsession.

More people we don't care about talk about Miley Cyrus and her "topless" photos (Perez Hilton)

Miley's big prank (Junior Celebs)

Brangelina in France (Gossip Girls)

Liam Gallagher and son Lennon (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Lindsay Davenport and son (Celebrity Moms)

Faith Evans and sons (Celebs and Bubs)

Kate Hudson's son crushes on Kelly Ripa (Babyrazzi)

Broderick boys (Jezebel)

Willie Nelson and Snoop Dogg performing together (Scanner)

Spying on the Neighbors: 4-29-08

Whit Honea — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:08:00 GMT

Don't do it, Miley!

Miley Cyrus still partaking in the Disney Channel Games filmed this week (The Disney Blog)

Hilary Duff on Miley Cyrus (Teen Hollywood)

Disney caught between Miley Cyrus and Annie Leibovitz (TMZ)

Melissa Joan Hart and baby (Babyrazzi)

Han Solo and Princess Leia had sex! (The Superficial)

Coldplay's new single! (Perez Hilton)

The View on/of Miley Cyrus- UPDATED, Now With More Ellen!

Whit Honea — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:26:00 GMT

Really? We're still talking about Miley Cyrus posing seemingly topless for Annie Leibovitz on the cover of Vanity Fair? Seems like Jamie Lee Curtis said it best when she alluded to the fact that there are actual problems in the world that should have our attention. Even Rosie O'Donnell is making sense, which may be one of the problems Jamie Lee was alluding to. Frightening.

Not to be outdone by every other person with eyes and an internet connection the ladies of The View offered up their two cents and some change on the matter. The video is below. Brace yourself.

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Miley Cyrus' Parents are to Blame: The World According to Jamie Lee Curtis

Whit Honea — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:49:00 GMT

Jamie Lee Curtis knows a thing or two about posing topless. Of course the uproar over her doing so was that it was for the cover of the AARP magazine, and apparently she's too old for such frivolity. Miley Cyrus, at 15, posed pseudo-topless for Vanity Fair. She's too young.

Americans like our topless models in the 18 - 40 range.

Jamie Lee Curtis is laying the blame on Miley's parents. That isn't to say that Annie Leibovitz didn't go a bit far in her attempt at art, and yes, Miley should have realized that her posing for the pictures in question would cause her career some unwanted criticism. They deserve their share of the responsibility.

People are also bitching about Disney to the point that they felt the need to comment. Disney has nothing to do with it. That's like Nerve Media being blamed for me posing for those awkward photos last weekend. Hey, I needed the money. I didn't call Nerve to okay it, and Disney didn't have any say in Miley's spread.

But I digress. Here's what Jamie Lee Curtis wrote in The Huffington Post:

I woke up this morning concerned about the world food shortage and Korean defectors attempting self immolation in protest of Beijing and was astonished at the amount of attention a young woman named Miley Cyrus was getting for a topless, or shall I say backless, photograph in Vanity Fair.

Just to connect the dots, I too have weathered a recent bout of hysteria over a supposed topless, or shall I say strapless, photograph in a magazine. In my case it was an understanding that the photo in question be shoulders up regardless if I was wearing a suit of armor, chastity belt, wet suit, strapless bra or nothing. It is, was and will always be irrelevant and only became an issue when it was publicized as "topless". All the nipple loving/leering people wanted to know...was it true? Kids I know asked their parents and me if I had posed topless. Saturday Night Live in a funny parody alluded to it as well as the efficacy of Activia yogurt and we all had a good laugh and it sold magazines and it is/was over. Now this. (Video Below)

Apparently young Ms. Cyrus has apologized for something she was told would be artistic and now feels embarrassed about. I feel for her. Of course she is embarrassed. She is a young girl. She shouldn't have to deal with any of this. I don't feel that she was duped. I know the integrity of Ms. Liebovitz and the magazine and I know there were people present at the shoot that should have been looking out to make sure that this didn't happen. In the offending photo she looks tousled and soft and vulnerable and yes...even sexy. She is fifteen after all, and the word sex is starting to come up. I seem to remember a fourteen/fifteen year old Brooke Shields commenting that nothing came between her and her Calvins. There would be no problem if Ms. Cyrus doesn't represent something that is counterintuitive to that image.

In the article in the New York Times Business Section, a Disney executive is quoted, saying "For Miley Cyrus to be a 'good girl' is now a business decision for her. Parents have invested in her godliness. If she violates that trust, she won't get it back." In the world of constant scrutiny how can a young person not violate this and develop a mind, body and spirit of their own? Look at the '50s and the idols of that time. Many gay men with beards...sham marriages. Young stars trying out their sexuality secretly. My own mother (pre-show business) was married at 14 to be able to explore her own passions.

Today's generation of performers have had to navigate the treacherous shoals of adolescence in full frontal viewberty [sic] of the peering voyeurism of the media and it's voyeuristic participants. We have watched them as they stumble out of the safety of childhood, not that being a professional actor as a child is safe, but that is another blog, into the glare of celebrity, rehab, prison, teen pregnancy and now this, a backless shot of a young girl. It was called "artistic'. If we keep a young person's natural sexuality in check during their performing years what happens to it? It has to come out. Daniel Radcliffe is starring in Equus which includes nudity and parodied his natural urges (hilariously) on Ricky Gervais' EXTRAS. He has had to carry the weight and morals of Harry Potter and Warner Brothers and can now, as Harry has grown up and the series is nearing its end, tread lightly into adult fare and explore his art.

When these young people get all dressed up for award show red-carpet events don't we all comment how beautiful, stunning and grown-up they look in their strapless/backless dresses and heels and tousled hair? None of this is new. None of this should be news. But it is news because it is a business. It is all Business. It is called Show Business. Show Abyss-ness! I call it Show-OFF Business. You throw a child into the jaws of a business and they will get eaten.

I know how Miley feels. I too was a little embarrassed by my recent topless "scandal" and the subsequent parodies, but I am an adult woman. I protected myself during the shoot and I can take the heat. I only wish that her guardians had protected her.

Moore Disney Magic with Annie Leibovitz

Whit Honea — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:06:00 GMT

Annie Leibovitz has done it again. The latest touch of Disney magic in the "Disney Dream Portrait Series" features swimmer Michael Phelps and actress Julianne Moore creating a scene from The Little Mermaid.

When Moore was asked to play Ariel, she recalls, "I leapt at the chance. Ariel is my daughter's favorite princess, so I was just really so excited to do it."

Previous photos from the series, which includes an array of big names portraying Disney characters, can be found here and here.

It must be a lot of fun for Moore's kids to see her like this. I bet John Travolta is excited, too.

"Where another world is just a wish away."

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Harrison Ford at Disney's California Adventure

Whit Honea — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:14:00 GMT

You just saw Johnny Depp's family at Disneyland. It looks like Harrison Ford was a few feet away at Disney's California Adventure. What are the odds? As you may or may not know, Depp and Ford are both featured on rides at the park, Pirates of the Caribbean and Indiana Jones, respectively. Funny that they and/or their families would visit on the same day.

For the record, the guy in the funny vest isn't a relation. He's a cast member provided by Disney to ensure Ford doesn't have to wait in line or be too bothered with the likes of you. You know who you are.

Photo: Jezebel

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Extreme Makeover: Miley Edition

Whit Honea — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:33:00 GMT

If there is one thing that Disney loves it's bringing their brands together. Watch Sunday night to see Miley Cyrus of Hannah Montana fame as she makes a guest apperance on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

I'm sure she makes some kids very happy.

Photo: MCL

Annie Leibovitz Makes More Disney Magic

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Star Scores Baby Bingo!

Tina Bell (Tinker Fey?)

Whit Honea — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:41:00 GMT

Ready for your close-up, Miss Bell.

People (me) were complaining that they couldn't see Tina Fey, so here's a better shot! Her expression is awesome.

The original photo by Annie Leibovitz can be found here. Enjoy.

Update: Behind the scenes!

Source: The Disney Blog

A Whole New World for Lopez and Anthony

Whit Honea — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:28:00 GMT

Annie Leibovitz has just released the third collection of photos in her series with Disney in which modern celebrities represent classic characters.

The above photo shows Jennifer Lopez, posed as Jasmine, and Marc Anthony as Aladdin from Disney's "Aladdin," in a piece called "Where a Whole New World Awaits."

Guess who has this carpet by the tail:

Oh, Whoopi! Looks like her magic expands beyond The View.

See previous photos and read more about Annie Leibovitz here and here.

Source: The Disney Blog

Annie Leibovitz Makes More Disney Magic

Whit Honea — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:20:00 GMT

Annie Leibovitz has just released the third collection of photos in her series with Disney in which modern celebrities represent classic characters.

The above photo, "Where You Never Have to Grow Up," is obviously Peter Pan and stars Gisele Bundchen as Wendy, Tina Fey as Tinker Bell, and Mikhail Baryshnikov as the boy that can fly.

Below is Jessica Biel as Pocahontas in a photo illustration titled "Where Dreams Run Free."

See previous photos and read more about Annie Leibovitz here and here.

Source: The Disney Blog

Indiana Jones and the Fair of Vanity

Whit Honea — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:58:00 GMT

The cast and crew of the latest Indiana Jones film were photographed for Vanity Fair. There are enough parents here to justify our showing them to you.

The pictures of Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg were taken by Annie Leibovitz. That's a lot of cool on one set.

Source: Just Jared

Fall into the Gap: Terrence Howard Goes Red

Whit Honea — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:30:00 GMT

Terrence Howard and his children Hunter, Aubrey and Heaven, round out the trifecta of GAP ads for the (Product) Red Campaign.

Okay, go shopping (pick up some wipes).

Photo: Just Jared

FameCrawler : annie leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz and Daughters

Kids for Kids: Annie Leibovitz and Daughter

Miley Cyrus Breakout Album Cover

Meanwhile, Back at the Vanity Fair...

Disney's Selena Gomez Has Big Shoes to Fill

Mormons Say: Billy Ray Cyrus Is A Bad Dad

Best of FameCrawler: Week of May 2nd

Miley Cyrus Pregnant? Due in October?

Spying on the Neighbors: 4-30-08

Spying on the Neighbors: 4-29-08

The View on/of Miley Cyrus- UPDATED, Now With More Ellen!

Miley Cyrus' Parents are to Blame: The World According to Jamie Lee Curtis

Moore Disney Magic with Annie Leibovitz

Harrison Ford at Disney's California Adventure

Annie Leibovitz Makes More Disney Magic

A Whole New World for Lopez and Anthony

Teri Hatcher Gives a Disney Tour

Extreme Makeover: Miley Edition

Growing Up Fast: Hannah Montana's Miley Cyrus In Trouble?

Annie Leibovitz Makes More Disney Magic

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Star Scores Baby Bingo!

Tina Bell (Tinker Fey?)

A Whole New World for Lopez and Anthony

Annie Leibovitz Makes More Disney Magic

Indiana Jones and the Fair of Vanity

Fall into the Gap: Terrence Howard Goes Red