Celebrity Gossip

Miley Cyrus is in hot water with an Asian Group. Pictures of her and her friends in a pose to get attention certainly did that…and not the good kind.   Miley appears to be front and center in the picture…with Justin Gaston? (Photo below)

more pictures including the controversial photo after the scandal….

Miley and a group of her friends are either squinting or using their hands to make their eyes look slanted in the pose.    What is it with Miley and cameras?  The girl should know to stay AWAY from them by now.  They seem to get her in to all kinds of trouble, even when a professional is behind the lens.  This is what TMZ says about the shot:

The OCA — a group “dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans” — is fuming at this photo of Miley and pals for using what they have deemed an offensive, stereotypical gesture.

The OCA sent us this statement: “The photograph of Miley Cyrus and other individuals slanting their eyes currently circulating the Internet is offensive to the Asian Pacific American community and sets a terrible example for her many young fans. This image falls within a long and unfortunate history of people mocking and denigrating individuals of Asian descent…

…Not only has Miley Cyrus and the other individuals in the photograph encouraged and legitimized the taunting and mocking of people of Asian descent, she has also insulted her many Asian Pacific American fans, said George Wu, executive director of OCA. The inclusion of an Asian Pacific American individual in the photo does not make it acceptable.

Wow.  Do you think Disney will issue an apology or will it be Miley herself?  And is that really Miley in the picture or a look alike? (The photo is the group photo if you didn’t know)