Let's not get it twisted—Miley Cyrus is a hottie. But since she's still short of that legislation-dictated magical age of 18, most guys with common sense pocket any sexual thoughts [
no pun intended...actually, why lie? I completely intended it] that they may have about the pop singer.
And, as a "journalist"—even when using that term as loosely as one has to in order to describe folks such as Perez and yours truly—you use the same basic logic to not go public with uncensored nude photos of someone under 18. Or, rather, you're
supposed to use it. My
Uncle Red once said, "Common sense ain't so common." Thank you Perez, for proving his point.
From OC at 99.3 KISS FM in Harrisburg:In the daily grind of being Perez Hilton, posting upskirt photos of celebrities is a fairly common task that probably gets little editorial scrutiny. When one of said celebrities is 17-year-old Miley Cyrus, however, lots of serious legal implications regarding child pornography become involved -- as the infamous blogger is now finding out. Hilton posted a photo of Cyrus, apparently sans underwear, and now some are speculating he may find himself in jail thanks to the photo post.
Salon.com's Tracy Clark-Flory quickly investigated the legal consequences, and the experts Salon spoke with say Hilton could be facing some massive legal woes.
"We're not talking about a misdemeanor. You don't have to know what the definition of the law is, all you have to do is knowingly distribute the photograph," Los Angeles-based attorney Jeffrey Douglas -- a child pornography case specialist -- told Salon. He went on to call Hilton's decision to post the photo "suicidal."
This one's about to get interesting. I'm sure Carrie Prejean has a pretty big smile on her face right now.
I'm sure you've heard about it by now. The only reason it took me this long to post it was I was at work and, well...I didn't want to have to explain myself to my management.
