Disney has Annie Leibovitz on The Payroll

Disney has had a contract with Annie Leibovitz to shoot their Dream Portrait series, based on Disney stories, for years. Leibovitz has shot big stars for Disney like Beyonce, Julie Andrews, Abigail Breslin, David Beckham, and Scarlett Johansson. We know that Leibovitz got the okay for the photoshoot from Disney before it happened, but Disney claims Leibovitz had Miley Cyrus do a sexually suggestive set of pictures that were not authorized, and accuse Leibovitz of "manipulating" the situation with Miley.

Does this mean Disney won’t be contracting Leibovitz in the future? Disney will just make sure there is a Disney rep on the set next time, like there should have been in the first place. The trust may be gone, but Leibovitz has too much talent for Disney to turn their back on her, just like with Miley.

Vanity Fair’s website crashed Monday after it was hit with millions of visitors from people who wanted to see the pictures of Miley. The June issue goes on sale tomorrow. It will be a big seller, and could even break a record.

The media frenzy over Miley hasn’t hurt Disney’s business either. Although the majority of people agree the pictures were inappropriate, Miley isn’t being blamed. Most are giving Miley credit for owning up to her mistake right away, and taking responsibility, something that is lacking for most female celebrities right now. Miley just moved into the realm of mega star.