Miley Cyrus Learns a Valuable Lesson
Miley Cyrus and her Hannah Montana persona have become an idol and role model for this generation of children. Over the past couple of years, her popularity has skyrocketed due to the success of her television show, music career, product lines and now a movie that has become a mega-hit due to the support of her extensive fan base.
According to People Magazine, Miley’s 3-D film, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour, has recently created a controversy centered on a scene in the movie in which Miley and her father were not wearing their seat belts on the way to a concert tour rehearsal. Consumer Reports’ editors stated that they brought the scene to the public’s attention because of the large percentage of car-related deaths each year that involve people not wearing their seat belts.
Consumer Reports shared their thoughts saying, “It seems to us that Miley, her father, and Disney had a perfect opportunity to help influence teens and counteract—rather than encourage—this trend. Then again, as Hannah herself sings, ‘Everybody makes mistakes.’ ” So far, Billy Ray Cyrus has responded by issuing a statement saying that they “got caught up in the moment of filming” and that “seat belt safety is extremely important.”
It must be an interesting job being the publicist of this father, daughter pair. Any time someone is in the spotlight as much as they are, people are going to find things to take issue with. I think that it was a smart move to have Cyrus issue a statement quickly admitting that a mistake had been made, while also reassuring the public that seat belt safety was important to them. An apologetic statement of this type is always a key move in regaining the public’s support and trust when a mistake has obviously been made and is documented by the media. Although this recent controversy may prove to be a slight setback in Miley’s career, I am convinced that she will quickly rebound and continue to be the new “tween queen.”
