No, that dollar amount in this article's headline is not a misprint.
Miley Cyrus has been sued for more money than even she'll see in this lifetime.
According to TMZ, Lucie J. Kim claims to represent more than one million Asian Pacific Islanders that live in L.A. County. She has filed a class action lawsuit against Cyrus due to her participation in the infamous photo below that depicts Miley and friends slanting their eyes.
Might this photo cost Miley Cyrus... everything?!?
The documents state Cyrus "knew or should have known that her image would be publicly disseminated via the media, which Cyrus knew focused on her private life, specifically TMZ."
The suit also reads that that each Asian Pacific Islander is entitled to the minimum damages for a civil rights violation: $4,000.
* Our take: Yes, Miley Cyrus can be a hypocrite. She acts like a self-centered, self-important celebrity one moment; and then claims she's "just a kid" the next moment, supposedly unaware of the stir a photo such as the one above would create.
But, come on. $4 billion in damages?!? Even Patty Hewes would say that's unwarranted.
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February 12th, 2009 12:10 PM
Omg are they 4 real jesus shes only 16 i feel so bad 4 her if she wears say bunny ears what will someones pet rabit feel offended??? shes only havin a laugh ppl will do anything for money and they should just back off her :S
February 12th, 2009 2:04 PM
Another Stupid A$$ Minority looking for a hand out.
February 12th, 2009 4:11 PM
I am extremelt offended by the young man, obviously of Asian decent, who is make a racial slur towards all non-Asian people. You can plainly see that he is deliberately opening his eyes wide pointing out the racial difference. Just because I don't have slanted eyes doesn't make me less of a person. He really doesn't need to point out so dramatically the difference. I should file a class action lawsuit against him. I'm very hurt by his actions.
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Rediculous weak money grab. The economy is hurting but there has to be a better way then taking money from a child to make ends meet.
February 12th, 2009 4:54 PM
Honestly, I'm mostly glad.
She needs a good swift kick in the ass for being so self -centered, and a horrible influence for her very young, very vulnerable fans.
But - on the other hand;
Four million is a hell of a lot of money.
February 12th, 2009 5:23 PM
Yes, one minute she wants to be treated like an adult but when it goes wrong oh she's a kid again. Yes, she really should have thought about that one a bit more. Yes, she can be seriously up her own ass.
BUT OMG!!!
$4 billion is waaay too far!!! You can't sue a 16 year old girl for $4 billion. Maybe it's a god idea to sue her, so she can hopefully learn a lesson or two but that's way too far!!
February 12th, 2009 7:05 PM
Four billion is just WAY too much, but there is nothing wrong with her being sued. In fact, she should be, just not that big of a number and a public apology.
Some people might argues that she is just being a child and is just "messing around", but as a public icon and a celeb, her actions create great influences on people, especially children. It doesn't matter what her intensions are, she should've admit her faults for making this gesture for her behaviors.
February 12th, 2009 7:22 PM
are you kidding me 4 billion dollars for what slanting her eyes. shes a kid for gods sake, its just a picture, everyone does it. im 15 and i do it. it really gets on my nurves when she does something and then people make a huge deal of it. and for those pictures of her posing nude and all, shes a friggen teenager, what more do you expect. it gets me really mad because i really like miley and i dont want to see her get sued for 4 billion. i slant my eyes in pictures and chinese people comment them saying nothing meen, ive done that to my eyes infront of people like that and theve said nothing bad they were like haha you look good like that.
let her be
February 12th, 2009 8:44 PM
Don't worry, no person under 18 can be sued for that in the civil way in the state of California, and the amount is a clear proof that this lawsuit is just clowny. Plus, you have to see the way Miley behaves, you can see in internet (the Miley and Mandy show) how she acts like an idiot most of the time, it's a matter of behaviour. Nobody can be prosecuted for being inmature.
February 12th, 2009 11:29 PM
i burst out laughing at this. i'm brown, i should sue every celeb who goes to the beach and gets a tan. they know that they will get photographed and that young people will want to emulate their insulting mockery of my skin colour. lmao.
in any case, the fact that there's an east Asian guy there (and he seems cool w/ it) shows that there's a background story, so this pic is clearly taken out of context. the judge should fine this lady for wasting the court's time.
February 12th, 2009 11:33 PM
It was not a great move on miley's part to do that,but everybody makes mistaks, and 4 BILLION dollars is just ridiculous!!!