Perez Hilton has been no stranger to controversy but he is currently embroiled in what might be his most serious case of backlash after posting an inappropriate photo of 17-year-old Miley Cyrus.
Hilton, 32, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira Jr., linked the offending photo (an up-the-skirt shot of Miley getting out of a car) on Monday. Along with the photo link, he wrote: “If you are easily offended, do NOT click here…Oh, Miley! Warning: truly not for the easily offended!”
Although he removed it later that day, some damage has already been done. TV Guide reports that a rotating banner ad promoting The View was pulled from PerezHilton.com on Wednesday.
“It’s not a matter of whether you like [Perez Hilton] or not, it has to do with the morality of the issue. Miley is a minor, period. There are ethics involved in running an ad on a site that potentially violated the rights of a minor, and that is what the conversation is about at the network level,” an ABC source told MSNBC.
Perez is set to discuss the controversy on The Joy Behar Show tonight. He has already posted a video comment on his site asking: “Do you think I’m stupid enough to post a photo of Miley if she’s not wearing any underwear down there? No! Sure I like to seem controversial, but I don’t want to go to jail.”
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