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Miley Cyrus Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over 'Slant Eyes Photo'

by Tina Kells | February 12, 2009 at 09:06 am

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Miley Cyrus should start avoiding cameras, they just keep getting her in to trouble. First some racey MySpace photos of the starlet were circulated online, then there was the infamous Annie Liebowitz Vanity Fair cover, and now her most recent "silly" slant eyed photos have been dubbed racist and landed Cyrus in court.

Lucie J. Kim has filed a class action lawsuit in a Los Angeles court asking for compensation from the multi-billion dollar girl for what she claims is a civil rights violation. She has filed her lawsuit on behalf of the entire East Asian population in Los Angeles and is asking for $1 million in compensation, or $4,000 per eligible complainant.

According to Lucie J. Kim, she and her unwitting coplaintiffs—about 1 million in all, theoretically—are each entitled to $4,000 in damages.
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," states the suit filed Wednesday in L.A. Superior Court and obtained by "specifically TMZ."

The 16-year-old Hannah Montana star has twice attempted to alleviate the situation via her blog, first by explaining that she was "simply making a goofy face" and again by literally apologizing.

"I really wanted to stress how sorry I am if the photo of me with my friends offended anyone," she wrote Monday.

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at 09:49 on February 12th, 2009

Two wrongs don't make a right Miley did something stupid but if this becomes a standard for couet action every rap artist and many oters would be liable for what they said, sexist, racist, just stupid. This is too much like suppressing speech, even dumb speech.

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at 19:52 on February 15th, 2009

Dear Miley,

that photo was offensive to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I know everyone makes mistakes but that hurt my feelings a little. i just want u to know that please be more careful on the pictures u take thats all im asking please i still like ur music and hannah montana a little im not trying to make u look bad but please be more careful u still r awesome and i'll look past this little inciddent

good luck on ur career

Rose Santos (not verified)

at 00:11 on February 13th, 2009

I am sooooooooo sick of this little girl thinking she can do as she pleases and get away with it. She makes enough money to understand that she is now in total view of the public that MADE her rich and famous in the first place and therefore under a microscope!

Ha! WHAT a role model for our children.....NOMORE hannah montana for our little girls! Why don't we nominate Kelly Osbourne for role model at least she does not fake who she really is!!!!!!!!!!!!

you've all lost your minds (not verified)

at 13:09 on February 16th, 2009

Only in California. Maybe all you idiots and Gov Jerkinator can seize this money from this child and pay for more illegal aliens and unemployed, unmarried women on welfare having octuplets so we don't have to. I think this Kim women has been watching too much Oprah. Everyone's a victim, eh Kim. Now go back and continue looking in your neighbor's windows.

Owen U. (not verified)

at 21:13 on May 5th, 2009

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A new lawsuit brewing. This lawsuit is the citizens of the nation of Canada suing a payday loans company in a class action lawsuit. The claimants are seeking $224 million from Money Mart and its parent company, Dollar Financial Group Inc. There are over 264,000 participants. Trial began in Ontario Superior Court on Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 and is expected to last up to 6 weeks. This is thus far the largest class action against a payday loan firm to date anywhere. If the lawsuit arrives at a judgment for the plaintiffs, then it could very difficult for lenders of to keep operating.