Filmworld
Miley Cyrus's movie withdrawn from porn film fest
Los Angeles, Feb 12
Singer Miley Cyrus' short
film "Tongue Tied" has been withdrawn from the New York City Porn Film
Festival as her representatives claim they were misled about the event.
The film features the scantily-clad pop star in a number of suggestive poses while wearing bondage gear.
"Miley
was proud to make a film with acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Jones. She
did not instigate this festival submission and is not participating in
any way," Cyrus's representative said in a statement, reports
femalefirst.co.uk.
Organiser Simon Leahy had previously said that
Cyrus submitted the film after hearing about the event through mutual
friends, and showed proof of an email exchange with production company
Cadence, allowing the footage to be used.
Leahy has complied with
the request to remove the film from listings, but insists it still
would have fit well with the festival as it isn't a seedy event.
"Basically
they didn't do their due diligence. We asked to show it at the
festival. Obviously the story went totally viral that freaked everyone
out. We don't want to cause any harm to Miley and her image," Leahy told
pagesix.com.
"It's like we are an art festival. Even though
we're using the work porn, we're not some cheap LA porn award festival,"
he added.