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Yahoo
3 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Miley Cyrus Lost Major Film Role To Selena Gomez After Penis Cake Controversy
Miley Cyrus has opened up about losing high-profile jobs over controversies earlier on in her career. The Grammy winner is currently on the promo trail for her new album Something Beautiful, and recently sat down for an interview with Monica Lewinsky for her podcast Reclaiming. During the conversation, Miley spoke about having her privacy violated from an early age, and how numerous leaked photos and videos cost her several big gigs. '[There was] a bong video when I was 16, and that cost me a very large, multi-multi-million dollar Walmart deal,' she explained. 'I had to email the Walmart CEO an apology for being 16 and smoking weed… which most 16-year-olds do. But my email address at the time was 'Miley loves weed'... and it actually wasn't weed, it was Salvia, but I needed to write to him, 'I'm sorry for smoking weed'. And my mum was like, 'what the hell? What's your email? You have to change that!'. 'He was old, so I changed my email to 'Miley loves old people'. It didn't help very much, I still got fired. But these things that you know… to have adults firing a teenager for smoking pot, and you know when they were 16 or 17 they were smoking weed. 'The difference is, I didn't know I was being filmed. I might have known someone was filming and not cared because I was high on Salvia, but I didn't know that my camera would then get stolen at a teen party, because that's how it got leaked, my backpack got stolen at a party.' Miley then reflected on another controversy from the first few years of her career, when TMZ published pictures of her celebrating then-boyfriend Liam Hemsworth's birthday with a penis-shaped cake. 'As a joke, I got my boyfriend a penis cake for his birthday,' she recalled. 'And I got fired. I was the lead actress in Hotel Transylvania, and they fired me, and replaced me, because I had made an inappropriate adult joke. But I was 18! So yes, I was fine to work in a kids' movie, but I [wasn't] a kid.' Miley was replaced in the film by fellow Disney album Selena Gomez, who went on to return for three big-screen sequels. 'What felt ridiculous to me about getting fired [for] a penis cake is that they sell penis cakes for all bachelorettes. In Nashville, Tennessee, you can get penis cakes,' she quipped. 'It's not that big of a deal. 'So, I thought, 'this is a very simple, not vulgar, joke. This is silly, and you can do this for all bachelorette parties'... it felt ridiculous. 'To be fired for regular things that girls my age [do], but at that time, I wasn't someone that was appropriate for kids, even though that was my personal life. And that photo, again, only revealed itself because the camera had been stolen.' Miley has been getting reflective throughout the promo cycle for her latest album. In the last week, she made headlines when she revealed that Madonna was poised to mud-wrestle Miranda Kerr in one music video from her Bangerz era, before her record label stepped in, also making a surprising admission about another of her collaborators, Dua Lipa. Miley Cyrus Reveals How She Tried To Save Relationship With Liam Hemsworth We Can't Stop Thinking About Madonna Mud Wrestling In The Miley Cyrus Video That Never Was Miley Cyrus Breaks Silence On Popular Jennifer Lawrence Flowers Music Video Theory
News.com.au
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Miley Cyrus reveals brutal career fallout from racy photo leak
Miley Cyrus hasn't forgotten about the penis cake that cost her a job. While appearing on Monica Lewinsky's podcast this week, the 32-year-old singer spoke about being fired from the Hotel Transylvania franchise when she was 18 after a photo emerged of her with a penis cake for her then-boyfriend and now-ex-husband Liam Hemsworth's birthday. 'I, as a joke, got my boyfriend a penis cake for his birthday and I got fired,' she recalled. 'I was the lead actress in Hotel Transylvania and they fired me and replaced me because I had made an inappropriate adult joke. But I was 18.' 'So yes I was fine to work in a kids movie, but I'm not a kid,' Cyrus added. The Hannah Montana star was initially cast as Mavis Dracula in Sony Pictures' first Hotel Transylvania film that came out in 2012. But after the penis cake photo made headlines, she was replaced by fellow former Disney Channel star Selena Gomez, who starred alongside Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Kevin James and more. 'What felt ridiculous to me about getting fired for a penis cake was that they sell penis cakes for all bachelorettes,' Cyrus pointed out. 'In Nashville, Tenn., you can get penis cakes. It's not that big of a deal.' 'So I thought this is a very simple, not vulgar joke. This is silly,' she continued. 'You can do this for all bachelorette parties. They make necklaces and cups and straws and all kinds of stuff. It felt ridiculous.' Cyrus went on, 'But to be fired for regular things that girls my age, they go to bachelorette parties and they do this. They go to Magic Mike shows. But at that time, I wasn't someone that was appropriate for kids, even though that was in my personal life.' The Grammy winner also noted that the photo leaked because her backpack and her camera were stolen at a party. '[It was] nothing I posted,' she said. 'I was at a private event at a private party and I got robbed. It's not cool.' Cyrus first revealed the nature behind her Hotel Transylvania firing on Twitter in 2019. At the time, a Sony source told the Hollywood Reporter that Cyrus indeed lost her job because of the penis cake photo and that studio bosses were allegedly nervous about her leading a family-film franchise when she was breaking away from her Disney Channel persona. On the podcast, Cyrus opened up about how she reacted to losing the job. 'At the time, I remember I jumped in the pool and said, 'I'm not gonna come up until you guys get me my job back,'' she recalled. 'It was really upsetting me. I was with my lawyer and my manager at the time and they were freaking out because they didn't realise how much it was hurting me until that moment when they realised I had said what I said.' The Flowers singer added that she started seeing a therapist that same year who helped her 'work through' moments like the penis cake controversy. 'I didn't want to go underwater and not come up,' she said. 'Those moments are real for me. Now they're funny, but they definitely weren't funny then.' When asked if she thinks a similar situation could happen today, Cyrus responded, 'I don't know if we put our Disney kids on the pedestal the way that we used to, our teen stars. But I think that still movies can have consequences for their lead actor or actress doing things that don't align with the audience that the movie is made for.' Earlier in the podcast, Cyrus revealed she lost a deal with Walmart as a teen because of a video of her with a bong. 'I had to email the Walmart CEO and apologise for being 16 and smoking weed, which most 16-year-olds do,' she said.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty on One Charge in New York Rape Retrial
Originally appeared on E! Online A portion of Harvey Weinstein's fate has been decided. A jury found the former Hollywood producer guilty of one of the three sex crimes charges in his New York retrial on June 11. Weinstein was convicted of the charge of a Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree, stemming from his 2006 alleged assault of former production assistant Miriam Haley. He was found not guilty of a charge of a Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree over his alleged assault of Kaja Sokola in 2006. The jury has yet to reach a verdict on the third count, relating to the alleged 2013 rape of aspiring actress Jessica Mann. (Deliberations are set to continue June 12.) Weinstein, 73, was originally found guilty of third-degree rape and one count of criminal sexual act in the first degree during his trial in 2020, resulting in a 23-year sentence behind bars, per NBC News. However, his conviction was overturned in April 2024, with New York's highest court determining that improper testimony had been allowed at the trial. 'We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes,' the court said, "because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose." More from E! Online 1000-Lb Sisters: Tammy Slaton Unveils Transformation After Skin Removal Surgery Miley Cyrus Says She Lost Hotel Transylvania Role Over Penis Cake Scandal Love Is Blind's Lydia Gonzalez and Milton Johnson Break Up After Nearly 3 Years of Marriage Weinstein—who has pleaded not guilty—was accused of performing oral sex on former Project Runway production assistant Haley in 2006 without her consent and raping aspiring actress Mann in 2013. In his retrial, he also faced a new allegation from Sokola, who said she met Weinstein at a club in 2002 when she was 16 and working as a fashion model, according to The New York Times. She alleged that he forcibly performed oral sex on her at a hotel in Manhattan four years later, leading to one more count of a first-degree criminal sexual act, per NBC News. 'They all had dreams of pursuing careers in the defendant's world, the entertainment industry,' prosecutor Nicole Blumberg told jurors June 3, per The Associated Press. "He was going to have their bodies and touch their bodies whether they wanted him to or not.' But, according to the outlet, Weinstein's lawyer argued, 'It's transactional, folks. Yes, he wants to fool around with them, and yes, they want something from him." Since the start of the #MeToo movement, over 80 women have accused the Oscar winner of sexual misconduct, though he maintains his interactions were consensual, per NBC. Weinstein—who was diagnosed with bone marrow cancer last year—is also serving 16 years in prison following a separate 2022 conviction of one count of forcible rape and two counts of sexual assault in his Los Angeles case. (E! and NBC News are both part of the NBCUniversal family.) For free, confidential help, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or visit
Yahoo
7 hours ago
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Man Gored by Bison While Visiting Yellowstone National Park
Originally appeared on E! Online A New Jersey resident is on the mend after a shocking end to his visit to Wyoming. At Yellowstone National Park June 10, a 30-year-old man from Randolph, New Jersey, sustained minor injuries after being gored by a bison, when a large visiting group got a little too close to the animal, according to the park's website. Park officials said in a news release that the bison charged at the man at around 9:45 a.m. local time in the Old Faithful geyser area of the park. Yellowstone officials are still investigating the severity of the man's injuries and the incident itself, although they reported he had been 'treated and transported by emergency personnel.' This is the fifth bison-related incident to occur in the national park since 2023, according to Yellowstone. The latest bison blitz follows another situation that occurred this spring in the Lake Village area of the park, when a 47-year-old Florida resident was similarly struck by the animal's horns. More from E! Online 1000-Lb Sisters: Tammy Slaton Unveils Transformation After Skin Removal Surgery Miley Cyrus Says She Lost Hotel Transylvania Role Over Penis Cake Scandal Love Is Blind's Lydia Gonzalez and Milton Johnson Break Up After Nearly 3 Years of Marriage And in 2024, an 83-year-old woman from South Carolina was more severely injured after she was lifted off the ground by the grassland animal's horns. Following her attack, Yellowstone issued a report saying she was airlifted to an Idaho hospital by helicopter. Yellowstone repeatedly warns its visitors about the dangers of getting too close to bison that live in the park, recommending to maintain at least 25 yards of distance from the animals, and at least 100 yards from the park's bears, wolves and cougars. 'Bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal,' Yellowstone has said in several press statements following the various attacks. 'Bison are not aggressive animals but will defend their space when threatened. They are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans.' After the park opened up on the situation on social media, many online users reacted to the latest attack, noting the victim was blatantly breaking the Yellowstone rules. 'Don't pet the fluffy cows!' one user joked, with another adding, 'You guys don't put those signs up just for fun??' For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App
New York Post
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Miley Cyrus was fired from Adam Sandler's ‘Hotel Transylvania' for a wild reason
Miley Cyrus hasn't forgotten about the penis cake that cost her a job. While appearing on Monica Lewinsky's podcast this week, the 32-year-old singer spoke about being fired from the 'Hotel Transylvania' franchise when she was 18 after a photo emerged of her with a penis cake for her then-boyfriend and now-ex-husband Liam Hemsworth's birthday. 12 Miley Cyrus at the Chateau Marmont on May 27, 2025 in Los Angeles. Getty Images for TikTok Advertisement 'I, as a joke, got my boyfriend a penis cake for his birthday and I got fired,' she recalled. 'I was the lead actress in 'Hotel Transylvania' and they fired me and replaced me because I had made an inappropriate adult joke. But I was 18.' 'So yes I was fine to work in a kids movie, but I'm not a kid,' Cyrus added. 12 Miley Cyrus on Monica Lewinsky's podcast. Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky/YouTube Advertisement 12 Miley Cyrus and Monica Lewinsky. Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky/YouTube 12 Dracula (voice: Adam Sandler), Mavis (voice: Selena Gomez) in 'Hotel Transylvania.' ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection The 'Hannah Montana' star was initially cast as Mavis Dracula in Sony Pictures' first 'Hotel Transylvania' film that came out in 2012. But after the penis cake photo made headlines, she was replaced by fellow Disney Channel alum Selena Gomez, who starred alongside Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Kevin James and more. Advertisement 12 Selena Gomez doing voice recording for 'Hotel Transylvania 2.' ©Sony Pictures/Everett Collection / Everett Collection 12 Adam Sandler at the 'Adam Sandler: Love You' premiere in New York in Aug. 2024. Charles Sykes/Invision/AP 'What felt ridiculous to me about getting fired for a penis cake was that they sell penis cakes for all bachelorettes,' Cyrus pointed out. 'In Nashville, Tennessee, you can get penis cakes. It's not that big of a deal.' 'So I thought this is a very simple, not vulgar joke. This is silly,' she continued. 'You can do this for all bachelorette parties. They make necklaces and cups and straws and all kinds of stuff. It felt ridiculous.' Advertisement 12 Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2019. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Cyrus went on, 'But to be fired for regular things that girls my age, they go to bachelorette parties and they do this. They go to Magic Mike shows. But at that time, I wasn't someone that was appropriate for kids, even though that was in my personal life.' The Grammy winner also noted that the photo leaked because her backpack and her camera were stolen at a party. '[It was] nothing I posted,' she said. 'I was at a private event at a private party and I got robbed. It's not cool.' 12 Johnnystein (voice: Andy Samberg), Dracula (voice: Adam Sandler), Mavis (voice: Selena Gomez) in 'Hotel Transylvania.' ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Cyrus first revealed the nature behind her 'Hotel Transylvania' firing on Twitter in 2019. At the time, a Sony source told The Hollywood Reporter that Cyrus indeed lost her job because of the penis cake photo and that studio bosses were allegedly nervous about her leading a family-film franchise when she was breaking away from her Disney Channel persona. 12 Miley Cyrus at a 'Hannah Montana' press conference in Beverly Hills in 2007. WireImage 12 Miley Cyrus performs in Sydney, Australia in 2014. Getty Images Advertisement On the podcast, Cyrus opened up about how she reacted to losing the job. 'At the time, I remember I jumped in the pool and said, 'I'm not gonna come up until you guys get me my job back,'' she recalled. 'It was really upsetting me. I was with my lawyer and my manager at the time and they were freaking out because they didn't realize how much it was hurting me until that moment when they realized I had said what I said.' The 'Flowers' singer added that she started seeing a therapist that same year who helped her 'work through' moments like the penis cake controversy. 12 Miley Cyrus at the 'Something Beautiful' premiere during the 2025 Tribeca Festival in NYC on June 6. Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Advertisement 'I didn't want to go underwater and not come up,' she said. 'Those moments are real for me. Now they're funny, but they definitely weren't funny then.' When asked if she thinks a similar situation could happen today, Cyrus responded, 'I don't know if we put our Disney kids on the pedestal the way that we used to, our teen stars But I think that still movies can have consequences for their lead actor or actress doing things that don't align with the audience that the movie is made for.' 12 Miley Cyrus attends Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program in NYC on June 6. GC Images Advertisement Earlier in the podcast, Cyrus revealed she lost a deal with Walmart as a teen because of a video of her with a bong. 'I had to email the Walmart CEO and apologize for being 16 and smoking weed, which most 16-year-olds do,' she said.
