Hannah Montana body double causes riots, looting and multiple homicides

Not really but with this Hannah Montana craze going on it wouldn't surprise me if it happens.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080112/...eAkMMyU61xFb8C

Hannah Montana caught using body double

NEW YORK - The body double was only on stage for a few seconds, and the switcheroo was relatively innocuous. But since it involved the "Hannah Montana" show — the sold-out tour for which tickets have been scalped for hundreds of dollars — even the use of a brief stand-in for its star, 15-year-old Miley Cyrus, was enough to cause plenty of buzz when video of the switch was posted on the Internet.

"This tour is such a phenomenon everybody is trying to find some angle to write about it," said Gary Bongiovanni, editor-in-chief of Pollstar, the trade publication that tracks tours. "This tour was the phenomenon of 2007 and it's still going strong in 2008."

A video posted on YouTube shows the 15-year-old entertainer, who stars on the hit Disney TV show "Hannah Montana," onstage as her character, dancing and singing onstage with a group of dancers and the Jonas Brothers, also on the "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus 'Best of Both Worlds'" tour.

During the song, someone ushers her offstage via a trap door. Immediately, another girl dressed like the character "Hannah" in the same pink trench coat with blonde hair covering her face dances around, runs up stairs on the stage set and then quickly leaves the stage.

While the double is holding a microphone for her less than a minute, the girl motions like she is singing. However, a rep for Miley said the switch was only for costume purposes.

"To help speed the transition from Hannah to Miley, there is a production element during the performance of 'We Got the Party' incorporating a body double for Miley," according to statement from the public relations firm PMK, which represents Miley.

"After Hannah has completed the featured verse on the duet with the Jonas Brothers, a body double appears approximately one to two minutes prior to the end of the song in order to allow Miley to remove the Hannah wig and costume and transform into Miley for her solo set. Other than during this very brief transitional moment in the show, Miley performs live during the entirety of both the Hannah and Miley segments of the concert."

Some fans were supportive, but others decried the body double as fakery. But Bongiovanni, who said the use of body doubles is not uncommon in touring shows, said there was nothing dishonest about it.

"It takes a few moments at least to change costumes, and they are trying to do it to give you the almost 'David Copperfield gee-whiz' effect," he said. "There are absolutely laws of physics that prevent you from doing gee-whiz things without some hocus-pocus."

Miley's "Hannah Montana" tour is one of the nations hottest tours, selling out within minutes when tickets went on sale last fall. While some lucky fans were among them, some were ticket brokers who have resold tickets for hundreds, even thousands of dollars on Web sites.

Some parents were willing to pay up to satisfy their children; others complained about the difficulty of getting tickets. And one parent did the unthinkable, helping her 6-year-old daughter write an essay claiming her father died in Iraq in order to win a contest for concert tickets. The prize was stripped away once the truth was revealed.

Miley has released two albums under the "Hannah Montana" brand, both of which have sold more than two million copies.

"Some fans were supportive, but others decried the body double as fakery."

I keep trying to come up with a witty comment, but everytime I think about this situation, my brain gets clogged up at its stupidery.

This sort of trickery is just uncalled for. When I go to a concert that's being headlined by someone playing a fictional character, I want that person playing the fictional character.

This thread screams of Diva. What's her take on this?

They're mad because she didn't do something humanly possible? Oh, okay.

Originally Posted by BTSMGL

They're mad because she didn't do something humanly possible? Oh, okay.

Some of us still expect integrity from our teen girl stars. The rest of us ask who the fuck this person is and shrug.

I failed to see why this is considered to be a controversy, when the body double is only there for a few minutes to create the illusion that Hannah Montana is on stage while Miley is backstage changing. But then again, these are the same fans who paid hundreds or thousands for their tickets, so they probably felt entitled to bitch for no reason.

In related news the state of Montana switched places on the map with North Dakota for two months and no one noticed.

News flash!

Magicians use sleight of hand to make little red balls disappear

Originally Posted by Chris Allen

News flash!

Magicians use sleight of hand to make little red balls disappear

On the other hand, if it'd been Billy Ray Cyrus in the blonde wig pretending to be his own daughter, it would definetly be the biggest news story ever.

Originally Posted by Cow Puncher

On the other hand, if it'd been Billy Ray Cyrus in the blonde wig pretending to be his own daughter, it would definetly be the biggest news story ever.

Now that would be a show worth paying hundreds of dollars to see.

"There are absolutely laws of physics that prevent you from doing gee-whiz things without some hocus-pocus."

When did George W Bush start writing press releases for Hannah Montana?

There are absolutely laws of physics that prevent you from doing gee-whiz things without some hocus-pocus.

Tell that to David Bowie.

This is America people. We must freak out every time a young white girl disappears. Even if it's for a few minutes.

Originally Posted by Cow Puncher

On the other hand, if it'd been Billy Ray Cyrus in the blonde wig pretending to be his own daughter, it would definetly be the biggest news story ever.

You may not be far off the mark. This is clearly a dude! Also, you can watch the video HERE.

Originally Posted by Diva

You may not be far off the mark. This is clearly a dude! Also, you can watch the video HERE.

This still reminds me of De Palma's Dressed To Kill.

[Don Piano]

I do not understand Hannah Montana. What is the premise of the show? is it like Lizzy McGuire, and its all about high school, but she also sings? I don't get it.

Originally Posted by Diva

You may not be far off the mark. This is clearly a dude! Also, you can watch the video HERE.

Christ. I don't mean to be uncharitable about the awkward teenage years, but how'd they get the chimp to keep the wig on it's head?

Originally Posted by Don Piano

I do not understand Hannah Montana. What is the premise of the show? is it like Lizzy McGuire, and its all about high school, but she also sings? I don't get it.

Hannah Montana is the pop star alter ego of Miley Stewart (Miley Cyrus) on the show. Miley is a high school girl who leads a double life as a pop star.

Originally Posted by Brendan

Miley is a high school girl who leads a double life as a pop star.

Does she have organic webshooters?

Originally Posted by FrankCobretti

Does she have organic webshooters?

No she has teen breasts.

Originally Posted by Radb707

No she has teen breasts.

Which are much better.

Originally Posted by Antoine Doinel

Which are much better.

No, they're not!

In the original comic she didn't have breasts and she had to make them herself. By giving her breasts they are not only insulting the original creators but also downplaying the intelligence and resourcefulness of the character. The movie is gonna suck.

Originally Posted by stelios

No, they're not!

In the original comic she didn't have breasts and she had to make them herself. By giving her breasts they are not only insulting the original creators but also downplaying the intelligence and resourcefulness of the character. The movie is gonna suck.

I'd rep you for this gold if I knew how.

EDIT: Done! Thanks, FrankCobretti.

If this type of costume change is good enough for Britney, it should be good enough for Hannah Montana, dammit!

[Brendan]

Who knew this body double would cause this much outrage?:

http://www.pagesix.com/story/hannah+montana+or+bust

Most kids beg, borrow or plead to get tickets for the sold-out Hannah Montana concert but one teen took things way too far in his quest to see Miley Cyrus — he hijacked a plane! A 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday night after he boarded a California to Nashville plane because he smuggled aboard handcuffs, duct tape and a rope — he also had a copy of the flight plan.

The situation on the plane never escalated into an actual hostage situation once an anonymous tip, thought to have come from his parents, came in alerting the staff to his intentions. The boy was confronted midair and held until the plane landed in Nashville, Tenn.

The teen, who reportedly wanted to crash the plane into the arena where Miley's concert was taking place, is being held at the Davidson County juvenile detention center where he is being charged with felony terrorism. Ironically, the boy wouldn’t have been successful in any case because he had the wrong night — the concert was being held Friday, not Tuesday, as he mistakenly believed.

[Drew S.]

The sad part is that kid genuinely thought he had a good plan there. "I'll hijack an airplane and crash it into an arena and meet Mile Cyrus! This is absolutely flawless!"

I suppose I admire his tenacity.

[Diva]

15-year-old Miley Cyrus' MySpace page was hacked revealing some revealing photos. Pics in link pervs!

[Brendan]

Is this from her "private myspace" or her myspace where she adds fans? Either way,I still find it hard to believe she would put those up on there. On her private computer? Maybe.

[Drew S.]

Nevermind

[Rheokhu]

What a bunch of bullshit fans. When Cyrus hits eighteen and her head starts appearing photoshopped onto the bodies of porn stars, her real fans won't be complaining because it's fake. They'll appreciate it for what it is.