With all the uproar over the Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair photos, we figured we should do some digging.

So we contacted her publicist at PMK/HBH, another one of the "you know they're big time" agencies, because they have a website consisting only of telephone, fax, and office addresses.

What we received was the statement from Miley that has appeared in media around the world: "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed. I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about."

Not that we were surprised to receive the standard statement, nor can we blame the publicist for doing her job. We could have called the agency direct, but that would have been unlikely to change the outcome.

Meanwhile, MTV.com has commentary from the people who really matter: Heidi Montag, Lauren Conrad, and Hilary Duff.