The celebrity blogger has been under fire in the past week over the "up-skirt" he posted (then swiftly un-posted, post-uproar) on his infamous blog, which he proudly calls "Hollywood's Most-Hated Web Site!".
The snap was a shot of 17 year-old pain-in-the-arse Miley Cyrus getting out of a car in an "unlady-like" fashion. It has since been confirmed that she was wearing underwear, but Hilton covered up where her lady-parts would be with a little smiley-face. Hilton claims he posted the shot as a joke, but outrage quickly ensued. Apparently a slutty 17 year-old Britney Spears wannabe isn't fair game.
In classic tabloid style, over-reactions were monumental, with some labelling Perez a child-pornographer. Perez has apologised and taken down the picture, but stands by his decision, which I think was very refreshing. When thrown into controversy, too many social commentators thrust their tails between their legs and back-peddle shamelessly.
Personally, I think that Team Cyrus would be absolutely relishing this publicity. Miley, like so many child stars, is taking the well-trodden path of "girl next door" to "girl turned whore".
Just like Ms. Spears before her, The Fame Monster has come for the beaver-faced Cyrus and she doesn't seem to mind.
