"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," [Billy Ray Cyrus] said Sunday in a statement through her publicist. "I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about."

"I think it's really artsy," she told the magazine at the time. "It wasn't in a skanky way... That's what she wanted me to do, and you can't say no to [Annie Leibovitz]."