It is difficult to do what your heart desires when you are a young star like Miley Cyrus.

Apparently, everyone has expectations from the 15-year-old star of Disney's "Hannah Montana," so she was condemned for daring to shoot some Lolita-style photos for Vanity Fair.

After the famous magazine published a few photos of Cyrus covered in a silver satin bedsheet, many parents were outraged, saying that their children looked up to Cyrus as a role model and she should have set a better example for them.

Debates concerning the photo occurred all over the internet and Disney feared its Hannah Montana franchise could be affected, given the fact that another motion picture is planned for 2009 and Cyrus also signed a book deal with the Disney Book Group last week.

Cyrus, who initially expressed her enthusiasm for working with celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, has now publicly apologized for the photo shoot. It's no wonder, with so much pressure put on her by everyone.

"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," Cyrus said Sunday in a statement. "I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about."

A Disney spokeswoman, Patti McTeague, blamed Vanity Fair for manipulating the 15-year-old girl in order to sell magazines.

But the magazine explained that Cyrus' parents were on the set during the shooting and the teenager did nothing she should be ashamed of.

“Miley’s parents and/or minders were on the set all day. Since the photo was taken digitally, they saw it on the shoot and everyone thought it was a beautiful and natural portrait of Miley,” said Beth Kseniak, a spokeswoman for Vanity Fair magazine and Ms. Leibovitz.

On its website, Vanity Fair also reveals several photos from the shooting, which show a candid and smiling Cyrus, dressed in black trousers and clutching a piece of satin fabric, while leaving her back bare.

Shortly after the photos were taken, Cyrus herself declared she was very pleased with the photo shoot's result.

But it seems you cannot be a teenage star and be too sexy at the same time…

Cyrus also had to apologize about the other set of photos that appeared on the internet last week, which showed the teen revealing her bra. Cyrus declared they were "silly, inappropriate shots," and expressed her regret for having disappointed her fans.