Parents Outraged As Annie Leibovitz Sexualizes Mickey Rourke For Her 'Art'
An Annie Leibovitz Hollywood Portfolio graces VanityFair.com—a drab series of portraits depicting directors and their muses that's mostly forgettable, save for one that ickily superimposes Heath Ledger into a frame with Christopher Nolan.
Then there's Mickey Rourke, photographed shirtless and hungry-eyed in a pose reminiscent of another legendary Leibovitz work. We presume there will be much hand-wringing and fiery debate in the days to come concerning the "appropriate" way to depict a 56-year-old former it-boy turned professional boxer turned down-and-out has-been turned comeback kid, followed by an official statement from Rourke himself explaining how he "was so honored and thrilled to work with Annie. 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."