Jamie Foxx Apologizes To Miley Cyrus UPDATED

Jamie Foxx made a public apology to Miley Cyrus for some crude comments issued on his Sirius satellite radio show. During Foxx's program, he was heard making a joke regarding her gum size ("She needs a gum transplant,") and also was quoted as saying "Make a sex tape and grow up!" in regards to the recent controversies surrounding Cyrus. Foxx apologized on last night's episode of the Tonight Show, saying that "He is a comedian, and didn't mean for his remarks to be malicious."

Two things surprise me about this. Firstly:

Jamie Foxx has a radio show?

And secondly, why exactly are we sparing the feelings of Ms. Miley Cyrus? I mean, what makes her so immune from the crap we dump on other celebrities? Hell even her father got abused quite viciously until he learned that nobody wears mullets anymore. But we're supposed to spare the good name of Miley Cyrus? Why?

Let us analyze this, you see Foxx never implied that Miley had performed in a sex tape, as that would be libel. So her good name wasn't defamed by Foxx's program, whom I'm sure has at least 12-13 listeners. Nor did Foxx place her in a situation where she felt threatened for her life or the lives of others into doing a sex tape. His remark is based on the reasoning that many other young starlets tend to make sex tapes at this point in their lives, and that they often start dressing more provocatively in order to prove to the public mass that they are in fact, "grown up." It has not been implied that Miley has, or will, do either of these things. So, where exactly is the maliciousness of the insult?

I'm not enough of a psychic to say what Miley will do in the future. Will she ever make sex tape? Your guess is as good as mine. If I was a betting man, I would say based on her personality, that it's very unlikely she will. Will she start dressing more adult in the future? I'd probably guess, "Yeah, most definitely." But at the end of the day, I really don't care either way. What interests me most, is that she is a celebrity. And being in the public eye means taking a few lumps from the comedians, shock jocks, and outspoken personalities of the world. And while Foxx made a joke that may not have been in the best taste, I'm not so sure it's exactly so horrid an insult as to warrant all this nonsense.

Now, if this is just Foxx feeling bad about what he said, and losing sleep over it until he said something, well that's fine. I'm glad you got it off your chest. But if this is Miley's camp getting heated over something that is pretty damn trivial in the day of celebrity bashing, well that crosses the line. Get over yourselves and accept that being a household name is gonna involve a few not-so-pretty words sputtered in your direction. And it will only get worse from here.

UPDATE:

Apparently Big Daddy Bill decided to make some noise on the Bonnie Hunt Show today. He let loose verbal tirades about the inappropriateness (which Foxx has already acknowledged and apologized for,) and went so far as to say "There wasn't nothing funny about it. And, quite frankly, I think if I said those things about his daughter, he might not find it so comedic."

Umm.....Bill, William, B. Ray, whatever........the difference here is that Foxx's daughter isn't a FREAKING CELEBRITY! The game changes significantly when you got your face on backpacks and lunchboxes, ya dig? You and your little camp really need to grow some skin.