Billy Ray is just going to have to break out the yard stick on this girl!

Another day, another candid-camera controversy for Miley Cyrus.

The Hannah Montana star has issued a statement exclusively to E! News about her provocative pictures in Vanity Fair. In the new issue, the 15-year-old Disney sensation appears to be topless. News of the spread was first teased by Entertainment Tonight.

“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,” she says. “I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about.’”

The Disney Channel is also defending its beloved starlet, telling E! News “a situation was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines.”

This is just the latest photo flap for Cyrus. Last week, pictures surfaced that looked like the squeaky-clean tween queen flashing her green bra and posing with her boyfriend. Pics also circulated online in January of Cyrus frolicking on a hotel floor with a female friend. She said those photos were just “two girls at a sleepover.” [Source]