Apologies abound in Vanity Fair photo flap

She might be old enough to write a memoir, but 15-year-old Miley Cyrus continues to deal with the aftermath of her decision to pose semi-topless for Vanity Fair magazine and legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz.

The photo spread, which appears in the magazine's June issue and on its cover, includes a photo of Cyrus clad in just a bed sheet. The photo has sparked widespread outcry among religious groups, and Cyrus herself issued a statement on Sunday to apologize for the decision.

"My goal in my music and my acting is always to make people happy," Cyrus said. "For Vanity Fair, I was so honored and thrilled to work with [photographer] Annie [Leibovitz]. 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."

Now Leibovitz has done the same, albeit for the reaction to the photo if not the photo itself. "I'm sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted," she said in a statement. "Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together, and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful."

The Christian Coalition of America has asked The Disney Channel, which broadcasts Cyrus' hit show Hannah Montana, to reprimand Cyrus for agreeing to the provocative shots. "Unfortunately, as the article suggests, a situation was created to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines," Disney said in a statement.

Ting Tings land new iPod ad

If history is a guide, life is about to get demonstratively better for British dance-rock band the Ting Tings. The duo of Jules De Martino and Katie White, whose debut album, We Started Nothing, will hit stores May 20, has been selected for the latest iPod + iTunes television ad.

The ad, which premiered this week during Desperate Housewives and Family Guy, features the typical silhouetted iPod dancers rocking out to the duo's "Shut Up and Let Me Go." Watch the ad here.

Winehouse released after arrest

She may have nabbed five Grammy Awards in February and showed signs of ending her very public downward spiral, but Amy Winehouse continues to run afoul of the law. The British soul singer was released from police custody Saturday morning after being arrested on suspicion of assault late Friday. Winehouse was accused of slapping a man outside a north London pub and was released with a warning after she admitted doing so.

The singer, 24, voluntarily walked into London's Holborn Police Station Friday to face interrogation about an incident in the north London neighborhood of Camden early Wednesday morning. A 38-year-old man alleged that she hit him when he got in her way while she was playing pool at a bar. According to tabloid reports, the man said she also head-butted another patron, who was trying to hail her a cab.

The incident will remain on Winehouse's record, the Associated Press reports, and it could count against her if she's ever charged with a similar offense.

Scott Weiland gets eight-day jail sentence

In the past few weeks, he has left Velvet Revolver and reunited with Stone Temple Pilots, which has become a central figure on the 2008 music festival circuit. But before Scott Weiland can tour the globe with his old bandmates, he'll have to serve 192 hours in county jail for his November DUI arrest.

Weiland was sentenced to jail on Monday and has until May 28 to begin the term. The DUI arrest was Weiland's second. He entered a no contest plea but was not present in the courtroom. The former Velvet Revolver singer was also ordered to complete an 18-month alcohol program and pay almost $2,000 in fines. He will be put on a four-year summary probation.

McCready confirms Clemens relationship

The credibility of Roger Clemens just took a shot to the gut. Country singer Mindy McCready has confirmed reports she had a long-term affair with the baseball star, who has spent much of the year defending himself from accusations that he took performance-enhancing drugs during his career.

McCready read a prepared statement to the New York Daily News, which broke the story about her alleged 10-year affair with Clemens beginning when the singer was just 15 years old and Clemens was a married father of two.

"I cannot refute anything in the story," McCready said. "Yes, I have known Roger Clemens for a long time. He's a kind and caring man. He's also a legendary athlete. The central topic in the debate, however, regards his professional life, not his personal life. There are legal matters working their way through the system that have nothing to do with me. From my point of view, that is where the focus should remain."

McCready, who has been in and out of trouble with the law in recent years, did not address claims that Clemens has made large cash payments to her over the years, as the News claimed.