Daily Mail: She may be only 16, but Miley Cyrus is proving quite the veteran when it comes to posing for controversial photos.

In a new picture posted on micro-blogging site Twitter, the teen star smoulders and pouts in a tight vest and shorts as she straddles a chair in a dressing room.

The suggestive photo was taken by film-maker Adam Shankman, who is producing the Hannah Montana star's new film The Last Song.

In another image, Miley pulls a sexy face as she sidles up to 44-year-old Adam, who is openly gay.

Hairspray director Adam posed the pictures, which were taken on location in Georgia, on his Twitter site.

Defending the images, Adam said: 'Miley is a sweet angel who works tirelessly and endlessly, and is allowed to have fun in the make up room.

'Seriously. Lighten up or no more behind the scenes pics. She's like my angel little sister.'

These new shots are just the latest in a string of controversial photos featuring the young star.

In previous pictures posted on her MySpace social networking site, Miley has been seen in her underwear and offended Asian fans when she appeared to pull a 'slant-eye' pose.

Last year, Miley apologized and admitted she was 'embarrassed' over her topless pose for acclaimed photographer Annie Liebovitz in Vanity Fair magazine.

The teenager, who was 15 at the time, appeared to be topless as she pose with just a cream sheet across her chest.

Following the outcry from family groups and outraged parents, she said: '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.

'I never intended for this to happen and I apologize to my fans. The pictures of me on the internet were silly, inappropriate shots.'

In The Last Song, Miley plays a troubled teenager who discovers herself when she spends the summer in Georgia with her estranged father, played by As Good As It Gets star Greg Kinnear.

John Travolta's wife Kelly Preston also stars in the film as the mother of Miley's character Ronnie.

Meanwhile, as well as filming her new movie, Miley has rekindled her relationship with childhood sweetheart Nick Jonas, from the Jonas Brothers.

The youngsters originally dated for two years, but split when they were 15. Miley split from underwear model Justin Gaston, 20, earlier this month.

The couple were reported to have started dating when Miley was 15, but only confirmed their relationship after her 16th birthday last November.

After spending time in Georgia with Nick, 16, two weeks ago, Miley is pining for her pop star beau on location.

Writing on her Twitter pages in recent days, she wrote: 'If you're a bird, then I'm a bird. I miss you. I can't sleep... I miss you... yes you.

'Not the "you" that you think I "love" but you.'

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