Miley Cyrus and Adam Shankman Lap Dance Video - did they have sex?

The gossip headline that's all over the Internet is "Miley Cyrus lap dance video." It refers to a video that was obtained by TMZ.com and for them by an unnamed source. In it, there's a couple lap dancing that's identified as Miley Cyrus and Adam Shankman.

It's at what reportedly was a Georgia wrap party for the movie The Last Song, where Adam Shankman was a producer of the motion picture. The event look like a Party in the USA featuring a 16-year old who Can't Be Tamed.

The video, which is featured in this space' video-blog commentary above, is racy and appears to be two videos merged into one. The first part has a man clumsily trying to grind dance behind a woman in familiar "Daisy Duke" style short shorts and a white blouse. That's Miley Cyrus. TMZ reports the man to be Adam Shankman. With these new images, it's clear Adam Shankman and Miley Cyrus had a wild time filming The Last Song.

First some house cleaning if that's possible here: Adam Shankman's a big deal in Hollywood circles. Adam's not just the producer of The Last Song, he co-produced the 82nd Annual Academy Awards with Bill Mechanic. The LA-born Adam has a long career as a dancer, actor, and choreographer.

Perez Hilton reports that their dancing at the party was in front of kids and so dirty that the parents took their kids and left.

Adam seemed to have choreographed some interesting moves with Miley Cyrus. In July of 2009, Shankman placed racy photos of himself in close sexy connect with Miley Cyrus. The photo was taken in the makeup room during a filming session for The Last Song.

When Adam got wind of the outrage over a photo pairing a 16-year-old woman with the 44-year old Shankman, he posted this tweet:

On Monday 22nd June 2009, @adammshankman 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.

But in light of this video, it's clear she was having fun in more than just the makeup room with Adam!

Given all of this, one can't help but wonder what else may have went on between them? Did they have sex? It's fair to ask the question. Yes, Adam's Gay, but that's no guarantee he's not going to be interested in more than a little bump-and-grind given what we've seen today.

Adam Shankman's Tweetless Today

Save for one tweet made 23 hours ago, Shankman has not issued a single new tweet today via his Twitter account. Normally, Adam's good for between four and 10 tweets per day, so clearly he's gone silent.

Meanwhile, what the general reaction on the blogs? Celebrity Smack Blog pretty much sums it up:

Now, Adam, who is 45-years-old and openly gay, might not be a “threat” because he is gay, but c’mon, that doesn’t give him a license to act all pervy on a 17-year old girl. Especially on video – IDIOT! I’m just sayin’. If it was a straight guy who had done that, people would seriously be on the witch hunt.

Then there's Perez Hilton, who calls her Miley Slutty.

To me it points to a nasty contrast in America today - not a double standard, but a contrast. While this issue is hot, last week Lawrence Taylor was arrested for allegedly having sex with a 16-year old girl in suburban New York. Taylor, 51-years-old, cheated on his wife with a girl he was told was a 19-year-old woman. Now, $75,000 later, he's facing a court trial and claiming he did not have sex with her, even though a condom was found.

If LT had real confidence, he would have done what some other wealthy New Yorkers do, and that's have "arrangements" in their marriage that allow them to have the fun they seek with others. That takes a person with a very strong emotional stomach but it's far more common than many realize.

By contrast to LT, Adam's openly Gay and knew Miley was 16, and until today was open about their friendship. But Adam's a movie producer who's power comes from his position and personality. Let's face it, Adam's very well-liked by a lot of the right people and they protect him. Adam's in a less conservative and far more hedonistic culture than what LT lives in.

So Adam placed himself - excuse the pun - in a position where he could have fun with a 16-year old girl and be open about it and figure that he's Gay so it's OK. He can play across the pond if he wants to.

What Adam gets that LT misses is what the power of connections with powerful people can gain. Both have 16-year old girls in common and one now 17, but that's where any situational similarities end.

Stay tuned.