Cyrus facing $4 billion photo lawsuit

Miley Cyrus is reportedly facing a $4 billion lawsuit after being accused of pulling a "racist pose" in a photograph.

The Hannah Montana star sparked controversy when a leaked image surfaced last week, showing the teenager pulling her eyes into a slant.

According to TMZ, a Los Angeles-based woman named Lucie J. Kim, who claims to represent more than one million Asian Pacific Islanders in the LA area, has filed suit against Cyrus.

Kim has accused the star of violating civil rights, claiming that she "should have known that her image would be publicly disseminated via the media, which Cyrus knew focused on her private life".

The court documents, filed at LA's County Superior Court today, show that Kim is asking for $4,000 damages per potential claimant.

Cyrus issued a second apology for the photo yesterday after an Asian Pacific American group slammed her first explanation as "inadequate".

Representatives for Cyrus have declined to comment.