I dont think it has.
There seems to be a light source from both the left and the right. The cleavage seems to be where the shadows from the lapels overlap.

The again, the skin tones do look a bit dodgy around the area in question.

Hmmmmm.

i don't think so, you can see the shadow edges from the left and right lightsource, and only where they overlap it's that dark. Bad light placement? Yes. Altered? nah.

I don't think it was either...or maybe he has a thing for saggy boobs on a little girl! :D

I think it was.
It doesn't look natural, of coarse, a higher resolution pic would cinch it for all of us, but I find it more interesting that,
The company "invited the girl and her mother to their studio to try and recreate the conditions of the picture hoping to prove there was no alteration." Instead, couldn't the company prove this with either negatives if shot with standard film camera or exif or original data if shot by digital?
Someone with more photographer's studio knowledge please help me with this one, is this possible?

Dont think it was edited. My question to the parent would be just have it reshot and get rid of the jacket. The photographer shouldve used a big ol softbox.







The camera only takes what it sees

Not edited. You can see the shadows of the jacket going down each side of her chest. The shadows meet where the "cleavage" starts.

Here's a question, why is her first-grader wearing something that low cut?

The article stated

I would like to know who those professionals were...because THEY should have said "Let's see the Negative or exif."

Someone should slap that mother´s face with a dead rabbit or raccoon very hard for a very long period of time.

I don´t know what else to say; this is the most stupid allegation I´ve come across this millennium.

I agree. What WON'T people get upset about these days?

Everybody's looking for a reason to sue.

"Everybody" includes me, and you've caused me great mental distress by making that baseless accusation.

Go on, sue me. Does thinking of me make you cry?
:)

I don't think so...