August 28th, 2013
03:38 PM ET
Billy Ray Cyrus speaks on Miley's twerked-out showBilly Ray Cyrus doesn't care how hard his daughter twerks, she'll always be his little Smiley. The country star said as much in an interview with "Entertainment Tonight," telling the show's Nancy O'Dell that he'll "Of course I'll always be here for Miley."
Adding that he "can't wait to see her when she gets home," Billy Ray said that his relationship with his 20-year-old daughter is intact after the storm of criticism she inspired at Sunday's MTV VMAs. "She's still my little girl and I'm still her Dad regardless how this circus we call show business plays out," he said. "I love her unconditionally and that will never change." That evening's big winner, Justin Timberlake, hasn't lost any love for his fellow pop star. "She's young ... It's not like it was the Grammys," he said in Miley's defense while chatting with Hot 97's Angie Martinez. "I was not in the crowd because it was close to my performance," Timberlake said. "I don't look at Miley that way, because the first time I met her she was 'Hannah Montana.' My thoughts on it are, it's the VMAs. We're talking about Madonna in a wedding dress humping the stage, we're talking about Britney doing a striptease. This cycle is not uncommon. ... It's almost like if something like that doesn't happen at the VMAs, then I feel like it was boring." Gotta say, Justin ... we agree.
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Miley's always been my #1 idol, and always will be. I don't care if she decides to go YOLO out of no where. As crazy as she might look and sound i'll always luv her. I'm not saying that her "we can't stop" video is perfect but at least she can express her feelings without regreting what she did or being embarest about it. Hannah Montana will be (X) in my heart but for now I luv ya Miley!!!!
phuck you and your phucking daughter
SHE'S A FKING CRIMINAL BUST THROUGH PROJECT AND LOOK INTO ALLIE FOR ALLOWING A COMMENT
STATING IT IS JUST SKIN WITH BONE ON ...NOT GOOD IN HELPING COUPLES....
SHE'S A FKING CRIMINAL BUST THROUGH PROJECT AND LOOK INTO ALLIE FOR ALLOWING A COMMENT
STATING IT IS JUST SKIN WITH BONE ON ...NOT GOOD IN HELPING COUPLES....
This trashy "dad" has to get off of his high horse and realize ,admit ,she is not more his little girl , is least the way he show her disgusting behavior in front of millions....I will talk to my "little girl" about for sure! a short talk will help , he should be shame f what his little girl is doing indeed! she is in spiraldown pretty soon and that tongue eughhh it is grotesque ,Simmons from Kiss has a contender already! it is gross! like someone say: money can't buy not class!
She's a freak show. I felt I needed a shower after watching her for about 3 minutes. I can't think of one good thing to say about her. The best thing she can do for herself is to disappear...... move to Canada and try to get a job and please never return to the US. She's trash, plain and simple.
A 52 year old father defends his 20 year old daughter stroking the groin of a 36 year old man on stage, there is a serious breakdown in parental guidance in Miley's life and in this world.
What a sad, sad situation. This girl is screaming for guidance and all she gets is a bunch of high fives from older losers. They are a pathetic example of bad role models.
SHE'S A FKING HACKER...DO NOT WORRY ABOUT HER...WE CAN GO THROUGH EXPERIENCE PROJECT.
miley is 20 years old. her actions are now a reflection on herself and not her parents. so she wishes to be known as a poledancer. that is her choice. viewing her disgusting habits is no longer my choice .your watching her is your choice to condone her behavior.
I'd tap his daughter's hot little behind;)! Think of that billy ray, lmfao!!
You're disgusting exiled phoenix, another slug in need of the ceremonial 'pouring of the salt'
think first.
hey lay off billy ray & miley u jerks just shut up Justin beiber nocked up some chick
Of course, That makes a lot of sense. My 9 year old niece has better grammer and has basic common sense thinking skills than you do, twit.
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He's hot.
Only one thing worse than suffering massively from being subjected to "Achy Breaky Heart"- he was allowed to breed. And it was Lennon who got shot. Somewhere in an alternate universe this travesty had to be righted.
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I was with MTV from the beginning. I used to only watch that channel in my teens. They have really blown it. MTV used top stand for "music tv" now it stands for "master**tion tv"–but they dont care if they lost an former fan-okay. I am with the crowd that will permanently skip that channel. Let me know when you decide to go back to music and lay off the soft port/kiddie porn. I dont care if she is 20, she still (like Bieber) looks 14.
My thoughts & feelings, exactly! Thank you so much. Someone else has Morals/ Hurray ! Good-bye, Miley. Wish you
well in your "New Life".
Miley is a has been.
Uhm...perhaps if Billy Ray were black, this story would take an even sharper dive.
Billy is an example of how not to raise your kids.
China sets course for lunar landing and we worry about Miley.
she does not know what she is doing and editors have said her song writing is right out of urban dictionary
and that's her fault...she needs attention 24 hrs a day and nobody is going too give it too her anymore and she's a lousy Song writer.
I found her performance very liberating.
She is too skinny, her flesh doesn't shake when she dances, and her underware doesn't even have glitter or lace. And did you hear the news? even the guy she sings with is poorly dressed, you can't see an inch of his underwear!
I thought it was hilarious. Miley Cyrus doing all that crazy stuff then all those teddy bears standing there swaying back and forth with the innocent look. It was actually brilliant.
Hey Dad you moron, you are not supposed to be proud of that trash. You failed as a parent, miserably.
people need too look at their own backyards
Amen!
Well, if she is your pride and joy...then you better become a PARENT and get her headed in another direction. So far you and your wife have fallen way short on how to raise your daughter. She is definitely looking for attention and what she did at the award show was disgusting. Take my word, she is headed in the same direction Lindsey Lohan has gone. If you want that for your daughter then turn her loose, it appears you have done that already. I am aware she is 20yrs. old but she needs some leadership. Step up to the plate father...
Yeah you can be real proud dad!
Favorable publicity.......bad publicity.........BUT its all publicity.......SO Miley is crying about the criticism.....all the way to the bank.
It is a parent's responsibility to give appropriate feedback on their children's conduct. Giving unconditional love despite breaking the rules of common decency is not helpful. Look at the downfall of the country. Parents like Billy Ray is the reason.
Sad when they lose parental control of a wild child!
It's funny that you should talk about the other parents being bad examples, while saying things like, "Parents like Billy Ray is the reason." Don't you think your example of horrible grammar is another example of bad parenting? Bottom line: learn to read and write before commenting on others' parenting skills.
Brian Potvin:
You said :"...It's funny that you should talk about the other parents being bad examples, while saying things like, "Parents like Billy Ray is the reason." Don't you think your example of horrible grammar is another example of bad parenting?"
No, actually his bad grammar has nothing at all to do with parenting. He is commenting in a discussion forum and hat's the best he could do. I understood what he said just fine. He's not up for a Pulitzer.
..." Bottom line: learn to read and write before commenting on others' parenting skills."
Um, no. He doesn't actually have to do that, even though your OCD is off the charts and you think he is a lesser person than you for having not so perfect grammar. News flash: No one cares. Except you of course, you flash that Spelling Bee ribbon around proudly huh? No one cares. I rather have discussions related to an article with bad grammar than someone like you judging and throwing out rules that no one is going to follow. His post contributed something. Your's did not. Have a nice day.
You consider the invitation to learn and write correctly is an OCD sign? How embarassing. It's people like you who struggle through school, the frustrated and the bitter, who usually believe they know enough for themselves and for the others. And no surprise someone like you gives the advice you give.
Miley is grossing me out with her tongue sticking out all of the time, yuck!
Just another girl gone s*l*u*t....
May God bless you Billy Ray. Your baby is a woman. But you,her dad, can still stand by her.
Miley is negrified. Sistas been doing this for years with only the odd condemnation about the debasement of culture. But it was isolated to the negra community. Miley's sin is she's the cute little Disney girl migrating negra culture into mainstream America. It was one thing on rap videos good society chose to ignore. Now it's everywhere.
Pretty simply, if your daughter does that, it's not long before she's in jail for a DUI or in rehab for drugs. Billy Ray _should_ care about that.
You're an idiot.
Really- like she's not?
We only like big booty shake and grind. Big booty mmmm....
Of course he still loves her (as he should) even if she has turned into a typical Hollywood tramp.
Of course he's going to stick up for her. She'll not put out, otherwise.
What a loser dad. I thought he would have been humiliated, I know I wuld have been. BTW, thanks Miley for doing your part to help corrupt society a little more and especially the little girls who look up to you.
The thought of you having childrend in horrifying.
Can see Billy didn't sen her to Sunday School
Welcome to America, the home of the brave.
"Home of the free and land of the brave" was talking about Washington, Madison, Jefferson. They're all dead. Today America is home of the wealth-redistributionists and the helpless needy dependent voters that elect them.
Oh, you forgot the home of the brave ... hoards.
... the mob against the girl
come and get it.
Why is anyone surprised, this is the way she was raised by Daddy. I am sure the performance made him proud.
Why is this trash still in the news?
His little girl or his meal ticket?
Meal ticket? I think he did fine way before she became famous. She wouldn't have gotten all of the opportunities she has if her father wasn't Billy Ray Cyrus.
Besides, obviously, doing his HO of a daughter in the back of her limo?
Let us all be honest here; we are all verbally disgusted by Miss Cyrus' performance at the VMAs this year. No matter how much people will say that I'm just a hater, the fact will never change: Its degrading, its scarring, its hurting, and its just plain stupid. The person of today would say, "Yeah, you go Miley! Do whatever you want, no one is going to stop you! F*** all the haters!." That's just because they have no sense of self preservation; no sense in self sanctification.
This generation is lost. If you, reader, think otherwise, then that's too bad. Your loss. You can't change the truth.
I am waving too you right now...take a look.....
The person talking about how nobody complained when Beyonce did it gives the game away. This complaint goes back to Elvis and before him. When a white person dances using a black style, people always howl about how it's the end of civilization. They said it a hundred years ago about ragtime music!
They said it about the Egyptian Belly dances, the Fan dancers, the strip shows, but everyone went to see them, why
curiosity I guess.
after that performance Billy Ray she's everybody's little girl... oooops, I have to sign a registry now!
If I danced like that on national TV my dad would have had a belt to my behind. So much for "Smiley."
DWTS wanted Miley to compete but they changed their mind because she only knows one dance........the dance of disgrace!
She's sooooo stupid, every time she blinks she gets lost!
Apparently all the haters have never partied and had a good time.
Wrong. I've partied when I was younger, but I was taught how to behave in public. Little miss no-talent obviously was NOT, and it shows. I guess the apple didn't fall very far from the tree. Mr. one-song-wonder Cyrus never knew how to raise a kid.
Haters? What does any of this have to do with hate? It is obvious that people are plainly disgusted with her behavior.
Just because you, disagree with everyone else, does not make them haters. You are either rationalizing, or you are ignorant.
It is true, her father should be ashamed of her behavior, if he thinks her display had to do with talent, then that is worse, since she has no talent.
It actually proves he was a disgrace as a parent. I am glad my parents had dignity, and taught me to respect myself. These performers to to far, and we know it is go gain more publicity, and that makes them more money. But I would like to say to them, there are some things money should never buy.
No she is the little raunchy, no talent s!ut you raised.
perfectly said
Wow, why this much hate?
thanks
If you ever want to understand why is there so much bullying in our schools today, look what we are doing to Miley. Even more, look what happened to her father just for saying he loves his daughter.
He's lying. This actually breaks his heart. His achy-breaky heart.
I dont get people making a big deal of this. Its NOTHING.
looks like being a loser is genetic.
Cept the have had huge success and have made more out of their life than im sure you have.
nothing new here silly, it's VMAs show . zzzzzzz
She's young, probably had a few drinks, over did the routine a little....maybe a lot, but we have all done "something" embarrassing or regrettable in our lives
Miley seems like a trashy thing just like most young people. Billy Ray should smack her up side the head.
The impotent white culture; try saying something like this about Beyonce and you'd be accused as being racist, yelled at by the choir, until you feel compelled to apologize. Soon you'll be trained to fetch.
Go burn a cross, conservatard. You know you want to.
Sorry to say this "Tooter", you're not only violent, but you are stupid too.
How is Tooter violent when he/she just pointed out the inherent racism of neutral's statement?
What's violent in Tooter post? His mind went quickly to burning crosses!!! Why? What in Neutral statement has to do with burning crosses? Why is it that when we point out the double standards many of the blacks want (of course, only when it's convenient for them), we are reminded and forced to feel guilty for what our ancestors did?
Where was the prude reaction for twenty something years since Beyonce shoves her thrusting, promiscuous moves on our throats? Where was the outrage when she took her moves to entertain Cuba's president?
It is too late now to educate Miley, my kids, others' kids – they grew up to see that a woman can make millions and be well respected by appearing in underwear on stage and twerk as much as she wants. If this is not double standards then what is? The only cross I see now is what happens to Miley for doing what she saw others doing, and taking it a small step forward as any new generation.
NRA, is that you?
@me, great thoughtful post. Best on the thread.
Trashy or not; I don't care. That's not the point. America is so full of self-righteous, santimonous hypocrites.. I love to see the prudes heads' explode over silly stuff like this. And I so love reading all the whiney comments here; keep 'em coming! lulz
The Montana judge who gave a rapist 30 days is an ultra conservative, that's how right wingers protect young people.
Young people are just trash. I think the government should round them all up and send them up to the moon on a space ship.
You never know Ted, the aliens might like rotten apples. I'm sure we can get you some company up there.
A perfect fit for today's moron culture that liberals are to scared to stand up against and say that's just wrong for kids to watch.
If you paid attention, or could read, you would know that the majority of complaints came for liberals.
Just exactly how do you know that? I'm a lib, and I don't like the way Miley is conducting her life. You right wingers are just so damn perfect, aren't you. I'm sure there will be a sermon at your local church on how the libs are protecting displays of ludeness in public this Sunday. Preach on, you self righteous idiot. Libs don't care for this kind of behavior, either.
Libs don't care for this behavior? I'm pretty certain twerkers Rihanna, JLo, Beyonce – all big Obama supporters – do care for this behavior. And fiddy, Flo rida, JayZ with their ho$e and beatchez, well they condone this too. They invented it. Dims are the party of depravity, secularism, indulgence, dependency, no personal responsibility. Be proud! Own it! You are the agents of destruction responsible for the decline of western civilization.
So because a few trashy entertainers voted for Obama, all libs are that way? You conservatards are simply ridiculous. Just because you claim something, doesn't make it true. Even Romney is still trying to back track on his 99% foot in the mouth mistake. We got video, dumb azz, you can't change the facts. I suggest to you that you go directly to church, and pray that your party takes control of America again. No wait, that's never going to happen. People are wise to your party's ethics. You hate the poor, you hate the middle class, you hate those who are g ay, you hate the blacks, you hate all Mexicans, you hate anyone who doesn't agree with you. Sounds like you are the party of hate, now doesn't it. Just wait until Hillary is president. I'm sure you are going to hate her, too.
"Wait until Hillary is president and you'll hate her, too." Dude, newsflash: No wait necessary. She is hated already. Let Iran and N Korea obtain nukes and four good Americans (including the g ay ambassador) die in Benghazi while she galavanted around on the irrelevant tropical country tour blah blah talking about her 1960s concept of American women's rights? She is hated already. But you are correct: If she seizes from the successful to redistribute to her voters, she'll probably win. Know when you go to your grave you participated in destroying what once was the greatest society that ever existed.
So, bottom line is the VMA is expected to be tasteless and crude. Got it. Thanks.
YES YES Righto
Billy Ray says "She's still my little girl...". I think that her performance clearly shows that she can be anyone's girl now.
All this low-life comments, so unnecessary.
ooops, I meant "all these low..."
Miley did that ALL for attention. Whether the attention is good or bad, it keeps her relevant.
Yea, I bet she's still your little girl. Is that how they live in Appalachia Billy boy?
So it would be better for him to disown his daughter? Shouldn't parents love their children no matter what?
Saying that it's OK she danced like that implies that what she did was acceptable. It was by far, not morally acceptable, to dance like that in public. Yea, she could do dance however she wants. It's America and yes it's the VMAs, but you better be ready for the consequences because acting young doesn't mean right. In fact, it usually means stupid.
Sorry I meant, "Saying that it's OK she danced like that because she's young implies that what she did was acceptable"
As someone said before, if it were Beyonce, Rihanna or JLo dancing, we would not be having this conversation.
Miley Cyrusis an entertainer. She has the same manager as Britney Spears. I am not surprised she is being advised to go "tramp vamp". She never has impressed me. Someone on the news said she "Out ga-ga ed Lady Gaga. BS. Lady Gaga is very innovative and surprising and she has so much more class then Miley Cyrus. I thought Miley's whole Teddy Bear thing was boring.
For the record I think all of them are trash too
Miley is so stupid, every time she blinks she gets lost!
They were going to put Miley on DWTS but they realized she could only do one dance........the "Dance of Disgrace". Hey Miley, slime for the camera! Oops, I mean SMILE.
It wouldn't have been so bad if she didn't do that tongue crap! BTW she has a severe spleen chi deficiency and needs to get to an acupuncturist right away! Swollen fat pale white tongue! Not attractive at all. She looked like she was trying to get a crumb off her face! And who the hell is the choreographer, they should rethink their profession! Just sayin....
How many of ya'll actually even watched the award show.. Did you know she's made 50 million since her 1st twerk video & she's worth 150 million. Also "we can't stop" sold 2 million records, was #1 in 24 countries, holds the record for the most views in 1 day & the fastest to 100 million views. Also "Wrecking Ball" was #1 on iTunes too. So 2 out of the top 5 singles on iTunes are hers & her album is in the top 5. Mission accomplished & she's not even done with this album cycle yet.
The adage, money can't buy class, clearly applies.
People have done worse for publicity.. Kim K, Paris Hilton. Welcome to showbiz. Most of you probably didn't even watch the VMA's or would'nt even still be talking about it if it wasn't for her. The concept of preforming at the VMA'S is to make a lasting impression the performance everyone's talking about & she's done it. The more the media spins this the more successful it was. Not saying it was a good performance but she was obviously aiming for shock value & achieved it. Twerk was even added to the Oxford dictionary after her performance.
Exploiting your own daughter for money like that? Cyrus the Virus.
Crayon Pop do not twerk.
Are we this diseased and as society? To attack this yesterday's teen for having some fun at a show known for its risque performances? Blaming Miley is like trying to fight the effects of the disease while encouraing the cause. It's been two decades since our kids are growing up in a BOOTILICIOUS culture, and we didn't have the guts to object, yet we find the courage now to attack a 20 yo? No wonder we are the only society in the world with a real bullying problem.
Well, you're pretty much right about that & what was kind of a shocker to me was how the audience cheered her on. But, I don't think of her as 20 years old – more like 50 experience-wise.
The problem with our society is that the unacceptable is being accepted as the norm.
I'm still not past the bears. What was the significance of the bears?
southern stipper ho
I find his comment "She's still my little girl and I'm still her Dad regardless how this circus we call show business plays out" interesting. Circuses have good acts and bad. I think his daughter took to the stage like a desperate clown with no talent.
Can we worry about something other than insulting a 20 year old girl? Some of you people are just outright rude and obnoxious!!! Grow up already.
Let's face it, Miley Cyrus is a classless piece of trash.
But more troubling issue is how thousands of young women readily embrace dropping any sense of having character and good values just for the sake of "getting attention'.
Pretty pathetic.
Excellent point. The women's liberation movement lamented the objectification of women as $ex objects, bodies to be consumed and discarded. Then rap culture arrived and entrenched that objectification, but only in that community. Now it's migrating to mainstream. How can women say on the one hand, "Respect me as a person" and then on the other hand gyrate their buttocks and say, "You know you want this bootilicious..." It's counterintuitive, one way or the other. Big setback for womanhood, big degradation. You're making it hard on us, Miley.
Whatever happened to acting like a lady? Miley isn't the only one, either. Can you remember anyone before Madonna doing it? Didn't she kind of pioneer this behavior? Then you got Beyonce, Gaga, Rhianna, and others. Their behavior does rub off on their fans, too. How would you like watching your little girl, show you the new dance she just learned from one of her friends? Miley still has a young fan base. She is not setting a very good example. I don't want to see a future generation of pole dancers, because their heroes do it.
Lol.
She is a hill-billy little tramp.
Billy did the same thing as a member of the chippendales
Next thing Miley will do is blame the media for not respecting her!
She would be right in doing so, she is clearly discriminated. Nothing said of all the other more mature, more fleshy twerking singers out there...
Misty – nobody's forcing her, she's being controversial by her own free will. The others who went before her WERE criticized plenty, so Miley knew exactly what would come of her "performance",
pprty are you kidding? what criticism? others doing it got invited to sing at the Prez Inauguration. That's what I call seting up a role model for the young'uns.
I was wonder how the father's of these risque girls feel about their little x-rated daughters. They have to know what men are thinking about them. Geez!
"I was wonder"? No surprise you are wondering.
you must be so proud of your failure.
Yah Id be pretty upset if my failure of a daughter made her first 10 mill before the age of 20, what a failure.
Yeah, I'm a real prude. I'm not going to watch or condone my children masturbating in public for the almighty dollar and 15 minutes, then advocate legalization of d0pe cuz thats so kewl, along with a body tattoo.
Its bemusing to read how the popular crowd forever insists "Your own thing! Do your own thing!" but in essence really only means "Do what I say! Do as I do! Or you won't be cool! You'll be a loser hahahahahah!" Yeah, well kiss mine pop idol adoring idolatrous masses
But we are OK if we do what you and your and your 18th century morals dictate. Your kind makes me ill.
With limited talent she does what she has to do to get viewers to watch her act be a stage tramp.
I would encourage those of you who think she has no talent to check out her YouTube videos of her Backyard Sessions. Her rendition of "Jolene" and "Look What They've Done To My Song Ma" are exceptional. Although, I think she should stick with Country Music.
It's been said that Billy Ray used to be a Chippendale dancer. So, of course – sleaze goes to (and from) sleaze.
Can't you SEE she's CRYING for help??? She's telling us "Lindsey Lohan & Amanda Bynes – HERE I COME" "I'm kookoo for cocoapuffs"!!!
If you saw him on Dancing With the Stars, I highly doubt he was a Chippendale!
Do what makes ya happy Daddy's little smiley, but please, keep that tongue in your mouth...in public anyways. 😮
Of COURSE she's still his little girl! As it should be. Do you really think he's going to say "Yeah, what she did was horribly embarrassing, she looked like a tramp, and I thought it was nasty"?
It's not uncommon for decent parents to respond by saying "that's not really the way I raised my son / daughter"; "I still love and support my son / daughter, but I can't in good conscience condone that sort of behavior"; etc . . . . there is a lack of any indication of moral compass in his reply . . . most parents would provide some indicator of moral compass. But hey, I'm not very critical of his reply, he's free to condone through his silence whatever trashy behavior his daughter engages in.
Mommas don't let your babies to grow up to be twerkers
LOL!!
WE KNOW IT...
She'll always be my little WH0RE
Why do you care? Sure she looked ridiculous and trash, but you watched. These shows are always on the raunchy side so don't let your children watch. Parents it is your responsibility to raise your children you should pick out their clothing check out their friends and decide what they can and can't watch and listen to. Parents need to talk and listen to their children and give guidance not Hannah Montana or any other celebrity. These people are in business to make money and if you don't like their act don't buy their product. Parents need to be parents get a backbone. Stop whining and complaining and do your job.
Good for you Billy! As a parent I would love my child unconditionally. Whatever I feel about her performance would be addressed in private. I am quite sure he wanted to crawl into the biggest hole once he saw her but she is still his daughter and by no means would he love her any less, much less join the rest of the world in critizing her in public! No parent should do that! If you read the article and comprehend it, you can see he did not say it was outstanding, just that he will stand by his daughter.
As far as her performance, it was awful. Not because she twerked, but because she looked horrible doing it. I have nothing against twerking and dance how ever you do it. Now a days there are lots of different dances which I feel are all beautiful when done correctly. The problem with this one was that she downgraded herself because it was horrendous. Unfortunately, though she can sing she cant dance and basically that pretty much tore her up. She does not have a bodacious body and she wore an outfit and let the whole world know she does not have a bodacious body and that also tore her up.
Bottomline, if it were Beyonce, Rihanna and/or JLo doing – we would not be having this conversation!
You also are correct but I would not classify Hannah Montana in the same pig category as a little piece of garbage like Rihanna
Miley Cyrus is 20 years old and a legal adult who is not living in her father's home. Therefore, Billy has no legal control over her. As a parent, he probably feels he has to defend his daughter in public, and the best he can do in this case is to claim his unconditional love. I wonder how he really felt watching that performance, and I wonder what Miley's mother and siblings thought. My guess is that Miley herself didn't give it any thought. For her it was just par for the course, and that's the saddest thing about this performance.
ok – here's my take –
I'm not a prude by ANY means – I have done things that (being a mature adult and parent) would never divulge to my children until they are at least 18 years old, married, etc.
I think this girl has NO talent whatsoever and the way she acted in this venue is pretty pathetic –
I think her parents should have been a bit more involved in her upbringing and, ok, in a perfect world she would have asked for their opinions on what she wanted to present to the public.
If they had said Gee hun, that sounds great, then they should have been smacked in the head a few times.
Sadly bad publicity IS publicity and all of these so called stars benefit from it.
My children who are 16 and 13 laughed out loud at her performance, were slightly confused by it (as was I and I have had my share of "trips" in my youth...)
They realize she has no talent
Lady Gaga (whom they (nor myself) can't figure out as well) and others like Madona, etc at least have SOME sort of singing ability and as always, through the years flambouyant artists have made millions.
I do think that this girl needs guidance – her managers seem to think that this shock factor MINUS the talent is the way to go.
I don't think so and it seems we'll have another "star" having a breakdown at 25 years old, when if the proper guidance was given, there wouldn't be a breakdown/substance abuse issue, etc to deal with at all –
I mean really – most of us normal everyday shmoes have enough crap to deal with and it makes it tough to be sympathetic when these kids loose sight of realtiy so early in life.....
I agree, though I do think Billy tried for as long as he could to guide her. Hannah Montana was airing for quite some time. She is 20 years, there is only so much he can do. I highly doubt the way Miley has been behaving since her Hannah Montana days, that she has asked her dad what he thought of what she was about to do. That would go completely against what she wants to do which is life her life the way she wants not the way he would like her too.
As I said in my earlier post, had this been Beyonce, Rihanna, JLo or any star with far more talent than her in both singing, dancing and lets be real having a more bodacious body, we would probably be saying how awesome it turned out.
As much as I didnt understand the whole teddy bear thing – her ugliness and terrible dancing ability took away from whatever was going on in the background.
I know publicity is publicity no matter how you put it – but I do not think that she would have purposely put herself out there if she had really seen how horrendous she looked twerking and how appauling her outfit looked on her. I think her managers who whoever choreographed and dressed her should be fired!
She may be your "little girl" . . . But maybe you should start giving her a little good advice, if you haven't already!
Yep, Billy Ray, and you have done a really good job raising her. It shows!
She may always be your "little girl" but you don't have to accept or condone bad behavior. Be a parent, not her friend. Tell her you don't approve and tell her why. She doesn't live at home and makes her own money so you can't give her ultimatums but dang..... My daughter would NEVER pull something like this. She already knows it is the WRONG THING TO DO. That it would make her look like a used up piece of trash.
"Adding that he "can't wait to see her when she gets home,""
I've seen the naked photoshoot he did with her so I bet he can't wait to see her again after something this provocative.
She's still my little girl. I'll just try to block out the image of her rubbing her ass on a guy with her tongue hanging out in front of millions of people.
Geez Billy Ray, most dads try to protect their little girls from what you are promoting (and obviously trying to profit from).
Of course she is your "little" girl, but with the biggest tang I've ever seen..
Girls would act like this to become famous and rich, but how to justify a millionaire doing that I don't know.
Miley, Billy Ray, Justin. Darwinism personified.
Of course you love your daughter-you should. But gee Billy, knowing how popular culture eats up children and spits them out, why subject her to it in the first place. I know it all seemed so innocent at the time.
Silly people should not be breeding.
CNN just can't let the story go, the editor must be massaging their tool to the video daily or something.
My eyes need to have Valtrex rubbed on them! Viley Virus, Viley Virus, Viley Virus! I am pretty sure I got a STD from watching. Do they sell eye condoms?
It's sad that he's defending his "little girl's" behavior! She was utterly disgusting in her "performance!"
You people seem to forget that first and foremost, Miley Cyrus is a performer. This was a staged, choreographed performance. Thicke's wife watched many of the rehearsals, and she said she didn't see anything wrong with it. If you have watched the Blurred Lines video, you will realize that Thicke has WAY prettier women rubbing on him on a daily basis, I doubt he was thinking anything except getting his performance correct. She did not strip down and twerk at the mall. She was doing her job. Get over it.
1 The picture of Will Smith and his family was not even a picture of them watching Miley it was of them watching Gaga and it was taken midmotion. Several news organizations have already shown this.
2 Children should not be watching the VMA's that is why they are not on at 7 or 8 like the Grammy's but start at 9.
3 Her performance was not any worse then anything else that has been on the VMA's
4 The performance is the same thing as her Video for the song, Robin's video, but she was fully clothed and in his video they are naked, and the you tube videos of her "twerking" that everyone is all into and talking about and love. Did no one notice that all any talked about before the show was if she was going to do it or not?
5 She stole the show and got everyone talking about her new "album" Mission accomplished for her
6 Why is it so bad that she was fully covered but danced but Gaga walks around practically naked with a string shell bikini on and it was OK because she was Gaga? Kids can watch this but not Miley dance? I liked both performances myself but don't see that Mileys was any worse then hers.
On drugs? Got disease on icky white fungus tongue?
Sorry, Billy. She's not a little girl anymore. I think that was the whole point, and she'll probably tell you that herself.
I wonder who their publicist is and how much they pay? This is going perfectly for them. In the news all week and now Billy Ray is doing his part, perfectly timed to keep it in the news. Mom (or other relative) will be coming on soon enough to continue it. After that it will have to be an exclusive interview somewhere. Don't worry about the music, the PR is selling the brand.
Silence! You single-hit hillbilly.
no different than anyone else's " little girl" they all get into fads, because madonna was their idol, sadly its what passes for entertainment these days, 90 % of the artists are talentless to begin with.
Boy, you have got to be proud of her!!! Like seeing one of those kids with blue spike hair. I bet the parents are real proud of them too....
You guys need help.
Why don't you help them, Dan?
Is he talking about that tongue with a life support system attached?
I am 59 years old and have seen many daddys girls or mommys boys totally ruined because anything the kids did was fine and yes the parents loved the kids and gave them everything ..never disciplined them and those same parents are in their 50's and 60's now and terrified of their kids who they don't dare say no to and they torment the parents...and blame them for everything wrong in their lives....Good luck Billy cause she is only 20 now and your in for lots of fun ahead and your daughter has no self control or values....those kids are horrible to work with because they think only of themselves.
*you're
Amen Flo!!!!!
"your in for lots of fun" is actually "you're in for lots of fun". Why would someone with your writing skills would enjoy embarrassing themselves?
There has to be some standards when performing in public, as it is exposed to the young generation.
Young people have the tendency of imitating their favorite stars, and I don't think you will want your young children behaving like that in public. Certain things should be for adult viewing only. Just like bullying among the young which was always there, but now with UFC and young people watching that, the bullying with beatings has got worse. Some people wont agree with me, but hey the human mind does mysterious things.
It's called "Parental Involvement" Any parent who objected to her performance should have turned the channel, if they were watching with them. I know they can't be everywhere but, they set the standard in the home. But lets face it, they only show those acts because people are buying into them showing the acts. It's time society stands up and say's no more MTV, no more Kardashian clan, we will no longer watch trash t.v. Until then, just watch what they are doing.
Nobody is buying into that crap either
Bootylicious –> " twerking ever since 2001" to general acclaim
My only problem with what she did is that she's ugly. I don't need to see ugly people move like that. Gross.
Yeah, I can imagine what a hunk you must be.
I'd say Miley and her dad ought to be proud, nothing stirs envy and hate as much as success.
This is no longer about how she danced and what she wore on that VMAs stage, it's about justice. The unfairness of what's being done to her is mind boggling.
Your mind is obviously boggled.
maybe you and your wife oughtta unwrap yourselves from each other then, and go give your little girl some love and support. you're no better than a pimp, with the exception that most pimps don't sell out their own daughters.
have you apologized to chris rock yet? because after all, he was right: girls with daddy issues end up on the pole, and if miley doesn't have daddy issues, then i don't know who does.
To understand the frustration of all the "Tom"s out there you simply have to look at the percentage of women in love with Billy, or who at least find him handsome and talented 😉
Too much love can spoil your child.
Daddy the has-been makes a good living off his daughter.
Miley we are with you. What's going on with all the losers who suddenly find these moves unacceptable?
We losers have always found these moves unacceptable. Isn't the news filled with pretty crappy stuff everyday? Aren't there teenage suicides, rape, war, murder, hate stories everyday? Is the world getting better? Not really. Maybe us losers are hoping for something different. Maybe we want to see some decency and respect from
Celebs that get attention. We aren't suddenly finding this unacceptable. We are suddenly getting more and more bored and tired of people pushing the limits of decency.
James I think Sarah meant by losers the hypocrites, who applauded other singers that made the same moves like her, and appeared in underwear on stage.
The only DISTURBING FACTOR in this whole campaign is the viciousness with which she is singled out for some things the others did and were appreciated.
WHAT WE ARE SAYING IS WHY NOW? AND WHY DO THIS TO A 20 YEARS OLD?
She is a white victim.
Sorry Sarah, Who you call losers I call people with class. Look it up sometimes. Nice parenting skills there Billy R.
@"Loosers" – is class something like a disease you suddenly get when Miley sings, then you suddenly cure yourself when you see Rihanna (or others) on stage?
It looks like Miley is punished for "stealing" these moves, only looking younger and better?
Timberlake was pressured to say something critical about her but he didn't, on the contrary, like a smart guy he is, he looked at her performance in the VMAs context.
she's a tramp, not your fault. She is making her own decisions.
"can't wait to see her when she gets home," – If this equates to "Wait'll I get you home, young lady!!" then I'm for it.
Newsflash.....Dad she is not little anymore!!!!......Shes a freak ahhhhhh!!!
I am jealous. I never had unconditional love from my parents. Or from nobody for that matter.
DID OR DID SHE NOT POSE SEMINUDE WITH HER DAD?
At least Miley proved herself as a talent through long years of hard work, as opposed to other singers who climbed to fame because on such moves and stage costumes.
Miley never sat on a couch all day watching soaps
Dad to Dad : your daughter is bad news
well I'm sure when shes coked out and banged out daddy will still love her unconditionally.
That would be so unusual in Hollywood
Glad you are worried for Billy, because you know everything your kids are doing
HillBilly Ray hopes to make a comeback with his new song...Erky twerky heart.
LOL! Thank you!
Good for you! Spoken like a loving father should.
Maybe thats part of the problem.. "unconditional" love..
There should be some parental guidance.. He has been in show business a long long time..
I am sure he knows where this kind of thing can lead her..It seems he would not want her to sell her talent so cheaply.
She is rich and famous already.. The desperation of doing this, is more about attention.. Not about desperately trying to gain a career.
She needs a father who acts like one.. And I have yet to find a "father" who would approve of having his little girl do this in front of the world.
There is no desperation, just narrow minds and many racists.
I want spread shots.
I'm sure he is proud of his little twerker.
I'd be too, she showed some guts!
For real Bo?! She showed some guts? Yeah, cause at the vmas it takes guys to act like an idiot. You know what would take guts at that clown show? Being an actual talented and respectful human being.
Well, Justin Timberlake did the "D.ck in a Box", Michael Jackson kept touching his crotch on the stage, others make all kinds of promiscuous moves while singing. I haven't see any serious complain. And than this avalanche of reactions to her performance. Why? Do I like these moves? No. But why this random and exaggerated reaction? I never actually liked her music, but I am on her side. As a human being and as a mother. And I know several people who don't agree with this style in general (we've seen it before), but we're disgusted this circus; by society's suddenly finding their sense of right and wrong and attacking such a young one.
I'am sick and tired of the whining parents who try to held her prisoner to the Hannah Montana./Disney image their kids had of her. She has a right to live her life and express herself as she pleases. This is VMA people! Young kids should not watch it!!
And I'm sick of double standards. If she had meat shaking on her while dancing and her name was Beyonce, just because her hood culture accepts and loooves her it would have been ok. But because she is white and skinny, And the Smith family had their jaws drooping to the floor, it is not ok.
I found the twerking disgusting all these years, when bigger singers like Rihanna and Beyonce, would show up in glittery underwear, with an utter lack of class, among other singers' elegant tuxedos and gowns. I wouldn't have liked Miley's dance, but I would have find her moves a bit less disgusting because her body is toned and elegant. But I am downright supporting her because of all the circus people created, especially the blacks I've heard in the entertaining industry, who were so vocal about it!!!
"But because she is white and skinny, And the Smith family had their jaws drooping to the floor, it is not ok."
You obviously have something against black people, but that is besides the point. The pics of Will Smith and his family were not taken during Miley's erotic strip show, it was during Lady Gaga's performance. By now, everyone knew that. Let me guess, you are going to say something about Trayvon Martin and Obama in your reply? Yeah, yeah, yeah, we are the victims now and all black people are the racists. The world is coming to an end, wah wah wah!
The Blacks. Who are the Blacks? A family of four in middle America? What a piece of work. Only Blacks criticized her performance? You're kidding right? FYI, the Smiths were not making those expressions during Miley's disgusting performance. It's already been clarified that their picture is during Gaga's performance. People are criticizing Miley because she looked desperate, cheap, amateurish and downright pitiful. It's not that she has no talent. It's that she's so screwed up that she's wasting her talent. Please give me and the Blacks a break.
I totally agree about the double standards. If you twerk and are Beyonce you are invited to sing for the president, I can't remember which one though, ours or Cuba's.
Mmmmmmmm, Bootylicious!
Good for you, Billy Ray. A good parent should love his child unconditionally, even when they do stupid, immature things. Criticism and disapointment at their behavior should be kept private, while making it clear that even though you may not like what they did, you won't stop loving them.
A lot of people do stupid things when they are trying to find their way from childhood to the adult world. Unfortunately for Miley, hers will follow her because she is so well known.
STUPID. That is how kids get screwed up in the first place. If you love your kid you tell them what is good and bad.
He stands up for her because she is unfairly atacked and held to double standards. As a father I approve him.
This is nothing new. She pole danced on stage once as a teenager.
Oh my, and she cut her hair short and asymmetric. Go take you pill.
I feel really sorry for her.
Why does a woman have to degrade herself to be "cutting edge"?
Because she wants to. Back off and find something better to complain about. You HAVE seen worse and probably never said a word before. Hypocrites.
Men like it that way
"She's still my little girl and I'm still her Dad regardless how this circus we call show business plays out," he said. "I love her unconditionally and that will never change." My dog feels the same way about me. Billy Ray, you dog. you!
To understand the frustration of all the "Tom"s out there you simply have to look at the percentage of women out there in love with Billy, or who at least find him handsome and talented 😉
Miley looked like Justin Bieber on meth.
Agree with James, we oppose this have always found these moves unacceptable. Isn't the news filled with pretty crappy stuff everyday? Aren't there teenage suicides, rape, war, murder, hate stories everyday? Is the world getting better? Not really. Maybe us losers are hoping for something different. Maybe we want to see some decency and respect from Celebs that get attention. We aren't suddenly finding this unacceptable. We are suddenly getting more and more bored and tired of people pushing the limits of decency.
So many of the comments on here are so ironically unaware comment. You're upset that she essentially objectified herself through the dancing, but have no problem objectifying her yourself, and calling her "nothing but a trash for cash porn queen" or a "disgusting tramp"? Surely you realize that devaluing anyone this way is as big a problem as the performance is? That is, if we're talking about the downfall of morality? (Note: I initially tried to post this as a reply to "Hello" but had issues; sorry if it reposts):
Dude seriously you're rambling...
Exactly. But do not expect THIS bunch to be reasonable or admit EVER being anything other than the hypocrites they are.
Personally I found the rubber granny panties a little weird, especially since the girl moves like one of the guys from Devo. Miley has graduated though, no more rednecks for her, she is now officially a thug toy.
hey, check honey boo boo miley whatever, pay no attention to MLK or the bombing of Syria.
the USA is being overrun with corporates toadies
so happy to be in a 'safe' zone for now
Your daughter needs help billy boy,she is a disgusting tramp!
And you are a big mamma....
Gosh, and I thought she was just a normal kid having some fun. Go figure.
You are sick reviewer,and I hopemumhave a daughter,that behaves like that
I don't like what she done bc i have a girl and would never want her to act like that...but she got what she wanted EVERYONE talking about her. Im sure many years from now she will look back and say what the hell i was thinking but right now good or bad comments she living it up. shes 20 still just a baby that brain of hers is still not done growing!!!!!!
If she did twerking that in front of a primate in the rain forest, she would have been mounted and pounded.
Believe it or not, though, those surrounding her were not apes or chimps, and she was not in a zoo. This is humanity, like it or not. And like it or not, she was unlikely to be jumped or humped. She was simply dancing. Get over it.
I think Billy Ray is Hot I am in love now...He can be in my dreams any time he wants to...and Miley Cyrus can twerk all she want any where she want to do so...
twerking is the new thing every girl and women in America is doing it...on tv the new channels or every where else what is the fuss all about?????really????? Just like when dirty dancing came out on the 80's every one thought it was cool...I don't mind if my daughteris twerking a bit,,,specially if she does it for her husband...
um...okay, but this chick took the twerking to a perverted level, and lets not forget her masturbating on stage, in front of kids...now had that been one of us, we would be in jail!
would u want your daughter twerking on some dudes jock in front of all america?....and playing with herself in front of millions of people.......lol..whatever lady!
Virginia I'm with you. This is a circus artificially created by the media, and I will not be their sucker.
besides, why were these moves good for a guy (Michael Jackson was way ahead of his time with crotch grabbing, and people were ecstatic).
You have a garbage can but you don't bring it into the living room to stare at. You can find garbage if you look for it. You can fill yourself up with it too & pretty soon you become accustomed to it & then you justify it.
Don't twerk my heart, my twerky jerky heart.
I think Billy Ray Cyrus is HOT, and i am proud of his daughters performance...it takes some courage to perform that way in public...
nothing that hasn't being done before though, this is normal on TV, Cable and other TV shows...I've seen worse many years before this...and i am sure it won't be the lost show that bring on controversy in the future...
You're sick.
Lol
Sorry Virginia, you have to get in line...
"Smarterest Human" you are sicker if you don't like Billy.
We raise our children one way in hopes they will be better than that, but like my daughter said she wants to be seen as an adult now. I just think she could of gone about it in a different way. I am sure she saw her dad make a clean break in his career without using a foam finger to tell everyone he was an adult now.
She is now a perfect example of what is WRONG with America...She is now nothing but a trash for cash porn queen.
I wondered when watching her... porn show... when she was going to ..go all the way.. she sure looked like she really wanted IT... I wonder what stopper her.... she seems to have no morals or limits... I guess that was the message she was selling... Look Daddy... I an your hoe baby... want to ride me too?
agree
You are so full of yourself, it stinks, bahahahahaha
And you were sitting at home playing with yourself the entire time. Hypocrite.
....a desperate cry for attention related to her disturbed childhood and parents- Freud.
The other performers at the show must be p-o'd. Miley's performance is the only one people are talking about.
I thought Lady Gaga did a terrific opening performance, but hers got lost in the attention Cyrus got.
Miley made a brilliant move, I loved it!
She must be looking for a career in the porn business. Seems that would be the only place she will ever get to work from now on. She is very trashy... Someday if she does breed.. I hope not.. her poor kid/s will also have to deal with the embarrassment of having a mother from the gutter.
What a bitter, frustrated creature you must be! Miley and Ray are superb creatures, talented and with divine blue eyes.
every fking day your in accounts.
At jujubeans ...thats exactly why she should be clean cut...so she WOULD be OVER already...
This just shows you where this country & world is ... the Bible says in the last days ... people won't blush ... if she were my daughter I would still love her but be ashamed of what she has become..Billy Ray needs a reality check also. She is selling her soul out for the almighty $$$.... and Justin Timberlake is no different ... he "expects" things like this to happen REALLY ????
Oh please. There have been people saying we are in the end days since before Jesus was born. Hasn't happened yet, and is unlikely to happen any time soon. Get on with your life.
SHUT THE H3ll UP
Miley = Desperate for fame, Void of self respect, Poor decision making skills, Marginal talent, Embarrassing example of "entertainment." Misguided....
We the American people, must be the easiest to be manipulated by the media into what to think. Tomorrow if it's another singer it will be ok again.
I haven't heard otherwise so I can only assume Sarah Palin continues to waste oxygen. *sigh*
Yes, you are a twit!
I don't think anybody on the internet finds you particularly bright or interesting in anyway...starting with that disgusting screen name you gave yourself several yrs. ago when Sarah revealed she had a Down Syndrome child. You weren't even the first to do it...but you are certainly the last one to catch on that nobody, nobody at all cares about your Palin rantings all these years later. I've replied to you before and 'suggested' you change your screen name, considering the meaning behind it...but here you are again, with the same tired 'ol act. So as 'Kenman' said to you, "you are (definitely) the twit"
its a shame that she was an idol for many children who watched the Disney channel and now look what it has done to her, really a shame she has to stoop so low to be know.
Hey, she's trying to cultivate a bad girl image so she can make the big bucks. If she'd tried to stay a clean cut Hannah Montana her whole career, it would be over already.
It's not her fault your kids had chosen her as an idol. I'm glad she shakes the little creepers off of her. Kids should have scientists as idols not entertainers.