September 18th, 2013
09:37 AM ET
Miley's 'Wrecking Ball' wrecks Michigan college statueMiley Cyrus might've torn down more than a few walls with her "Wrecking Ball" video. The 20-year-old pop star has been accused of many things in recent weeks - including scarring the minds of children with her August performance at the MTV Video Music Awards - but she's now being fingered as helping to remove a landmark from a Michigan college campus.
According to CNN affiliate WZZM, Grand Valley State University has decided to remove a giant pendulum sculpture on its main campus after some students tried to re-create Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" music video. In case you somehow missed it, the pop star spends part of the top-viewed video riding a wrecking ball in the nude (she does have shoes on, though). The sculpture was installed in 1995, and it's not uncommon for students to climb on it, WZZM reports. But lately, "several students climbed on the ball naked" in presumed attempts at copying Cyrus' video. But it sounds like it might not be gone forever - the university's associate vice president of facilities services told WZZM that the ball was taken down "so its structural integrity could be examined." "We've been reviewing this over the last couple of weeks, trying to decide whether we really need to look at structural integrity of the installation," the VP said. "We decided to have the ball removed and put into storage for now." Some GVSU students are protesting the sculpture's removal, and gathered Tuesday night with chants of "Wrecking Ball!"
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If only Miley Cyrus could be placed in storage.
How do kids get into college being Miley Cyrus fans? I mean, aren't they supposed to be of "above average" intelligence? Their taste in music says other wise.
With a screen name like "Amboy Duke" you certainly have no room to criticize the musical tastes of others!
Ted is an "OK" guitar player, but he really sucks as a songwriter! Even Miley writes better songs than Ted Nugent!
Miley always looks so unhappy.
Did you see the part of the article where it says she got fingered,lol
that's as far as it goes with Miley–12 years now right?
Achy Breachy heart no 1 for months
No matter what people think about why she did it, her song is now on the top of the charts and she is laughing all the way to the bank. That one #1 single will keep her rich for a very long time so get over it.
She is taking advantage of her success and marketing her way to the top! its a business and she is an amazing marketer of her image..... look at blondie... joan jet...madonna.... britney ... kristina.... they all went down this same road and they came out the other side very wealthy....... congrats on her success!
She went from cute, amazing and talented, to "Just another Madona Wannabe"
Hollywood cut and paste personality.
Trash in, trash out
When was she ever "amazing" or "talented"?
Hilarious
Gee Miley are you happy with what an awful example you are to young girls. You made history alright, but not the good kind. In trying to get rid of your good girl image you've gone to the other extreme and come off as a raunchy pig.
The good girl image that you seem to cherish was a Disney product. Even now, her image is determined by hired professionals. Who knows what the real Miley is like, though judging by her recent interviews, it's much closer to her current image than her Disney one.
What's up with the cross-eyed crazy look on the CD cover?!? Miley actually looked at that and thought it was attractive?
Couldn't we just put Cyrus,thicke and all those people at MTV on a plane to russsia,they can stay with snowden,I dont know which of them has caused the most damage to america.
YAY A fellow anti-Thicke person!!! I thought I was the only one!!
Sounds like they had other reasons to remove it. CNN just trying to Make Miley the no.1 entertainment story again. Come back when she's on crack or a lesbian, this isn't controversy.