Miley Cyrus outraged parents of her young fans last week by dancing around a pole at the Teen Choice Awards. Cyrus, 16, held on to the pole, part of a prop ice cream cart, for 30 seconds, in a performance likened to a stripper’s in part because she was wearing very short shorts. “That’s how Britney took off,” said Us Weekly senior editor Ian Drew. “She was the good girl gone bad, and it looks to be working for Miley, as well.”
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
How China uses 'dark fleets' to circumvent trade sanctionsThe Explainer The fleets are used to smuggle goods like oil and fish
-
Cracks appear in MAGA's pro-Israel frontIN THE SPOTLIGHT As the world watches a humanitarian crisis unfold across Gaza, some of Israel's most staunchly conservative defenders have begun speaking out against its actions in the occupied territories
-
5 cultural trails to traverse by carThe Week Recommends Leave the hiking shoes at home
