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Miley Cyrus Twerked, Now She Explains Why
In a strange, strange mash-up of pop cultural phenomenons, Miley Cyrus recently posted a twerking video to her Facebook page. She's also dressed up as a unicorn in the clip, but that's kind of neither here nor there. The point is, what is a former Disney princess doing popping her booty and displaying it publicly?
Fortunately, the pixie-haired singer took to the Ryan Seacrest Show recently to explain why she did what she did. Scroll ahead to about 0:56:
So...does Miley Cyrus do anything and post it to her Facebook page spontaneously, without the blessing of her publicist? We'll probably never know. But we do stand behind her decision to make twerking a part of her image. In a fucking unicorn costume.
Previously: Video: Miley Cyrus Works It In A Unicorn Onesie
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