Justin Timberlake Defends Miley Cyrus' Raunchy VMA Performance

While most viewers are still slamming Miley Cyrus' raunchy performance on the MTV Video Music Awards, Justin Timberlake claims he wasn not shocked by it and thought it was Miley's way of letting everyone know she has grown up.


"It's the VMAs, what did you guys expect? I like Miley, I like her a lot," Justin stated during a radio interview with Fresh 102.7.

"She's young, she's letting everyone know she's grown up. It's the VMAs. It's not like she did it at the Grammys," Justin was quoted as saying.


Miley was blasted by viewers - including Kelly Clarkson! - after gyrating, thrusting, twerking and grinding all over Robin Thicke while putting her tongue out during her controversial performance.

"My favorite part of the Miley Cyrus performance is the Smith family reaction," Justin revealed in the interview, referring to a still shot that went viral of Will Smith and his children, Willow and Jaden, with their mouths wide open that was said to be reaction to the former Disney star's  performance, but was basically reaction to Lady Gaga's performance.

"I was late to the game on that. I was just shown that this morning, so it's fresh in my mind," Justin continued, adding: "This is not an uncommon thing. I actually thought all the bears were really cool!"


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