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Miley Cyrus appears to have hit back after facing serious heat over ‘ignoring’ fans at a meet and greet, instead chatting to Naomi Campbell.
The duo were in London for the launch of Miley’s album film Something Beautiful, having collaborated on new single, Every Girl You’ve Ever Loved.
Eager fans waited in line for the chance to meet the Flowers hitmaker and the legendary supermodel — but that excitement didn’t last long.
Those who had queued for hours at the Rough Trade store were left disappointed and many felt the duo had ‘ignored’ them.
As seen on Naomi’s own live stream, Miley, 32, and the 55-year-old star chatted away at the table. They said hi as a fan approached them but returned to their conversation while she quietly stood in front of them.
After being prompted by the fan, Miley said ‘nice to meet you’ and signed the vinyl as someone behind the camera said ‘right behind you gorge[ous]’ and the trio awkwardly posed for a picture.
Now Miley has posted on social media, seemingly responding to the backlash, and giving an explanation to the footage.
‘Our vinyl was originally set to drop a week later, but since we were both in London @roughtradeeast made it happen day of,’ she began on Instagram.
‘I wanted to gift my Smilers an exclusive experience & unreleased vinyl to thank you for the love you’ve shown me in the UK over the years.
‘I saw so many familiar faces & met some sweet new ones. The record store requested no photos due to the unexpected last minute turn out but we knew the night needed to be captured.
‘Thank you @vijatm for snapping those in the moment shots. To everyone who came out to celebrate our single, we love you.’
Miley initially posted on Instagram that she ‘adored’ meeting the fans and thanking them for attending the signing.
She opened her post by praising Naomi for making her laugh, thanking her for coming and adding: ‘I’ll miss you until we reunite. Love you forever.’
The Climb icon was torn apart in the comments by disgruntled fans, blasting her for not ‘reading the room’.
‘Sorry to everyone who went and got a photo with them talking to one another,’ commented leannems, which racked up almost 2,000 likes.
‘The way you ignored your fans lol,’ said emmanvelsoto as danttttas added: ‘girl, i mean, READ THE ROOM.’
‘Girl you were very rude to your fans at this signing,’ slammed blackmagicblues while andresilvaf said: ‘Treat your fans better next time.’
‘Absolutely shocking behaviour of you pair on the signing… These are your fans Miley, they can quickly change their minds,’ warned gregggless.
Some did defend Miley, with X account The Miley Cyrus HQ writing: ‘With the whole Naomi x Miley incident all I can say is…
‘She paid for ALL the vinyls. Her Instagram only said “signed vinyl” and she literally was there. That’s a bonus. She did NOT have to be there. It was one interaction out of a 100. That’s a 1 % “error”. TLDR: stfu.’
Miley has a long history of being interactive with her fans as well as plenty of philanthropic work supporting homeless people and LGBTQ+ youth.
However, this film release has already faced some backlash as fans thought they were paying $800 for a concert – not a film premiere.
At New York’s Beacon Theatre on June 6, the hour-long film debuted but complaints emerged claiming they’d been misled into believing the premiere would feature a live performance.
The Wrecking Ball hitmaker did launch into a cappella rendition of The Climb (from her Hannah Montana days) in response.
Miley and Naomi have not addressed the controversy, with the Angels Like You singer posting multiple Instagrams in the wake of the meet and greet.
She penned: ‘Getting lost in London… dancing with you all to the music was heaven. I’ve never experienced the film like this before.’
In a subtle response, she posted plenty of pictures of fans having a good time at her intimate gig, with one snap showing her taking a selfie with someone in the crowd.
Metro has reached out to Miley’s and Naomi’s teams for comment.
This article was originally published on June 23.
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