Oh. Miley. God. The former child star went into overdrive on Sunday trying to kill off her Disney millstone, Hannah Montana, at the MTV Video Music Awards.
It was enough to drive the online conversation mad for most of the evening and well into today, as Time magazine points out, with its analysis of why many, many people will be talking about this little performance for some time to come.
Those reasons include, for the uninitiated, Miley's near-naked performance (dancing in a nude bikini), the audience reaction (a viral image of Will Smith and family watching her performance aghast did the rounds yesterday, although it later turned out they were actually looking at Lady Gaga's set) and debates around what is and isn't appropriate on and off stage from a 20 year old are pouring in. A 20 year-old that used to be a Disney starlet.
Will Smith and family's seemingly stunned reactions to Miley Cyrus' performance - but they were actually looking at Lady Gaga.
It was enough to drive the online conversation mad for most of the evening and well into today, as Time magazine points out, with its analysis of why many, many people will be talking about this little performance for some time to come.
Those reasons include, for the uninitiated, Miley's near-naked performance (dancing in a nude bikini), the audience reaction (a viral image of Will Smith and family watching her performance aghast did the rounds yesterday, although it later turned out they were actually looking at Lady Gaga's set) and debates around what is and isn't appropriate on and off stage from a 20 year old are pouring in. A 20 year-old that used to be a Disney starlet.
Will Smith and family's seemingly stunned reactions to Miley Cyrus' performance - but they were actually looking at Lady Gaga.