Miley Cyrus has opened up about the regret she feels over her public falling out with Sinéad O’Connor.
The spat began in 2013 after Miley released her music video for Wrecking Ball.
The former Disney actor said she was inspired by Sinéad’s Nothing Compares 2 U music video.
However, Sinéad, who sadly passed away in 2023, wrote an open letter to the singer sharing her displeasure with the video.
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“I am extremely concerned for you that those around you have led you to believe, or encouraged you in your own belief, that it is in any way “cool” to be naked and licking sledgehammers in your videos,” Sinéad’s letter said.
“They will prostitute you for all you are worth, and cleverly make you think it’s what YOU wanted … and when you end up in rehab as a result of being prostituted, ‘they’ will be sunning themselves on their yachts in Antigua, which they bought by selling your body and you will find yourself very alone.”
Miley took to social media to hit back at the Irish woman, telling her to seek psychological help.
Miley has now reflected on the moment, telling The New York Times: “I responded in a way that I would never as an adult, but that was also an adult talking to a young person.”
She went on to say that she had a different experience with the music industry as she grew up with her father Billy Ray Cyrus and godmother Dolly Parton.
“I would say that feels like her experience being reflected on to me, but that’s not my experience. My experience was not that the music industry didn’t care about me,” she shared.
“It’s really hard to train yourself to know what to expect, everything that fame can bring, but I already had the handbook because they did the same thing to my dad and to Dolly.
“I understand the business I’m in, I’m in the record business. When I sign a contract, they’re buying records that they wish to sell, so I understand that I am setting myself up to become merchandise. I’ve committed to them that I want to not only bring success for myself but also to them. So I understand the music industry.”
