Miley Cyrus Slams 2020 MTV VMA Director For Alleged Sexist Comment

Miley Cyrus is taking a stance against a 2020 MTV VMA production director, who allegedly made sexist comments about her performance.

During her appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the pop star, who performed her new single, "Midnight Sky," at the ceremony on Sunday (August 30), spoke out about the incident, admitting that it would have never happened to Travis Scott or Adam Levine. “I was just asking some questions, not even on some diva sh*t," the pop star recounted. "I wanted the lights to be turned off and then the lighting of the room to just be lighting me. So no key light, no beauty light. The beauty light is always used on women and I said, 'Turn the f*cking lights off.' You wouldn't tell Travis Scott or Adam Levine that he couldn't turn the beauty light off! I wanted this red lighting."

Cyrus went on to admit that the production agreed, but something went awry with her bracelets, prompting the sexist comment. "They said, ‘Okay, okay, we’ll just do the same thing that we would do with the guys,’ because that’s what I want," she explained. "And then something that I was doing…my bracelets kept getting caught in all of this sh*t and they said, ‘You want to be treated like a guy and look like a guy, we wouldn't be dealing with this if a guy was doing it.'"

As for her response, the chart-topper hit back, saying, "‘Well, a guy wouldn't be doing this because a guy doesn't sell your show with sex the way that I'm going to." She also told the production team that she was "aware" that that's why she was asked to perform at the ceremony. After being in the business for so long, Cyrus reflected on some of the similar conversations she's had with directors in the past. "I've had these conversations with the directors talking to me. It's a ridiculous conversation and also embarrassing," she continued.

In addition to the incident, the team behind the show allegedly asked the star how long her glam team would take for the day of show. "I don't lose my kindness, but I also don't become a [door]mat," she declared. "I am firm about what I want."

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