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Miley Cyrus has released her latest music video for new single "Adore You" and, while she keeps some clothes on this time, its clearly still designed to shock.
The video features the former Disney star writhing around in skimpy underwear between white bed sheets, rubbing her body, squeezing her breasts and biting her lips suggestively, before slipping her hand into her knickers - all while filming herself.
In a nod to her "creepy sexy baby" outfit at the now notorious MTV Video Music Awards in August [Miley's words to US music magazine Rolling Stone ], she is also seen sucking her thumb provocatively and, later, singing in a bathtub.
A screenshot from 'Adore You' showing Miley in between her bed sheets Of course, it would not be a Miley video without her sticking out that famous tongue, so viewers get some of that too.
The "We Can't Stop" singer posted a teaser clip on Instagram earlier this week but was left angered when the "Adore You" video appeared online in full, prior to its planned Boxing Day release.
"'We all know Smilers [her fan base] would break another record if it wasn't for the f*** face who leaked my video," the singer tweeted to more than 16 million followers.
Show all 15 1 /15Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley's tongue becomes an icon in itself Think of Miley Cyrus and her tongue will likely be sticking out. The pop star told journalist Barbara Walters that her trademark pose came about because she 'gets embarrassed', which is interesting considering the rest of the images in this gallery. 'I don't know how to smile, and just be awkward, so I stick my tongue out, because I don't know what else to do,' she said. Twerk?
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley dresses as a teddy bear and is anything but cute A long way from her Hannah Montana Disney days, Miley Cyrus performed at the MTV Video Music Awards in August dressed in a teddy bear onesie. She described the outfit to Rolling Stone as her 'creepy sexy baby' look. Because 'baby' and 'sexy' aren't oxymorons at all Miley...
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley twerks with Robin Thicke It was the performance of the year, whichever way you look at it. Thicke invited Miley to duet with him on his 'rapey' hit 'Blurred Lines' and she accepted his invitation with relish. Cue nude latex bikini, simulated sex actions and of course, that now notorious twerk.
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley gets 'sexy' all wrong When confronted by the sight of Miley Cyrus's gyrating backside at the MTV awards, many of us felt a deep confusion. Was this just terrible dancing? An example of racist appropriation? Or a major setback for feminism? Or could it have been...all three?
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley splits from Chris Hemsworth The 'We Can't Stop' singer broke up with actor Hemsworth shortly after that VMAs debaucle. He wasn't impressed with her recent antics, apparently. Strange.
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley gets hated on by David Cameron David Cameron wasn't best pleased with Miley Cyrus after her twerking performance. The prime minister called her a 'bad example' and a 'bad role model'. 'I haven’t discussed twerking with Nancy [his daughter] yet, because I don’t think she has seen the video,' he told The Sun.
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley declares herself 'one of the biggest feminists in the world' The 21-year-old told Cosmopolitan: I’m a feminist in the way that I’m really empowering to women. I’m loud and funny, and not typically beautiful. I don’t actually walk around all day twerking with my tongue out dressed as a teddy bear.' She doesn't? Oh.
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley feuds with Sinead O'Connor All the 'Nothing Compares 2 U' singer was doing was looking out for Miley, warning her that the music industry will make a 'prostitute' of her, but the young'un took exception. Angered by the criticism of her media presentation, Miley posted a series of Sinead's old tweets about needing to find a psychiatrist. Mocking mental health? Really not cool.
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Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley licks a sledgehammer In her 'Wrecking Ball' video, Miley opted to appear naked, swinging on said ball, while licking a sledgehammer provocatively in another memorable scene. Unsurprisingly, the video rapidly went viral.
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley's 'Wrecking Ball' swing is parodied A bearded, nude, slightly overweight man threatened to out-viral the singer with an alarming parody of her video. Steve Kardynal used Chatroulette, the forum that randomly connects users with live webcams, to horrify viewers with his naked take on Miley's salacious original. The clip scored nine million hits in one day.
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley twerks with a dwarf During her performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2013, Miley traded Robin Thicke for a black latex-clad dwarf named 'Little Britney'. The dancer spanked Miley, who groped her breasts in return. Different.
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley smokes a joint on-stage While accepting her Best Video award for 'Wrecking Ball' at the same awards, Miley dug out a joint from her handbag and said, 'I couldn’t fit this award in my purse but I did find this, before flicking a lighter and smoking it.
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley twerks with Santa Claus The singer twerked with a Santa Claus and pulled a candy cane microphone from between his legs at KIIS FM's Jingle Ball in Los Angeles in early December. Then, just before Christmas, Miley tweeted a picture to her fans showing her wearing a Rudolph nose. The caption read "merry christmas #hoehoehoe".
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley Cyrus writhes in bed sheets and simulates masturbation The pop star's latest music video for 'Adore You' shows her writhing around in skimpy underwear, rubbing her body, squeezing her breasts and biting her lips suggestively, before slipping her hand into her knickers - all while filming herself. So not quite naked again then, but close.
Miley Cyrus' 2013 shockers Miley successfully sheds her Hannah Montana image This is Miley Cyrus? Yes. Are you kidding? Nope. The pop star has been desperately trying to shed her squeaky-clean Disney image all year. But have her efforts gone too far now?
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Miley has hit the headlines multiple times throughout 2013, with her VMAs performance of "Blurred Lines" with Robin Thicke kickstarting her penchant for controversial appearances.
The 21-year-old donned a nude latex bikini, grabbed a foam finger from a fan and proceeded to simulate a sex action while twerking against Thicke. It was a performance that had everybody talking - exactly what she wanted .
Other notable 'Miley moments' included her smoking a joint on-stage while picking up an award at the European VMAs in Amsterdam, twerking with a black latex-clad dwarf and, memorably, that naked-swinging, hammer-licking "Wrecking Ball" music video in September.
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