7. Miley Cyrus vs. Sinead O’Connor
It all started when Miley Cyrus told Rolling Stone magazine that Sinead O’Connor‘s emotional video for “Nothing Compares 2 U” inspired her own video for “Wrecking Ball”. Instead of being flattered, O’Connor wrote Cyrus an open letter urging Miley to think twice about the image she was portraying. “Nothing but harm will come in the long run, from allowing yourself to be exploited,” O’Connor wrote, “and it is absolutely NOT in ANY way an empowerment of yourself or any other young women, for you to send across the message that you are to be valued (even by you) more for your sexual appeal than your obvious talent.”
Miley responded by referring back to Sinead’s past mental health problems, especially the SNLappearance where she ripped a photo of the Pope in half. O’Connor went on to write Cyrus at least four more open letters, which Miley ignored. Sorry, Sinead, Miley clearly isn’t interested in your advice, but she did take some heat for mocking mental illness openly.
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