Never let it be said that Miley Cyrus worried about what anyone else thought of her antics. One day after it was announced that Vogue had dropped her from their December 2013 cover, Cyrus on Monday released (via YouTube, embedded) the racy new video for "Wrecking Ball," which is the second single from her upcoming "Bangerz" album.
To be honest, viewers might have been "seduced" into thinking she had returned to softer ways, as the video began with a close-up of her face with a tear streaming from her right eye. That's only until Cyrus returns to her provocative self, wearing a cut-off white tank top and panties with maroon-laced boots and holding a sledgehammer.
She even goes so far as to lick the end of said sledgehammer in an obviously erotic way. She is nude in the video, although viewers would be hard-pressed to discover -- er, nipple or otherwise uncoverage.
With regard to the Vogue cover, Vogue editor Anna Wintour was taken aback by Cyrus' VMAs performance. One source said:
Anna found the whole thing distasteful. She decided, based on Miley's performance, to take the cover in a different direction.
Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" video was directed by fashion photographer Terry Richardson.
