Oh, young Hollywood!

Oh, Young Hollywood!

Miley Cyrus, her tongue, and twerk—didn’t we see these coming? Hollywood has been infamous for publicity stunts, anyway

Former Disney teen star Miley Cyrus was right when she said in her song, she “can’t be tamed”.

 Her recent stint in the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) drew worldwide flaks from netizens who said they were “disgusted” and “personally violated” after Cyrus was seen grinding and twerking (booty-shaking) singer Robert Thicke.

Many were surprised. But didn’t we see this coming?

Some Hollywood A-listers, starlets, and former Disney child stars have always been known for over-the-top performances and outrageous outfits. Their O.A. stints—done tastefully or otherwise—are answers to drive public attention, perhaps because of a waning star factor or as a surprise self-reinvention stint.  

In fact, despite her winless stint in the VMA, Cyrus seemed to be delighted with the attention she has been getting.  She said on her Twitter account (@MileyCyrus):

“Smilers! My VMA performance had 306.000 tweets per minute. That’s more than the blackout or Superbowl! #fact.”

You know what they say bad publicity is still publicity. 

'Twerk' is one of the newest word in the Oxford Dictionary (photo from MTV)

Actually, VMAs, MTV Movie Awards (MMAs), and other award shows have been notorious for some orchestrated and spontaneous stints aside from Miley and her perennial tongue sticking. Here are some of the most memorable Hollywood stunts and crazy ensemble worth remembering—or not? Seriously, what were they thinking?

2001 Britney Spears was feeling Superwoman when she wore her underwear outside her pants. The ridiculous outfit was part of her self-reinvention from a teenybopper to a bombshell. She even had a live snake on her shoulders during her “I’m a Slave 4 U” performance in VMA.

2003 Ten years ago have passed since pop singer Britney Spears and the Queen of Reinvention herself, Madonna, was caught in a lip-locked moment after their performance with Christina Aguilera. The lesbian kiss was definitely a shocker!

2009 Remember when Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift during her acceptance award for Best Female Video, saying that Beyonce should have bagged the award instead? Yes, we were just as shocked as Taylor.

2009 Meanwhile, in MMA, Rapper Eminem was reported to have walked out of the event after Sasha Cohen Baron strutted his butt-cheeks on Eminem’s face. Aghast as the audience was, however, the incident was staged, reports said.

2010 Was Lady Gaga a PETA poster-girl when she decided to wear an all-meat ensemble to receive her VMA recognitions? Nobody knew. But one thing’s for sure, this was definitely one of the weirdest stunts she’s ever done.

2012 Singers Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, and Gaga were among the worst dressed celebrities. Their crazy outfits all scream for attention!

It’s a “cray-cray” Hollywood after all where we are always in for a surprise.