In a powerful statement on Twitter, Cyrus explained that regardless of what a woman is wearing or doing, it is never acceptable to touch her without consent.
“She can be wearing what she wants. She can be a virgin. She can be sleeping with 5 different people. She can be with her husband. She can be with her girlfriend. She can be naked. She CAN’T be grabbed without her consent,”she tweeted.
Cyrus also added the hashtag “#DontF—WithMyFreedom” — a reference to one of the lyrics in her new song “Mother’s Daughter.”
Along with the message, Cyrus attached a clip fromInside Editionof a reporter speaking about the scary incident. The video also featured a segment fromThe Talk,where the hosts discussed how Cyrus’ personal space should not have been violated.
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Footage of Cyrus coming into contact with the aggressive fanfirst surfaced on Twitterover the weekend.
The fan encounter comes less than a week after Cyrus released her new EP,She Is Coming, on Friday.
The EP contains six songs from her upcoming seventh studio album, “She Is Miley Cyrus,” and features guest vocals fromRuPaul. Two more EPs,She Is HereandShe Is Everything, containing the remaining 12 songs will be released at a later date.
In one of her new tracks called “Unholy,” Cyrus sings aboutbeing tired of “people calling me obscene”and even says, “You hate me, you love me, you just wanna touch me / I’m only trying to get some peace.”
The singer will also make her way back to television in Netflix anthologyBlack Mirrorin the episode “Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too,” one of only three episodesin the new season, which drops on Wednesday.
source: people.com
