Miley Cyrus is facing serious heat over ‘ignoring’ fans at a meet and greet, instead chatting to Naomi Campbell.
The duo were in London for the launch of Miley’s album film Something Beautiful, having collaborated on new single, Every Girl You’ve Ever Loved.
Eager fans waited in line for the chance to meet the Flowers hitmaker and the legendary supermodel — but that excitement didn’t last long.
Those who had queued for hours at the Rough Trade store were left disappointed and many felt the duo had ‘ignored’ them.
As seen in various clips on social media, Miley, 32, and Naomi, 55, chatted away at the table, barely pausing their conversation as fans approached.
The air was uncomfortable as the singer and model awkwardly took pictures, signed the vinyls and the fans were ushered on.
Miley posted on Instagram she ‘adored’ meeting the fans and thanking them for attending the signing.
She opened her post by praising Naomi for making her laugh, thanking her for coming and adding: ‘I’ll miss you until we reunite. Love you forever.’
The Climb icon was torn apart in the comments by disgruntled fans, blasting her for not ‘reading the room’.
‘Sorry to everyone who went and got a photo with them talking to one another,’ commented leannems, which racked up almost 2,000 likes.
‘The way you ignored your fans lol,’ said emmanvelsoto as danttttas added: ‘girl, i mean, READ THE ROOM.’
‘Girl you were very rude to your fans at this signing,’ slammed blackmagicblues while andresilvaf said: ‘Treat your fans better next time.’
‘Absolutely shocking behaviour of you pair on the signing… These are your fans Miley, they can quickly change their minds,’ warned gregggless.
Some did defend Miley, with X account The Miley Cyrus HQ writing: ‘With the whole Naomi x Miley incident all I can say is…
‘She paid for ALL the vinyls. Her Instagram only said “signed vinyl” and she literally was there. That’s a bonus. She did NOT have to be there. It was one interaction out of a 100. That’s a 1 % “error”. TLDR: stfu.’
Miley has a long history of being respectful and interactive with her fans as well as plenty of philanthropic work supporting homeless people and LGBTQ+ youth.
However, this film release has already faced some backlash as fans thought they were paying $800 for a concert – not a film premiere.
At New York’s Beacon Theatre on June 6, the hour-long film debuted but complaints emerged claiming they’d been misled into believing the premiere would feature a live performance.
The Wrecking Ball hitmaker did launch into a cappella rendition of The Climb (from her Hannah Montana days) in response.
Miley and Naomi have not addressed the controversy, with the Angels Like You singer posting multiple Instagrams in the wake of the meet and greet.
She penned: ‘Getting lost in London… dancing with you all to the music was heaven. I’ve never experienced the film like this before.’
In a subtle response, she posted plenty of pictures of fans having a good time at her intimate gig, with one snap showing her taking a selfie with someone in the crowd.
Metro has reached out to Miley’s and Naomi’s teams for comment.
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