Miley Cyrus Reflects on Early Controversies and Being First Person to ‘Ever Be Canceled’

Miley Cyrus convinced she was the 'first person to ever be cancelled'

Miley Cyrus is convinced she was the "first person to ever be cancelled" when she faced an angry backlash over her transition from child star to raunchy pop star.

Miley Cyrus Thinks She May Be the First Person to Ever Be “Canceled”

The “Flowers” singer looked back on the backlash she received in the early 2010s following her shift out of child stardom: “I didn't know until I was older actually how brutal it really was.”

Miley Cyrus Reflects on Early Controversies and Being First Person to ‘Ever Be Canceled’

Miley Cyrus is looking back on some of the controversies that marked her early career. In a teaser for an upcoming interview on CBS Sunday Morning, airing Oct. 5, the 32-year-old pop star responded to a question from host Tracy Smith about the backlash she faced from angry moms during her transition from Hannah Montana to a more provocative music career. “I was the first person to maybe ever be canceled, I guess,” Cyrus says in the clip, sha…

Miley Cyrus says she was the first person to 'ever be canceled' amid early career backlash

"But at the time, it was awesome," the singer admitted.Kevin Mazur/Getty Miley Cyrus ttends the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 2, 2025Miley Cyrus is still reckoning with the backlash she received from her post-Hannah Montana music career.After wrapping up her four-season run on the beloved Disney sitcom, Cyrus rebranded herself with a much more provocative image to fit her albums Can't Be Tamed and Bangerz. But the sudden …