Miley Cyrus has spoken out about her controversial performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. The 20-year-old singer told MTV that she doesn't "pay attention to the negative."

Cyrus' performance, which some have criticized as being too sexually charged, featured her in a bikini, dancing, grinding up against "Blurred Lines" singer Robin Thicke, and rubbing herself with a giant foam finger.

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