Miley Cyrus' Biggest Celebrity Feuds: Nicki Minaj, Cher and More

She’s unbothered! Miley Cyrus called it a “compliment” that other artists and various celebrities “hate” her.

Over the years, major names like Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Cher, Taylor Momsen, Jodie Sweetin, Katy Perry and more publicly dragged the former Disney Channel star, but Miley doesn’t let the negativity get to her.

“The amount of people that have talked s–t about my records or what I’m doing, you know, I had Cher come after me on Twitter, but that’s when I thought I had really made it. I’m like, ‘Oh, Cher gives a f–k about what I’m doing,'” the Hannah Montana alum said during a December 2020 interview with SiriusXM’s Live Transmission Christmas. Miley went on to explain that the legendary singer had a lot to say about her 2013 Bangerz era, saying, “She was mad that I was sticking my tongue out all the time and all that s–t. And I’m like, ‘Yo, I pissed Cher off, I really made it.'”

The “Wrecking Ball” singer continued, “When these legends and these icons and these artists that we look up to … f–king hate us, it’s still a compliment.”

During an interview with Cosmopolitan in October 2013, Miley spoke about her fame and why she doesn’t let the haters get to her!

“Everything is so chaotic and crazy right now and it’s so much all at once, but I’m living for it. I’m just having the best time ever, and everything’s falling into place like it’s supposed to,” she explained at the time. “Even people who want to hate on me, they can’t even shut down the fact that I’m literally what everyone is talking about. I don’t want to say that I’m on top right now — I feel like I’m kind of an underdog in a cool way. It’s almost punk rock to like me because it’s not the right thing to do. Like, society wants to shut me down.”

Specifically, Miley said that she doesn’t care when fellow celebrities throw shade.

“At the end of the day, I would say I’m a nice person, and I take pride in the fact that I treat everyone well,” the songstress said. “There’s no reason for anyone to ever come at me because I only want the best for everybody else. I have a song that’s like, ‘Stay in your lane,’ because I’m not going to be you and you’re definitely not going to be me, so don’t throw shade. I don’t ever throw shade at anyone.”

Sometimes, when a fellow artist came for Miley, she even clapped back! Scroll through our gallery to relive Miley’s past feuds.

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Nicki Minaj

This infamous feud started in July 2015 when the MTV VMA nominations were released and Nicki seemingly threw shade at the network, calling them out on Twitter after she didn’t get nominated. “When the ‘other’ girls drop a video that breaks records and impacts culture they get that nomination,” she wrote.

Miley then addressed Nicki’s social media post in The New York Times and said, “What I read sounded very Nicki Minaj, which, if you know Nicki Minaj is not too kind. It’s not very polite. I think there’s a way you speak to people with openness and love. You don’t have to start this pop star against pop star war.”

When Nicki took the VMAs stage that same year, she called Miley out. “And now back to this bitch that had a lot to say about me in the press … Miley, what’s good?” the rapper said.

Miley added fuel to the fire in 2019 when she released a song called “Cattitude” that included lyrics reading, “I love you, Nicki, but I listen to Cardi [B].”

Taylor Swift

After an appearance in the Hannah Montana Movie, Taylor seemed to distance herself from Miley. A source told Life & Style in 2013 that Taylor publicly referred to Miley’s VMAs performance from that same year as “grotesque” and “disgusting.” Taylor’s rep subsequently denied the report, calling it “obviously made up.”

Miley hit back at Taylor and her “squad” in 2015 during an interview with The New York Times, and said, “I’m not trying to be in the squad … None of my friends are famous and not because of any other reason than I just like real people who are living real lives, because I’m inspired by them.”

Katy Perry

In 2014, Katy and Miley shared a kiss. When the “I Kissed a Girl” singer opened up about the smooch she seemingly shaded Miley and said, “God knows where that tongue has been. We don’t know! That tongue is so infamous.”

Miley hit back on Twitter and said, “Girl if [you’re] worried [where] where tongues have been good thing [your] ex boo is [your] EX BOO cause we ALL know where THAT [tongue has] been,” seemingly referring to Katy’s ex, John Mayer.

Taylor Momsen

The Gossip Girl star did not want to be compared to Miley during a 2010 interview with FHM.

“I’m not looking to be Miley f–king Cyrus. I don’t care about the fame. I do it because I love music. I like making records and if people like them, then we’ll go along for the ride,” she said at the time. “I’m not dissing Miley personally. However, I do think the Disney bubblegum shit that the world is living right now is pathetic. I thought we passed that repression. I don’t know Miley, but musically we’re different. To compare us because of our age is silly.”

Miley never publicly responded to Taylor’s comments.

Cher

Cher dragged Miley’s 2013 VMAs performance and said it was “so bad.”
“I’m not old-fashioned. She could have come out naked, and if she’d just rocked the house, I would have said, ‘You go, girl.’ It just wasn’t done well,” the singer said, per USA Today. “She can’t dance, her body looked like hell, the song wasn’t great, one cheek was hanging out. And, chick, don’t stick out your tongue if it’s coated.”

Jodie Sweetin

In 2016, Miley took to Instagram and shared a since-deleted throwback image of the Full House star partying while she was battling addiction. When asked about it, Jodie told E! News, “I don’t pay attention to negative stuff. I have so much good stuff going on in my life right now that I try not to pay attention.”

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