Viewers across the globe are still picking their jaws up off the floor. Miley Cyrus’s twerktastic performance blew our minds. Fans are still unsure of what to make of it. Was it success? Or a complete flop? While many were disgusted by her nude two piece and unsavory tongue out expression that has become a staple of her look, perhaps those were the young singer’s intentions all alone. She wants to shed her Hannah Montana image and shock the world, and that’s exactly what she’s done. Although she may have compromised her moral integrity, she couldn’t care less.
But while the majority of scrutiny landed on Cyrus’ shoulders, lets not forget her counterpart. Robin Thicke, a mature, well respected artist who has long been in the music industry, agreed to partake in such ‘debauchery.’ However, Thicke’s display dodged the bullets of mainstream media, but doesn’t mean he shouldn’t shoulder some of the blame. How did his fans perceive his questionable actions? And even more importantly, how did his wife, Paula Patton, take to the performance?
In fact, she loved it. Patton told Jay Leno during Monday’s “The Tonight Show” that she thought the pair did an “amazing” job and was taken aback by the waves of harsh criticism.
"Obviously, they rehearsed for days, so I knew about it," she said. "The funny thing is, he got off stage, and I was like, 'You guys killed it. It was amazing.' I woke up the next morning to all these texts. 'I'm praying for you.' 'I’m here for you if you want to talk.' I was like, 'What?' I don't know what people expected; it's a song about molly [ecstasy, as referenced in Cyrus' song]. I don't know why they thought, she'd sit down and play piano like Alicia Keys? It made sense to me. I thought it was great."
Even the foam finger? Yes.
"Honestly, the foam finger, I thought was really respectful," she said. "To touch him with a foam finger, that's not going to do anything to my man. With a bare finger, you'd see a reaction on his face. She didn't feel anything. He didn't feel anything. I thought it was kind."
Well there you have it. Thicke is excused. Everyone can go back to bashing to poor little Miley. It's only fair, right?
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