Originally, Miley Cyrus made it clear she wouldn't be attending—or even watching—the 2019 VMAs before her breakup with Liam Hemsworth went public a couple weeks ago. Now that's changed.
Cyrus was snubbed from the award show this year, receiving zero nominations. (She released her EP She Is Coming in May and "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" single with Mark Ronson back in November.) Last month, an Instagram fan account posted a caption alluding to the snub and captioned it, "Guess I’m not watching the VMAS this year unless Miley performs." Cyrus commented on the post the next day, "No fuckin way."
However, hours before the show, MTV announced that Miley would be performing her new song, "Slide Away," which fans are convinced is about Liam. "Once upon a time, it was made for us / Woke up one day, it had turned to dust / Baby, we were found, but now we're lost / So it's time to let it go."
Inevitably, fans wondered whether or not Brody Jenner's ex Kaitlynn Carter would be in attendance to support Miley. (If you remember correctly, Miley and Kaitlynn were spotted kissing hours before news broke about Miley and Liam's split.) And Kaitlynn did end up showing her support for Miley. While she performed, Kaitlynn hung backstage. There's even video evidence of her touching Miley's hair right before Miley puts her arm around her.
Though neither person has confirmed whether or not they're in a relationship, this is a major hint at their relationship status—Kaitlynn lives on the West Coast and the VMAs are in New Jersey this year. (That's a five hour flight for a three-hour award show, and a lot of time/energy.)
If that wasn't o-m-g enough for you, now there's even a fan theory that Miley purposely changed her lyrics and shaded Liam during her VMAs performance. I'll leave you with that...
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