E! News Correspondent Slut-Shames Taylor Swift to Apparent Applause From Miley Cyrus
Ken Baker, Chief Correspondent for E! News, recently found himself in the middle of a feud between the fans of Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift — a feud he himself caused when he implied Swift is a “slut.”
Which is totally appropriate behavior from a 42-year-old man.
The trouble started when Baker posted the image below to his Instagram account and asked for comments:
Things only got worse when Cyrus responded, thanking Baker for all the LOLs.
@kenbakernow haha
this made laugh. thanks for making me smile I needed it love u kb
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MiluuushCyrus) December 14, 2012
@kenbakernow people are idiots and call me a SLUT when I am engaged at 20 cuz I’m madly in love with ONE man. Just happy someone admitted it
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MiluuushCyrus) December 14, 2012
Later, Miley denied that there was any “tweet heat” between her and Swift and that she was merely laughing because the tweet amused her, not because she was trying to start something between them.
@kenbakernow haha there is no tweet heat! Don’t go trying to make this look like I started any kinda drama. I laughed because I know
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MiluuushCyrus) December 14, 2012
Meanwhile, Swift’s fans were offended by the photo. Baker then doubled down on his stance, referring to anyone who attacked him on Swift’s behalf as “warped.”
I didn’t realize how many warped pplare on Twitter until I decided to stand up for @mileycyrus. #godblessthebroken
— Ken Baker (@kenbakernow) December 15, 2012
Baker later backpedaled live on the air, saying he thought the graphic was an interesting look at how Cyrus is unfairly portrayed in the media while Swift is seen as a role model (he’s right about that). Still, he added that as a young person, Swift should date as many people as she wants.
But the thoughtbubble over his head totally said “… because that’s what sluts do.”
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