VMA Cheerleader Britney Spears Applauds Miley’s Fight Against Homelessness

by Brenna Ehrlich 2 mins ago

Meet Miss Britney Spears, unofficial cheerleader for the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. First, Brit showed her appreciation for Katy Perry’s all-denim dress homage, now she’s throwing shine Miley Cyrus’ way for her charitable acceptance speech. Someone dig up this lady’s pom-poms — they’re probably still in the attic somewhere.

Spears took to Twitter Monday to show her support for Miley’s new endeavor with the below tweet:

If you’ve been dozing under a stone since Sunday, when Miley won the Video of the Year award for “Wrecking Ball,” instead of accepting the award herself, she sent a formerly homeless man named Jesse to take the trophy from Jimmy Fallon — and promote Miley’s new effort to raise money for an L.A. homeless shelter.

Miley, for her part, cried silently in the audience, a show of emotion and support that made Miss Spears clap with glee. At least via emoji. Relive the moment below — or just re-watch the whole show here.

Brenna Ehrlich

Brenna Ehrlich is a reporter for MTV News as well as the senior writer/editor for the O Music Awards. In the past, she served as associate editor at Mashable, penned a netiquette column for CNN and co-authored the blog and book “Stuff Hipsters Hate.” She likes trying not to die in moshpits and listening to songs on repeat. Follow her on Twitter @BrennaEhrlich for news on cats and punk bands.