Sia Issues Apology For Her New Music Video
- 9 years ago
Pop singer Sia apologized after her most recent video drew accusations of a pedophilia--a response which she nonetheless anticipated.
Pop singer Sia apologized after her most recent video drew accusations of a pedophilia--a response which she nonetheless anticipated.
In the “Elastic Heart” video, Maddie Ziegler, the 12-year old star of Dance Moms, dances in a cage with actor Shia LaBeouf who is 28.
Both wear flesh-colored leotards and, at times, wrestle and roll on the ground together.
The video, which has been played over 14 million times in the two days since its release, garnered an instant reaction from viewers.
Many have reacted negatively.
Meanwhile, defenders of the video are attacking those critics, calling them “perverts” for thinking sexually about the artistic, interpretive dance.
Sia responded via twitter, acknowledging that she anticipated the pedophilia labels and apologizing if her efforts to create “emotional content” upset anyone.
She went on to explain that t
Pop singer Sia apologized after her most recent video drew accusations of a pedophilia--a response which she nonetheless anticipated.
In the “Elastic Heart” video, Maddie Ziegler, the 12-year old star of Dance Moms, dances in a cage with actor Shia LaBeouf who is 28.
Both wear flesh-colored leotards and, at times, wrestle and roll on the ground together.
The video, which has been played over 14 million times in the two days since its release, garnered an instant reaction from viewers.
Many have reacted negatively.
Meanwhile, defenders of the video are attacking those critics, calling them “perverts” for thinking sexually about the artistic, interpretive dance.
Sia responded via twitter, acknowledging that she anticipated the pedophilia labels and apologizing if her efforts to create “emotional content” upset anyone.
She went on to explain that t