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Parental censorship group slams MTV for announcing Miley Cyrus as VMAs host

Earlier this week it was confirmed that 'We Can't Stop' sensation Miley Cyrus will be the host of this year's MTV VMAs, but the news hasn't delighted everyone as a U.S. parental censorship group has now spoken out against MTV's choice. 

America's Parents Television Council's (PTC) president, Tim Winter, told Gossip Cop in a statement that the superstar isn't the right person for the job as the awards ceremony will be seen by so many impressionable youngsters:

"I think it's unfortunate she built her entire career on the backs of parents and now she's basically giving them the middle finger... She's smart. She's talented. She knows how to turn it up, turn it down if she so chooses... It's not going to be safe for children to watch... With Miley's shtick, it's probably going to be very edgy, very profane, very sexually explicit...

"This year, clearly, they're going to try to ramp it back up again. And based on everything we've seen Miley doing in recent years, she certainly seems angry and certainly seems enjoying being the provocateur. She's dropping F-bombs in her (hosting) announcement on social media, which isn't unusual, but it tees up the kind of content... Miley's the performer. She can do whatever she wants to. She's hired to perform and be provocative."

This year's MTV Video Music Awards will take place on August 30 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles and the nominees for the event have now been announced. 

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Watch Cyrus and Ariana Grande performing together here: