Miley Cyrus assaulted by fan during trip to Spain
By Reuters
09 June 2019 |
12:50 pm
Cyrus and her husband, Liam Hemsworth,took a trip to Spain over the weekend. While walking through a crowd of people,a fan grabbed Cyrus’s hair and forcibly kissed her. Hemsworth quickly reacted,pulling Cyrus away from the fan. The pair swiftly departed following the incident. A video of the assault has been circulating on Twitter, with fans jumping to the 26-year-old star’s defense.
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