Days before VMAs in 2015, Miley Cyrus told this during an interview with Times, "What I read sounded very Nicki Minaj, which, if you know Nicki Minaj is not too kind. It’s not very polite. I think there’s a way you speak to people with openness and love. You don’t have to start this pop star against pop star war. It became Nicki Minaj and Taylor in a fight, so now the story isn’t even on what you wanted it to be about. Now you’ve just given E! News 'Catfight! Taylor and Nicki Go at It.'"
At the VMAs, Nicki called out Miley on stage after accepting her award for Best Hip-Hop Video, saying, "And now, back to this bitch that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press the other day, then say, "Miley, what’s good?".
Then Miley responded, "We all do interviews. We all know how they manipulate s--t. Congratuf--kinglations, Nicki."