Was Miley Cyrus the first person to ever be canceled?

In a forthcoming interview on CBS Mornings , the “Flowers” singer looked back on the backlash she received in the early 2010s following her shift out of child stardom. Tracy Smith asked her what she thought about the public reception of her at the time, noting, “There were moms that were trying to, I guess, cancel you,” to which Cyrus replied, “I was the first person to maybe ever be canceled, I guess.”

“I didn’t know until I was older actually how brutal it really was,” she said. “It was very challenging for other people but for me, it was a good time. It looked fun and it was fun. So it wasn’t until I was older that I realized how harsh…”

Was Miley Cyrus the first person to ever be canceled?

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