Perform Naked If You Want To, But "Do Better!"

Cher knows what it's like showing off her naked belly and backside on national television show, but that doesn't mean she's a fan of Miley Cyrus' controversial MTV VMAs performance.

"I don't give a s--t if she comes out naked," Cher told me yesterday at her oceanfront Malibu estate while promoting her new album Closer to the Truth (on sale Sept. 24). "Just be better, do better."

Cher does give the 20-year-old "Wrecking Ball" pop star credit for trying something new.

"Maybe she's thrilled and delighted—everyone's talking about it," she said. "And so, that's almost as good as it being great, you know. Especially kind of in this day and age. It doesn't make any difference if you're good. It just makes a difference if people are talking about it."

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