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TIL at the 2009 Grammy’s Miley Cyrus requested a backstage meeting with the members of rock band Radiohead. Lead singer, Thom Yorke, politely declined. After being snubbed by the band, Miley vowed to get revenge. “I’m gonna ruin them, I’m gonna tell everyone.”

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