The saying is, “if no one is upset regarding your art, then you’re doing something wrong”. In regards to pop star Sia’s latest video “Elastic Heart”, in which actor Shia LaBeouf and young dancer Maddie Ziegler emotionally grapples one another via dancing and fighting, the web has been buzzing with sentiments of pedophilia pertaining to the vid. In a series of tweets, Sia issued an apology regarding the visuals yet also gave reasoning for the use of the two actors specifically.
I anticipated some 'pedophelia!!!' Cries for this video. All I can say is Maddie and Shia are two of the only actors I felt could play
— sia (@Sia) January 8, 2015
These two warring 'sia' self states.
— sia (@Sia) January 8, 2015
I apologize to those who feel triggered by #ElasticHeart My intention was to create some emotional content, not to upset anybody.