At the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards ( in August 2014 ) , Miley Cyrus 's award for Video of the Year ( " Wrecking Ball " ) was accepted by a young man named Jesse Helt in honor of " the 1.6 million runaways and homeless youth in the United States who are starving , lost and scared for their lives right now . " Helt directed viewers to get involved by visiting Cyrus 's Facebook page and donating to My Friend 's Place , an organization helping homeless youth in the Los Angeles area ; they raised more than $ 200,000 in twenty-four hours . Cyrus took inspiration from the 45th Academy Awards in 1973 , at which Marlon Brando sent Sacheen Littlefeather to decline his Best Actor award
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
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