David X Prutting\/BFA\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMartel said her intention for the video was \u201cto deal with the misogynist, funny lyrics in a way where the girls were going to overpower the men.\u201d<\/p>\n
In her 2021 memoir\u00a0\u201cMy Body,\u201d Em Rata accused an allegedly inebriated Thicke of sexually assaulting her during the filming, grabbing her breasts.<\/p>\n
Martel corroborated the model\u2019s claim, telling The Times in London that \u201cI screamed in my very aggressive Brooklyn voice, \u2018What the f\u2013k are you doing, that\u2019s it! The shoot is over!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The director worked closely with Cyrus on her vision for the provocative Bangerz era, setting tongues wagging with the sexually-charged\u00a0\u201cWe Can\u2019t Stop\u201d\u00a0clip.<\/p>\n
The pair united for the scandalous mash-up performance of\u00a0\u201cBlurred Lines\u201d\u00a0and\u00a0\u201cWe Can\u2019t Stop\u201d\u00a0at the MTV VMAs, which featured Cyrus twerking on Thicke.<\/p>\nThroughout the 2000s, Martel worked with Justin Timberlake, Beyonc\u00e9, Alicia Keys, and Jennifer Lopez. WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cWhen you look back at it, you were mad at a 20-year-old dressed as a teddy bear,\u201d Cyrus said two years ago in an interview about her career milestones.<\/p>\n
Martel also served as the creative director for the Bangerz world tour.<\/p>\n
She formed ongoing collaborations with breakthrough rock acts in the 2000s, including The Killers and Franz Ferdinand, with whom she worked closely for two decades.<\/p>\nIn 2013, Martel produced Robin Thicke\u2019s \u201cBlurred Lines\u201d \u2014 featuring T.I. and Pharrell.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe band\u2019s frontman, Alex Kapranos, was among the first artists to pay tribute to the director.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s too soon for me to properly comprehend this. I\u2019m just numb. She was a great artist and if you\u2019re curious about her work, just Google her and you\u2019ll spend hours discovering the incredible work she made,\u201d he posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat you won\u2019t learn about is what an astonishing human being she was. A massive support for me in so many ways, as well as being the smartest, wittiest companion. The source of the finest understanding of all art forms, from the highest to the lowest.<\/p>\nMartel worked closely with Cyrus on her vision for the provocative Bangerz era, setting tongues wagging with the\u00a0\u201cWe Can\u2019t Stop<\/em>\u201d\u00a0video. Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI first met her just over twenty years ago when we made the video for\u00a0Do You Want To\u00a0together. I\u2019d never met anyone like her before. Fearless and intellectually ravenous, while being rooted to the street. I\u2019m so fortunate that I knew her. Could call her my friend.<\/p>\n
Goodbye, D. Love you so much.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martel\u2019s final video credit was for Ciara\u2019s\u00a0Ecstasy\u00a0video, which was released in April.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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