“I wanted to do a nude video and turned the job down when they said we couldn’t,” Martel said. “They came back agreeing to do the nude one if I would do a clothed version. Lisa Kati, who is a sick stylist and who has an amazing web series called ‘LisaTV,’ made the see-through clothes. I wanted stacked shoes, so she stacked ugly nurse shoes.”
Ratajkowski later said that Robin Thicke sexually harassed and assaulted her on the “Blurred Lines” set. Martel confirmed Ratajkowski’s account of Thicke’s behavior and claimed to have called out the singer on the set.
Martel’s video for Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” video was not as controversial as the “Blurred Lines” clip, but it was still attention-grabbing and sexually provocative. “Miley and I wanted to make a trippy, fucked-up video that was like a giant selfie,” Martel explained. “She and I loved the idea of her being over the top. Her ‘modeling’ is crazy, like what the fuck is she doing in this video? Her teddy bear dancing, she’s kissing her doll, she’s riding a horrible bike with her butt out. I don’t see another female pop star getting into a girl fight in her video. This video is fucked up and fun. It’s like a long Vine.”
With 2013 in ther rearview mirror, Martel continued to direct videos with her usual regularity. She helmed Charli XCX’s “After the Afterparty,” the 1975’s “Give Yourself a Try,” and more. One of the final videos her lifetime, for Ciara’s “Ecstasy,” was released in April.
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