Miley Cyrus goes braless in a pink tee while going for a hike in LA

Miley Cyrus was seen going for a casual braless hike in Los Angeles on Friday just a week before she is set to take the stage at SNL alongside host Elon Musk.

And the 28-year-old singer — who released her latest song Without You with The Kid LAROI on April 29 — looked at ease as she soaked up the sun while trekking through nature. 

While promoting the May 8 episode of Saturday Night Live, Cyrus received scrutiny from fans for engaging with Musk on Twitter, with many pleading with her to disengage with the controversial Tesla founder. 

Take a hike! Miley Cyrus, 28, goes braless in a graphic pink T-shirt while hiking in LA ahead of her May 8 SNL performance gig alongside controversial Tesla founder Elon Musk

Miley slipped into a pair of black yoga pants and felt no need for a sports bra while on the glorified stroll. 

She sported proper footwear for the occasion as she trotted along in black sneakers and tied her platinum hair up in a tiny ponytail. 

The Plastic Hearts crooner kept hydrated with a Mountain Valley glass water bottle and remained protected with a face mask which rested below a pair of square sunglasses. 

In the past she has revealed odd ways to keep up her stamina ahead of a live performance which includes singing while running on the treadmill to ensure maximum lung capacity. 

Performance prep: In the past she has revealed odd ways to keep up her stamina ahead of a live performance which includes singing while running on the treadmill to ensure maximum lung capacity

Performance prep: In the past she has revealed odd ways to keep up her stamina ahead of a live performance which includes singing while running on the treadmill to ensure maximum lung capacity 

But ahead of her SNL performance she seemed to exercise just her fingers on social media much to her fan’s chagrin. 

Many had taken issue with the business mogul being tapped to host, with some pleading for Miley to do ‘double duty’ as host and performer instead, and things continued to brew this week. 

After a fan posted a photoshopped image of Musk riding a big steel ball as a nod to her Wrecking Ball music video, Cyrus and Musk exchanged words ahead of their collaborative debut.  

‘Alright Elon just…hear me out,’ Twitter user @OwenSparks_ wrote as he teed up a possible idea for the SNL performance.   

What a wreck! After a fan posted a photoshopped image of Musk riding a big steel ball as a nod to her Wrecking Ball music video, Cyrus and Musk exchanged words ahead of their collaborative debut

What a wreck! After a fan posted a photoshopped image of Musk riding a big steel ball as a nod to her Wrecking Ball music video, Cyrus and Musk exchanged words ahead of their collaborative debut 

#MileyAndMusk: Elon responded by tagging Miley and writing: 'Might be something there haha,' to which Cyrus triumphantly commented '@elonmusk I'm down if you are!,' adding '#MileyandMusk to the moon'

#MileyAndMusk: Elon responded by tagging Miley and writing: ‘Might be something there haha,’ to which Cyrus triumphantly commented ‘@elonmusk I’m down if you are!,’ adding ‘#MileyandMusk to the moon’

Surprise! When NBC announced the very surprising casting news last week, fans were quick to put in their two cents on both Instagram and Twitter, but the heat was predominantly directed towards the SpaceX founder

Surprise! When NBC announced the very surprising casting news last week, fans were quick to put in their two cents on both Instagram and Twitter, but the heat was predominantly directed towards the SpaceX founder

Elon responded by tagging Miley and writing: ‘Might be something there haha,’ to which Cyrus triumphantly commented ‘@elonmusk I’m down if you are!,’ adding ‘#MileyandMusk to the moon.’ 

Fans fired back a range of not so nice comments. ‘Miley please you don’t have to pretend to like him,’ wrote one fan, while another pleaded: ‘Delete this we will pretend that we didn’t see.’  

When NBC announced the very surprising casting news last week, fans were quick to put in their two cents on both Instagram and Twitter. 

‘Was literally NO ONE else available to host?,’ said one user. And another made it clear the backlash had nothing to do with Miley — until she seemed to anger fans by engaging with Musk — as they said: ‘Please just let Miley do double duty.’ 

Doubling up: 'Please just let Miley do double duty,' wrote one user

Doubling up: ‘Please just let Miley do double duty,’ wrote one user

'No one wants this': A very vocal Twitter user pleaded for the network and SNL executives to re-think their decision as they wrote: 'I can not think of a single person who wants this'

‘No one wants this’: A very vocal Twitter user pleaded for the network and SNL executives to re-think their decision as they wrote: ‘I can not think of a single person who wants this’

Causing a stir: The hosting backlash wasn't just limited to fans and viewers of the show as cast players Bowen Yang and Aidy Bryant took their grievances to social media after Musk tweeted 'Let's find out just how live Saturday Night Live really is'; pictured December 2020

Causing a stir: The hosting backlash wasn’t just limited to fans and viewers of the show as cast players Bowen Yang and Aidy Bryant took their grievances to social media after Musk tweeted ‘Let’s find out just how live Saturday Night Live really is’; pictured December 2020

But the backlash wasn’t just limited to fans and viewers of the show as cast players Bowen Yang and Aidy Bryant took their grievances to social media after Musk tweeted: ‘Let’s find out just how live Saturday Night Live really is.’ 

Yang wrote: ‘What the f**k does this even mean?’ while reposting the tweet to his Instagram story, and Bryant took a veiled dig at Musk as she shared a post from Senator Bernie Sanders about the obscenity of wealth distribution in this country. 

Musk is said to be worth $177B according to Forbes’ calculations as of April 6. 

A source told Page Six on April 30 that cast members won’t be forced to appear in skits with Musk if they ‘don’t want to.’

‘Speaking historically, if a cast member has been that unhappy, they don’t have to do it,’ an insider shared. ‘[‘SNL’ boss Lorne Michaels] won’t ever make them do anything they don’t want to do.’

At their discretion: A source told Page Six on April 30 that SNL cast members won't be forced to appear in skits with Musk if they 'don't want to' after both Bryant and Yang took their gripe with the hosting gig public

At their discretion: A source told Page Six on April 30 that SNL cast members won’t be forced to appear in skits with Musk if they ‘don’t want to’ after both Bryant and Yang took their gripe with the hosting gig public