Noah Cyrus has been forced to apologise after using a racial term to defend Harry Styles’ iconic Vogue shoot.

The Watermelon Sugar singer recently made headlines when he donned a Gucci gown for a Vogue photoshoot, with fans around the world applauding the snaps.

However, right-wing pundit Candace Owens took aim at the pictures, tweeting that it was time to ‘bring back manly men’ – something Harry quoted in his latest Instagram post.

Miley Cyrus’ sister has now waded into the debate on her Instagram story, sharing a now-deleted photo of the star in the designer dress, praising how well he rocked the dress, while using the term ‘nappy a** h***x’.

She quickly addressed the controversial post, issuing an apology for using the term – insisting that she didn’t know the ‘context and history’ behind it.

I am mortified that I used a term without knowing the context and history, but I know now and I am horrified and truly sorry,’ she wrote.

She tweeted at the time: ‘There is no society that can survive without strong men.