Socialite Lana Scolaro opens up about Robin Thicke bottom-groping incident

The girl at the centre of the Robin Thicke butt-grabbing saga has spoken out - claiming she wasn't expecting the uproar the cheeky photo op caused.

Socialite Lana Scolaro, a student living in New York City, posted the not-so-innocent picture of the married Blurred Lines singer groping her bottom to her Instagram page following Sunday night's
MTV VMAs.

While the heavily-made-up blonde says she was aware that the 36-year-old gave her derriere a squeeze at the time, she was surprised to discover later that it was visible in the reflection of the mirror behind them.

'I knew his hand was on my butt. I posted it on Instagram and didn’t notice the reflection. But someone noticed it and commented. I was just like, "Oh I'll Instagram this photo with Robin Thicke, like everybody else,"' she told Celebuzz, adding, 'I didn’t think it would cause this much drama. I didn’t know it would be all over everything like this.'

Indeed, the drama blew up after a Twitter user posted the photo on the micro-blogging site, tweeting it to Robin's wife, Paula Patton, 37, with the message: 'Look at the reflection girl.'

To make matters worse, it turns out the incident at the VMAs afterparty, held at 1OAK in the trendy Meatpacking District, wasn't the first time the pair had met.