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Billy Ray Defends Miley's Pole Dance

August 20, 2009
by: 
 Bridget Daly

A sixteen-year-old pole dancing would probably anger most parents. But Billy Ray Cyrus doesn’t seem to have any problem with his daughter Miley Cyrus’s pole dance routine at the Teen Choice Awards earlier this month.

Billy Ray told Access Hollywood, "You know what? I just think that Miley loves entertaining people. She loves singing [and] songwriting."

Sounds like Billy Ray is trying to avoid the subject at hand! No one can deny that Miley loves to entertain, but a 16-year old swinging around on a pole in front of millions of viewers is quite another thing.

Despite the negative reaction from the public, Billy Ray continues to stick by his daughter’s side. He continued, "I always tell her to love what you're doing and stay focused for the love of the art and not worry so much about opinion.”

"I give my kids a lot of freedom to make the art they wanna make, and make it in their own voice.”

Has Billy Ray not learned anything from Jamie Spears and Michael Lohan?! Those are two showbiz dads who allowed their daughters to make their “own decisions” for years. And look at what happened to both Britney and Lindsay!

Billy Ray might want to invest in some parenting books, because Miley may soon be going down the same road we know all too well.


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Reader Comments
9:54PM 09/27/09 barnes82adam
u guys need to stop dogging on miley she happens to be a very goodlooking young lady & good at what she does she is an entertainer nothing more all this supposed inappropriate shit shes done i don't believe it people like you that dog on other people are the ones that need a life miley is who she is & shes certainly not fat or a slut so people need to backoff if you can't say something nice about her
0:04PM 09/24/09 gcart9
DO ANY OF YOU IDIOTS KNOW WHAT A STRIPPER POLE IS?SHE WASN'T DANCING,AND GRINDING ON IT,JUST TRYING TO SUPPORT HERSELF,SO SHE WOULDN'T FALL,AND MY DAUGHTERS BEDROOM IS HANNAH MONTANA,BUT DOESN'T MEAN I WOULD LET MY 10 YEAR OLD DRESS LIKE HER,SOME OF HER CLOSE LINE IS OK,BUT I WATCH WHAT SHE WEARS TO SCHOOL,AND I SURE WOULDN'T LET MY TEENAGER DRESS THE WAY THEY DO TODAY!!!
9:45AM 09/24/09 neena
She should just stick to pop dance and not use the "pole" as props.
9:45AM 09/24/09 neena
She should just stick to pop dance and not use the "pole" as props.
7:33AM 09/24/09 robbinlea
Just what you would expect from a talentless man regarding his talentless slut of a daughter.
4:11PM 09/13/09 RJayy16
Oh Dear.. it Was Barely Pole Dancing Was it.. Just Because She Held Onto the pole and Crouched Down that doesnt mean she was pole dancing,, she was just holding on the pole to make sure she didnt fall,, and it wasn't like she was grinding on the pole was it.. if she was then maybe it would be a different story, but no. so leave her alone and 'scottitude' what do you mean 'White trash is as white trash does.' Thats Kinda Racist You Know?? and it isnt apreaciated here. and if you hate miley so much why did you click on this link and comment hey.. seems to me like someones just saying it so people with agree with you because your a racist.. well not everyone here is like you.. we dont have to be rude to get a point accross
5:00AM 08/29/09 justdance10
That wasnt even pole dancing! Shes an entertainer putting on a show! simple as.
9:58PM 08/24/09 miley4ever
It look like she was using the pole to support herself so she wouldnt fall.
7:48PM 08/24/09 cRaZyBoNNiE
WOW..SHEz ANOTHER OVERSEXED TEEN ADDiCTED 2 ATTENTiON N DADDy'Z HER ENABLER..PRETTy SAD..THE MiLLENiUMz HULK N BROOKE..
11:55AM 08/24/09 Odonata
Pole dancing, not pole dancing...even though this was NOT the typical pole dancers act with sexual gyrations & seductive conduct, it had a pole and left the viewers minds to fill in the blanks. SHE'S SIXTEEN and her father should be ashamed of himself. I agree with ness01 & RobyX. Her parents should also see that this is NOT ABOUT THEM.
10:00PM 08/22/09 belavrana
Oh good God.
7:53PM 08/21/09 crystal
I always knew Miley would end up a slut
3:06PM 08/21/09 virginialeon
well, i´m thinking... miley like that because she is a teenager, thers is obvious. i love she, but there is´nt lovely, not for me.
0:40PM 08/21/09 ktygirl
The implication was a pole dance. "Nivcharah" - Britney and Christina were a little older than Miley who is 16..I believe they were at least 17 almost 18. Madonna for that matter wasn't a product of Disney although young girls loved her and she did not start her career as young a Miley on the Disney Channel. The bottom line is that parents allow their children to watch the Disney Channel because it has the reputation for wholesomeness and when these Disney girls take provocative photos and "act" like strippers it gets upsetting and difficult for them to purchase Hannah Montana bed sheets and lunch boxes.
10:26AM 08/21/09 Nivcharah
I'm not into Miley but I DO live in Vegas and THAT was not a pole-dance. It wasn't even a stipper pole. It was a pole for an umbrella on an ice cream cart she used for balance. If Brittany Spears or Christina Aguilera had done this, no one would bat an eye. She's becoming a young woman and wants to grow in her music and performance. Where would our music be if Madonna hadn't done the same things?
9:59AM 08/21/09 potu
I reminded my 8 year old last night....she can love Miley; however, I will burn her clothes if she ever dresses like her! This is unacceptable for a young girl!
9:46AM 08/21/09 ness01
He doesn't have a problem with whatever she does as long as the money keeps rolling in, when she on her way to rehab that's when he'll become a responible parent.
9:01AM 08/21/09 Sonomi
Come on Billy she's going to be a bitch!!!
8:35AM 08/21/09 AJ1952Chats
Miley did nothing lewd with the pole. It was a small part of a lively dance she did with other young people--all of which were decently-dressed. Quit trying to trash this wholesome young lady!
6:28AM 08/21/09 alltimeerin
this was hardly pole dancing, i think its so stupid how the media builds somebody up and brings them down.
6:28AM 08/21/09 alltimeerin
this was hardly pole dancing, i think its so stupid how the media builds somebody up and brings them down.
6:28AM 08/21/09 alltimeerin
not to mention.. she wasn't even "swinging" around
0:17AM 08/21/09 RobyX
SHe's just 16 !!! I hate it when kids grow up so fast. It's not her fault but her parents are just seeing her as the golden cow... money, money, money. So they know they'll do more if their kid starts having scandals. Soon we'll see nude pics of her, going from 1 guy to another, maybe a lesbo kiss too, a pregnency etc great!!
9:51PM 08/20/09 StarryEyes87
her dad is a douche...because of him she will be a druggie in the future!
9:17PM 08/20/09 myholly787
Twitter, twitter, tweet, tweet....something juicy to repeat: So Miley is a really GOOD pole dancer! What EV!!! ‹(•¿•)>
8:45PM 08/20/09 Lavender
haaha, yeah... that's art. What a dumb ass
4:15PM 08/20/09 Scottitude
How ironic; out of the trailer and straight onto the stripper pole. Why wouldn't ache-y break-y Billy Ray defend his daughter's "performance"? This is the same guy that saw nothing wrong the completely inappropriate daddy-hanging-on-his-naked-daughter-like-he's-her-lover photo. White trash is as white trash does.
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