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"You know what? I just think that Miley loves entertaining people," he tells Access Hollywood at Thursday's Hellman's/Facebook Feeding American Event in NYC.
See Miley's most scandalous moments.
"She loves singing [and] songwriting," he adds of his 16-year-old daughter, who swirled around a pole attached to an ice cream truck during her performance of "Party in the USA" Aug. 10. In an Usmagazine.com poll, 85 percent of readers voted she was too young to dance so provocatively.
Check out embarrassing photos of stars dancing.
Billy Ray tells his daughter to ignore negative reactions.
"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," he says.
"I give my kids a lot of freedom to make the art they wanna make, and make it in their own voice. I think it's important," Billy tells Us at the same event.
See what the stars wore to the Teen Choice Awards.
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Madthe pole part was hotreport abuseposted October 11, 2009 8:19 PM PDT
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Madthe pole part was hotreport abuseposted October 11, 2009 8:18 PM PDT
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Mada young girl is doing a pole danesingreport abuseposted October 11, 2009 8:16 PM PDT
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Madwhat is she doing pole danceing her dad is so madreport abuseposted October 11, 2009 8:09 PM PDT
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Madwhat is she doing pole danceing her dad is so madreport abuseposted October 11, 2009 8:09 PM PDT
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Madwhat is she doing pole danceing her dad is so madreport abuseposted October 11, 2009 8:09 PM PDT
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Madwhat is she doing pole danceing her dad is so madreport abuseposted October 11, 2009 8:09 PM PDT
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Madwhat is she doing pole danceing her dad is so madreport abuseposted October 11, 2009 8:09 PM PDT
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Sammie D.......................................................................ewwreport abuseposted October 6, 2009 9:04 AM PDT
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It is hilarious......! He always defends her........I just find it so funny.report abuseposted September 23, 2009 5:57 PM PDT
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