HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Miley Cyrus is defending her racy "Can't Be Tamed" music video, saying fans have to realize she can't always play the role of Hannah Montana.
"If you say Miley Cyrus, there's going to be some type of bad press or controversy that comes with it. It's just a part of where I am in my life right now," the 17-year-old Disney star told Q100's Bert Show Monday morning.
"No one ever wants to see somebody grow up," she continued. "It's like when Hilary Duff started growing up off the Disney Channel. Everyone thought she was anorexic and she did this and this. It's just because she grew up! She didn't look like a 12-year-old anymore."
For her new single, Cyrus teamed up with her long-time collaborators Tim James and Antonina Armato ("Seven Things" and "See You Again"), MTV Award-winning director Robert Hales (Justin Timberlake, Gnarls Barkley, Kings of Leon) and choreographer Jamal Sims to create a video that features plenty of racy dance choreography.
"My song is clearly about breaking free and being out of a cage and being able to be truly who you are," Cyrus explained. "If you see Hannah Montana through that, or are mad because you don't, turn on Disney Channel. That's where my show is. My show is still on the air. I'm not done doing Hannah Montana...your true fans are gonna love the artist when they express themselves."
As for her future plans, Cyrus said they don't include enrolling in college, at least anytime soon.
"My sister went to MTSU in Nashville, so I'd probably want to be there with all my friends, but I'm not gonna go to college right now," she said. "I am a firm believer that you can go back at any age you want, because my grandma went back to college at 62 years old."
Cyrus also discussed her recent dinner date with fellow teen sensation Justin Bieber, stressing that the pair are "strictly friends."
"I love my boyfriend so much," she said of current beau, Aussie actor Liam Hemsworth. "But [Justin's] very cute, I totally get it."
"I have my travel-size boyfriend [Bieber] and I have my oversized security boyfriend [Hemsworth]," Cyrus jokingly added. "It's perfect!
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