London
(ANI):
Dolly
Parton
has
defended
her
"honorary
goddaughter" Miley
Cyrus
over
her
raunchy
new
image.
The
17-year-old
Disney
star
has
been
in
the
limelight
for
some
weeks
for
her
saucy
onstage
antics
while
promoting
her
new
album
'Can't
Be
Tamed".
But
Parton
has
defended
Cyrus,
insisting
that
she
is
going
through
a
rebellious
phase
and
she
shouldn't
be
judged
too
harshly.
"I've
known
her
since
she
was
a
baby.
I
hate
it
when
people
criticise
her.
(She
is
my)
honorary
goddaughter," the
Daily
Express
quoted
her
as
telling
Fox
News.
"She
is
a
great
singer;
she
has
a
great
voice.
She's
a
great
little
entertainer
and
she
can
speak
to
you
like
she
is
50
years
old.
She'll
land
in
the
right
place.
I
really
know
she
has
everything
it
takes.
She
is
just
trying
to
find
her
way
and
she
will,"
she
added.