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"Demi Lovato has defended the recent controversial actions of Miley Cyrus. The singer has previously said that she was &amp;quot;very good friends&amp;quot; with Cyrus when the pair were growing up.  She told Entertainment Weekly: &amp;quot;She&amp;#039;s having fun and figuring out who she is, and this is the age when that happens. &amp;quot;I think that she&amp;#039;s doing her own thing. Good for her.&amp;quot; Lovato also opened up about her previous attitude, which led to her dropping out of touring with the Jonas Brothers in 2010 to go into rehab. She said: &amp;quot;I used to say [I didn&amp;#039;t want to be classed as a role model] too.That was my excuse to do whatever the f**k I wanted and not give a s**t about what other people thought.  &amp;quot;Then I ended up going through some stuff. I realised I&amp;#039;m never going to escape the fact that I&amp;#039;m in the public eye, so I might as well do the best I can.&amp;quot;   Lovato, who has also signed a deal to write a tell-all memoir, added: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m battling with internal thoughts on how honest I should be. Yes, I&amp;#039;ve been very honest, but if people really knew how dark and deep my struggles got - not just with my eating disorder but with drugs and alcohol - they&amp;#039;d be really shocked.  &amp;quot;But I&amp;#039;ll most likely end up saying everything. Maybe it&amp;#039;ll help other people in the industry who are headed down the wrong path.&amp;quot; View all of today&amp;#039;s best celebrity pictures - Photo gallery:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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