'Heart Attack' songstress Demi Lovato has given her opinion on Miley Cyrus's recent behaviour and explained that as a girl in her twenties she understands that it's important to express yourself. 

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the beauty defended Cyrus and admitted that she knows how hard it must be for her as growing up in the spotlight is really hard:

"She's having fun and figuring out who she is, and this is the age when that happens. I think that… [long pause and a smile] she's doing her own thing. Good for her." 

Cyrus, meanwhile, sparked controversy over the weekend after she lit up a joint on stage at the 2013 MTV EMAs in Amsterdam, but has revealed that she simply thought it would be "funny" and didn't think it would cause such outrage:

"It's not something that I think about. I was just walking out of my room and then I was like 'Oh I have this in my bag, that will be really funny'. And I didn't say anything to anybody – it's not that I think about that and I don't tell anyone I'm gonna do it. Some people I think overthink stuff so much – that's not why I do it. I just did it mostly because I knew the fans in Amsterdam would love it and they started going crazy when I did it."