Billy Ray - Miley will always be 'my little girl'

Blly Ray Cyrus has vowed to protect his daughter Miley after she received a barrage of criticism for hersaucy MTV Video Music Awards performance.

The country singer insists the 20-year-old star will always "be my little girl", despite causing controversy at the ceremony on Sunday as she joined Robin Thicke on stage for a rendition of his hit 'Blurred Lines', during which she gyrated around him while wearing a minuscule nude-coloured bikini.