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The 15-year-old sparked outrage last month when she posed for the magazine wrapped in only a blanket.
Billy Ray told OK!: “I can't imagine being her age and going through what she went through. I’m amazed she kept on.”
He admitted that he was concerned that the media frenzy would be too much for Miley to handle, saying: "I know the business can eat you alive, but I’m a calloused old veteran, and she’s a young, teenage girl. It’s a heck of a storm to survive even with maturity."
The pair began filming the new Hannah Montana movie today. It is scheduled for release in 2009.
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