MILEY CYRUS OPENS UP ON JUSTIN GASTON

Superstar Miley Cyrus is blasting critics of her relationship with model Justin Gaston and is insisting he has helped her get through so many difficult times in her life. The singer has been linked to 20-year-old Gaston who was a former contestant on reality TV show "Nashville Star", for several weeks, sending gossip mavens into a frenzy over their relationship status. After calling in to Ryan Seacrest's KIIS FM show this morning, Cyrus played dumb, telling the host they "maybe" or "maybe not" be dating. But she says she's tired of critics talking about their five-year age gap, adding: "Everyone started judging us as soon as we started hanging out. ... After my last two years, there's been a lot of things that happened, so I've learned just not to judge anyone and go into our friendship with an open mind and not really worry about the age or anything. "More than anything, he's really helped me move on from a lot of things. He's a really great Christian guy. He's gone through stuff, and I've gone through stuff, and everyone goes through that. I think it's really awesome that we have that in common, that we can talk about it and that we can understand (each other). ... he gets it." She adds: "Our families are like, 'Whatever happens, happens.' If he's nothing but a really good friend, that's awesome."

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