Dolly Parton protects goddaughter Miley Cyrus

Dolly Parton couldn't say a bad thing about anyone if she tried.

The country legend is known for her cheerfulness, and it continues as she tells critics of Miley Cyrus
to back off in her patented nice way.

Parton serves as Godmother to Cyrus, and she defends Cyrus saying the Twerker is  “trying to find her own place and wings and learn to fly”.

When asked if she has any words of wisdom for the tongue wagging starlet, Dolly told the London Evening Standard: "If she needs my opinion on something I will surely give it and there have been times we've talked.

"But I would never dream of calling her and saying, 'Well why are you doing this?' or, 'You shouldn't do this or that."

Instead, the 67-year-old defended Miley for taking such firm control of her career at such a young age, explaining: "I know she has thought this all through. We'll let her go and do her own thing.

"It's not easy being young," she added. "You've almost got to sacrifice your damn soul just to get anything done."