Miley Cyrus' Brother: 'She Has a Lot on Her Plate'

Miley Cyrus' big brother says the Hannah Montana star has 'a lot on her plate' for a girl so young.

Fellow singer Trace Cyrus, 18, says he and his famous father, Billy Ray, are concerned at the amount of criticism being leveled at the teen superstar and they want it to stop.

He says, "She has a lot on her plate for a 15-year-old girl.

"I hope the public isn't too hard on her.

"My father and I can take it but for a girl like Miley it's so hard when stuff like that happens to her."

Miley was recently offered $1m to endorse a condom brand LifeStyles.

Cyrus, who has pledged to stay off sex until her wedding night, was found to be the "obvious choice" by the firm.

However, her reps later said the deal wasn't happening.