Miley Cyrus started hanging out with Justin Gaston in September of 2008. She's been careful to not confirm or deny that she is dating Justin, but it is pretty clear that they are.

"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," - Miley Cyrus

One controversial aspect of the two dating is that Miley Cyrus is 16 (15 when they started dating) and Gaston is 20.

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. - Miley Cyrus

Here's what Miley's father, Billy Ray Cyrus had to say about Justin:
"I'll tell you what – they are great friends, and they make a good team"

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