The 18-year-old Hannah Montana star sparked outrage last week after film footage of her smoking a huge pipe, allegedly containing the legal high salvia, hit the web.The video has led to Cyrus being slammed by anti-drugs groups, but Gilbert -- who has battled alcoholism and substance abuse issues in the past -- is adamant the star meant for fans to see the footage of her intoxicated.
She tells AOL News, "These days, everyone with a cell phone is a paparazzo. How high do you have to be to let a friend film you? I think she wanted to get caught."
And Gilbert has her own doubts about whether the substance in the bong was really salvia.
She adds, "That's bulls**t! I think it was marijuana."
Selena Gomez says give Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato a break
Selena Gomez believes that the public needs to cut the Disney Channel stars some slack."It's a very hard business and I feel like people don't really understand what we go through. We're kids. People make mistakes. People have to figure out what we like and don't like."
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Miley Cyrus had taken quite a public beating since the bong video incident. And as if she didn't have enough trobules, her former BFF Nicole Mullen-Holm spoke out, claiming that Cyrus had been a bully in middle school.
Meanwhile, Demi Lovato is continuing her stay in rehab after she left the "Camp Rock 2" tour to seek treatment for emotional and physical issues. Lovato will be home for Christmas, but still has a ways to go in her treatment.
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Selena Gomez does have a pont. We really don't know what kinds of pressures these Disney stars are under. On top of the normal stresses of being a teenager, every mistake and unflattering moment is out there for the world to scrutinize.
Although Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato no longer seem to be BFF, it's nice to see that they still care about each other.
Should teen stars be held to a higher standard of behavior because young people see them as role models? Or should the public cut them some slack?
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