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That's what friends are for, to lend their support and get your back when the goings get really though. Is Miley Cyrus's tour mate alongside his band Jonas Brothers, Joe Jonas spoke out to defend the actress-singer amidst her battle to keep her good reputation hot on the heels of the leaked shots of her cuddling with boyfriend Thomas Sturges.

The pop-rock singer has, during a recent appearance on the satellite radio show "Yo on E!", publicly declared "We're good friends of hers. We got her back and we love her to death." He then added, "I think it's just the way you come out of it. As much as they say, no one's perfect and everybody makes their mistakes. I think it's the way you handle it and come out of it in the proper and respectful way."

Joe and his brothers and band mates; Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas, served as the opening acts on Miley's sold-out North American Best of Both Worlds Tour last fall. Rumors once popped out that Miley and Nick were dating, but both of them have since laughed off the rumors.

More of Miley's racy pics hit the Internet early this week. One of the new revealing shots shows her exposing her green bra in what appeared to be a recording studio. The other one shows her exposing her flat belly while she leans her body on the lap of a young boy friend, who later on was identified by Perez Hilton as Thomas Sturges.