Actor Jamie Foxx has issued an apology to Miley Cyrus for his crude comments about the teen sensation.

The Oscar winner launched into a tirade about the 16-year-old on his weekly radio show The Foxxhole at the weekend.

He advised the Hannah Montana star to "make a sex tape and grow up" before telling her to get a gum transplant, adding: "Do some heroin... get some crack in your pipe."

But Foxx has now apologized to Cyrus for making the remarks, telling U.S. chat show host Jay Leno it was simply meant in jest.

He says, "There was a situation with Miley Cyrus, and I just want to say, I apologize for what I said. I didn't mean it maliciously. You know I'm a comedian. You know my heart. Miley, I apologize, so I'll call you. I got a daughter too, so I completely understand."

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