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Miley's Lap Dance OK With Billy Ray

Sarah Quinn — Fri, 14 May 2010 10:20:00 CDT

Billy Ray Cyrus doesn't seem to worried about the fact that his precious little girl was bumping and grinding all over 44-year-old director Adam Shankman—at the tender age of 16. "It's what people her age do," Miley Cyrus' dad explained to TMZ . She was just "having fun," he added....

Miley Lap Dance Caught on Video

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 12 May 2010 09:14:32 CDT

A 16-year-old’s graphic dirty dancing with a 44-year-old man is caught on video: Sounds shocking until you realize that Miley Cyrus is the 16-year-old in question. The 44-year-old is Adam Shankman, the openly gay producer of The Last Song , who famously tweeted provocative photos of himself and Miley last year....

Next Wizard of Oz: Robert Downey Jr?

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:08:39 CDT

Maybe you don’t picture Robert Downey Jr. as the “desperate and doddering” Wizard of Oz featured in the beloved musical—but what about the “dark and complex charlatan” he’s painted as in L. Frank Baum’s books? Yes, RDJ would be perfect for that role, writes Steven Zeitchik in the Los...

Oscars Drop Live Song Performances

Caroline Miller — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:22:22 CST

You won't be seeing Randy Newman, Marion Cotillard, or Jeff Bridges crooning Oscar-nominated songs on stage at the Academy Awards this year, as speed-demon producers have killed the live performances in favor of showing clips from the films that featured them. But there will, nonetheless be dancers, the AP surmises...

Yet Another Photo 'Oops' for Miley

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:58:01 CDT

Miley Cyrus, star of such photo scandals as “racy Vanity Fair shoot” and “slanty-eyes group shot,” is going for the trilogy, reports the Sun . Adam Shankman, the 44-year-old director of her latest film, posted two suggestive shots of her on Twitter, but took them down when the backlash started. Elsewhere:...