Miley: 'I'm Not Racist, Just Goofy'

She was being sarcastic, rep explains

(NEWSER) - Miley Cyrus is not a stoner, and if Kelly Osbourne did not already make that clear , Cyrus’ rep will. The pop star’s Bob Marley cake “was a joke,” her rep tells Us , and Miley’s ensuing response that she’s a big stoner “was intended to be sarcastic.” In more positive Miley-related news, she’s becoming quite the activist: She released a video dedicated to the Occupy Wall Street protests (watch at left), and posed for the NoH8 campaign— click here to see. More»

No, wait, it's just a joke, says pal Kelly Osbourne

(NEWSER) - Goodbye innocence: The once-wholesome image of Miley Cyrus and alter ego Hannah Montana has apparently gone up in smoke. Cyrus is a "stoner," she quipped at her 19th birthday party after pals presented her with a Bob Marley cake. "You know you're a stoner when your friends make you a 'Bob Miley' cake," she laughed in a video obtained by the Daily . "You know you smoke way too much effing weed!' More»

No more achy breaky heart?

(NEWSER) - Things are finally looking up for Billy Ray Cyrus: In an interview on The View airing today, he reveals he’s halted divorce proceedings with wife Tish, USA Today reports. “I wanted to put my family back together,” he says. So how is that going? “I think for the first time me and my entire family are finally communicating with each other in a way that, it's been quite some time … and to answer your question, things are really the best they've ever been.” Click for more from the interview, including Billy Ray's comments about Miley. More»

Britney Spears, John Mayer, and other now-infamous exes

(NEWSER) - British singer-songwriter Adele is getting tons of acclaim for her second album, 21, which is entirely about one person: the guy who broke her heart. In her honor, New York lists 13 of the most deserving exes famously called out in song:

• Nick Jonas: In Miley Cyrus’s “7 Things,” she recounts all the teenage-y wrongs he did her, like being vain and liking other girls.
• John Mayer: Taylor Swift’s “Dear John” is about him, but it didn’t really enact too much vengeance, considering Mayer is probably jazzed Swift penned a song about him.

Cyrus says he's now working on 'mending family' after 'GQ' interview

(NEWSER) - On second thought, maybe it wasn’t a great idea for Billy Ray Cyrus to blab on about how Hannah Montana ruined his family . The country musician tells People his comments in a recent GQ interview were “explosive, and unintentionally so,” and says that right now the most important thing to him is “mending my family. … We are working together to make sure our future is stronger and healthier.” More»