Parents Fume Over Miley Pole Dance

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»

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»

Sad rocker finally admits he's worried about daughter Miley

(NEWSER) - Billy Ray Cyrus is not happy. He's getting divorced , his daughter is doing bong hits on video ... where did it all go wrong? Hannah Montana, he tells GQ . The magazine's long profile paints a depressing picture: Chris Heath spoke to Cyrus mostly in shadow (he likes to have the lights out), just five days after he first saw the infamous bong-hit video. Highlights ... or, as it were, lowlights:

• On Hannah Montana: "It destroyed my family. I'll tell you right now—the damn show destroyed my family. ... I'd erase it all in a second if I could."
• On Miley: "Every time something happened in Miley's career, every time the train went off the track, if you will— Vanity Fair , pole-dancing , whatever scandal it was—her people, or as they say in today's news, her handlers, every time they'd put me... 'Somebody's shooting at Miley! Put the old man up there!' Well, I took it, because I'm her daddy, and that's what daddies do. 'OK, nail me to the cross, I'll take it...'"

Actress grapples with 'physical and emotional issues'

(NEWSER) - Disney Channel actress and singer Demi Lovato has quit the Jonas Brothers’ tour and entered rehab, the New York Daily News reports. The 18-year-old is seeking “medical treatment for emotional and physical issues she has dealt with for some time,” said a rep. The Camp Rock and Sonny With a Chance star has suffered from an eating disorder and cutting herself, an insider told the AP . More»

Selena Gomez stars in adaptation of Beverly Cleary classics

(NEWSER) - Ramona and Beezus plays fast and loose with its source material, the classic children's books by Beverly Cleary, but the family movie—Disney tween favorite Selena Gomez's film debut—generally has the critics on its side.

• Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer : "The overall tone of the film is sunny, with Ramona and Beezus resiliently turning life's lemons into lemonade." The flick also "boasts a daddy/daughter plotline that is very touching."