Teen Panty Ad Shocks Disney

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."

It's in full view because of her hot pink bikini

(NEWSER) - Miley Cyrus continues down the path of righteousness, this time not with indiscriminate Twitter photos or a pole dance, but with…a tattoo under her breast. The Daily Mail has photos of the Disney starlet in Florida flaunting a pink bikini and—underneath the left cup—what appear to be the words “Just Breathe.” At 17, the Hannah Montana star isn’t legally allowed to get a tattoo—unless her ever-responsible parents gave her permission, of course. More»

(NEWSER) - Racy Miley Cyrus is in trouble with parents again—this time for her sultry pole dance on the Teen Choice Awards show on Fox. Most people who responded to a Twitter poll said the 16-year-old singer looked like a stripper, and parents are decrying the "pornification" of a young star idolized by teens, reports the Los Angeles Times. More»

(NEWSER) - Wary of being associated with fast food, Disney and others are leaving Happy Meals behind and targeting young buyers—well, their parents—by branding everything from eggs to apples, the Big Money reports. Disney properties like Mickey Mouse, Miley Cyrus, and Zac Efron appear on packaging as well as the tiny stickers that dot the stock in the produce aisle. Hannah Montana banana, anyone? More»