Miley Cyrus Gets a Tattoo

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."

But it's too late for Kelsey Grammer, Kayte Walsh

(NEWSER) - Surely you were moved last week by the touching story of 57-year-old Kelsey Grammer and his much younger wife , Kayte Walsh, who walked into a Chicago tattoo parlor last Saturday so that Grammer could get "Kayte" tattooed on his hip. But The Frisky fears for their union: It turns out, if these other 10 couples are anything to go by, getting matching ink does not guarantee lasting love:

• Tony Parker and Eva Longoria: Now that their marriage is over, they probably wish they didn't have their wedding date permanently tattooed on them.

'Allah' tattoo offends Muslim officials

(NEWSER) - Erykah Badu's Malaysia concert has been canceled, and it's all thanks to the singer's tattoo. A newspaper photo revealed that Badu has the Arabic word for "Allah" inked on her upper body; officials called it "an insult to Islam" and canceled tomorrow's planned performance in Kuala Lumpur. The newspaper that ran the photo has since apologized, and the BBC notes that the tattoo may not be permanent. Concert organizers are hoping officials will change their minds. (Badu also angered Dallas once, by running around naked at JFK's assassination site .) More»

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»