Sideshow: Miley Cyrus 'not trying to be slutty'
Does acting like a tramp mean you are a tramp? No, says philosophical ethics prof Miley Cyrus in response to critics who suggest that her "Can't Be Tamed" music vid is far too sexually suggestive for a 17-year-old child.
Does
acting
like a tramp mean you
are
a tramp? No, says philosophical ethics prof
Miley Cyrus
in response to critics who suggest that her "Can't Be Tamed" music vid is far too sexually suggestive for a 17-year-old child.
"I'm not trying to be 'slutty,' " Miley says. "I'm not trying to be like, go to the club and get a bunch of guys. . . . What I'm trying to do is to make a point with my record and look consistent, in the way my record sounds and the way I dress."
So, is she just acting inarticulate?
Miley's compromising pic
Gossiblogger
Perez Hilton
(
Mario Lavandeira Jr
.) on Tuesday posted, then removed posthaste, a photo of an underwear-challenged Cyrus exiting a car in a teeny white dress.
Tiger Woods' love child?
Disgraced golfer
Tiger Woods
may have fathered a love child. Or not.
Porn star Devon James (born Melinda Brinling-Caso) claims Tiger is the father of her 9-year-old son, Austin.
(He was conceived before Tiger wed Elin Nordegren.)
No way, says Devon's ma, Sandra Brinling, who tells E!News her girl is a "pathological liar." Her own ma?!
"All she is looking for is to get money from" Tiger, Ma says.
Prince rewarded like a prince
"
Prince
is dynamic. Prince is genius. Prince is music." So says BET bigwig
Stephen G. Hill
, who says the diminutive 52-year-old Minnesotan will be honored with a BET Lifetime Achievement Award at an all-star extravaganza on June 27 hosted by
Queen Latifah
. Former honorees include
James Brown
and
Diana Ross
.
Love, marriage, kids report
Valerie Bertinelli
, 50, isn't a girly-girl obsessed with wedding planning. The
Hot in Cleveland
star tells UsMagazine.com that her intended,
Tom Vitale
, is planning the do. "I have nothing to do with it!" says Val, adding, "We may end up eloping."
Cameron Diaz, 37, has nothing against having children.
"I'm not opposed to it happening," Cam tells InStyle. But, she says, they stink. See, having kids would force her to change her awesome lifestyle, which would be, like, totally uncool. "Children aren't the only things that bring you gratification and happiness," the There's Something About Mary star says. She is so not a narcissist!
He's been emotionally crippled by Simon Cowell's decision to leave American Idol, but Ryan Seacrest, 35, has managed to spark a romance with ballroom dancer Julianne Hough, 21. The duo were snapped on Sunday being couple-y in Malibu, Calif.
Prince William, on a six-day tour of South Africa with his brother, Prince Harry, did not propose to Kate Middleton this month, as has been reported. That's what William's royal photographer Arthur Edwards told Good Morning America on Tuesday.
Tidbits 'n' pieces
It's not easy to decide when to strip.
Taylor Lautner
, who shows off his rippling muscles in
New Moon
, tells GQ he'll take off his clothes only when it's artistically necessary: "The reason I took off my shirt for
New Moon
is because it's written in the book that way." . . . Bravo's
The Real Housewives of D.C.
, which stars White House party crasher
Michaele Salahi
, debuts Aug. 5. . . .
Jennifer Lopez
and
Marc Anthony
won the
Ruby Dee
and
Ossie Davis
Arts and Humanitarian Award Monday night at the 2010 Apollo Theater Spring Benefit Concert & Awards in Harlem, N.Y. The
Jamie Foxx
-hosted event featured
Angela Bassett
,
Danny Glover
, and
Chris Tucker
. . . . CNN has denied reports that
Piers Morgan
, a judge on
Britain's Got Talent
, is signing a deal to replace
Larry King
. "Larry is a beloved member of the team, and he will continue to be part of the CNN family into the future," a statement said.