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This Is How Miley Cyrus Does Sick
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UPDATE: Due to her illness, Miley has postponed Friday's concert in Omaha until Oct. 13.
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Paging Dr. Dad! Miley Cyrus is sick.
Two weeks into her Wonder World tour, the starlet has come down with strep throat.
"Woke up with a sore throat =[ Why am I always sick?" she twittered on Tuesday. "Strep is the worst thing ever."
That night in Salt Lake City, she paused in the middle of singing her hit "7 Things," turned pale, hunched over and ran offstage, according the Salt Lake Tribune. A stage manager came on and announced to the crowd that she needed a medical moment.
Like a champ, the erstwhile Hannah Montana returned to the stage 15 minutes later.
Of course, there's nothing like feeling crummy to make a person act like a little kid again, something, when it comes to the 16-year-old, we love to see.
Miley Cyrus Debuts Pole-Free "Party" Video
So, Miley Cyrus has just released the new video for her hit song, "Party in the U.S.A.," and we're happy to report it's completely free of any pole dancing, fishnets, controversial facial expressions or questionable displays of one's backside.
Yes, Miley is sporting a pair of barely there shorts, and she does do her fair share of hip shaking, but we think it all comes across as pretty tame. That or we simply just don't have the energy anymore to overanalyze everything she does.
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Miley Cyrus Gets Cozy With Costar BF After Concert
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It looks like Miley Cyrus' on-set romance with her Last Song costar Liam Hemsworth wasn't just a summer fling.
The Australian hottie was in the audience for Miley's sold-out show at the Staples Center last night, and he wasn't just there as a fan like Ashley Tisdale and Miranda Cosgrove.
According to a source, Liam is officially her boyfriend and the couple have been dating for more than three months.
And being the savvy marketer she is, Miley's already found a way to incorporate her new man into her show...
Miley Cyrus Wears Fishnets
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Since no one appreciated Miley Cyrus' Teen Choice Awards pole dance, she decided to play it cool at VH1's Divas Live and just wear a backless Dsquared2 gown pulled up to her navel.
Oh, and fishnets to demonstrate what a grown-up lady she's becoming.
You know Miley, she's all about subtle.
However, in the "most inappropriately dressed" competition all young Hollywood girls seem to be participating in, Miley is far from the biggest offender.
Remember just last week?
Uh Oh! Are Disney Fans Turning on Miley?
Oh no! Are Disney fans turning on Miley Cyrus? Today in the 5,000-person exhibition hall at the Anaheim Convention Center, she received a less than warm reception from attendees of the D23 Expo for fans and press.
Appearing in teensy shorts and tall boots, Miley performed the Hannah Montana song "The Climb" and talked up her new movie, The Last Song, which comes out in January.
The flick was written by novelist Nicholas "The Notebook" Sparks—with the lead role tailored specifically for Miley. "I just got the book today!" she squealed to the audience of about 5,000 big-time Disney fans.
Now, no one booed the tween offstage or anything, but here's how we saw it...
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Miley Cyrus Puts Her Pole in the Vault
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To pole or not to pole? That is the question for Miley Cyrus.
After taking heat for her simulated stripper action at last month's Teen Choice Awards, Cyrus has decided to drop the prop from her performance of the song "Party in the U.S.A." for her upcoming tour, a source close to the star tells E! News.
In recent dress rehearsals, the 16-year-old replaced the pole with a rolling baggage cart described as "the kind a hotel bellhop uses."
While father Billy Ray Cyrus didn't have much of a problem with his daughter's pole-dancing routine, defending the provocative poses as "art" and saying Miley just "loves entertaining people" (yay, Dad!), the fan backlash was immediate.
Now Miley will keep her concerts tween-friendly. Although the insider says the Hannah Montana missy holds onto a pole, "it's more for support, [and] she doesn't grind her hips."
"Miley cares about being a good role model to her fans and didn't want to offend anyone."
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Miley Steers Clear of the Pole on Today
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Miley Cyrus may have rocked a stormy stage on the Today show this morning, but she steered clear of opening up any critical floodgates by keeping her performances family-friendly.
Careful to avoid a Teen Choice Awards redo, the tween queen sang her now-infamous single, "Party in the U.S.A.," while fighting all urges to straddle the pole in her dance routine.
Granted, the "pole" we speak of was really just a leg of the tent being used to shield the band from the ensuing New York rainstorm, but Miley definitely switched up her choreography for the screaming moms and daughters below.
Before you start to worry, she was still "moving [her] hips, like, yeah."
Paula Abdul: Diva Host With the Most
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Paula Abdul is done with judging amateur singing competitions. She's on to much bigger and better—and very, very different—things. Like hosting professional singing concerts.
The irreplaceable (though oh how they've tried) American Idol judge has signed on to emcee the VH1 Divas special Sept. 17, the image-rocked cable net's first foray back into the girl-powered concert waters since 2004.
"Hi guys! im really excited 2 announce ill b hosting this year's 'Vh1 Divas'!" Abdul tweeted yesterday. "I am so excited!!"
And for all those who balked at the previously assembled lineup of vocal virtuosos, they may wish they hadn't cast aspersions on the diva posse until, well, now.
Miley Cyrus' Double Date With Justin and Jessica
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The last we heard about Miley Cyrus' dating life was less than a week ago. She was reportedly spotted sharing a kiss with Liam Hemsworth, her onscreen love interest in the upcoming flick The Last Song.
But I'm told whatever the two may have had going on, it was nothing serious.
In fact, not only did the movie wrap this weekend, but within a couple of hours of landing back in L.A. from the Savannah, Ga., set, Ms. Miley was on a date with a new guy.
Well, not so new...
Billy Ray Cyrus Declares Miley's Pole Dancing "Art"
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Yeah, we still haven't forgotten Miley Cyrus taking the stripper pole for a spin during the Teen Choice Awards. Apparently, neither has her father.
Only, Billy Ray Cyrus doesn't find it quite as appalling as we—and, judging by your comments, you—did. In fact, the proud papa thinks it was downright entertaining.
"You know what? I just think that Miley loves entertaining people," he tells Access Hollywood.
People were entertained all right, but not exactly in the way a 16-year-old's father would necessarily want. Then again, this is the boot-scootin' dad who set up his teenager with a 20-year-old boy.
"I always tell her to love what you're doing and stay focused for the love of the art and not worry so much about opinion," he adds.
Art = pole dancing. Got it.
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Are You Smarter Than a Gossip Columnist? Nepotism Edition!
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We all know how hard it is to get your foot in the door in this town—unless you're using your superfamous fam member's foot. Then you're free to walk right in and have a career based off your well-admired last name! Happens all the time in H'wood, and it's happening right now with one babe who is doing everything she can to unfairly help out her lesser-known kin.
Can ya guess who it is?
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Miley's Costar: Take Hannah Montana to London!
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Even if Miley Cyrus has said she doesn't think there will be a sequel to the Hannah Montana movie, that doesn't mean a girl can't dream.
"I don't think anyone wants to see Hannah Montana ever end, so I think we need to do that," says Emily Osment, who plays Lilly Truscott. "We need to do something like Hannah Montana Goes to London or Hannah Montana on Ice!"
In fact, Ms. Osment, 17, hopes the television series doesn't end anytime soon...
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