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"I think she's very strong and classy. I look up to that. She carries herself very well."

—The adorable and genuinely sweet Selena Gomez at the American Music Awards, when we asked what she thought about Rihanna's interview with Diane Sawyer.

All eyes were on Ri-Ri, who also looked stunning. And while we may not have been huge fans of her performance, Selena thought she was great.

We agree with Gomez, though, that Rihanna is a person to look up to, especially after everything she's been through. The judge-y jury is out for you readers, we know, but PR for her album aside, we're glad R spoke publicly (though not as early as we would have liked, but it's Rihanna's decision) about the sad sitch. No doubt she helped at least one girl stuck in a domestic abuse situation, and that's good enough for us.

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What are your thoughts on Ri-Ri's new single "Russian Roulette"?

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Is it unhealthy to lust after Twilight's Taylor Lautner, or any of the myriad oversexualized teens in H'wood?

But that's what they want us to do, ain't it? Why else would they so easily just ooze sex appeal, even though they aren't old enough to pull the slots in Vegas or throw back a flute during a fete (at least not here in the States).

But not everyone's against it: Tina Fey told us at the Emmys, "I consider it a rite of passage for all our young daughters to work the pole."

We couldn't agree with her more! We're totally for all of the hot young things in movies, TV and music being free to explore how they want to express themselves—be it an oversexualized photo shoot, age-inappropriate fashion choices or sharing the minutiae of their dating lives on Twitter. This is the best time of their lives to make mistakes, no?

Check out our gallery, chock-full of Twilight peeps, Disney kids, H'wood royalty and all the other sizzling pop-culture young things who we can't believe are still too young to get into L.A.'s hottest clubs (not like that stops some of them!).

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Ted Casablanca is traveling this week and mail is being tackled by Team Awful—so try us!

Dear Awful Truth:
Haven't heard much from you about Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes lately. Standing in line at the supermarket, I see headlines saying they fought like crazy when he visited in Australia. Those mags say there is trouble in paradise. What do you hear?
—Cat Mommy in Texas

Dear Didgeridoomed:
But then you must have read the alternate stories, right? The ones that said that when Tom was Stateside, Katie kept it low-key, and when he visited in Oz, she was suddenly a photog sweetheart and happier than ever? There's no trouble in paradise, necessarily—maybe there was just no paradise to begin with. Think about that one for a minute.

Dear Awful Truth:
What causes a person to take nude pictures of themselves? I mean, if you're a celebrity of some sort, wouldn't it be foolish to do that? There's a high probability that someone will get a hold of the pictures and sell them to tabloids or something.
—Amont

Dear Duh:
And for some celebs, that high probability you speak of is exactly why pictures are taken. And released. And then oh-so-innocently denied. But hey, I'm not naming names...

Dear Awful Truth:
Has Terry Tush-Trade ever worked with Luke Grimes?
—Imqaatdbru

Dear Grime Time:
If that's a veiled attempt at guessing that Michael Welch is T3, then you, sir, should be coyer next time. And nope, it's not Mikey. (Haven't we already told you that?)

Dear Awful Truth:
Hey! Jackie Bouffant has to be either Chris Pine or Zachary Quinto! Both of them are hot right now, both have beards on their faces and both have had figurative beards. So which one is he?
—Andrew

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Do you think Taylor Lautner and Selena Gomez have what it takes to be the summer's Rob and Kristen? 

With Pattz-babe spending most of the next couple of months in NYC sans Kris, we need someone from the Twi cast to be in a cute couple this summer. Do you think Tay and S are a good one?

We don't, really. Sure they're cute in the obvious way, but there's no heat there. Not really. We totally see two friends stepping out to get yogurt, not two lovebirds, you know, Gyllenspoon-style gooiness. We were never into Taylena up in Vancouver, either, which was such an obvious attempt to distract from Robsten. 

Taylor is def a hottie though. We think this little charmer should be the bad boy on the set. Think young Colin Farrell in the making. Too yum! Can't you totally see him in a naughty relaysh with a slightly older woman? Now that would be a hot summer fling. None of this Disney girl crap. 

Who do you think would be a good match for Mr. Lautner?

Breathe easy you Nick Jonas stalkers. Once again folks are blabbin' about how he and Selena are not dating. We told you back in October, straight from Nick's mouth, that he was single, but with young, public love, you never know.

So when we ran into Jennifer Stone, S's adorable costar from Wizards of Waverly Place, a while back, she told us she didn't think the two were together. Now, check out Jen dishing 'bout why she doesn't think the Disney stars ever dated. True?

Nick Jo's rep tells us, "We do not comment on Jonas Brothers' or any of our artists' personal lives," while Selena's didn't return requests for comment.

Now, if Miley can just dump that fame-clinger BF, our Niley dreams can go on.

—Additional reporting by Taryn Ryder and Whitney English

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Trouble may be brewing in teenybopperville. We cornered the Jonas brothers at the glittery Carousel of Hope affair in Beverly Hills. We demanded an up-to-date rundown, of sorts, about who's taken and who ain't.

There's some urgent juice here, so read on:

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