Miley Cyrus' pole-dancing performance sparks criticism

Who wears short shorts? Miley Cyrus does - and black leather boots, too.

The 16-year-old Disney star, who sold out Nassau Coliseum in 2007 and is in line to do the same for her November show here, took another step along the Britney Spears career track this weekend with a pole-dancing performance at the Teen Choice Awards that some say sent the wrong message to her tween-age fans.

Cyrus, who has been piping up about broadening her appeal, busted out the provocative get-up to sing her song "Party in the USA" for a segment of the teen awards fest taped Sunday and broadcast Monday night on Fox.

Halfway through the song, Cyrus climbed atop an ice cream cart and shimmied alongside a pole protruding from its top. But if you were surprised, offended or shocked by the move, you really shouldn't be, say Miley-watchers - this has been coming for some time.

"She already has this risque image, so it really wasn't much of a stretch," says Us magazine senior editor Ian Drew. "That's how Britney took off. She was the good girl gone bad, and it looks to be working for Miley as well."

Ah, Brits: during the TCAs, Spears joined Cyrus to accept an award - a trophy Cyrus was proud to hand over "because I'm a big fan of hers."

Fox declined to comment further earlier Monday on the appearance, other than to confirm it would be included in the broadcast.

A spokeswoman for Disney, which makes "Hannah Montana," said, "Disney Channel
won't be commenting on that performance, although parents can rest assured that all content presented on the Disney Channel is age-appropriate for our audience - kids 6-14 - and consistent with what our brand values are."

A spokesman for Cyrus' label, Hollywood Records, would not comment.

She is filming an adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel "The Last Song," which casts her as a rebellious teen. She appeared in a bustier on the August 2009 cover of Elle. And there were those 2008 Vanity Fair photos, where she was shot topless from behind by Annie Leibovitz.

While the transition to a more adult personage may work to her advantage careerwise, it's a problem for the younger fans who idolize her as "Hannah" - and they are mostly "younger" fans, says West Islip child psychologist Wendi Fischer. "She's sending this message that this is 'OK' to do, and I don't think it is OK to do," she said of Cyrus' sexualized performance. "Miley's only 16.

Why is she rushing it?"

Cyrus won six surfboard-shaped trophies at the TCAs, two for "Hannah" on TV, two for the "Hannah" movie, music single for "The Climb" and summer song for "Before the Storm." The 11th annual TCAs were held at Universal Studios Hollywood's Gibson Amphitheatre.

Johnny Goes Solo

Former Zero Gravity Bass Player & Vocalist has decided to end his career as Zero Gravity member.

The singer has gone on to record as stated that he is going solo, and already has been approached by Hollywood Records for a 3 year deal.

Johnny claimed that the reason for going solo had been the dispute between the band members.

"I dont wanna live under Cole's shadow. We together formed the band and it was he who took over all, as if he was the leader of us, we never wanted to make a comeback when previously our band was broken, but because of AJ's request Spencer & I agreed to join him but its over now."

Joe Jonas: Valentine's Day Just Got a Little Sweeter

Joe Jonas is moving up the movie-star ladder.

I just got word that Joe is close to joining Hollywood hotshots like Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Patrick Dempsey, Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah in director Garry Marshall's romantic comedy Valentine's Day.

Yup, the same movie that also has appearances by Joe's ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift, Twilight star Taylor Lautner and Emma Roberts.

No word on Joe's role, but...

I'm told he will not be playing himself. The film, about intertwining couples and singles living in Los Angeles, started shooting about three weeks ago and is scheduled to wrap in October.

Not sure when Joe will be able to shoot the movie, because the current Jonas Brothers tour has him on the road until at least Thanksgiving.

Meanwhile, Taylor Swift may do more than act in Valentine's Day. I'm told she's close to signing a deal to record a song for the movie's soundtrack.

Fashion Face-Off: Angelina Jolie vs. Blake Lively

Today's Fashion Face-Off is actually kinda hard. We have one Michael Kors dress worn two different ways, on a superstar and a Gossip Girl.

First, there's Angelina Jolie in a black leather version of the strapless dress at last night's Inglourious Basterds premiere. Yes, she does this sort of thing a lot, but that's because she always looks awesome in it. She doesn't even need to do anything with her hair or makeup to look so awesome.

And then there's Blake Lively, who blew us away with the same dress in neon pink at the CFDAs...

Not only was this the first time Blake actually got something right, but it was perfect for the 21-year-old—fun, youthful, bold, vibrant...OK, we'll stop now.

We might have to give this round to Blake's neon version—it's just so much more wow. Who do you give the win to?

Is Miley the New Britney–or the Other Way Around?

Hey Answer Bitch, is Miley really the new Britney? Not so sure.—Jefry

I assume you're referring at Miley Cyrus' stripper-pole action at the Teen Choice Awards? Which hearkened vaguely to Britney Spears' stripper-pole action in...well, where do I start? Full disclosure: I could not look directly at the Miley stripper-pole performance for fear of turning to stone, but descriptions from reliable sources indicate that stripper-pole interaction did occur.

Where are these comparisons coming from? Mostly Miley, it seems. But does all this necessarily mean Cyrus is doomed to a future of albino snakes and barefoot trips to the Porta Potti? Well...
Let's take a look at the similarities.

Both have dads who live quite well thanks to their daughters' massive bank accounts and tiny wardrobes. Both performers have strategically tapped into their sweet polka-dotted Southern roots as a way to sell themselves to mainstream audiences. Both have toyed with Lolita-like sexuality, though Britney took credit and responsibility for it, while Miley distanced herself after the fact.

Both have sprouted fully formed out of heads of Disney executives—Spears through the new Mickey Mouse Club and Cyrus via Hannah Montana.

But that may be where the similarities end. In fact, marketing and teen trending experts tell me that by comparing the 16-year-old Cyrus to the 27-year-old Spears, you may actually be levying an insult. At Miley.

"Unlike Britney, Miley Cyrus has a beloved character to fall back on—Hannah Montana," says Megan Bannon, cultural anthropologist at market research agency Rapp Collins Worldwide. "When we analyzed over 6,500 online social mentions of Miley Cyrus posted in the last month, we see that she is very closely associated with Hannah Montana."

In a good way.

According to a popularity measuring tool called the Davie Brown Index (DBI), "Miley is viewed as significantly more trustworthy than Britney within the general population," Davie Brown's Matt Delzell tells me. "I think that speaks highly of Miley, considering Britney is older and is a mother, both factors which tend to increase trust levels."

Plus, Britney was essentially just getting started when she was in her teens. Miley?

"Cyrus, with her music and TV shows and movies, is something Britney Spears never was at that stage of her career: a multimedia superstar with a multigenerational appeal," says branding pro Don Tanner, author of No Static at All.

So the real question is, even though she's a decade older, can Britney ever dream of being the next Miley Cyrus?

At The End Miley's Fan Were Dissapointed with what she did at the Teen Choice Awards, "her actions made her look like a stripper doing pole dance" that was quote made bt one of her fan

Robert Pattinson Allowed at Teen Choice Awards, Vanessa Hudgens Jokes Banned

Yeah, we already know the results of the Teen Choice Awards (what's with this broadcast delay thing?), but we still tuned in just to make sure we didn't miss any of those precious Twilight moments. Just like Fox wanted...what suckers.

Unfortunately, we didn't even get our Robert Pattinson fill. He barely got to speak. Accepting his Choice Male Hottie award with Megan Fox, he tried his best to stutter something nice to the screaming tweens, "I have to say that the hottest hotties—the hottest teens to me are the Twilight fans."

Aww, that's cute of him to try to say. Then when all the Twilight kids gathered 'round onstage to celebrate their 11 prestigious awards, you can guess who did all the talking...

Yep, Taylor Lautner. Sure, he's the only one who can speak in full sentences and doesn't look strung out, but he's not the one we want! What a waste of a Pattz, at least there was backstage dramz to satisfy the Twihards.

In perhaps the smartest move of the night, Fox cut Dane Cook's joke aimed at Vanessa Hudgens and her most recent round of naked pictures. Mostly, this was a relief not because the joke was exceptionally rude to Vanessa (it was) but because it was just terribly unfunny and lame and easy. The crowd even booed him. Of course, his Vanessa comments still exist on the Internet.

Cook later offered this excuse for his joke: "My fans are very young as well, and everybody’s very opinionated. You gotta keep it classy."

Yep, calling out Vanessa Hudgens by name and humiliating her on a show for kids is the classiest. Why is he so awful?

Moving on, Britney Spears did a nice little run-by to pick up her surfboard and then quickly ran away from Miley Cyrus. It was kinda weird. Why so much running?

Oh yeah, we're entirely forgetting about the hosts of this lovely evening of tween culture: the Jonas Brothers. They tried their hardest at sketch comedy with their little "Dare the Jonas Brothers" bits, but not even a Mike Tyson cameo could save them.

Guess this awards show win goes to Miley. Even with a Twilight cast appearance, all anyone can talk about is the 16-year-old's provocative wardrobe choices and stripper pole moves. Or, wait—does that count as a fail for the Disney princess. Whatever the case, here's Miley's full, scandalous performance

New Star On Spy-Teen Franchise?

Danielle Poulsen (17 Years Old) of AADA, Los Angeles is set to replace Joanne Levesque in Spy-Teen: Mission 19.

Cole Carson the lead actor in the movie decided hold an audtion after his fiancee Joanne decided to leave the movie due to other commitments.

Danielle who has been part of AADA since age of 9 years was the favorite of all the producers and the casting members of the Spy-Teen Franchise.

The sources claimed that she was energetic in her performance as compare to the other girls. The director and chief of AADA in Los Angeles claimed she has been part of AADA for now almost 8 years and she has matured both way and is ready to play any role in any movie.

JoJo Back With Cole Carson

JoJo's Brunette Hair has turned Blonde, and seems like she also had change, a change for good reason in her heart, The former fiancee of singer turned actor Cole Carson, quoted she is back with Cole Carson.

"I am feeling so sorry because of those controversies I left Cole, I am feeling sorry and I am ready to commit to Cole once again if he is ready to give me one more chance, you find the value of people when you lose them, and today I've realised that I made the biggest mistake, and will to do anything to be back with him"

Following her quote on late sunday on national tv, Cole Carson came out with the statement claiming that he is willing to give her another chance, and few minutes later, Cole Carson was spotted kissing JoJo

First they broke up after 18 month long relationship, now they are back together, the only relationship lasted more for Cole Carson or JoJo was with each other, has the couple finally made a right decision by getting together once again.

Atlanta's Kim: "I Couldn't Breathe. I Couldn't Move."

These Real Housewives of Atlanta ladies won't quit, will they?

It was revealed last week that Kim Zolciak went to the police in April with allegations that NeNe Leakes choked her.

Well, last night, Ms. Kim decided it was time for her to talk to the press about the incident (and distribute her new publicity photos) because NeNe has denied any wrongdoing.

So what the heck is going on now? Keep reading to find out.

Kim says they were about three weeks into shooting the new season when the attack occurred after the two tried to talk out their differences.

"She lunged to me and put both of her hands around my neck and shook me," Kim told me yesterday. "I'm talking, kept both hands around my neck for over a minute. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't move. I couldn't do anything."

Kim called the cops and claims the two witnesses on the police incident report who corroborated her story are producers on the reality show. NeNe was already gone by the time the police arrived.

Kim didn't press charges at the time because, she said, she thought maybe NeNe was just having a bad day and "I was just in a bad place at the wrong time, because I know that NeNe does have a good heart underneath all her bulls--t."

But now that she says NeNe is lying about what went down, she's consulting with lawyers about her next move.

A rep for Bravo isn't commenting, but NeNe and Kim did hash some of it out last night on the network's new Watch What Happens: Live, hosted by network exec Andy Cohen.

"This girl is the biggest liar of them all," NeNe said of her former friend. "Kim lies so much its ridiculous."

Twilight Girls Glam It Up; Robsten Keeps It Simple

Sure you've all seen the Twilight girls, Nikki Reed, Ashley Greene, Noot Seear and Rachelle Lefevre (clockwise from top-left, natch), looking gorge in Glamour magazine. Seriously flawless on all four accounts.

Except that we can't help but think why the hell is this Noot chick in there? She's hardly even a second-class Twi castmember! Meanwhile Rachelle is still included, and Kristen Stewart is noticeably absent.

"It was an old shoot," our Twi insiders tell us. Well no s--t. Or else the Rachelle drama would seriously be exaggerated, no?

We still don't get why K.Stew wouldn't be in there, though. Logically speaking she was too busy working on her other projects. Or maybe she just likes to spend all her free time with Robert Pattinson...like she did last night.

More about that:
We've totally snooped the far-away pic of Kristen and Rob supposedly leaving the Bobby Long show in L.A. together last night. While we weren't there, we've heard from many trusting sources that it was most def a Robsten date night. Love it! Hotel Café, where the hotness supposedly went down, played coy on our asses when we tried to check. Who do they think they are, Sienna Miller?

As for those Twitter-conspiracy folks who think the Rob pic was a setup, we have one question for you: Is every paparazzi shot a setup then?

This is how these people make their living (and some a damn good one at that, mind you). by being sneaky and catching these celebs off-guard. Summit would never have order this kind of picture, trust. They would rather have Taylor Lautner in that car than R.Pattz. Hello?

But forget this silliness in convertibles and concerts right now: It's all about Sunday. So the countdown to your public Robsten viewing pleasure at Teen Choice is on! And if we end up having to be more excited about the kinds of rendezvous we've seen the past couple of days (or not) than what goes down Sunday, then, Robsten, you are in deep vampire bat doo-doo.