Miley Cyrus hit the Billboard music awards while wearing this edgy but ultimately gaudy black-and-white jumpsuit from Balmain. Miley’s been hitting it out of the fashion ballpark lately with her recent punky look at the Met Gala as well as a cute Valentino jumpsuit for Maxim, but her luck has run out with this checkered, crocheted jumpsuit that is probably meant to look rock ‘n’ roll but comes off as part doily, part Indy 500 checkered flag, and part deck of cards. Miley’s brash and sassy attitude on the red carpet helps her pull off the look somewhat, but it’s still a major eye sore. Oh well, one can’t be perfect all the time.

Miley’s hair and makeup are similarly brash. Her makeup (and especially that bold red lipstick) goes with her overall look, but the blonde-piled-on-brunette aspect is throwing me off a bit. Those darker roots aren’t bad in and of themselves, but the back view looks like Miley’s hairdresser has overdone the underdone look. Does that make sense? Oh, and while Miley walks alone yet again, Liam is supposedly partying it up in Cannes. Miley’s wearing her ring here, but I just don’t care anymore. In fact, I’m more over this relationship than Liam seems to be at the moment.

Amber Rose looked stunning in a simple black dress that draped beautifully and ended in lovely fringe-esque detail at the bottom. Her legs look great, and of course, Wiz Khalifa is so proud to have her on his arm. These two are the cutest together.

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Miley Cyrus is Maxim Mag’s current #1 Hottest Lady or however they say it. And so Miley was invited to the big Maxim celebration last night in Hollywood. She wore this black-and-white Valentino pantsuit which… we recently saw in gown-form on Jennifer Aniston. Valentino is just churning out those similar-looking outfits, right? Anyway, I do like this jumpsuit on Miley. I like her overall look here a lot – she’s got that crazy Pilates body, her hair has grown out a little and the dark roots really help. Miley was also wearing her engagement ring. Still. Because she’s 20 years old and her relationship is ALL DRAMZ.

What does the Maxim’s hottest girl of the year wear to their big party? A sexy jumpsuit! Miley Cyrus didn’t disappoint on the red carpet at Maxim’s 2013 Hot 100 party at Vanguard in Hollywood on Wednesday, May 15.

The 20-year-old singer rocked a sexy, strapless black and white Valentino jumpsuit, which she accessorized with a favorite pair of striped Saint Laurent heels that she’s been photographed shopping in before. The stylish star wore bright red lipstick for a pop of color, and slicked back her short blonde hair.

Before the party, Cyrus joked that her ensemble was a last-minute decision. “Hmmm . . . What to wear . . . What to wear . . . Hmmmm,” she tweeted. “Valentino. You’ve never done me wrong!” Cyrus has been loving the jumpsuit look lately. On March 22, she wore a black and white striped Chanel jumpsuit to the opening of Seacrest Studios at CHOC Children’s Hospital in Orange, Calif.

The “Ashtrays and Heartbreaks” singer only briefly flashed her engagement ring from Liam Hemsworth while attending the Maxim event solo. Instead, she kept her hands tucked firmly inside the pockets of her jumpsuit while posing on the carpet.

The former Hannah Montana actress was very honored to top Maxim’s annual Hot 100 list. “It feels amazing to be No. 1, especially because it was voted on by the fans. I have the best fans in the world!” she told the magazine. “It’s every woman’s fantasy to be told she’s No.1 on Maxim’s Hot 100! So crazy!”

[From Us Weekly]

Miley has been flashing her engagement ring in Twitter photos too. So I don’t know. Even though I like Miley and I want her to be good and psychologically healthy, this is my reading of how things are going down between her and Liam: I think she’s clinging. I think she’s the one holding on, trying anything to make it work, and I think Liam is totally over it and he really wants a clean break but he won’t just sack up and break it off for good, maybe because he’s young, maybe because he’s a d-bag, and maybe because he does genuinely care about her and he doesn’t want to hurt her. But Miley keeps sucking him in and so the state of their relationship is very… fluid. And drama-filled.

I’m also adding an extra photo of Abu Nazir (real name: Navid Negahban, from Homeland) just because I was absolutely SHOCKED to see him at this Maxim event. WTH?

Photos courtesy of WENN.

Here are some photos of Liam Hemsworth doing what he’s always doing lately — leaving the gym. Oh and before I get into this week’s tabloid coverage of this doomed romance, Miley Cyrus is indeed the winner of the #1 slot on the Maxim Hot 100 list, which has been released in full. Here’s the rest of the top 10: (2) Selena Gomez; (3) Rihanna; (4) Mila Kunis; (5) Jennifer Lawrence; (6) Jennifer Love Hewitt; (7) Ashley Tisdale; (8) Kate Upton; (9) Vanessa Hudgens; (10) Elisha Cuthbert.

Yesterday, we discussed how Liam’s brothers, Chris and Luke, had allegedly staged an intervention to tell him that his relationship with Miley obviously wasn’t working and that it was time to cut the cord. My opinion on the matter is that Liam is probably still sleeping with January Jones and knows that Miley won’t dump him, but he’s too much of a chickensh-t to do it himself. According to this week’s issue of In Touch, Miley is trying to talk Liam into going with her to couple’s counseling. Good luck, Miley:

The’ve postponed their wedding, and she’s taken off her engagement ring, but Miley Cyrus, 20, isn’t ready to throw in the towel with Liam Hemworth just yet. “She’s hoping to save her relationship by enlisting a therapist,” reveals an insider close to Miley. “She knows that Liam is one foot out the door and that she’ll lose him if she doesn’t act fast.” But Liam, 23 — who seems to have checked out of the relationship since February, when he was seen leaving a pre-Oscars party with “Mad Men” actress January Jones, 35 — isn’t sure they have a future together. “Miley and Liam fight constantly because he’s always questioning if she’s the same girl he fell in love with,” says the insider. Miley is hoping that “professional help” will turn things around, adds the insider: “They need to find some common ground.”

[From In Touch, print edition, May 20, 2013]

Hmm. If this story is true, then at least they’re considering couple’s therapy before marriage rather than waiting until they’re married and miserable. Good idea? Most of the married couples that I know who have tried therapy have waited until things are super, super broken already, so they didn’t get much out of the process, but premarital counseling makes a lot more sense, assuming that both parties are into it. This week’s issue of Star adds that Miley is using shopping as her current form of self therapy:

Forget pints of ice cream and sappy movies — Miley Cyrus’ remedy for her broken heart is to shop until she drops! The 20-year-old star has been spending wildly since her reported split from fiance Liam Hemworth, who is now secretly dating “Mad Men” vixen January Jones, as Star previously revealed. In addition to ordering a $150,000 new Porsche, Miely has dropped more than $60,000 on furniture for her Toluca Lake, Calif., home and at least $100,000 on jewelry and clothes.

“Miley can’t seem to stop spending,” her friend says. “She is really sad, and it’s the only thing that seems to cheer her up. Now her friend worries that her costly new hobby is becoming an obsession, saying, “All she wants to do is work on her new album and shop.”

[From Star, print edition, May 20, 2013]

Well, it’s not like Miley (who supposedly has a net worth of $120 million) can’t afford a few shopping sprees and a new car as a form of therapy. Honestly, I think that Liam really is “out the door” and just can’t admit it, so Miley spending her money on clothes is probably more productive than blowing it on couple’s therapy.

There’s other Miley news spilling forth too. We recently covered the photoshoot and some excerpts of Miley’s recent Elle UK cover feature, and now the magazine has released a weird excerpt that reveals how Miley thinks her old London flat was haunted by the ghost of a young boy who watched her take a shower. Spooky.

Back to Liam and Miley though. These kids haven’t been photographed together since late 2012, and their body language at the time is very telling, isn’t it?

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About this time last year, Liam Hemsworth’s brothers seemed crazy about his then-girlfriend, Miley Cyrus. Then the two young lovers got engaged, and the unknown (at least stateside) brother, Luke, revealed that Miley had won over the entire family’s hearts; but obviously, that was before all sorts of stuff went down in the Miley-Liam relationship … including but not limited to Liam getting busy with January Jones in the back of a car and perhaps continuing to see her to this very date.

So things have changed, and even though Miley and Liam have not “officially” broken things off with a press release, they also haven’t been photographed together in several months whereas they used to get papped all the time. Miley recently stated that they aren’t seen together because she’s so busy with her music, and Liam likes to go to the gym, or whatever. Of course, she wasn’t working while looking fabulous at the Met Gala a few nights ago, but Liam didn’t bother attending. Things certainly can’t be good between these two, and it seems that Liam is receiving some brotherly advice. Us Weekly claims an exclusive scoop on an a staged intervention on behalf of Chris and Luke, who have allegedly told Liam it’s time to end it with Miley. Here are the details:

Oh, brother! Liam Hemsworth’s actor siblings, Chris and Luke, were so fired up about the relationship between their little brother and fiancee Miley Cyrus, they staged an intervention with him in April.

“They want him to end the romance for good,” a source tells Us Weekly. And apparently their words have made an impact. The couple of nearly four years — who got engaged last June — recently stopped making wedding plans and have been spending plenty of time apart.

Take May 1: While the singer, 20, partied at Beacher’s Madhouse in L.A., the Hunger Games star, 23, hung out at Chateau Marmont. Though one source maintains the duo aren’t done, another insider adds, “Liam’s pulling away.”

[From Us Weekly]

I can believe that Chris and Luke sat Liam down and tried to hammer some common sense into him about his relationship. What I do find suspect is that I find it nearly impossible to believe that Liam’s brothers would sell him out to Us, but this report must be coming from someone very close to or inside the family unit. Could this tip have come from a source who previously talked to the press about Miley and Liam and may or may not have been warned not to go on record in the future on such matters? No, it can’t be. Right?

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When I heard that this year’s Met Gala theme was “Punk: Chaos to Couture,” I was really hoping that Miley Cyrus would be included on the invite list, and sure enough, she was. After all, Miley has been aiming to look punky for about the last year or so while she attempts to remold her image, and while on the street, Miley is mostly getting it wrong, she actually got it right last night.

Miley wore a nude Marc Jacobs gown with a black mesh overlay that looked like a glammed-up version of what one would see at a Sex Pistols concert at the Cain’s Ballroom. I really love the black cuffs, and the spikey rings are a nice detail. This is a very sexy dress that goes right to the edge without revealing any flesh at all, and Miley did up her hair in grand, stand-up fashion. If only for the evening, Miley shone as the most appropriate princess at this ball.

Katy Perry put a fairy-tale spin on the punk concept, which is fitting because Katy usually looks most at home while wearing silly costumes. Here Katy wore a shiny, embellished Dolce & Gabbana dress (that was officially called the “Joan of Arc” gown) with a crown and crucifix earings. Katy poufed her locks up and went with her usual dramatic makeup that looked great with this outfit, but somehow she forgot all about the shoes. Black pumps, really? Well at least Katy accessorized with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana themselves.

Florence Welch is often many things on the red carpet — last year she was both whimsical and weird at the Met — but she is never boring … that is, until now. For a woman who can dress like a rock ‘n’ roll lizard and still look fantastic, she looks surprisingly drab here in this fringey gown from Givenchy. Even Florence’s firey locks lack their usual bang. Florence could have run with the punky concept of the evening and really showed her stuff. Why so serious here?

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Miley Cyrus has been named Maxim’s top babe on the magazine’s annual Hot 100 list, and she lifts the crown from last year’s winner, Bar Refaeli. Maxim’s list is supposedly voted on by readers of the lad mag, but I’m sure there’s more than a little bit of editorial control when it comes down to the top ten or so choices. At the moment, we don’t know who else made the list (although I’m sure Miley’s romantic rival, January Jones, has secured a spot somewhere, LOL) because the official announcement won’t be made for a few more weeks. However, Miley just couldn’t keep this secret to herself any longer because she posted the above snap from Maxim’s upcoming pictoral on her Twitter account and raved, “Didn’t know this was coming out yet! I’m so happy to be #1 on Maxims HOT 100! #myfanskickass #dreamsdocometrue.”

Dreams coming true? That’s an bizarre attitude for a pop star who recently stated that “A star is someone who doesn’t have to take her clothes off to be sexy because you naturally have star power” immediately before giving herself a front wedgie and flashing crack in V magazine. You know that when Maxim’s cover feature comes out, Miley will be posing in sexy mode too. After all, that’s the kind of image the magazine puts forth, and that’s the kind of image Miley truly wants. Oh well. It’s better than Mila Kunis topping yet another list. At least Miley making #1 is unexpected and interesting even if the selection is probably publicist dictated.

Oh, and Miley finally went and started an Instagram account, so she’ll be posting photos like crazy there in addition to on Twitter and Facebook. Because she’s such a private person.

Here’s Miley pumping gas last week while pairing a “Sex, Drugs & Rap” t-shirt with nearly nonexistent shorts and extremely high heels. So classy.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and Maxim

Miley Cyrus covers the June issue of V magazine with three different covers, and the first instance (shown above) features Miley well on the way to giving herself a front wedgie while sporting boy-cut underwear … although I suspect those would be some really cool boots if we could fully see them. Really, this photoshoot is kind of a nightmare from a PR standpoint. Don’t get me wrong, Miley’s face looks great, but she’s flashing some major crack (don’t worry, it’s blurred out) in one of the editorial shots, and this development comes hot on the heels of Miley’s judgy declaration in Elle UK that “A star is someone who doesn’t have to take her clothes off to be sexy because you naturally have star power.” Oops.

Meanwhile, Miley is still talking up her relationship with Liam in this interview, which leads me to believe that perhaps she gave a lot of publicity while she and Liam were still up in the air. Of course, they’re probably still undecided on the fate of their nuptuals (those crazy kids), but I’m of the opinion that they’re truly on the rocks and just can’t admit it to each other. As such, Miley is making a fool of herself taking about how wonderful her relationship with Liam really is (while he says nothing), and she insists that they just haven’t had the time for a photo op lately because she’s so busy being all about the music (as opposed to Liam being busy making repeat visits to January Jones’ house). Here are some interview excerpts:

On her love life: “I’m not home with my boyfriend all the time. We work. Every week it’s ‘Are they broken up?’ Because we don’t see a photo of them.’ I don’t have time go to Starbucks with my boyfriend every morning. I wish I did, but I don’t. I’d rather chill at my house and be there for the time I actually get to spend with him. And then I’m at the studio all day. He gets up to work out at six and I come home at five from the studio. I put this record before everything, and I’ve never done that with anything. I’ve put too much into this record to put anything else in front of it.”

On her new sound: “I can never say that I don’t love ‘Party in the U.S.A.’ and that I’m not appreciative of it. It would like my dad saying that he hated ‘Achy Breaky.’ It’s what gives you everything that you have. I would never take it back.”

On her changing style: “I’m going to change, I’m going to be different, I’m going to do what I want to do. I chopped my hair and bought a pair of Docs and never looked back.”

[From V Magazine]

Poor Miley. And I’m not even saying that in a facetious manner — I truly think that she believes that her new music will take the entire world by storm when we all know that it will simply be a mediocre affair. Obviously, she and Liam are having problems, and she’s throwing herself into work. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course. Liam will show his true colors sooner or later, and Miley may as well make some headway before that happens. For the record, I hope she proves me wrong and makes some amazing music instead of merely showing her ass crack just like the pop stars that she makes fun of. Miley is better than that even if she doesn’t realize it.

Photos courtesy of V Mag

Miley Cyrus covers the June issue of Elle UK, and the effect is rather underwhelming. Naturally, she’s sporting her newish punky hairdo here, and she’s dressed in Lanvin on the cover, but the shoot itself is pretty washed out with little effort on the part of stylists to refashion Miley as an adult pop star. Miley is a very pretty young woman who is clearly willing to push forth into daring new fashion territory, but I guess the magazine was feeling particularly uninspired. I don’t even know what to do with the “400 million people can’t be wrong…?” headline. What does that even mean in a Miley context?

As for the interview, what a mess. Clearly, the magazine spoke to Miley either before all of this Liam Hemsworth breakup drama or they caught her recently on a good day where she felt like wearing her ring. There’s no mention of Miley postponing her wedding or Liam Hemsworth repeatedly getting it on with January Jones. Instead, Miley talks up her strong relationship with Liam, and she stresses what a private person she is and how she never, ever overshares on Twitter. Right:

On being engaged to Liam: “We have a house together and dogs. It just seems right to be wearing this ring and to be committed. But we keep our relationship low-key and don’t talk about it any more.”

She’s such a private person now: “We were too nice to the world and gave them too much insight — into my life and my puppies and my house –- and I just don’t feel they get that privilege any more. Like on my Twitter, I’m much more . . . not conservative, but you don’t see a picture of my dogs. You don’t get that personal stuff any more.”

She’s more than just a hot bod: “A star is someone who doesn’t have to take her clothes off to be sexy because you naturally have star power. Sex does sell, but you have to find a way that’s not just showing your tits. I don’t want to be a glorified model. They just walk on stage and it’s all about their clothes — or lack of clothes.”

Hollywood is weird: “This isn’t like any other place. Everything is meant to be attractive, from the people on the sidewalks to the gold fire hydrants in Beverly Hills.”

On fame: “I feel like Rapunzel. Rapunzel with a mohawk!”

[From Us Weekly]

Oh Miley. Look, I don’t want to knock this girl since I have a feeling that there’s some genuine sh-t going on in her personal life, but does she even realize how hypocritical she sounds with the “privacy” lines while she continues to tweet nearly every aspect of her personal life? Like, she’s actually claiming in this interview that she no longer tweets photos of her dogs, yet she does so on a near weekly basis and as recently as April 26:

In other words, Miley is either blatantly lying about her quest for privacy, or she’s deluding herself about not sharing so much on Twitter. She’s still sharing all kinds of crap — and she may very well delete a lot of it, but she’s still got that unscratchable itch to shout everything to the world. If she were more honest about the topic, like say Rihanna (who admits that she enjoys the attention that her Twitpics bring), then it wouldn’t be such a big deal. But Miley wants to share her wonderful life with everyone all the time yet still claim that she covets her privacy. It just doesn’t wash.

Now back to this Elle UK photoshoot, which certainly isn’t terrible at all. It’s just kind of bland and could use some drama in the styling department.

Photos courtesy of Elle UK

Here’s some new photos of Liam Hemsworth doing exactly what the paps catch him doing all the time lately — leaving the gym. While I can certainly appreciate that the dude is into fitness, I’m not crazy about his new beardy look (like Kaiser is) these days. I like my Hemsworth brothers clean shaven, thank you very much. Basically, Kaiser can have Liam when he doesn’t use the razor, and I’ll take him on ther other days. Or if it comes down to it, I can just take Chris Hemsworth all the time. My little 5-year-old niece keeps announcing that she wants to marry Thor, and I just told her to get in line behind Aunt Bedhead.

Anyway, this is an update post about Liam and Miley Cyrus’ neverending drama, and I pretty much ignored Snoop Lion’s recent (stoned) declaration that the Miley-Liam situation is actually a “relationship that no longer exists” because I figure Snoop was stoned out of his mind during that interview. Also, I think a lot of people are suffering from Miley fatigue, and even though she might have actually told Snoop it was over, that might have just been a momentary thing. Like, Miley and Liam may just break up every other day, and it’s getting seriously old.

Now onto today’s topic, which is a new story from Star that alleges Liam is still hot and heavy with January Jones. This comes (sort of) hot on the heels of last week’s Enquirer story about Miley being enraged to discover that Liam is still texting January. Of course, Star was the first one to scrounge up a story about Liam and January making out at a party after those photos surfaced of them sharing a car ride. Now Star says that Liam is developing feelings for January and that Miley knows what’s going on, but she just thinks he’ll get over it and come back to her. Oh girl:

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth’s relationship has been hanging by a tread lately, and the engaged couple are in for a whole new wave of drama — because Liam, 23, is secretly dating January Jones! After being the first to reveal the pair’s secret hookup in February after being spotted leaving a pre-Oscars party together, Star has now learned that Liam’s dalliance with January, 35, has turned into a full-blown relationship!

According to an inside source, the Hunger Games actor has become a fixture at January’s L.A. home in recent weeks. “Liam is at January’s house all the time,” says the insider. “He brings her favorite wine, and they hook up. They have date nights in — they never go out, because they want to keep it a secret.”

Although Miley, 20, is fully aware of Liam’s rendezvous with January, she is apparently refusing to break up with him; she’s praying it’s just a phase and that he’ll come to his senses. “She’s in denial,” continues the source. “She is desperate to marry Liam and make the relationship work.”

But while the “Ashtrays and Heartbreaks” singer may still be fantasizing about a wedding, Liam and January have developed strong feelings for each other. “Liam is interested in seeing where the relationship can go,” spills the pal. “January is doing her best to keep Liam around.” With Miley’s dad, Billy Ray, recently referring to his daughter and Liam as “really good friends,” the odds look like they are ever in January’s favor!

[From Star, print edition, May 6, 2013]

God, how long with this nonsense continue before Miley finally wakes up and pushes this dude out of her life? For her part, Miley is still continuing her claims that she’s all about the music but is also upping the stakes by saying she’s so super-focused in the studio now that she’s voluntarily pushing everyone away. If Miley is always in the studio as she claims, then why are we getting photos of her clubbing and smoking weed while pantless? All for music that isn’t even very good.

Now let’s get back to January, who has been looking quite pleased with herself lately, hasn’t she?

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Miley Cyrus has been busy posting Twitter pics to her heart’s content in recent days even though she swore up and down that her account was only about the music now. You might notice in the above photo that Miley (who is kissing her hairdresser and not wearing her engagment ring, but whatever) is wearing a pair of tiny shorts that don’t even come close to covering her booty. Sure enough, the Mail has photos of Miley shopping while wearing these shorts, and her butt cheeks are totally hanging out for all to see. I get that Miley lets her booty do the talking as a means of attention, but this is just unsanitary and gross. Cover up the cheeks, Miley.

But enough of that — let’s get back to the music too, so to speak. Miley has just recently participated in some musical collaborations that are geared towards changing her image and getting people pumped up for her upcoming album. It’s not a bad idea, really. A few years ago when she tried to abruptly act sexy for her Can’t Be Tamed tour, everyone laughed at her obviousness in trying to break free from the Disney shackles, so easing into an adult image by teaming up with other artists is a pretty smart tactic. Also, Miley doesn’t possess a very strong or versatile singing voice, so riding on others’ coattails might help push her along a bit. The tactic has certainly helped Justin Timberlake, who managed to put out a ridiculously mundane new single (“Suit & Tie”) and album, but since he’s touring with Jay-Z, everything will turn out great for him in terms of dollars. In that same spirit, Miley has just been featured in Will.i.am’s new single, “Fall Down,” and here’s an audio-only clip of the song:

It’s not that great, right? Miley sounds completly autotuned, and her lyrics are pretty dumb: “Boy you’re like an elevator ’cause you always pick me up / boy you’re like my doctor when I’m sick you always stitch me up / You could be my DJ I’m your record come and mix me up / boy just be my lollipop lemme lemme lick you up.” Still, this is the same kind of mindless crap that will end up on Top 40 lists and play on repeat at my gym for months.

In addition to the above example of mediocrity, Miley has also recorded a single (it’s a few weeks old by now) called “Ashtrays & Heartbreaks” (which as a song title reminds me a whole lot of Tissues & Issues, Charlotte Church’s ill-fated attempt to establish herself as an adult pop star in the UK) with Snoop Dogg/Lion, and it’s … not very good at all. Give it a listen if you so dare.

Oh, and one more thing. Miley tweeted this photo that came from a new “Family Guy” episode, and apparently Stewie Griffin is using Liam Hemsworth’s photo for his passport. Nice touch, and I guess this means that Liam and Miley are still banging even though they probably postponed their wedding. Good for her, I guess.

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