I’ve watched this clip of Nick Jonas’s appearance on Jimmy Kimmel twice now, and I still haven’t figured out if Nick Jonas was being disrespectful to Bob Dylan. Jonas was being asked about his part in the new “We Are the World” recording, and he says that the producers asked Lil Wayne to sing the part originally done by Bob Dylan. Jonas quotes Lil Wayne as saying “I can’t sing.” To which Nick Jonas replied, “And I’m like, ‘exactly. Perfect.’” Kimmel underlines the point saying “Nick Jonas says Bob Dylan can’t sing.”

But is that really what Nick was saying or what he meant? If it is, then I can only offer a “Bitch, please” to Nick. Bob Dylan might not have a conventionally “good” singing voice, but his voice has more heart, intelligence and soul than a pipsqueak like Nick Jonas can even imagine in his wildest dreams. But I’m still not sure that Nick was intending to say “Bob Dylan is a horrible singer.” I think he was trying to say “that part in the song could easily go to someone who doesn’t have a conventionally ‘good’ voice.” Why am I defending Nick Jonas? I have no idea.

Nick and Miley out on 4/11/09. Credit: Fame Pictures

Miley Cyrus never was that into Justin Gaston, that much is for sure. While her dad seemed thrilled with 16-year-old Miley’s relationship with unemployed model loser Justin, it seemed to me like Miley was just playing along to make her dad happy. Now Fox News is confirming as much – that as soon as Miley started hanging out with her ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas, she realized that she was still in love with him, and that Justin was just some random rebound dude that she had no feelings for. An “insider” is telling all to Fox News, saying that “Miley explained to… Justin Gaston… that she was never truly over Nick and that all her feelings were coming back for him.” While Billy Ray might not be thrilled, Nick’s family is jumping for joy with their reunion – because they want to profit from Miley’s rising star:

Miley Cyrus dumped Justin Gaston after realizing she was “never truly over” her ex, Nick Jonas, an inside source told FOXNews.com.

Almost immediately after reuniting professionally with Nick, teen queen Miley dumped Justin by explaining her love for all things Jonas, according to an inside source.

The rekindled romance between the Disney stars Cyrus and Jonas, both 16, began during a Disney Channel photo shoot a few weeks ago,” a source tells FOXNews.com. “Miley explained to current beau Justin Gaston after the shoot that she was never truly over Nick and that all her feelings were coming back for him”

Once Justin was out of the way, the teens got back together “almost immediately,” much to Nick’s family’s excitement, for both personal and professional reasons.

“One day Miley was with Justin, the next she was with Nick again! His family is thrilled with the reunion. Nick’s mom always loved Miley and in light of their Disney show, J.O.N.A.S. tanking [sic] in the ratings lately, the entire Jonas camp is excited. There’s a hope that their renewed romance will benefit everyone.”

Miley’s family however isn’t quite as thrilled, especially dad Billy Ray, who introduced his daughter to the 20-year-old model.

He “was a big friend to Justin and the two had spent a lot of time bonding together,” the source says.

But Miley and Nick are “on cloud nine” now that they are back together. And despite their busy schedules, the stars find a way to keep in contact.

“They still manage to speak daily and send texts and Tweets all day long to each other. After Nick gets done performing they usually video chat online late into the night. Every night! It seems to work for them and both are happier than normal. They are very sweet together”

[From Fox News]

These people are gross. Billy Ray is gross for thinking that 20-year-old “man” Justin would be better for Miley than 16-year-old virgin Nick. The family Jonas is gross for wanting to use their 16-year-old son’s liaison with Miley to further the Jonas brand. The only people who don’t seem gross in this situation are Miley and Nick. I buy that Miley still had feelings for Nick while she was with Justin – I think Nick broke her heart, and every girl remembers the first time a guy breaks her heart. But what about Nick? Does he really care for Miley, or is he just going to hurt her again? I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I actually care.

The National Enquirer’s gossip guy, Mike Walker, has a thing about Miley Cyrus. He always has some piece of gossip about her, and the way he writes about her is a little… “Dateline: Predator”. That being said, I do believe Walker gets some of this stuff right, like the whole story about how Billy Ray Cyrus really wanted Miley to stay with 20-year-old John-Lennon-song molester Justin Gaston, and how Billy Ray would do anything to keep them together. I bought that story. Especially since it seems like Miley rather unceremoniously dumped Justin and took up with Nick Jonas two second later.

Which brings me to Walker’s latest Miley gossip. His sources are telling him that Miley has expressed to friends how happy she is that she remained “pure” when she was with Justin. The same Justin who practically lived with Miley and slept in her bedroom. The same Miley who just this week was posing like a stripper for her latest director. That Miley.

PURE AND SIMPLE DEPT.: Miley Cyrus telling BFF’s she’s soooo glad she never got too physical with 20-year-old ex-beau Justin Gaston.

Despite all her “I’m a big girl now” posturing, Miley’s saying she remained “pure” during their 10-month romance.

“Miley is so relieved she saved herself,” said a close pal. “Even though she was crazy about Justin, deep down she wasn’t sure he was the one, and stayed true to her convictions.”

NEXT UP: Boy-candy Nick Jonas of “purity ring” fame. Whew!

That should take the pressure off, eh, Miley?

[From The National Enquirer]

The fact that Miley is with Nick Jonas now is what makes me think there could be a sliver of truth to Miley’s reported virginity. While Miley’s “purity” may be in question (in my mind), Nick’s is not. That boy looks terrified that someday his mother’s threats of some girl seducing him might come true. Let me just say this – I don’t reallycare if Miley is a virgin. It’s her business, and her business alone. It’s not about her father, her boyfriend, her ex-boyfriend or Mike Walker. I hate to even discuss this stuff, because I think the discussion of virginity increases the gross fetish quality. That being said, people wouldn’t talk about it so much if people like Miley and the Jonas Brothers didn’t make it such a big deal.

Miley is shown on 6/7/09. Credit: Juan Rico/Fame Pictures

In an interview with Larry King, Joe Jonas confirmed that his brother, Nick, is dating Miley Cyrus again. Here’s how it went down: Larry asked how the boys’ love life was going, and Joe replied (for the first of many times in the interview) “we date, and we’ve always said we do.” But when Larry King asked if Joe’s girlfriend (Camilla Belle) was as famous as Nick’s, Joe replied offhandedly, “I don’t think anyone is as famous as Miley Cyrus.”

The interview came after Miley broke up with her 20-year-old boyfriend Justin Gaston last week. Miley has dated Nick before, and after both said in separate interviews that they had “reconnected,” there was speculation that they were back together. You can be sure that Disney execs are pleased about the news. Miley and the Jonas Brothers are vocal about their choice to remain virgins until marriage, but it is easier to believe when they are dating each other.

You can’t help but feel a little sorry for Justin Gaston. Although there might have been some part of him that was in the relationship with Miley for the money and the fame, he clearly cared about her. He also dealt with a lot of flack due to their age difference, and many people thought he was skeevy for it. But he was willing to put up with that to be with her. I’m sure Justin is no saint, but Miley just publicly broke up with him for her (younger) ex-boyfriend. That’s got to hurt.

There is also speculation that Miley was getting cozy off-screen with her co-star Liam Hemsworth in the movie version of the Nicholas Sparks novel The Last Song. But the “photo evidence” of them is just the two of them jetskiing. I don’t see how that means they’re hooking up, but you never know. Maybe Miley is keeping her options open.

Note by Celebitchy: Nick Jonas and Miley Cyrus had a surprise duet on stage over the weekend in an encore during the kickoff concert for the Jonas Brothers tour in Arlington, TX. The Jonas Brothers are touring with Jordin Sparks and Miley was not expected at all. Nick and Miley looked a flirty on stage and Nick even gave Miley a little kiss on the cheek afterwards.

Here is Miley and Nick’s performance, thanks to Evil Beet:

Miley and Nick are shown out on 4/10/09. Credit: RIV/Fame Pictures. The Jonas Brothers are shown performing in NY on 6/19/09. Credit: WENN.com

Nick and Miley out on 4/11/09. Credit: Fame Pictures

Before Miley Cyrus and Justin Gaston broke up, Justin gave Miley the gift that keeps on giving – the Lord. Specifically, a very small, “exquisite vintage Bible” that is so portable, Miley can carry it in her purse. Justin knew the Bible would be just Miley’s style – after all, Miley credited Justin with bringing her “closer to the Lord” in an interview several months ago. Too bad she dumped Justin very quickly after he gave her such a nice gift.

[Miley Cyrus’s] sweet little heart melted when hunky singer/boyfriend reached out and touched her deeply with the perfect gift for the superstar gal who’s got everything – a small, exquisite vintage Bible!

Hallelujah! (Way to score bud.)

“Miley thought is was the best present in the world,” gushed a source. “She loves it so much, and it’s just small enough that she can take it in her purse everywhere she goes.”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, June 22 2009]

Immediately after word came down that Miley and Justin had broken up, Star Magazine started pushing the rumor that Miley wanted to get back with her ex, Nick Jonas. I didn’t think there was much to it – after all, why would any young woman really want to date a Jonas brother? But it looks like I was wrong! Miley and Nick were seen hanging out outside of Savannah, where Miley is filming The Last Song. Nick apparently came to Georgia specifically to see Miley. Ruh-roh. Somebody’s going to get seduced!

Now that Miley Cyrus and Justin Gaston have split, the Disney star is making a big splash with her ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas.

In Savannah to film The Last Song, Miley made time for fun yesterday — jet skiing off the shores of Tybee Island with none other than Nick!

The youngest of the Jonas Bros trio flew to Georgia just to see Miley, whom he has been making nice with since they recorded a duet on his group’s upcoming album Lines, Vines and Trying Times.

This week Miley posted on Twitter than she’s “in love with Savannah.”

As Star reported on Monday, Miley has been making it clear to Nick that she’s available now that things with Justin fizzled. In fact, hours before she left for Georgia, she performed a song she wrote about her breakup with Nick, changing the scathing lyrics to a message of love.

[From Star Magazine]

Savannah is a gorgeous city. In my mind, it represents the best of the South – beautiful architecture, thriving artistic community, great food. I hope Miley enjoys her time there – and not just with Nick Jonas. Seriously, Miley. You could do better, girl. Check out your hot Australian co-star Liam Hemsworth. Total upgrade from a Jonas Brother.

Yesterday, several sources broke the news that the greatest love story of our time is over. Miley Cyrus and Justin Gaston have broken up! Billy Ray must be weeping into his beer right about now. What started out as kind of a half-assed rumor (“Hey, Miley is Tweeting some weird stuff about how depressing it is to say goodbye”) has quickly turned into a gossip spectacle, with sources coming out the woodwork to claim that “They have been having trouble for a while… It’s been hard for a long time since Miley has been working so much and traveling a lot.” And Justin has been… well, we’re not quite sure.

As a couple of people pointed out yesterday, the next big rumor is about Miley reuniting with her ex-boyfriend, Nick Jonas. I’m not sure which one Nick is (the one with the great thighs? Or the little, weird-looking one? Did that narrow it down?) Nick famously broke Miley‘s heart when she was but fifteen. Since their heart-wrenching, devastating split, Miley and Nick moved into something resembling a professional friendship. When Us Weekly confirmed the Miley-Justin split, they got a source to say, “Miley and Nick are working on a couple different projects together. Justin has been a little jealous of that.” Oh, snap! Star Magazine takes it even further – they’re claiming Miley has made it clear to Nick that she’s available:

Miley Cyrus has split with boyfriend Justin Gaston, and she’s making it clear to her ex, Nick Jonas, that she’s available! Star knows how she told him she’s ready to give it another go.

When Miley broke up with Nick, she wrote the kiss-off song “7 Things” about their split. But now that she’s single and spending more time with Nick — most recently in the recording studio for the Bros’ song Before the Storm — she’s singing another tune.

At the A Time for Heroes event in L.A. on June 7, the Disney star changed the scathing lyrics as a secret love message to Nick!

Throughout the song, Miley skipped singing the word “hate,” letting her backup dancers carry the lyrics. And instead of singing “Your apology — when you mean it, I’ll believe it,” she said, “Now you mean it, I believe it!”

But will Nick believe that she means it? Stay tuned!

[From Star Magazine]

So, will Nick and Miley get back together? I doubt it. Miley has been there, done that. She’s been with a “man” so she won’t go back to a boy. Plus, I doubt Nick Jonas’ mother would let Miley’s boobs anywhere near any of her seduction-prone little boys. So, let’s play the game, shall we? Who will the tabloids hook Miley up with in the coming weeks? My bet is Robert Pattinson, first and foremost. But another good bet is this up-and-coming Australian actor Liam Hemsworth, who is playing Miley’s love interest in this film she’s doing in Georgia, The Last Song. Miley’s already gone on the record calling him “a hot boy”. Yep – that’s the one.

Miley and Justin are shown out on 3/31/09 and 5/24/09. Credit: WENN.com

No joking. The Jonas Brothers appear on July’s cover of Good Housekeeping with their mother, and their mom sat down for the interview (story via US Weekly). The Jonas Brothers are famously virgins, and they wear their purity rings proudly, and mom Denise seems to be defending them and their chastity. Denise Jonas says she totally gets that her son are “men” who have “desires” and “testosterone”. Then Denise comes out with this bold statement – “I don’t think they’re above or beyond being seduced.” Seduced? Because it’s the girls who are sluts, right? Not her little boys:

The Jonas Brothers may be virgins, but that doesn’t mean they don’t look at women, their mom admits in the July issue of Good Housekeeping.

“They are men. They have desires. They have testosterone,” Denise says of Kevin, 21, Joe, 19 and Nick, 16. “If they make a mistake, I’m not going to hate them. I don’t think they’re above or beyond being seduced.”

“They have been hurt in relationships by girls,” Denise goes on — without naming names. (Nick has dated both Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, while Taylor Swift has written songs about her split from Joe.)

“But it’s just about growing up and learning what it means to be in a relationship,” she continues.

Denise defends her sons’ decision to wear purity rings and talk about waiting until marriage to have sex.

“They’ve been criticized for proclaiming things they never proclaimed. And what’s the criticism?” she asks. “They don’t want to go out there giving everyone an STD? What’s so terrible about that?”

When her boys do fall in love, she only has one requirement before accepting her: “She must sincerely and totally love my son!”

So how to land a Jonas Bro?

“People always ask, ‘What’s a girl have to do to get your attention?’” Joe says. “She has to be good to Mom.”

[From US Weekly]

I don’t have a problem with the whole idea of waiting until you’re in love, or waiting until marriage, or teaching kids that it’s okay to be a virgin, et cetera. But there comes a point – perhaps when you, your brothers, and your mother are appearing on the cover of Good Housekeeping - when parts of it become a little creepy. Like Stephen King’s Carrie creepy. Like Denise Jonas is going to start talking about “dirty pillows”. It becomes less about waiting for love, respect and safety, suddenly virginity and “purity” becomes a fetish. Maybe I’m totally off-base, though. I think it’s great that there’s a movement afoot to teach both boys and girls to wait to have sex. But, I hope these kids realize that their virginity isn’t the property of their parents, that having sex doesn’t make them bad people, and that it’s not the end of the world to experiment and find what gives them pleasure.

Joe Jonas and Camila Belle are shown below out in LA on 6/3/09. Joe turns 20 in August. Credit: WENN.com. Header image from Good Housekeeping via NY Daily News

Miley Cyrus tweeted yesterday that she’s just friends with her ex Nick Jonas, after initially not knowing what everyone was asking her about when they mentioned “the rumor.” She did this in a long multi-part tweet that would have been better suited to a blog post. Miley also indirectly called her boyfriend Justin Gaston, the 20 year-old underwear model guy that’s she’s said to have been considering dumping to get back with Nick, the love of her life. All told, Miley issued a kind of non-denial denial that was quite well written considering that she supposedly penned it. It wasn’t that convincing, though. Here are her tweets, in reverse order so they make sense:

whats “the rumor” everyones tweeting me about?

regarding “rumor” i like to keep my private life as private as possible. justin and nick are two very amazing people and they both mean so

much to me. it makes me sad to think that people out there arent friends with THEIR ex bf, because let me tell u it IS possible.

i heard once “u can love more than one in your life but there is only one love of your life” i love both of them so much and they are both

dear to my heart. justin is an amazing person! he can always make me laugh and has a heart of gold. and nick is so lovely. he reaches

out to so many people with his music, not only with his talent but with his heart. our love for music is something that keeps our friendship

together and I KNOW NO MATTER he will be my friend forver. so there thats all i will say about this stupidddd rumor.

[From Miley Cyrus' Twitter]

16 year-old Miley Cyrus actually makes a lot of sense when she’s limited to 140 characters. She vacillates between sounding mature in her tweets to revealing that she’s just a kid with more money than most of us will see in several lifetimes. At one point yesterday she expressed her awe at seeing one of the greatest works of art “standing in front of the mona lisa. wow” then a few hours later she was “seriiiouusllyy bored,” at which point she went to get a manicure. I’m glad my deep thoughts and momentary boredoms at that age are safely confined to journals that keep getting lost when I move.

Miley and Nick were spotted out to lunch together on April 13. They got a little more attention than they might normally receive for the outing as Nick ran into a parked SUV with his vintage Mustang while the paparazzi were taking pictures. (The other car was fine, but Nick’s Mustang suffered damage to one of the side air vents. He didn’t even stop to check that everything was ok, though.)

The inevitable rumors that the two were back together then surfaced, with The NY Daily News reporting that Miley and Nick were making out at his house, and that Miley was considering breaking up with Justin. I’m not really buying her tweet denial here, because she could be a little firmer that it’s not true instead of saying she loves both guys. It’s like she’s putting them on equal footing even as she calls Nick her ex.

Miley Cyrus is shown shopping in Paris yesterday. Credit: ELIOT PRESS/bauergriffinonline.com

Oh, to be 16, filthy rich, and torn between two icky men. Such is the life for teen queen Miley Cyrus. Sources say she is struggling over unresolved feelings for her ex-boyfriend Nick Jonas -for those of you who can’t tell them apart, he’s the one who looks like a French poodle – and 20-year-old underwear model Justin Gaston, who has been living with the Cyrus family for the last few months.

Miley Cyrus has some bad news for boyfriend Justin Gaston: She wants to get back together with her ex, Nick Jonas.

Although the 16-year-old “Hannah Montana” star has been dating 20-year-old underwear model/musician Gaston for nearly eight months, an insider says her heart belongs to first love Jonas. And the two — who split in 2007 — have found it impossible to stay apart from one another.

“Miley and Nick want to get back together,” our source tells us. “Because they’re working together [on a new video], they’ve been put in close proximity to each other. They’re now spending more and more time together, and they’re constantly on the phone.”

When the two were photographed together on a lunch date at L.A.’s Village Idiot in mid-April, Miley laughed off rumors of a romance, using the “just friends” chestnut.

But do friends kiss and cuddle? When the two get together these days, their relationship hardly seems platonic. Says our insider, “Miley was over at the Jonas house recently, and they were smooching. Nick’s parents have this rule that when a girl is over, the door has to be open, but that didn’t stop Nick and Miley from making out.”

According to the snitch, the couple is “very sweet together,” but they do have their squabbles — especially when it comes to telling Justin the truth. The source says Miley even turned on the waterworks recently, crying: “How do I tell him? I don’t know how to do this!”

Adds the insider, “She doesn’t know how to tell Justin that they’re over, but Nick is being very firm with her. He’s a good, stand-up kind of guy, and is making Miley tell Justin very, very soon. He’s being tough about it.”
Clearly, the two are MFEO (made for each other, in teenspeak). Miley recently told Ryan Seacrest, “Me and Nick … talk all the time and he is one my best friends. We really love each other, and I am happy we have been able to stay such good friends.”

But our snitch insists that the tween stars’ relationship has gone way beyond friendship. Says the insider: “I think Miley and Nick are definitely in the process of rekindling their romance.”

Nick’s rep told us, “We have no comment on our client’s personal life.” Miley’s flack didn’t respond by deadline.

[From NY Daily News]

Why do I feel like I just watched an episode of “Degrassi”? I think both boys are creepy, but that Jonas kid appears to have the personality of a wet dishrag. At least the underwear kid knows how to have a good time. If she gets back with Nick, does that mean she’ll start wearing a purity ring, too? Oh, boy – I can’t wait to hear her blather on and on about that.

Here’s Miley at the premiere of Hannah Montana in London on 4/24/09. She is shown with her dad and with Demi Lovato. Pictures with Justin Gaston after eating at Koi in Hollywood on March 30th. Header photo with Nick Jonas when they went out to lunch together and got into a fender bender on April 13th. Images thanks to Fame Pictures .

Miley Cyrus and her ex Nick Jonas, both 16, were seen talking and looking friendly at the Kids’ Choice Awards late last month, and there’s news that they’re working on a song together for Disney that’s billed as a modern version of “We Are The World.”

Breakup was hard
Miley told Seventeen Magazine in an interview published last August that she “bawled for a month straight” after their breakup, thought to be in late 2007, and then dyed her hair black because she wanted “to look hard-core.” Miley’s mom and her best friend Mandy Jiroux confirmed Miley’s account that the breakup from Nick was hard for her in interviews included with her E! True Hollywood story.

If Miley and Nick had any hard feelings between them they seem to have smoothed things out for the sake of their careers. The two Disney stars and exes were seen out to lunch on Saturday in LA – without Miley’s boyfriend, Justin Gaston.

Nick hits another car in the parking lot
A video taken after Miley and Nick’s lunch and posted to Hollywood.TV shows Nick involved in a minor fender bender. Nick seemed a little flustered when he was trying to pull his vintage Mustang out of the parking lot with Miley in the passenger seat. He didn’t have enough room to get out of the lot and/or maneuvered poorly and knocked into a Ford Explorer, dislodging a piece off the side panel of his car. (At first I thought it was the mirror from the Explorer, but it’s a piece off the Mustang and what I think is the cover to a side vent.) The other car didn’t look to be damaged and Nick drove out of there without stopping. It’s got to be frustrating to be surrounded by photographers. I had a few minor fender benders like that when I was a teen driver, but even at a young age you know you’re supposed to stop and make sure everything is ok before you take off.

Miley: I can’t help if I’m overexposed, I try to keep my life private
It’s probable that Nick went out with Miley for a friendly lunch and was surprised to be surrounded by so many photographers. Miley told US Weekly in an interview published in the latest edition that it’s not her fault that she’s overexposed when there are photographers waiting for her every day:

“People say I’m overexposed. I can’t help if there are 40 photographers outside my house. I really try to keep my life private.”

Maybe Miley should quit blabbing about her boyfriend if she’s striving for privacy.

Miley’s movie is a hit
The Hannah Montana movie was first at the box office this weekend. There was speculation that it might underperform like the Jonas Brothers movie, but it took in a solid $34 million. Miley’s massive success could be part of the reason why Nick wants to nosh and make up.

Here’s video of the fender bender, thanks to Hollywood.TV. The guy whose car is hit swears at the end of the video so it’s NSFW:

Photos of Miley and Nick out to lunch thanks to RIV/Fame Pictures