You know what? I want to buy these jeans. Just like buy them, and frame them, and remember a time when Miley Cyrus was young and innocent. And drippy. Anyone have $40?

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According to this in-depth Miley investigation, Miley’s tween fans from her Hannah Montana Days are “moving on.” The youngsters interviewed for the article are surprisingly mature and grounded in their distaste for the pop star’s recent behavior, which Miley herself identifies in her song, “Can’t Be Tamed.” An 11-year-old fan, who has followed Miley since she was 8, said of the 17-year-old star: “It was weird. I feel like she acts 25. She looks so old. She is too old for herself.”

The overwhelming notion seems to be that Miley’s younger fans had once expected Miley to be similar to her TV persona as Hannah Montana. “I wish she’d be the same as the show,” a 7-year-old told the Times. It’s a common and tricky sentiment: I remember, as a 9-year-old, imagining Lindsay Lohan to be just like the twins she played in The Parent Trap. And well, we all know how that turned out.

Most importantly, youngin’s (and heck, all of us) are clearly in need of a new teen star to worship (no thanks, Justin Bieber). Who do you think is a good teen role model? Weigh in down in the comments!

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Movies: Tom Cruise is back, with the action flick/romantic comedy Knight and Day with Cameron Diaz, opening Wednesday. The ever-present ads and Tom’s appearance as his Tropic Thunder doppelganger Les Grossman at the MTV Movie Awards could send this summer film to the top of the box office — but can it push past Toy Story 3’s monster first weekend? Knight and Day won’t have to worry about any action competitors opening later in the week either, although the buddy comedy Grown Ups, with Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James, Salma Hakey and Rob Schneider, opening Friday, could attract an (older) crowd who just wants to laugh.

TV: It’s nice to have some HBO shows returning to the air. After welcoming back True Blood last week, we’re getting a new season of Entourage (its seventh) starting on Sunday, after Hung. Another returning fav, Futurama hits Comedy Central on Thursday night.

For new shows, My Name Is Earl fans will be happy to see Jason Lee returning to TV on TNT’s Memphis Beat, debuting on Tuesday. He plays an Elvis-loving Memphis cop who solves quirky cases with a rag tag team of offbeat sidekicks. And if cop shows are your bag, you might want to check out Rookie Blue, on ABC starting Thursday, before the documentary series Boston Med, a medical drama/reality show that actually looks pretty gripping.

Music: We’ve been hearing a lot about Miley Cyrus’s new album Can’t Be Tamed, which has been promised to feature an older, more mature, rock-based sound — a departure for the teen pop princess breaking free of her Hannah Montana Disney persona as the show heads towards the end of its final season. It’s a story we’ve heard before. Heck, it’s the plot of Hannah Montana. But will Miley’s fans, who have grown up with her, follow? We’ll find out this week, as the album drops Tuesday.

Also on sale Tuesday: new albums from The Roots, Eminem, Macy Gray and Cyndi Lauper’s Memphis Blues, an album full of blues covers.

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“Teenagers look to identify themselves as individuals and very often they’re quite rebellious,” Dr. Gilda said. “What you’re seeing now is her pushing the boundaries — pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a child, pushing almost into adulthood without being very subtle about it…she’s experimenting with how far she can go. Because she’s in the limelight, she’s put on display almost like she’s in a petting zoo and everyone is looking at her and commenting on far she’s pushing things but in essence she’s a little girl trying to grow up and in Hollywood where it’s typical for little girls for to try to grow up very quickly.”

So what can Miley do to avoid the pitfalls that have befallen so many child actors? Dr. Gilda has some words for her parents. “Parents have got to give her boundaries,” she said. And it’s not helping that dad Billy Ray Cyrus has lived in the spotlight himself. “I think they’re much more liberal about what’s okay and what’s not okay because they’ve seen so much and been around so much firsthand,” Dr. Gilda added. “I think they may have a different viewpoint than the average person in middle America.”

What Miley could use is a mentor or someone closer to her age — a 20-something actress or performer for example. “It would be great if she could have some mentors — somebody who she can look up to who is not her parent, because at 17 you don’t want to hear anything from your parents,” Dr. Gilda said. “But you have to find the right 20-something-year-old who would be willing to guide her and these might be in short supply. Certainly you don’t want someone like Britney Spears who has her own issues.”

Hopefully, Miley will find someone who can offer some friendly advice, and avoid falling in with a bad crowd — something Dr. Gilda said she’s apt to do. “At 17 you cannot think about the consequences of your behavior and that’s one of the problems with being 17 and out there and being pushed to the limit,” she explained.

Do Miley is at risk for becoming the next Britney or Lindsay? Or do you think she has a good head on her shoulders

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You can learn more about Dr. Gilda on her website drgilda.com.

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Star Shrinking: Miley Needs A Mentor

“The VMAs were over and everyone was leaving to go outside and he’s short, so everyone starting to crowd around and coming in on him. I’m not much taller than him, but I just started pushing people off him, I didn’t even know who these people were,” Iyaz told Crushable of his first meeting with Justin. “And after that we’ve just been cool. We talk all the time.”

But although both young performers were discovered via the Internet — Justin on YouTube and Iyaz on MySpace — they don’t really talk about it. “We don’t really talk business because [we're] friends,” Iyaz explained.

Iyaz has also recently spent some time with another teen superstar — Miley Cyrus. He just taped an episode of Hannah Montana, which will air in August, and he recorded a song with Miley that will be out on the Hannah Montana CD due to coincide with the show’s finale. Iyaz’s own album, Replay, is set to drop in August as well. Iyaz said it’s full of “love songs for the ladies” and was produced by J.R. Rotem, who founded Iyaz’s label, Beluga Heights Records, which is now under Warner Brothers. But for now, he’s concentrating on the tour with Justin.

“I’m definitely looking forward to it,” he told Crushable. “It’s going to be fun. Not too many people know I’m on the tour…It’s supposed to be a surprise.”

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“Are any of y’all famous?”

We weren’t.

“Well, I’m gonna be famous. When I’m famous I’ll see you again and I can tell you I tol’ you so.”

She was slurring through a thick southern accent as she drunkenly teetered next to our table.

“I’m going to be on TV. For reals. Next week, that show on the Disney Channel.”

Hannah Montana, this girl was not. That said, if we’re to believe “Party In The USA,” she was a little bit like Miley Cyrus. I think anyone who decides to try their luck in Hollywood is, too. I know I used to be.

If we’re not hopping off a plane at LAX with a dream and a cardigan, we’re driving cross country with everything we own, or, God forbid, taking the bus. We’re here to be the next Spielberg, Streep, or Situation.

Raised on (and often by) television and movies, my generation of Hollywood hopefuls has come to California with the fantasy making it big. Like American Idol contestants, we’re here to see our name in lights (in a manner of speaking), and, as Millennials, we’ve been told by our parents and Mr. Rogers that we can accomplish anything. How could we not succeed?

The answer: easily.

When I first moved to Southern California about three years ago, I felt almost invincible. I had a film degree from a prestigious East Coast school, a resume that read like a laundry list of name-brand internships, and the naiveté and ill-advised confidence that I knew exactly what I needed to start making my mark in Hollywood. But as the age- old adage goes: “It’s all about who you know.”

I guess I never got the memo.

Hollywood is a social place. Deals are made over breakfast, lunch, and dinner. With people that you ran into at that party the week beforehand. You know, the one where Hilary Duff cursed you out for beating her at charades (true story).

This is not to say that you won’t make it unless you’re the child of a famous director or were born into a storied Hollywood dynasty like the Kardashians. However, you might have the best screenplay ever written, but it’ll languish on your hard drive unless you know how to get it into the right hands. You COULD just blindly submit your script to an agency, but odds are it’ll just end up in the trash. Trust me, I’ve thrown enough away to know.

Who you know is even more important in today’s economic climate. With so many people out of work, competition for that next gig is fiercer than one of Tyra Banks’ giant weaves. I would know: over a year ago, when I was working as the second assistant to the president of a major broadcast network, I was laid off. As it turns out, even working for the head honcho isn’t recession-proof.

Thankfully, as the realization sunk in that I was no longer going to be stocking his mini-fridge with Vitamin Water or taking his Prius to the carwash (it really was a pretty kush gig), my soon-to-be ex-boss told me that he’d taken the liberty of emailing someone about me. That someone is my current boss.

Of the jobs I’ve gotten since moving to LA almost three years ago, I would never have even heard of them if not for the connections I’ve made working my way up the ladder. The paparazzi crotch shots and big bucks won’t just fall into your lap, and while overnight success stories do happen, the odds are something akin to being struck by lightning. Twice.

So, those dreams of moving to the land of fame excess and fitting right in? Don’t worry if all you see are stilettos — take it down a notch and make some friends. The glitz and glamour will come later, and while the drunk Disney Channel girl might’ve seemed a little impatient, at least she was trying.

Too bad about that first impression, though. I didn’t set my TiVo.

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Dispatches From Hollywood: Like They Say, It's All About Who You Know

Dakota Fanning, 15
Not many child actors are able to make the leap to adult-stardom. Dakota promises to be one of the few to pull it off. She gave us a glimpse of her grown-up bad-girl side in the Twilight sequel, New Moon, playing a member of vamp royalty. And her role as a teenage rock star in The Runaways promises to catapult her from freakishly-talented child prodigy to full-fledged Hollywood star.

Leighton Meester, 23
If an Emmy was awarded to the television actress most unlike her small-screen persona, Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester just might take the prize. Unlike Blair Waldorf, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, it’s been reported that Leighton’s mother was in jail on pot charges when she gave birth to her daughter. Leighton is now on an upward trajectory, taking big screen roles in Date Night with Tina Fey and Steve Carell, The Roommate with Minka Kelly and Love Don’t Let Me Down with Gwyneth Paltrow. She also just released a new single, “Your Love’s a Drug,” off her upcoming pop album. But as far as we’re concerned, Leighton will always be Queen B.

Nina Dobrev, 21
Have you heard the story about the teenage girl and her doomed love affair with a vampire who’s sworn off human blood? No, not that one. The Vampire Diaries on the CW. All joking aside, what could have been a weak Twilight knock-off has turned out to be an addictive guilty pleasure (and a great way to get your weekly vampire fix until Eclipse comes out in theaters). Nina has become one of our favorite new heroines as the lucky mortal caught between two hot vampire brothers.

Taylor Swift, 20
Taylor became America’s sweetheart in the moment that Kanye West snatched the mic from her hands at the VMAs and turned “I’mma let you finish” into the catchphrase of the year. But Taylor has continued to earn that title –- breaking out a string of confessional, romantic hit singles and dominating the 2010 Grammy Awards. Okay, so her painful duet with Stevie Nicks at the Grammy’s wasn’t a high point. But we know Taylor has better moments ahead of her. One of them is her first movie role in Valentine’s Day, which also stars her ex, Taylor Lautner.

Rihanna, 21
It’s hard to believe it was less than five years ago that Rihanna launched her music career with her debut single, “Pon de Replay.” Now it’s hard to imagine the industry without her danceable music and daring sense of fashion. Our respect for Rihanna has deepened in the past year due to the dignified way she handled her widely-publicized assault by Chris Brown after a 2009 Grammy’s pre-party. (Brown later pleaded guilty to felony assault and was sentenced to five-years’ probation and community service.) She also reminded us that domestic violence can happen to anybody.

Anna Kendrick, 24
Anna  had a great 2009. First, she graduated from playing Kristen Stewart’s sidekick in the Twilight movies to playing George Clooney’s sidekick in Up in the Air. As if working with George wasn’t enough, the part also earned her an Academy Award nod for Best Supporting Actress. (Anna already has some experience with award shows. At the age of 12, she scored a Tony nomination for her role in the Broadway musical High Society.) Her next project –- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World with Michael Cera in the title role -– isn’t exactly Oscar-bait, but we’re planning to line up for tickets anyway.

Megan Fox, 23
We know why guys love Megan. That’s obvious. We love her too, although not for the same reasons. Megan is clearly someone who doesn’t care too much about what people think. She’s gotten in some trouble for saying less-than-complimentary things about other celebrities and even about her own movies. (Need a refresher? Here’s Megan on director Michael Bay: “He’s like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous mad-man reputation. He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is.”) Sure, some of what Megan says may not be diplomatic, but we like a girl who speaks her mind. This year, she’ll star in two fantasy dramas –- Jonah Hex with Josh Brolin and Passion Play with Mickey Rourke. We can’t wait to hear what she has to say about them.

Abby Elliott, 22
Every new Saturday Night Live cast member is haunted by the same question: Who will be the next Will Ferrell or Kristen Wiig? Well, our money is on Abby Elliott. In her second season, she’s proving to be one of the show’s most versatile players and best impressionists. (Her brutal takedown of Angelina Jolie is our favorite.) Her funny genes apparently come from dad Chris Elliott, who was an SNL cast member for one season in the mid-90s. SNL would be smart to keep Abby around for much longer.

America Ferrera, 25
What will we do without Ugly Betty? For three and a half years, it’s been our go-to show for ridiculous soap opera-style comedy. But even though we’re losing Betty, we’ll still have America Ferrera. This summer, she’ll star in Our Family Wedding, playing a bride-to-be coping with interracial family drama. We’ll also hear her voice in the upcoming DreamWorks animated comedy How to Train Your Dragon. Meanwhile, we still have two months of Betty before the finale. We hope the braces finally come off.

Carey Mulligan, 24
A year ago, we were all like, “Carey who?” Now she’s nominated for an Academy Award, dating Shia LaBeouf and one of the hottest young actresses in Hollywood. Carey has actually had a busy career in British film, but she didn’t break out until she took on the starring role in An Education as a 16-year-old whose life derails after she falls for a charming, but shady, older man. Next, she’ll show us her best American accent in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, playing Michael Douglas’ daughter and Shia’s fiancée. Back on her home turf of England, she’s also starring with Keira Knightley in Never Let Me Go.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, 23
Back in the Olsen twins’ Full House days, it was possible to mistake them for one girl with a very long name: Mary-Kate Ashley Olsen. Not anymore. Over the past few years, Mary-Kate and Ashley have been forging distinct, separate identities. We can totally them apart now. Mary-Kate, the bohemian actress, will follow her roles in The Wackness and Weeds with a part in Beastly, a fantasy romance scheduled for release this summer. Ashley is focusing on the twins’ design businesses and dating The Hangover’s missing groom, Justin Bartha. Together or apart, we think they’re pretty fabulous.

Miley Cyrus, 17
Miley is finally shedding her Hannah Montana alter-ego and her liberation is coming not a moment too soon. Miley’s pole dance at the Teen Choice Awards last August signaled that she wouldn’t last under the family-friendly Disney regime for much longer. Once Hannah Montana wraps next year, we can’t wait to see what a less censored Miley has planned.  For now, we know for sure that she’s starring in the upcoming movie The Last Song with boyfriend Liam Hemsworth. Also, we still can’t get “Party in the U.S.A.” out of our heads.

Charlyne Yi, 24
We’re rooting for Charlyne, who we first saw in Knocked Up playing the only girl in Seth Rogen’s posse of weirdo housemates. Last year, she proved herself more than just a bit player by co-writing and starring in Paper Heart, a hybrid documentary/fictional love story (with Michael Cera as her awkwardly adorable boyfriend). We’re hoping for more from Charlyne soon. We need more oddballs in Hollywood.

Britt Robertson, 19
Have you seen the new CW drama, Life Unexpected? If not, get to your DVR right now. It’s a smart, funny family drama –- kind of like Gilmore Girls, without being as self-consciously cute. Britt Robertson plays a 16-year-old orphan who tracked down her birth parents only to find that they were teenagers themselves when they gave her up. Shiri Appleby, whom we love from her Roswell days, plays the mom, but it’s Britt and her combination of cynicism and vulnerability that make the show a must-see.

Emma Watson, 19
Remember little frizzy-haired bookworm Hermione Granger? Emma is all grown up and –- according to Vanity Fair magazine –- she was the highest paid Hollywood actress last year. But instead of burning out on the L.A. party scene like some other starlets we won’t mention, Emma’s going to Brown University. Oh, and she’s also the face of Burberry, which means she’s probably much better dressed at those early morning lectures than we were in our college days. Not too shabby for a mudblood.

Ellen Page, 22
It’s hard to think of Ellen without calling up the image of Juno’s hooded sweatshirt stretched over her enormous pregnant belly. Because of that star-making role –- as well as other parts in Hard Candy, Smart People and Whip It — Ellen has become associated with cynical teens who are maybe too smart for their own good. This year, she’s moving on from teenage roles to star in Inception with Leo DiCaprio, a big-budget thriller directed by Christopher Nolan. In another change of pace she’ll also co-star in Rainn Wilson’s superhero comedy, called Super.

Scarlett Johansson, 25
Is there anything Scarlett Johansson can’t do? Since the age of 9, she’s been proving herself the onscreen equal of movie veterans like Robert Redford, Bill Murray and Woody Allen. Then she decided to be a singer and turned out to be pretty good at that, too. Now she’s getting rave reviews for her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge. So what will ScarJo do next (other than star in the Iron Man sequel)? Brain surgery? Lion taming? Whatever it is, we have no doubt she’ll pull it off.

Amber Riley, 24
In a diva-off between the leading ladies of Glee, Amber Riley gives Lea Michele a run for her money. So it’s too bad she’s the most tragically underused talent on that show. As Mercedes, Amber killed with her rendition of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” on the winter finale, but Lea’s character ended up with the big solo at sectionals anyway. So not fair. We’re ready to start a letter writing campaign to FOX demanding more Mercedes in 2010. Who’s with us?

Sarah Hyland, 19
It takes a smart actress to play a ditz. Take Christina Applegate, who perfected her portrayal of bimbo Kelly Bundy over a decade ago on Married with Children. Following in Christina’s footsteps is Sarah Hyland, who plays our new favorite television airhead, Haley Dunphy, on ABC’s Modern Family. If you haven’t seen it, Modern Family is a mockumentary about three branches of an extended family, also starring Married with Children’s Ed O’Neill as its patriarch. Sarah’s endearingly dim portrayal of 15-year-old Haley -– especially her scenes with Haley’s equally vacant boyfriend –- is just one of many reasons to watch.

Freida Pinto, 25
Would Slumdog Millionaire have come out of nowhere to just about sweep the 2009 Academy Awards if it didn’t star the stunning Freida Pinto as its hero’s love interest? We’ll never know, but we’re not surprised that Woody Allen has picked Freida to star in his new movie, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger. She’ll follow in the footsteps of ScarJo and Evan Rachel Wood as the auteur’s latest muse. Make all the “dirty old man” jokes you like, but Woody does have great taste.

Lea Michele, 23
Lea , the reigning diva of Glee, can sing anything. As Rachel Berry, the self-appointed president of glee club, she has taken on Barbra Streisand, Idina Menzel, Jordin Sparks, Celine Dion, Rihanna…the list goes on and on. She’s also proven her acting chops by managing to make Rachel –- an overbearing, self-centered drama queen –- lovable. Not surprisingly, Lea got her start on Broadway, where she played a tragic ingenue in the rock musical Spring Awakening. We’re not sure what project Lea will take on next, but we have no doubt that she can do whatever she wants.

Kristen Stewart, 19
Kristen specializes in playing girls who are brooding, enigmatic and tough to pin down. The same could be said of Kristen herself.  She’s not the type of actress who opens up about her personal life (R-Patz: are they or aren’t they?) and she’s never seemed comfortable with the Twilight fan frenzy. So we’re looking forward to seeing her shift into edgier films, where she seems to belong. She’ll star as rocker Joan Jett in The Runaways and then play a hooker befriended by a grieving married man (James Gandolfini) in Welcome to the Rileys. But don’t worry, fellow Twihards. Eclipse and Breaking Dawn are also on the way.

Blake Lively, 22
Just when we started to typecast Blake Lively as a Serena van der Woodsen-like It Girl, she surprised everyone with her role as the wild, younger version of Robin Wright’s character in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee. While Blake will continue to play the uber-glamorous Serena on Gossip Girl (thank god), she’s also branching out further with two new movies. This year, she’s starring in The Town, a crime drama directed by and starring Ben Affleck. Next year, she’ll star in the superhero flick Green Lantern with Ryan Reynolds. Oh, she’ll also presumably keep dating Penn Badgley. Lucky girl.

Selena Gomez, 17
Selena is best known for Wizards of Waverly Place, a Disney show about three siblings with magical powers, as well as for an on-and-off romance with Nick Jonas. But she’s also a pop singer and her latest album, called “Kiss & Tell,” scored some respectful critical reviews. We’re hoping she can follow the path that Miley blazed to an adult, mainstream career…but without the stop at pole dancing.

Lady Gaga, 23
Gaga says that she’s a “free bitch” and there’s really no better way to explain the bizarre, sexy and powerful persona she’s created for the stage. Gaga, who was born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, has been called the next Madonna, but that comparison doesn’t really do justice to her originality and talent. And by the way, anyone questioning Lady Gaga’s talent should check out her badass duet with Elton John at the Grammy Awards. It leaves no doubt that a new pop icon is here to stay.

Honorable Mention: Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, 22
Oh, Snooks. We wanted so badly to include you on our list. But then we remembered those hot tub hook-ups. (The Situation? Really? You’re better than that, Snooks.) Here’s our advice to you for Season 2: Forget about the guidos. You’re better than them. You’re smarter than people realize and tougher than most guys three times your size. Let them come to you this season. Or don’t — now that you seem to have already snagged yourself a man, it’s time to concentrate on other things. Launching your own line of trucker hats or pickles perhaps?

By Kristen Lee

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Miley Cyrus is under fire for a recent personal photo in which she used her fingers to create a slanted eye appearance. That photo seems to have drawn fire from an Asian group. Take a look at the photo for yourself and see what you think.

For me, it simply looks like a bunch of kids just grabbing their faces to strike a quick pose for the camera.

After the controversial photo of Cyrus and her friends surfaced on the Internet, Asian advocate group OCA released the following statement:

“falls within a long and unfortunate history of people mocking and denigrating individuals of Asian descent."

Honestly, kids are going to be kids. I understand Miley is living in a glass house and that is her choice to be there – but since when is kids goofing off and making silly faces such a huge issue?

Let kids be kids for crying out loud.

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