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Last Update on March 22, 2010 03:14 EDT

MILEY CYRUS - FINDING LOVE DURING "THE LAST SONG"

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- Unlike Shania Twain who sang "that don't impress me much," it didn't take much to impress Miley Cyrus. Cyrus says when she first met Liam Hemsworth at his audition for "The Last Song," he was a gentleman and opened the door for her. That made a big impression. Cyrus jokingly told the director of "The Last Song" to hire Hemsworth as her love interest, saying "that was good. He's got the part." Being a gentleman wasn't quite what the director needed to prove Hemsworth was right for the part and made him audition. Cyrus also thanks the author of "The Last Song," Nicholas Sparks, for writing the relationship between her character and Hemsworth's. It's a love relationship that became real. Cyrus says "it worked out fine" and she owes the writer "big-time." "The Last Song" will be in theaters Wednesday, March 31.

TAYLOR SWIFT - THAT'S NOT A TATTOO

UNDATED (AP) -- That "13" on Taylor Swift's hand comes and goes. So, unless she's covering it with heavy makeup, it's not a tattoo. Swift cleared up any doubt saying confirming she draws it on her hand. On her Twitter page, Swift says the downside to drawing her lucky number on her hand is "waking up with an upside down 13 imprint on the side" of her face.

"AMERICAN IDOL" CAST-OFFS TO APPEAR ON "LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN"

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lacey Brown, who's said she's thinking about going "the country route," will appear on tonight's "Late Show with David Letterman." She's the first castoff from "American Idol's" Top-12. CBS has announced that the latest singer voted off "American Idol" will be a guest on Letterman the following Monday night.

JIMMY WAYNE - STILL NO SUITCASE

UNDATED (AP) -- Jimmy Wayne is finding out even more how tough life on the streets can be. During his charity walk from Nashville to Phoenix, his suitcase on rollers was stolen. Now, he writes that he wired money to someone who claims to have it but that person still hasn't shipped it back to him. Wayne is tweeting that person can just drop it off anonymously at a church or a country radio station and can keep the money he had wired for shipping. Meanwhile, Wayne is thanking those who have sent replacement clothes. Jimmy Wayne now is not far from Norman, Oklahoma as he makes his way toward Phoenix. He's raising awareness about foster kids who "age-out" of the program and sometimes wind up on the streets.

DIERKS BENTLEY'S "MILES AND MUSIC FOR KIDS" - SEATTLE

UNDATED (AP) -- Dierks Bentley is bringing his biker fundraiser to Seattle. His "Miles and Music for Kids" celebrity motorcycle ride and concert series will stop in Seattle on Saturday, September 18. It'll benefit Seattle Children's Hospital. The 45-minute ride will leaves from Destination Harley-Davidson of Tacoma and ends at the Puyallup Fair. Tickets go on sale Saturday at www.thefair.com. Bentley also is planning a similar event for Dallas.

 
   
   
     

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