It's not easy being Miley Cryus.

You get that sense in the teen actress/singer's new interview with Marie Claire magazine.

Especially when the now 18-year-old is asked if she really thinks smoking a bong filled with salvia (an herb legally sold in many health food stores) was a mistake, given that some young people her age have smoked illegal substances.

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"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is teaming up with Simon again.

No, not Simon Cowell; this time around, Lythgoe is working with his son Simon to launch a singing-songwriting competition series on CMT, according to a statement from the network.

"CMT's Next Superstar" is slated to begin in April on the Nashville-based country music network.

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Britney Spears is putting the finishing touches on her new album "Femme Fatale," due out March 29, and that includes a collaboration with Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am.

"In the studio with @iamwill…you guys are gonna love this one," Spears announced on Twitter yesterday.

Now will.i.am is telling CNN exactly what to expect.

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It’s a miracle Twitter is still up and running, what with so many reasons to tweet about Justin Bieber this week.

A new movie, a handful of talk show appearances, a duet in the works, another magazine cover and, to top it off, a new haircut - Bieber is everywhere!

The Bieb’s documentary, “Never Say Never,” which premiered in L.A. on Tuesday night, hits theaters on Friday, with 300 special showings on Wednesday night. The flick, featuring performance footage from his 2010 concert tour, prompted the pop star to hit the talk show circuit hard. Appearing on “The Late Show With David Letterman” and “The Daily Show” last week, Bieber continues making the rounds.

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Though plot details of the much buzzed about "Hangover 2" remain mostly under wraps, Liam Neeson is spilling a few secrets from the set.

"I play an Irish tattooist, strangely enough, living in Bangkok," Neeson, who replaced Mel Gibson in the role, tells MTV. "At least, I made him Irish."

And although the movie finds the original "Hangover" gang — Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) — heading to Thailand for Stu's wedding, Neeson's scenes were actually filmed in California.

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As noted in the title of this week's episode, there are some homecomings - some welcome, and some not so welcome.

(And of course, this recap will have spoilers. Click away now if you haven’t watched.)

This is the week Jon Corbett makes his first appearance as Drew and Amber’s wayward dad, Seth. Drew goes by himself to meet his dad for lunch. No one knows he’s in town. I’m not sure what’s sadder, that Drew knows where his dad has been because he reads the band’s website, or that Seth didn’t seem to realize how sad that is.

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The 53rd Annual Grammy awards air Sunday night, and as usual, the show will rock, producer Ken Ehrlich promises CNN.

For starters, there's a tribute to Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin featuring Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride, Yolanda Adams and Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine.

"Every one of these women can sing, and we wanted to keep it all women because Aretha broke so many barriers and so many boundaries for women that this is a little payback," says Ehrlich, adding that they'll perform hits such as "Respect" and "Natural Woman."

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"Glee" was bitten by a love bug on Tuesday night.

It seems like everyone was crushing on everyone else during the Valentine's Day episode: Rachel was loving Finn; Finn was loving Quinn; Quinn was torn between Finn and Sam; Kurt is still smitten with Blaine and Blaine had the hots for a dude who worked at The Gap.

But the award for the possible power couple award absolutely has to go to Puck and Lauren. Being a woman of substance myself, I loved watching Lauren break Puck down in his attempts to woo her.

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After two-and-a-half years of marriage, Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz are going their separate ways, CNN has confirmed.

“After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to file for divorce," the couple says in a joint statement. "We remain friends and deeply committed and loving parents to our son Bronx, whose happiness and well-being remains our number one priority. We ask that everyone honor our privacy as we navigate this next phase of our lives."

Simpson, 26, is rumored to have been the one to file for the divorce, with TMZ reporting that the singer/actress cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason.

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You can't go home again. That's the lesson Lady Gaga learned when she was denied access to her old apartment while taping her upcoming appearance on CBS's "60 Minutes."

As part of her profile piece, Gaga decided to make an unannounced visit to the New York City studio where she lived for three years as a struggling singer. Standing outside the building with anchor Anderson Cooper, she pressed all of the buttons on the buzzer, hoping someone would let her in.

"We're going to do it the New York way," she tells Cooper. "Someone will listen."

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