Miley Cyrus Named 2009's Worst Celebrity Influence by Teens, Tweens -----usmagazine

Miley Cyrus Named 2009's Worst Celebrity Influence by Teens, Tweens ---
The teens and tweens of the U.S.A. have spoken, and the worst celebrity influence of 2009 is . . . Miley Cyrus.

JSYK.com (Just So You Know), AOL's pop culture blog aimed at 9-15 year olds, recently tallied 44,594 online votes for its first, eponymous awards.

In its "Worst Celeb Influence" category, Cyrus garnered 42% of votes -- easily beating out an on-the-mend Britney Spears (27%) and VMAs-spoiler Kanye West (19%). Caught in a nude photo scandal, Vanessa Hudgens charted at 9%, while Shia LeBeouf's public intoxication scuffles snagged him 3%.................

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'This Is It' tops weekend boxoffice----------hollywoodreporter

'This Is It' tops weekend boxoffice--

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Sony's Michael Jackson documentary "This Is It" danced its way to the top of the weekend boxoffice, even without hitting all of its marks.

"This Is It" fetched an estimated $21.3 million domestically during the weekend, producing $32.5 million in cumulative boxoffice since the music-filled documentary hit theaters at 9 p.m. PDT Tuesday amid overheated expectations of a $40 million-plus bow through its first 5 1/2 days. With a worldwide cume of $101 million after a simultaneous international debut, Sony said it has nixed plans for a two-week-only campaign and

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Lindsay Lohan Describes Her Father as a 'Lunatic'------ – people

Lindsay Lohan Describes Her Father as a 'Lunatic'--
Lindsay Lohan has taken to Twitter to slam her dad Michael, following reports that he is seeking conservatorship over her, and that he's offered an entertainment TV show tape-recorded conversations between himself and his ex-wife, Dina, in which they discuss their daughter's well-being.

Lindsay Lohan Describes Her Father as a 'Lunatic'--
"My father is a lunatic & doesn't even deserve such a title since he's never been around in my life other than when he'd threaten me & my family," Tweeted Lindsay, who just finished shooting the thriller Machete opposite Robert DeNiro. "He should be where he has always put himself after verbally abusing and physically abusing people all my life-behind bars."

Lindsay, 23, also wrote that her sister Ali, 15, is also concerned about their father's behavior. "It's so sad to get a phone call from my baby sister just now asking, 'why is daddy doing this?' Through tears. He's crossed the lines & hurt me & my family 4 the last time."
Lindsay Lohan Describes Her Father as a 'Lunatic'--
Last week, Michael Lohan claimed to New York's Daily News that Entertainment Tonight this week would air taped phone conversations between himself and Dina, in which they discuss Lindsay's well-being. As yet, nothing on this has been confirmed by the TV show.