In the wake of Miley Cyrus’ abrupt departure from Twitter last week, the “Hannah Montana” star has released both a statement and a rap explaining why she left the micro-blogging Web site. In addition to saying that her rumored boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth, had nothing to do with her departure from the site, where she readily wrote about the most mundane activities in her life, she said she now wants to keep her private life private.

In a statement on Mileyworld.com (via Perezhilton.com), Cyrus said that she needs to step away from Twitter so that she can separate her personal and professional lives and distance herself from the “negativity” the Internet makes “so available.”

“You all are the closest thing to my heart & it breaks my spirit to hear that some of you feel neglected since I deleted my twitter,” she wrote, addressing her fans. “It was a wonderful way to stay connected to you & I really felt like during that time we became very much like friends. Twitter is a beautiful thing if used for the right reason. I love my job so much that it is hard to believe sometimes that it is considered ‘working.’ But in the end it is still a business and I do need some sort of a ‘normal’ life as well.

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Barack Obama has won this year’s Nobel Peace Price “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the annual award’s committee announced Friday morning in Oslo. “He has created a new international climate,” said their statement.

The selection of the President, 48, is considered a stunning surprise, as his name had not been heard in speculation surrounding the choice of this year’s honoree. But, said the committee, “We are awarding Obama for what he has done. Many other people and leaders and nations have to respond in a positive way” to President Obama’s diplomacy.
In his nearly nine months in office, President Obama has appealed for reductions in nuclear arsenals and is seeking to restart peace talks.

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David Letterman‘s sensational sex scandal has triggered a $300 million divorce war between the 62-year-old talk-show host and his outraged wife Regina, say sources close to the star.

The couple – who lived together for years before marrying March 19 – are fighting over everything from his extensive property holdings to custody of their son Harry, 6, according to insiders.

“It’s become a real battle,” revealed a Late Show insider.

“Regina is humiliated, and she wants to get even with David for his public admission he cheated on her repeatedly during their 23-year relationship.”

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Ted Kennedy slept with more than a thousand women – and spent at least $10 million in hush money over the years to keep his skirt-chasing a secret!

The late senator made those sensational confessions in a chapter of his autobiography, but horrified family members and advisers cut them out.

Before he died of brain cancer at age 77 on Aug. 25, the womanizing politician also revealed that he planned to seduce Mary Jo Kopechne on the night she drowned, said a close source.

“While dictating his memoirs into a tape recorder, Ted decided to tell the whole truth about his life – including his love life. He said that his first lover was an Irish nanny. She was about 19, and Ted was only 13,” the source divulged.

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Jon secretly cleans out Kate‘s checking out account, leaving her with a measly $1000!

RadarOnline.com reports exclusively that Jon has violated an arbitrator’s rules and pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars out of his joint account with Kate, leaving her with only $1,000.

Kate discovered Jon’s actions through overdraft notices.

After appearing repentant on Larry King last week with lawyer Mark Heller, Jon said he had an epiphany, adding: “I want Kate and I to mediate. I want us to become friends.”

But within hours of uttering those words, Jon was withdrawing several hundred thousand dollars from his joint bank account with Kate without her knowledge.

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Lady Gaga narrowly avoided joining the ranks of young pop stars who have shared high-profile smooches with Madonna when the music icon made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live.

Madonna performed with Lady Gaga on the fictional MTV 4 music show, Deep House Dish, hosted by D.J. Dynasty Handbag (Keenan Thompson).

Gaga and Madonna jokingly fought on stage, with Madge demanding at one point, “What the hell is a disco stick?”

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Later, Dynasty asked them to kiss and make up, though they ended up sharing a three-way kiss with the host. Was it an homage to Madonna’s kisses with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the VMAs in 2003? We can only guess.

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Katrina smirnoff discusses on peta.org that she’d rather be dancing naked. Just check out the picture below.

The dancing with the stars celebrity is looking to reform herself from the stigma that she carries in which she used to wear fur all the time.

Well by the look of the picture, I think we’d rather have you without the fur. When does that version of Dancing with the Stars hit the airwaves?

Katrina Smirnoff in her new peta add exclaiming that she’d rather be dancing naked

Madonna, with her new “Greatest Hits” album Celebration, has just acquired the top spot on the UK album list.

This marks her 11th number one in the UK. That ties her with Evis and puts her just behind the Beatles for most #1 albums in UK history.

This feat marks yet another record for Madonna, the most successful female solo artist of all time. She has also:

Spent more weeks at number one (29) of the Official UK Album Chart than any other female solo artist.
Had more UK number one singles (13) than any other female solo artist.

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It seems Michael Jackson may not have been quite as fond of Madonna as you might expect from her moving tribute at last week’s VMAs.

The pair became friends in the early nineties, and went on several high profile dates, including showing up to the 1990 Academy Awards ceremony on each other’s arm.

But in a nine-year-old filmed interview with his friend Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, due to be shown on TV this week, Michael claims the affection was purely one-sided.

He told Boteach: “I think she  likes shock value and she knows how to push buttons on people. I think she was sincerely in love with me and I was not in love with her. She did a lot of crazy things. I knew we had nothing in common.

“She is not sexy at all. I think sexy comes form the heart in the way you present yourself.”

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Pressure of reliving son Jett’s death too much for superstar John Travolta.

John Travolta suffered a devastating emotional collapse as he prepared to relive the tragic death of his beloved son Jett in a courtroom, The ENQUIRER has learned exclusively.

The Saturday Night Fever star was stricken on the eve of the trial of two conspirators who allegedly tried to blackmail him for $25 million while he and wife Kelly Preston were in the depths of mourning.

Travolta, 55, was determined to give evidence that would force him to recall the agony of the unsuccessful fight to save the life of his 16-year-old autistic son.

But the approach of his scheduled appearance at the trial in Nassau, Bahamas, that began on Sept. 21 took a terrible toll on the star, say sources.

“The worry over giving evidence had been eating away at John for months,” an insider told The ENQUIRER.

“Just the thought of going back to the country where he and Kelly lost Jett and having to live through that nightmare again became too much for him.

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