"It's insane how much is really going on and changing," Miley says. "But it's been so much fun, and I've just been really blessed to work with all the people I do get to work with." When she's not taping television shows or spending long nights on the tour bus, Miley enjoys doing the same things as other girls her age. "I just love being with my friends. Because I work so much, [we] mostly do sleepovers and hang out and play guitar." In fact, Miley says most of her life is just like an average teenager's-she even gets an allowance. "I get treated like a normal kid." Despite her rock star status, Miley says she thinks she has even less freedom than most kids her age. "I probably have an earlier curfew than anyone, just because I can't be out too late. My mom wants to keep me really safe," she says. "My dad's not overly protective, but he's a dad no matter what."

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Now that she is a teenager, Miley says she is allowed to date-but not necessarily without supervision! "I had one of my guy friends over and [my dad] was hiding in the kitchen. We were outside just hanging out, and I look around [and say], 'Why are the lights on?'" she says. "[My dad's] standing there with his German shepherd watching us, and I'm like, 'Dad, you're going to scare him! I'm not going to have any more friends!' But he watches every move." Billy Ray says it didn't quite happen like that. "I was kidding him because they knew I was there," he says. "It's not like I was spying." "Are you nervous about the whole dating thing?" Oprah asks. "Not as nervous as I am meeting you," he tells Oprah. "Meeting you-now that's nervous!"

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Hannah Montana Fans Are Furious

Miley Cyrus' fans are furious at her and are actually suing her fan club in a potential class action lawsuit. The disgruntled fans say that they were promised that they would get priority in purchasing tickets to Miley's big concert tour if they joined the fan club. Thousands were unable to get tickets for the sold out tour. (In case you don't know any obsessed tweens, Miley is the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus and stars in the hit TV show Hannah Montana.) In the concert, Miley spends half the show as herself and the other half in a blond wig portraying her pop star alter ego, Hannah Montana. Got all that?

Tickets for Cyrus' 54-date Best of Both Worlds tour sold out within minutes starting in August, sending desperate wannabe concertgoers-and scalpers-to the Internet, where sellers were asking for as much as $2,000 a pop for $63 seats. According to court documents filed on behalf of New Jersey resident Kerry Inman in U.S. District Court in Nashville, Interactive Media Marketing Inc. and Smiley Miley Inc. couldn't back up the promise of easier concert access in exchange for an annual $29.95 membership fee. The suit claims that tens of thousands of people like Inman could possibly join the suit, based on the popularity of the club's official Website, mileyworld.com. Inman states that she tried to get tickets to an Atlantic City show right when tickets went on sale, but came up empty-handed.

"They deceptively lured thousands of individuals into purchasing memberships, based on the understanding that by joining, they would be able to purchase tickets before they were offered for sale to the general public, and that's why we're suing," Inman's attorney, Rob Peirce, said in a statement. Peirce is based in Pittsburgh but filed the suit in Tennessee, where the defendants operate. "While the club and the Web site do not guarantee ticket availability, they explicitly state that members who log on shortly after tickets become available will have a good opportunity to get tickets," Peirce said. "In reality, the vast majority of club members, including those who logged on at the appointed time or shortly thereafter, were unable to obtain concert tickets."

Clearly, Miley has taken over for Hilary Duff and her fans are fierce.

Posted on November 14, 2007
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