Free Variant Pictures: July 2011

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Billy Ray Thought Miley Would Bring "Hope" To The World

Billy Ray has revealed why he originally called his daughter Destiny Hope, before she changed her name to Miley Cyrus.

In an interview with Piers Morgan this week, the country singer told the talk show host that he thought the Party In The U.S.A. singer would bring "hope" to people.

"This was Miley's dream. This was her - I believe to touch people's lives. Through her music and her life," he told Piers. "I still believe that.

"You know, her name was originally Destiny Hope, I had given her the name before she was born because I had a vision. I felt it was her destiny to bring hope to the world.

"When I see her selling out arenas around the world or on her TV show, making people laugh, bringing families into the living room together, we always, try to put positive messages in each episode if we could.

"And, you know, I do think that she - this is her purpose - her path."

The Runway Light singer added about the LOL actress: "Miley really, really has a good heart. And she loves people. She loves music. She loves entertaining.

"There's a lot of things that Miley does that I wouldn't go into right now on a humanitarian basis. But Miley is a great humanitarian. She really cares about her fellow man, and people, and the planet and animals."

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Taylor Swift recovers from illness to resume tour

Country music starlet Taylor Swift has returned to the stage after recovering from illness.

The Mine singer was forced to cancel performances earlier this month on her sold-out Speak Now World Tour due to ill health.

But Taylor proved she had made a full recovery by resuming her tour with a successful concert at the Bell Center in Montreal, Canada, yesterday.

The 21-year-old tweeted: 'I'M NOT SICK ANYMORE!!! JUST PLAYED IN MONTREAL. AMAZING CROWD. I'M SO EXCITED, THIS IS MY FIRST (and only) ALL CAPS TWEET.'

Her tour is scheduled to continue until November 22, where she'll wrap at New York's famous Madison Square Garden.

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Kevin & Nick Jonas: Happy Birthday, Mom!

Kevin and Nick Jonas keep close to their leading ladies as they dine out at Villa Blanca in Los Angeles on Tuesday night (July 12).

Joined by Danielle Jonas (Kevin’s wife) and Delta Goodrem (Nick’s girlfriend), along with bodyguard and pal Big Rob, the group celebrated Denise Jonas (Kevin and Nick’s mother) birthday.

Delta is also pictured running errands in Los Angeles earlier in the day.

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Joe Jonas Appreciates Fan Support For Fast Life

Joe Jonas seems to be getting all the support he needs from his fans as he embarks on releasing his solo album, Fast Life, this September. The album will be an intimate look at the inner monologue of the Jonas Brother.

While it's a bit of a scary process going at it without his brothers, he said fan feedback is making the transition a lot easier. "I was really excited," he told MTV News about hearing fans' comments. "I love the world we live in where you can know what people are thinking right away."

He added that while much of the response has been positive, he's also cool with any criticism that might come his way. "I guess you like it and you don't like it, but I like it because [my single] 'See No More,' when it released on iTunes, I got the reaction right away of what people are thinking."

The song's video also got tons of feedback, but long before the video dropped, it took a little work getting it all together.

"The video kind of came together with a concept I had using a house as a metaphor to show destruction of a heart or of the mind," he explained. "The first director didn't work out. I kept fighting to find the right treatment."

That right treatment put Joe in an "almost dream world with a house where the house is falling apart, the house is on fire, there's explosions," he explained. "And I'm a guy, so I was immediately really excited about that."

So, how does "See No More" co-writer Chris Brown feel about the release? "He's really pumped for the song and he gave his support, which was really cool," Jonas said.

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Miley Cyrus Bong Scandal Made Billy Ray Feel "Numb" With Pain

Talking with Piers Morgan in a new interview this week, Billy Ray Cyrus has opened-up about how he really felt when his daughter Miley Cyrus was caught smoking a bong last year.

Miley made headlines when video footage of the teen starlet leaked online, showing the actress and singer puffing on legal high Salvia with friends.

He now tells Morgan: "Bong-gate happened in the midst of my darkness, in my darkest hours.

"By then, I was a bit numb of pain at that time. And realizing that, you know, oh my gosh..." says the Achy Breaky Heart singer.

"As a father, I was alarmed for my daughter's safety but at the same time my whole world was crumbling apart beneath my feet anyway so there wasn't a whole lot I could do."

Despite the setback, Billy Ray is proud of what Miley has achieved in her career so far.

"I think she's well on her way to being the happiest I've ever seen her. I think she's thriving as an artist right now. She has two movies in the can that she's worked on over the past several months."

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Joe Jonas Confirms That He Doesn't Wear His Purity Ring Anymore

Joe Jonas called into an Australian radio show to promote his first single "See No More," and the show's hosts straight up asked him about his old purity ring. The Jonas Brothers were once prominent champions of abstinence, and purity rings were a crucial part of their squeaky clean image. However, as Nick and Joe grew up they quietly slipped off their promise rings.

Joe has had a string of high profile girlfriends—Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato, Ashley Greene—and many fans seriously doubted that he remained pure in the eyes of God, as they say. Thanks to two obnoxious Australian radio personalities, now we have confirmation. So does Joe still wear his purity ring? Of course not, he's 21!

Joe sounded cool and composed up until the hosts popped the question, at which point he started stuttering, choosing his words carefully.

"Oh, you know, I… That was something that we grew up with and just like anything I think you take some and leave some as you get older," Joe replied. "I'm at a place in my life now where I'm making decisions on my own but I'm of course happy with the things I grew up with and I'm not ashamed of my past at all."

In other words, can everyone please forget about that already? I'm not a teenage slave of the Disney company anymore.

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