After 8 months of matrimonial, MILEY CYRUS and LIAM HEMSWORTH have decided to call it quits. Miley’s rep issued a statement saying, “Liam and Miley have agreed to separate at this time. Ever-evolving, changing as partners and individuals, they have decided this is what’s best while they both focus on themselves and [their] careers. They still remain dedicated parents to all of their animals they share while lovingly taking this time apart. Please respect their process and privacy.” Miley and Liam started dating after meeting on the set of the movie “The Last Song” in 2009. They got married this past December. Obviously the rumors were true, Miley has already moved on. She was spotted on a yacht in Italy making out with . . . A WOMAN. Her name is Kaitlynn Carter, and she’s the ex of CAITLYN JENNER’s son Brody. They broke up last week. Brody joked that pictures of him and Liam Hemsworth “holding hands on the beach” are coming soon.
Golfer MICHELLE WIE married the son of NBA legend JERRY WEST.
Joanna Kerns, the mom from “Growing Pains,” is about to be back on the market … she’s filed for divorce just short of a milestone anniversary. Joanna, who played Maggie Seaver on the hit ’80s sitcom, filed divorce docs Friday in L.A. calling it quits with architect Marc Appleton. They married back in September 1994, so they were coming up on their silver anniversary. Marc and Joanna didn’t have any kids so no child custody or support battles. This was Joanna’s second marriage.
Bachelor in Paradise has another successful love story. Alums Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon married Sunday in Rhode Island. Bachelor producer Elan Gale officiated over the church ceremony. “Bachelor in Paradise” at 8:00 p.m. on ABC.
TAYLOR SWIFT received the Icon Award at last night’s “Teen Choice Awards”. Other winners included “Avengers: Endgame”, “Aladdin”, “Riverdale”, the Jonas Brothers, and, of course, “Old Town Road”.
SERENA WILLIAMS was forced to quit the 2019 Rogers Cup Finals in Canada yesterday due to back spasms. That gave the win to her opponent, 19-year-old Bianca Andreescu.
“Hobbs & Shaw” kept the top spot at the Box Office this weekend, earning another $25.4 million. “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” finished second, and the “Dora the Explorer” movie opened in fourth.
JASON MOMOA says he can’t shoot “Aquaman 2” right now, because he got “run over by a bulldozer.” It supposedly happened while he was protesting the construction of a huge telescope in Hawaii. There’s no word how serious his injuries are.
JOHN MAYER had a concert last week in Nashville and he wanted Chris Stapleton to sit-in, so he sent him a text ahead of time to see if he was interested. He was, so John asked which one of their songs they should do – but Chris threw out a challenge instead. He told him they should write a brand new song together, and then play it on stage. So on Wednesday they wrote a song called “I Just Remembered That I Didn’t Care” – on Thursday, they performed it live.
ZAC BROWN did his research before co-writing “Warrior”. He interviewed a friend named Alexander R. Oliver, who has over 21 years of Special Ops service. “He is a true warrior and a wordsmith. I took some of his story and words, and tried to channel a glimpse of what it means to be a modern day warrior.”
Sounds like KIP MOORE will be tackling the big issues on his next album. He tells “Rolling Stone”, “You’re going to feel where I have been in my life. What does love look like for me? Where do I fit with God, and what does that look like? There are a lot of questions.” The album’s done, but there’s no release date.
Billboard.com asked MIDLAND what they’ve been wearing on stage. Guitarist Jess Carson is into Panama hats, loud print shirts, and blazers. Mark Wystrach has been “busting out” a custom suit that a friend made for him to wear at the ACMs. And bassist Cameron Duddy is loving a mariachi outfit he found at vintage store in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In case you missed it: KEITH URBAN met a fan at “Good Morning America” on Friday who told him she just Tweeted asking him to marry her. Keith said, “That could be complicated.” But he still posed for a pic with her and other fans.
