Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth break up (because no one saw this coming)

Our lovely little Miley Cyrus is almost 18, and like so many her age, she's having a bit of -- how did Britney Spears so eloquently put it? -- that "not a girl, not yet a woman" thing. Which means, of course, that the nice boy next door has got to go.

Gossip Cop reports exclusively that Miley and her dutiful, charming Aussie boyfriend-costar Liam Hemsworth have called it quits. So much for Liam the steadying influence: He kept her from a bit of over-exposure by getting her to delete her Twitter account. They took a bike ride together before the Oscars and ate at In-N-Out. And, judging from this picture, he even seemed to have the ability to ignore the paparazzi while she acknowledged them.

Maybe she needed someone who's up to her cage-dancing ways? We're guessing some bad boy is next. Well, Tiger Woods is single ... .

-- Whitney Friedlander

Photo: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth act like they're in love in the movie "The Last Song." Credit: Sam Emerson / Touchstone Pictures

Related dispatch from the Ministry of Gossip:

PREACH IT! Miley Cyrus' carefully planned rebellion presses on

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Comments

[Ciera]

Miley Cyrus does not deserve Liam. He's much to hot and grown up for her and she's still a child!!!!!!

[Rene]

I disagree, Liam and Miley are not the best match but they are perfect for eachother.

[Amber Trabert]

hey i dnt blame Liam for being Jelious of miley and the way she dressed bc i think irs not that great for a 18 year old to be dressing like that.. She is still young and pretty! But i think Liam could do alot better then Miley.. He is cute, great actor and so much older then she is and he also knows how to act.. I wish them both the best of luck...

[Juanita]

Now, I can marry him..

[Ashleigh]

People need to back of Miley, shes awsome and does nothing different to myself who is also 18, im not being funny but in england if u go into a night club the 18 yr olds are dressed exactly the same, its normal! and as for the 'change of image and miley changing as a person' over the past few years...you guys have no idea, it just seems like that to the public because paparatzi can only follow and photograph someone from 16+ so she may have been the same all along but uve only just noticed it because shes beem in the public eye more!
So a 17 yr old girl has broken up with a guy she was seeing! so what? does that not happen to normal 17 yr old girls? leave her alone shes only human!