Growing pains for the Miley Cyrus phenom

Photo ‘scandal’ exposes debate about how Disney mega-star will evolve

NEW YORK - “You get the best of both worlds,” Miley Cyrus sings in the theme song of her hugely popular Disney Channel show, “Hannah Montana.” It’s a reference to her character’s secret double life as both a rock star AND a normal schoolgirl.

Offscreen, though, this 15-year-old phenom is starting to learn how hard it really is to have the best of both worlds: as a G-rated Disney superstar AND a real-life, growing teenager with an eye on a long career.

Cyrus, whose fresh, easy charm and down-home southern appeal have catapulted her to an astonishing level of celebrity, especially in the past year, found herself having to apologize Sunday for some entirely un-Miley photos in Vanity Fair magazine.

Anna Kournikova refusing to marry Enrique Iglesias

Spanish pop singer Enrique Iglesias says he has tried repeatedly to convince his girlfriend Anna Kournikova to marry him - with no luck.

Iglesias spoke to reporters at the weekend after arriving in the Dominican Republic for the first of nine concerts planned across Latin America.

Iglesias says he's been involved with the tennis star for at least three years and says she keeps ignoring his appeals to wed. In his words: "I always try, but she pays me no attention."

The Madrid-born artist is the son of crooner Julio Iglesias.

AP

Forbidden Kingdom' top slot

Forbidden Kingdom' takes top box office slot

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• "The Forbidden Kingdom" features Asian superstars Chan and Li in multiple roles
  
• Last weekend's No. 1 movie, "Prom Night," fell to third with $9.1 million
  
• Romantic comedy "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" took second place with $17.3 million
  
• Movie attendance is running 6.5 percent behind that of 2007