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Miley's Dad Wants Film To Be Made In Tennessee

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 23, 2007

Singer Billy Ray Cyrus wants his daughter's upcoming "Hannah Montana" film to be shot in Tennessee, but state officials say they might not be able to offer the producers enough financial incentives.

The film based on the wildly popular Disney TV series is scheduled to start shooting in April and expected to be released in late 2008 or early 2009.

In the series, 15-year-old Miley Cyrus plays a high school student, Miley Stewart, who moves from Tennessee to Southern California and lives a secret double life as a pop star. Billy Ray Cyrus also plays her father on the show.

Cyrus said the movie is centered on the fictional Stewart family's return to Tennessee and it is only fitting for it to be shot in Tennessee as well. The real-life Cyrus family also has a home in Tennessee and was in town for Thanksgiving during a break on Miley Cyrus' sold-out tour.

'Project Runway' Dress To Hit Stores

It's instant gratification for "Project Runway" fans: A version of Victorya Hong's winning dress from Wednesday's episode will be available for sale as early as today.

The dress is being offered as part of Sarah Jessica Parker's Bitten line, sold at Steve & Barry's stores nationwide. The "Sex and the City" star was the week's guest judge on the Bravo reality show about fashion.

The challenge put to the aspiring designer contestants was to create an outfit appropriate for Parker's casual sportswear collection, known for its cheap pricing compared with other celebrity clothing lines.

Shanghai 'The Future,' Hilton Says

American socialite Paris Hilton checked out Shanghai fashions, cuddled stuffed pandas and sauntered along the famous Bund waterfront Thursday while visiting China's most style-conscious city for the MTV Style awards.

"Shanghai looks like the future!" Hilton said in a news conference at the waterfront Hyatt, one of the newest landmarks in a city teeming with new skyscrapers.

The celebrity heiress, author, singer, perfume designer and reality TV star was spending two days touring China's commercial capital before tonight's gala awards for Chinese style and fashion trendsetters.

Nye Says Ex Tried To Poison Him

Bill Nye wants his ex-fiancee out of his life, and it's not just because of some bad chemistry.

Nye, who hosted the educational PBS series "Bill Nye, the Science Guy," is seeking a permanent restraining order against Blair Tindall, alleging she tried to poison his vegetable garden, according to court records.

He said Tindall came to his Studio City home late Sept. 3 dressed in black and carrying "two plastic bottles filled with some sort of solvent," according to papers filed last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

The bottles "may have been emptied on my garden from which I get food produce," he said in the filing. Nye is seeking to keep Tindall away from his home and from contacting him.

Nye, 51, identified Tindall as his ex-fiancee, even though the two announced in February 2006 that they were married by the Rev. Rick Warren, pastor and author of "The Purpose-Driven Life."

Today's Birthdays

TV personality Robin Roberts ("Good Morning America") is 47. Actress-singer Miley Cyrus (TV: "Hannah Montana") is 15.

Source: The Associated Press

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