Somewhere, Miley Cyrus is saying, "Ewww." Why? Because dad Billy Ray Cyrus has decided he sees himself in Justin Gaston, the strapping 20-year-old underwear model-slash-singer rumored to be wooing the 15-year-old Disney powerhouse. "He actually reminds me a lot of myself when I was 20 years old and I was living and searching for the dream," he tells "Access Hollywood" of Gaston, whose own dream got a boost -- sort of -- when he performed "Achy Breaky Heart" with Billy Ray during Miley's early sweet 16 bash at Disneyland last weekend (no word on whether this delighted or horrified the "Hannah Montana" star). "He's got a great heart and soul, and a lot of determination. I think that's the true measure of a man, is when you measure his heart." Adds the age difference-ignoring Papa Cyrus to People, "I introduced the two of them. He's a good kid. Great heart. Lives for the light and he's very talented."

Taylor and Joe hit the VMAs together in Los Angeles on Sept. 7.

Taylor Swift is dealing with her reported breakup with Joe Jonas in typical teen fashion, namely, by making subtle changes to her MySpace page. In a section detailing everything you ever wanted to know about the upbeat blond singer, 18, she's amended the following statement through the clever use of strike-through: "I've never been the kind of girl who needs a boyfriend. Plus, guys don't ask me out because they know I'll write songs about them. But I'm also the girl who still believes Prince Charming exists somewhere out there -- fully equipped with great hair and an immature sense of humor." According to Us Weekly, the middle Jonas Brother, 19, decided to cut Swift loose over the phone after only a few months of coupledom. "He broke her heart," says an insider. It's unclear if Taylor is working on a ditty about the split, although "I Just Called To Say I Don't Love You" has a certain ring to it.

Talk about timing. Just as a tabloid claims Courteney Cox is in the midst of a marital crisis, she's opening up about her nine-year union with David Arquette. "It's weird, because I'm so in love with David right now," the willowy, Botox wishy-washy actress tells the November issue of Marie Claire. "I'm starting to really appreciate how 'there' he is for me. But in any relationship, there are times that you're disconnected. You can see how relationships end if you don't work through it." That attitude will likely serve her well when she sees the cover of the latest National Enquirer, which bellows, "Divorce Drama: Courteney Cox's husband caught with beauty." Still, the pair, who are parents to 4-year-old Coco, were reportedly spotted together in Los Angeles a few days back.

Despite tabloid chatter that they've hit a distance-induced rough patch, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal are apparently doing their best to close the gap while he's in London filming "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time." A source tells the Chicago Sun-Times that the low-key couple has been house hunting in town and looked "very, very much in love" as they recently checked out several swanky London properties (the Oscar-winning mother of two was "extremely concerned about security issues," adds the mole). While Reese and Jake have allegedly experienced a bit of separation anxiety while he's been filming the epic, at least one insider is sure it's nothing they can't weather. "I am convinced they will eventually marry ... and I really think it will be for good," a Jake pal proclaims to the paper. "I know we're talking about Hollywood stars, but these two have something special." The squeezes have been "talking about marriage a lot lately," adds In Touch, which says the discussions have been prompted by the supposed separation of Gyllenhaal's parents after more than three decades of togetherness.

"He's a very unique, different individual. I am happy." That's Jennifer Hudson, gushing to Jet about her newly minted fiancé, David Otunga, the Harvard Law School-educated attorney who just slipped a 5-carat sparkler on her finger after less than a year of dating. But a blast from Otunga's reality show past is expressing doubts about a happily-ever-after for the duo. Tiffany "New York" Pollard, who got to know Otunga when he was a contestant named Punk on "I Love New York 2," tells In Touch that "he's really loving being Mr. Jennifer Hudson. I think he's loving the lavish things she brings to his life; he's seeing the world due to Jennifer's success." Pollard, whose ick-tastic reality reign hasn't exactly proved her aptitude for judging romantic worthiness (*cough* Flavor Flav *cough*), believes that because the Oscar winner and the lawyer are "a mixed match, it won't work. He'll be in her shadow like Al Reynolds was to Star Jones, like Stedman Graham is to Oprah." That said, "His heart is way big," she allows.