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Miley Cyrus Will Leave The Stripping to Her New Underwear Model Boytoy

Kyle Buchanan — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:05:00 EDT

Tween queen Miley Cyrus has a complicated relationship with her clothes: sometimes she's lured out of them by unscrupulous Vanity Fair photographers, and sometimes she simply wants to eat the American Eagle t-shirt off her chest like any other 15-year-old girl. This rampant teen licentiousness has caused cultural stewards the world over to clutch their pearls, and now it seems that a defiant Cyrus has added a like-minded clothes-eschewer to her coterie: 20-year-old singing underwear model Justin Gaston, with whom she was just snapped at church. Is he Miley's latest attempt to pander to the gays, or is this budding, bulging love? More pictures, video, and analysis, after the jump:

Just Jared has the bare facts backstory:

Earlier today, Miley Cyrus was seen attending Saturday morning church service with buff-bodied Nashville Star hottie Justin Gaston, who’s also an underwear model.

The 15-year-old Disney sensation and the 20-year-old hunk were accompanied by Miley’s family. Justin is originally from Louisiana and left home at age 17 to pursue a career in music, while supporting himself as a model.

Oweing less to acclaimed photographer Annie Liebovitz and more to InternationalJock.com, the pictures still show off some of Gaston's best assets — something, alas, we cannot say about this shaky version of "Hey There Delilah" from his stint on Nashville Star:

Voted off the country competition after only his third song, at least Gaston has landed on his most-assuredly bare feet. Good luck with Hannah Montana, Josh — and thanks for your sterling contribution to Defamer's Male Pulchritude Day!

[Photo Credit: internationaljock.com]

Miley Cyrus — Justin Gaston is an Underwear Model! [JustJared]

Davy Jones: They're Real, and They're Spectacular

Kyle Buchanan — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:05:00 EDT

It's apparently Male Pulchritude Day here at Defamer, and we could hardly let such a momentous holiday pass without a tip of the hat to erstwhile Monkee Davy Jones. It seems that when one shirt closes, another one opens, for the stunning new refusal of Mario Lopez to go barechested has been shown up by Jones's surprising willingness to air out his rack in concert. The Daily Mail has all the age-inappropriate details (in an article helpfully titled, "Hey, Hey I've Got Man Boobs!"):

His audience got more then they bargained for when The Monkees star undid his shirt on stage to reveal an impressive pair of man boobs.

The 62-year-old was performing at The Ultimate Idols concert in New York's Staten Island when he decided to bare his suspiciously taunt [sic] chest.

While we've always favored Mickey Dolenz (what can we say, we're boyband historians), we still applaud Jones for showing the world that he's still got...well, if not "it," then at least "something." Mario Lopez, take note: even an old-timer isn't afraid to show off the bronzed goods every once in a while — and we have a feeling that top shelf is 100% natural.

[Photo Credit: Getty Images]

Hey, hey I've got man boobs! Davy Jones flaunts his unsightly pecs [Daily Mail]

Chastened By 'Chesthairgate,' Mario Lopez Vows to Never Go Shirtless Again

Kyle Buchanan — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:30:00 EDT

Though newly minted Extra host Mario Lopez may appear squeaky-clean, longtime readers of Defamer will remember the oh-so-smooth skeleton in his closet: Chesthairgate! Caught in a terrible lie about whether or not he shaves his chest (who can forget the plaintive Star magazine commenter "chris," who said, "He talks about how religious he is, and has such a strong faith. Excuse me...since when is not being honest ok?"), Lopez suddenly found his most valuable physical asset the object of intense scrutiny. Now, as he ascends to the position of respected celebutainment anchorman, a cruel Lopez is threatening to take his smooth, smooth toys and go home:

"My shirtless photo-shoot days are behind me," Mario Lopez tells PEOPLE in a bitter blow to beefcake.

"My TV projects are my main priority," he says. "And no, you will never see me host Extra without a shirt."

Still, to every rule there's an exception – in this case, Nip/Tuck.

Lopez says he is "thrilled" to be reprising the role of Dr. Mike Hamoui on the cable series, with Dr. Mike moving to Los Angeles – where he can once again gain the attention of the ab-admiring Dr. Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) in the locker room.

"A small spoiler," says Lopez. "Dr. Mike might not be taking anymore showers at the gym with Christian, but he will lose his shirt."

Thank God: a reprieve! America, did we even know what we had before it had been briefly lost? From now on, no one is to ask questions in the rare event that Lopez goes barechested, lest the skittish actor be moved to cover up. Like a beautiful, Naired deer that could be spooked by the merest side-by-side Photoshop, Lopez is not ours any longer. He belongs to the wild.

Mario Lopez: No More Going Shirtless [People]