'Hannah Montana' star defends photos

• Miley Cyrus is not too happy about what people are saying about pictures of her and a friend that ended up on the Internet. People.com says the "Hannah Montana" star told a New York radio station that the pictures -- which show Cyrus and another teen girl sharing a piece of candy and, well, frolicking on a hotel room floor -- are "nothing bad." She insists that the pictures depict innocent moments between her and "a friend of mine that's a normal girl. #8230; That's one of my best friends."

bull; An eighth "Harry Potter" book? According to London's Daily Mail, which you can read at dailymail.co.uk, J.K. Rowling admits to having "moments of weakness" when she thinks about continuing the tale of the boy wizard, and that her teenage daughter is encouraging those moments.

bull; J.J. Abrams' revamped "Star Trek" is still filming, but that doesn't mean the first trailer isn't ready. Matt Reeves, director of producer Abrams' much-hyped monster movie, "Cloverfield," says we'll get our first peek at the new voyages of Capt. Kirk on Jan. 18 when his movie hits theaters. "I've known for a long, long, time that was their plan, and I've just recently seen bits of the teaser," Reeves tells MTV.com. "I think it's amazing, and it looks pretty incredible."