Celebrity photos of the week: Much ado about Miley
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First stop: Amsterdam, where energetic pop tartlet Miley Cyrus wowed fans on the red carpet at the MTV Europe Music Awards with her funky T-shirt dress featuring the faces of dead rappers Tupac Shakur and Biggie SmallsJoel Ryan/The Associated Press
You see? That’s Biggie on the leftUNITED PHOTOS/Reuters
The EMAs were once again hosted by American pop export Katy Perry, who slyly attempted to curry favour with Allied forces by wearing a Rosie the Riveter-era dress.UNITED PHOTOS/Reuters
Will Ferrell showed up at the EMAs in character as his ‘Anchorman’ movie persona Ron Burgundy, which was a joke seemingly lost on the European crowd unaccustomed to news anchors with moustachesUNITED PHOTOS/Reuters
Also making the EMAs scene was supermodel Louise Roe, who wore a dress that will give you a blinding headache if you stare at it for too longPAUL VREEKER/Reuters
And here we have the American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars, who graced the EMAs red carpet wearing their respective purchases from the 1976 Aerosmith World Tour garage sale. When did cowl neck sweaters make a comeback?UNITED PHOTOS/Reuters
Also in the house was Chinese pop singer Chris Lee, winner of the EMA International Act award, and seemingly a big fan of the movie ‘Goodbye Mr. Chips’UNITED PHOTOS/Reuters
But people watch an MTV awards show for the performances, right? Here, Katy Perry finalizes her divorce from Russell Brand by hovering over the audience in a sparkly onesieREMKO DE WAAL/Reuters
American popster Bruno Mars was there to reassert that he is not trying to become the next Michael Jackson. Uh-uh, no wayREMKO DE WAAL/Reuters
The LMFAO frontman known as Redfoo even broke out his metallic Speedo for the occasionREMKO DE WAAL/Reuters
But the big draw was Miz Miley, naturally, who began her EMA stage turn by having a little person play her buttocks like a bongo drum, the same way her daddy Billy Ray used to start his performancesPeter Dejong/The Associated Press
Later in the show, Miley shocked the crowd, and apparently the world, by firing up what appeared to be a joint onstage. The moment has already been incorporated into the promotional reel for the Amsterdam Tourist BoardREMKO DE WAAL/Reuters
Next stop: The Rome International Film Festival, where Italian actor Filippo Timi shamelessly pleaded with the press corps to take notice of his film ‘I corpi estranei’Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press
Mr. Timi really, really wants people to see his movieAndrew Medichini/The Associated Press
For some reason, the British actor Damian Lewis saw fit to perform the Lindy Hop while promoting his new version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press
Not to be outdone, American actor Jason Schwartzman busted out his own moves on the Rome red carpet, albeit in a different directionTONY GENTILE/Reuters
When in Rome, right? Here we have director Eli Roth dipping actress Lorenza Izzo on the red carpet in RomeGregorio Borgia/The Associated Press
Far less graceful was the dance routine attempted by Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson. Dude, you need the right shoes to do the tangoALESSANDRO BIANCHI/Reuters
Over in London, actress Elizabeth Banks was resplendent in a canary-yellow gown for the world premiere of ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’LUKE MACGREGOR/Reuters
Jennifer Lawrence couldn’t make the London premiere, so the producers subbed in her wax effigy from Madame Tussaud’sJon Furniss/The Associated Press
Two days later, the same Jennifer dummy was pressed into service for the ‘Catching Fire’ premiere in Berlin. She looks so real!THOMAS PETER/Reuters
And for our parting shot, here we have ‘Catching Fire’ star Josh Hutcherson, wearing his nifty suit from the Jack Fraser Young Executive collection.THOMAS PETER/Reuters