There’s a lyric from Miley Cyrus‘ new album, in the song “Slab of Butter (Scorpion),” that may be the truest she’s ever penned: “Self control is not something I’m working on.” But while everyone can relate to that sentiment on some level, in Miley’s case all the kooky outfits, bizarre Instagrams and party-hearty antics that once seemed just a phase in the 22-year-old’s leap from Disney star to global phenomenon have those closest to her fearing for her health and safety.
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"Miley needs help," one insider says. "It's not too late for her to change, but it has to start now."
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Miley's increasingly erratic behavior was on full display as she prepared to host Saturday Night Live on Oct. 3. "She had gotten really sick when she licked a banana slug on a dare while camping with friends, and she had a full body rash that SNL's makeup artists spent over an hour working to hide," says a source on the set.
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There was no effort made to hide her love of weed, however: "Miley chain-smoked blunts all week long—during readings, rehearsals, everything," the insider adds. "After she finished the show, she was so stoned her eyes were practically swollen shut."
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SNL creator
Lorne Michaels took a look at Miley as she hosted the season opener, and was reminded of another troubled young talent. "Lorne has a sense of guilt for not intervening to help
Lindsay Lohan when he saw she was careening off the rails," says an
SNL insider. "He told Miley's mom that Miley's depressed and self-medicating at a scary level and that she needs rehab or a sober companion. He's worried about her."
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Her embrace of drugs—in song lyrics, social media photos and even live onstage—is nothing new, but Miley's stepped-up consumption has alarmed her parents, Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus.
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"It's gotten to the point where she is taking edibles, like pot candy, so that she can be high all the time without anyone really realizing it," says a source. "Miley's parents recently confronted her with their concerns, but she just laughed in their faces. She said, 'I'm stoned right now! And I love it. I don't have a problem.' Then she walked out on them."
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Though Miley's said she champions weed and Ecstasy because "those are happy drugs—social drugs," insiders report that her private life is anything but happy. After the collapse in April of her romance with Patrick Schwarzenegger, 22, and a rumored dalliance with model Stella Maxwell, 24, that seemed designed for shock value, the singer's strongest emotional ties these days may be with her animals—dogs, cats and even a pig.
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Though Miley's said she champions weed and Ecstasy because "those are happy drugs—social drugs," insiders report that her private life is anything but happy. After the collapse in April of her romance with Patrick Schwarzenegger, 22, and a rumored dalliance with model Stella Maxwell, 24, that seemed designed for shock value, the singer's strongest emotional ties these days may be with her animals—dogs, cats and even a pig.
"Miley is very weird where her pets are concerned," says a source. "It's as if she thinks they're human." Indeed, her new album, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, features songs dedicated to her dog Flloyd, who was killed by a coyote, and her blowfish Pablow.
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Though Miley's said she champions weed and Ecstasy because "those are happy drugs—social drugs," insiders report that her private life is anything but happy. After the collapse in April of her romance with Patrick Schwarzenegger, 22, and a rumored dalliance with model Stella Maxwell, 24, that seemed designed for shock value, the singer's strongest emotional ties these days may be with her animals—dogs, cats and even a pig.
"Miley is very weird where her pets are concerned," says a source. "It's as if she thinks they're human." Indeed, her new album, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, features songs dedicated to her dog Flloyd, who was killed by a coyote, and her blowfish Pablow.
"She lashed out at a friend for eating sushi in front of her after Pablow died," says an insider. "It was truly strange."
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Though Miley's said she champions weed and Ecstasy because "those are happy drugs—social drugs," insiders report that her private life is anything but happy. After the collapse in April of her romance with Patrick Schwarzenegger, 22, and a rumored dalliance with model Stella Maxwell, 24, that seemed designed for shock value, the singer's strongest emotional ties these days may be with her animals—dogs, cats and even a pig.
"Miley is very weird where her pets are concerned," says a source. "It's as if she thinks they're human." Indeed, her new album, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, features songs dedicated to her dog Flloyd, who was killed by a coyote, and her blowfish Pablow.
"She lashed out at a friend for eating sushi in front of her after Pablow died," says an insider. "It was truly strange."
Now Miley's loved ones are gearing up for an intervention, hoping to strong-arm her into calming down and getting help. Says a source, "She clearly needs some serious therapy."
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"Miley needs help," one insider says. "It's not too late for her to change, but it has to start now."
Photo credit: Splash News
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Miley's increasingly erratic behavior was on full display as she prepared to host Saturday Night Live on Oct. 3. "She had gotten really sick when she licked a banana slug on a dare while camping with friends, and she had a full body rash that SNL's makeup artists spent over an hour working to hide," says a source on the set.
Photo credit: Dana Edelson/NBC
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There was no effort made to hide her love of weed, however: "Miley chain-smoked blunts all week long—during readings, rehearsals, everything," the insider adds. "After she finished the show, she was so stoned her eyes were practically swollen shut."
Photo credit: Splash News
miley-cyrus-drugs-lindsay-lohan-downward-spiral
Even
SNL creator
Lorne Michaels took a look at Miley as she hosted the season opener, and was reminded of another troubled young talent. "Lorne has a sense of guilt for not intervening to help
Lindsay Lohan when he saw she was careening off the rails," says an
SNL insider. "He told Miley's mom that Miley's depressed and self-medicating at a scary level and that she needs rehab or a sober companion. He's worried about her."
Photo credit: Splash News
miley-cyrus-drugs-odd-behavior-3
Her embrace of drugs—in song lyrics, social media photos and even live onstage—is nothing new, but Miley's stepped-up consumption has alarmed her parents, Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus.
Photo credit: Splash News
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"It's gotten to the point where she is taking edibles, like pot candy, so that she can be high all the time without anyone really realizing it," says a source. "Miley's parents recently confronted her with their concerns, but she just laughed in their faces. She said, 'I'm stoned right now! And I love it. I don't have a problem.' Then she walked out on them."
Photo credit: Getty Images
miley-cyrus-drugs-odd-behavior-7
Though Miley's said she champions weed and Ecstasy because "those are happy drugs—social drugs," insiders report that her private life is anything but happy. After the collapse in April of her romance with Patrick Schwarzenegger, 22, and a rumored dalliance with model Stella Maxwell, 24, that seemed designed for shock value, the singer's strongest emotional ties these days may be with her animals—dogs, cats and even a pig.
"Miley is very weird where her pets are concerned," says a source. "It's as if she thinks they're human." Indeed, her new album, Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz, features songs dedicated to her dog Flloyd, who was killed by a coyote, and her blowfish Pablow.
"She lashed out at a friend for eating sushi in front of her after Pablow died," says an insider. "It was truly strange."
Now Miley's loved ones are gearing up for an intervention, hoping to strong-arm her into calming down and getting help. Says a source, "She clearly needs some serious therapy."