T
hemarriageonlylasted
230 days. On Aug. 10,
a rep for Miley Cyrus
announced the pop star
and Liam Hemsworth
“have agreed to separate at this
time. Ever-evolving, changing
as partners and individuals,
they have decided this is what’s
best while they both focus on
themselves and careers. They
still remain dedicated parents
to all of their animals they
share while lovingly taking
this time apart.”
But there’s far more to this
breakup story. Just hours
before the bombshell split
confirmation made headlines, a
bikini-clad Miley, 26, was
photographed at the Il Sereno
hotel on Italy’s Lake Como
kissing a woman — newly single
Kaitlynn Carter, 30, who a
week earlier announced she
andThe Hills:NewBeginnings
star Brody Jenner, 35, had
decidedto“amicablyseparate”
justa yearaftertheirIndonesia
wedding.InTouchcanconfirm
MileyandKaitlynnarea couple
—and thatMileydumpedLiam
for her. “Miley made thethat’swhatshe’stellingpeople,”
says an insider. “There’s no
going back now, not that Liam
would ever take her back after
this. She broke his heart.”LIAM’S BETRAYAL?
Just six months ago, the Aus-
tralian actor, 29, was giddy
about married life. “It’s the
best. It’s the best,” he gushed
of making things legal with his
“sweet, sweet angel” of a wife.
“I feel so lucky to be with
someone like her.” But behind
the scenes, the marriage was
suffering. “He always knew
Miley liked women too, and an
open marriage was on the ta-
ble when they got married,”
says the insider. “He knew
what he was signing up for, but
refused to make it work, and
shefeltbetrayed.”
AccordingtoMiley’ssideof
the story,therewereotherrea-
sonssheleft,saysa sourceclose
to thepopstar. “Sherecently
made a comment that Liam
probably wants her to get fat
and stayhome andnotwork.
Meanwhile, she is skinnier
HEART
ALL OVER EACH OTHER
“Kaitlynn and Miley were
making out in the middle
of the pool at their hotel on
Lake Como and didn’t care
who saw,” says an eyewitness.