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Miley Cyrus to marry ‘Hunger Games’ star

It turns out “The Last Song” was only the beginning for Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth.

The couple who met on the set of that movie in 2009 announced their engagement Wednesday morning. Publicist Jeff Raymond confirms a People Magazine report of the news.

Hemsworth, the 22-year-old Australian star of “The Hunger Games,” and Cyrus, the 19-year-old “Hannah Montana” star and singer, were engaged on May 31. Hemsworth proposed with a 3.5-carat diamond ring, People reports.

“I’m so happy to be engaged and look forward to a life of happiness with Liam,” Cyrus told People.

The magazine report also said Cyrus is recording a new album while Hemsworth is scheduled to shoot two movies before tackling “The Hunger Games” sequel.

Bynes pleads not guilty to DUI

An attorney for actress Amanda Bynes has entered a not-guilty plea on her behalf in a driving under the influence case.

The actress did not attend the arraignment Wednesday in Beverly Hills. She was charged Tuesday, roughly two months after she was arrested after grazing a sheriff’s patrol car.

The actress also directed a Twitter message at President Barack Obama asking him to fire the deputy who arrested her, writing she doesn’t drink. After her arrest, the 26-year-old refused a test that would have determined if she was drunk or used drugs.

District attorney spokeswoman Jane Robison says a pretrial hearing is set for July 18.

The birthday bunch

Singer Tom Jones is 72. Actor Ken Osmond (“Leave It to Beaver”) is 69. Actor Liam Neeson is 60. Author Louise Erdrich is 58. Singer-songwriter Prince is 54. Rock musician Dave Navarro is 45. Rock musician Eric Johnson (The Shins) is 36. Actress Adrienne Frantz is 34. Actor-comedian Bill Hader is 34. Tennis player Anna Kournikova is 31. Actor Michael Cera is 24.