On Friday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Hess dismissed a $4 billion lawsuit filed against the star of Disney’s Hannah Montana by a disgruntled Los Angeles woman.

Last winter, Lucie Kim sued Miley on behalf of L.A.’s Asian-American citizens after a picture of the singer and her teen cohorts making a “slanty eyes” gesture surfaced online in February. Although, the Cyrus camp ultimately issued a public apology for Miley’s actions, Kim alleged that the photo mocked Asians and insisted she was left emotionally distressed after viewing the snap.

In an interview with Seventeen’s December/January issue, Miley says she’s matured in many ways in the last year – and she owns much of that to the Aussie.

“Liam has been a big part of that,” Miley gushed. “All you want is for one person to say, ‘You did a really good job today.’ Or ‘You look really beautiful,’ or ‘I was really moved by that.’ You just want one person to make you feel good about something you’re doing.”

Earlier this year, the teen starlet was accused by a former girlfriend of Liam’s of stealing the then-attached 19-year-old actor. Miley refused to respond to that allegation, instead saying that Liam understands her more than anyone she’s ever known:

“I’ve never gotten along with someone so well,” she explained. “I was a little anxious about making [‘The Last Song.’] I wanted everything to be perfect. To go on set and feel insecure was a totally new element for me. But he felt the same way. He admitted his insecurities, and it was really nice to have someone who understands me for once.”

She continued: “It sucks when your personal life becomes public. So I’m finding ways to make my personal and private life more of my life – which is one of the reasons why I deleted my Twitter. We’ve decided that any type of relationship that we have, we will always just keep it very DL. First and foremost, we are best friends, so that’s what I tell people all the time.”

Sgt. Thomas Molnar says the bus was traveling along with three other buses (carrying members of Miley’s production crew ) southbound on Interstate I-85 just south of Petersburg, VA, when it ran off the left side of the road, struck an embankment, and overturned. The accident occurred around 8:15AM in Dinwiddie County, about 40 miles south of Richmond. Speed and weather weren’t considered factors.

The driver, William G. Douglas, 53, of Austin, Texas, died at the scene and The Cyrus Family is speaking out about the fatal accident and the driver they affectionately dubbed “Uncle Bill.”

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Bill “Uncle Bill” Douglas. Members of our tour are like members of our family. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family in the midst of this tragedy. He will truly be missed,” the Cyrus family said in a statement posted on www.MileyCyrus.com Friday.

Cyrus was not on board at the time of the crash.

The accident happened on I-85 south near mile marker 56 in Dinwiddie County, that’s about 45-minutes south of Richmond, Virginia. There were 15 passengers on the bus when it careened out of control and flipped on its side Friday morning, according to Virginia State Police officials. Miley was reportedly on a bus that was part of a 4-vehicle caravan, which included the bus that overturned. The driver of the bus was killed on impact, but authorities are withholding that person’s name pending notification of their next of kin.

Police investigators say the roads were slick from heavy rainfall Thursday evening, but they’ve not yet determined the cause of the accident.

According Miley’s website, the singer/actress is scheduled to perform in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday.

Word is this the movie where the 16-year-old actress met and enjoyed a fling with on-screen love interest Liam Hemsworth.

In the coming-of-age movie, based on the popular book by Nicholas Sparks, Miley plays Ronnie, a gifted by troubled teen girl who reconnects with her estranged dad (Greg Kinnear) and falls in love during a summer vacation on Tybee Island, Georgia.

The Last Song hits theaters April 2, 2010.

In an interview with Nikolina from Canton, Ohio’s Q92 earlier this week, the pop sensation revealed that she is — Brace Yourselves – a Twilight Hater. (Shudder…)

“Not into it,” Miley replied dryly when asked if she is as excited as every other 16-year-old girl in America over the showdown between Team Edward and Team Jacob in the latest Twilight film, New Moon. “I could care less. I’ve never seen it and nor will I ever,” she remarked.

Miley added, “People get… really into it….People always fall in love with the characters… It makes me kind of like, I don’t know. I’m not into it. I feel really lame because everyone is so excited and I’m like, ‘Don’t even talk about it.”

When asked why, Miley said she just can’t sick her teeth into the vampire-centric franchise.

“I don’t believe in it,” she said, comparing the fanaticism surrounding the hit series to that of cinema classics like Star Wars and Harry Potter. “I don’t like vampires,” she continued. “I don’t like any of the stuff. I don’t like the wolf that pops out on the screen when I’m watching my TV at night. I don’t like it. I don’t want anything to do with it. I don’t like the shirts, I don’t like anything about it.”

Although Tim has worked with some of the most talented musicians in the industry today — including Mariah Carey, Jay-Z, Missy, Keri Hilson, and Nelly Furtado — the Virginia native was quite taken with television’s Hannah Montana, who he collaborated with for his new album, Shock Value II.

He says: “Man, she’s gonna be like Justin [Timberlake]. She comes from that same musical background, where she’s just got it. Her voice is just there. The best way to put it is she’s special. When I worked with her, I was very impressed. I was like, ‘Whoa.’”

Apparently, Miles doesn’t “listen to pop music.”

Perhaps we’re missing something here, but doesn’t she sing pop music? And sure hip-hop isn’t as rugged as it was during the Biggie/Pac era, but Lil Wayne qualifies as a pop star now?

“I’ve never heard a Jay-Z song. I don’t listen to pop music,” Miley remarked. “['Party in the U.S.A.'] is not even my style of music. I’m really blessed for it to have done as well as it has. Totally blessed. God has definitely put me in an amazing position with amazing people.”

She added, “Honestly, I picked that song because I needed something to go with my clothing line. I didn’t write it [and] I didn’t expect it to be popular, originally. It was just something that I wanted to do and I needed some songs and it turned out for the best….”