Rumor has it that Lindsay Lohan met tween sensation Miley Cyrus at a pre-Grammy party and gave Miley her cell phone number with instructions to call her so that they could spend time together and create some nice photo opportunities for Lohan. Miley’s protective father Billy Ray Cyrus then told his daughter in no uncertain terms that she was not to call the 21 year-old thrice-rehabbed Lohan or even consider hanging out with her:

Miley Cyrus gushed like a girly-fan when 21 year-old Rehab Queen Lindsay Lohan… rushed up to her at a pre-Grammy party and raved she’s a huge fan and, like, here’s my cell phone number, and like let’s hang out, ok? But when excited Miley told her folks LiLo wants to be NBFF’s, dad Billy Ray Cyrus… thundered “No way! Lose that gal’s phone number now!”

Billy Ray warned his [daughter] he absolutely will not tolerate socializing or “hanging out” with man-crazy party queen Lindsay, and… told Miley “I forbid it!”

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, Mike Walker’s column, March 10, 2008]

Maybe if Lohan’s parents were more protective of her she wouldn’t be in the situation she’s in now. You have to give credit to Miley’s mom and dad for looking out for her and making sure she stays away from bad influences.

Unlike Lohan, who only gets publicity for nudity and continued bad behavior, Miley is wildly popular and makes headlines with the little things she says. The 15 year-old is quoted on US Magazine’s website as saying that 25 year-old Ryan Cabrera is “really cute.” US seems to have forgotten that she’s underage in a question they ran under that article asking if Ryan and Miley would make a good couple. Commentors noted “Yeah, it’d be as cute as a felony could be,” and “Are we forgetting a little thing called statutory rape?”

In other Miley news, Star Magazine quotes her as saying that she was nervous to meet Johnny Depp after her presenting gig at the Oscars. She said at the Governor’s Ball “I couldn’t believe Johnny Depp spoke to me! He has always been one of my favorite actors, and at first I couldn’t speak, I was so nervous.”

Miley didn’t seem nervous at all at the Oscars, even though many people wondered what she was even doing there. Unlike fellow presenter Katherine Heigl, she read her lines well and didn’t seem like she was intimidated at all.

Update: Miley’s dad Billy Ray Cyrus called into the Ryan Seacrest show this morning and denied this story was true, saying “We love Lindsay.”