Miley Cyrus’ advice to Justin Bieber? Don’t do anything illegal

Miley Cyrus has been 21 for all of two months now, give or take, but she’s already something of a senior statesman, apparently giving advice to a pal, 19-year-old Justin Bieber.

“I would just say, you know what, you’ve got a lot of money. Pay people to make sure you don’t get in trouble,� she sagely told Jay Leno on Thursday’s “The Tonight Show.� “And party at your house. Buy a house, and add a club to it.�

From what the neighbors have said, we think he’s already following through on the second part, with lousy results, but the first part sounds pretty common sense.

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“You know it’s funny,� Cyrus said, “‘cause today, I was looking, my fans put all these people’s mug shots up and they were like, ‘I don’t see a Miley mug shot yet.’�

What’s her secret to keeping the world free of such an image? Well, she stays on the right side of the legal line.

“I get the most flak of anybody ... [but] I’m not doing anything illegal. I’m doing a lot of ... but I’m not doing anything illegal.

�... Everything I do is legal in California.�

Though some things -- like her VMAs naked-chicken-butt wedgie, for example -- maybe shouldn’t be.

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