Tending to her need for nicotine, Miley Cyrus lit up a cigarette as she drove away from a Burbank, California studio last night (February 27).

The “Hannah Montana” hottie looked a bit surprised as she encountered shutterbugs while pulling away, almost as if she was embarrassed to be seen smoking in public.

And rumor has it that Miley and her fiancé Liam Hemsworth have hit a rocky patch in their relationship after he was alleged to have flirted heavily with January Jones at a pre-Oscars party over the weekend.

An eyewitness told press, “It looked like they had some hot chemistry. They were all over each other – and they even kissed!”