Taylor Swift Surrounded By Exes At The PCAs

Taylor Swift didn't let her recent split from Jake Gyllenhaal get her down at Wednesday's People's Choice Awards in L.A.

The single-again singer, 20, put on a brave face at the bash -- and while ex Gyllenhaal, 29, didn't show, two other recent loves were in attendance.

Glee's Cory Monteith and Twilight hunk Taylor Lautner both attended the fest. While it's not known whether Swift and Lautner, 18 (they dated for three months in 2009) exchanged words, the country crooner and Monteith, 28, exchanged a friendly hug backstage.

But wait: Who was Swift's male companion for the evening? That would be Austin Swift -- her brother.

Swift was in high spirits throughout the night. Seated just a few rows in front of Zac Efron (who parted ways with Vanessa Hudgens last month), she hugged a staffer and obliged fans with photos and autographs during commercial breaks.

Backstage, she bonded with BFF Selena Gomez, Ellen DeGeneres, Drew Barrymore, Efron and many other stars.

Still, an insider close to the Speak Now singer told Us Weekly she is "really upset" by the Gyllenhaal breakup. "We told her not to move so fast with this but she didn't listen," the source adds.

Why did the Love and Other Drugs hunk call it quits? "Jake cares about her, but [the publicity] was a lot for him. He wants to keep his private life private, and that’s hard to do dating Taylor," a Gyllenhaal confidante explains.

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The Cast Of L.A. Candy: Here's Our Picks

Although Lauren Conrad’s fiction novel “L.A. Candy” is still in the process of being adapted for the big screen, we thought we would help the process along by submitting our picks for a possible cast. Since the thinly veiled novel borrows heavily from Lauren’s “Hills” life — including many of her former costars — we figured we would use her California pals as a reference for our "L.A. Candy" venture on the HC Casting Couch.

JANE: The star of the book and its reality show is “fresh, innocent,” L.A. newcomer Jane Roberts. Lauren look-a-like Sara Paxton is an option we’d like to see put on Jane's heels. Sara’s reign on “The Beautiful Life” was cut way too short, but the fresh-faced blond proved that she can definitely pull-off innocent-bombshell with ease. With “New Moon” under her belt, and “The Runaways” and “Eclipse” due out in 2010, Dakota Fanning has secured herself as a teen to watch and we think its time she does a teen flick. The actress could not only handle the transition from naïve newbie to reality queen, but her star-powered name could also bring some real weight to the movie.

MADISON: Former “Mean Girl” Lindsay Lohan or the princess of East High, Ashley Tisdale, would be perfect as Madison: a power hungry blond who feeds gossip about Jane to a tabloid. (Ring any bells, Heidi?)

BRADEN: And for Jane’s sweet guy friend/ crush (whom we think is referring to Brody Jenner)? “90210” cutie Matt Lanter or Bella’s “New Moon” bestie, Taylor Lautner, would fit the bill.

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