(LOS ANGELES) -- Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus “are talking.” 

A friend tells UsWeekly the couple, whose seemingly rocky engagement has been under increasing press speculation, are currently apart, but "are talking."

Another insider tells the tabloid the pair has been having “the worst fights of their relationship" for the past few months.

The singer and her Last Song boyfriend have supposedly been arguing about everything from her punk makeover to his alleged affair with another actress.

Hemsworth has been spending time with his family in his homeland of Australia, while Cyrus has remained in Los Angeles.

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