KISS star Gene Simmons has launched his own record label, so he can give Canadian talent a boost.

The rocker’s Simmons Records will operate under the Universal Music Canada banner - and he insists his latest business venture is only for acts north of America.

Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson is the first person her friends turn to when they need relationship advice - because the star is always willing to be honest about their problems.

The 24-year-old, who married actor Ryan Reynolds last year, is always on call for her pals and is happy to serve up her own form of counselling when it comes to men.

Fans of Gwyneth Paltrow are set for a rare sight of the actress’ left breast in her new film.

The Oscar winner strips as she attempts to seduce Joaquin Phoenix’s character in Two Lovers, and tenderly fondles her boob as it pops out of the black dress she’s wearing.

It isn’t the first time the actress has flashed flesh on camera - she went topless in her Oscar-winning performance as Viola in 1998’s Shakespeare in Love.

Amy Winehouse’s jailed husband has written an emotional letter to his parents detailing his “disappointment” at his wife’s recent behaviour.

Lawyers for Fielder-Civil, jailed in the UK for causing actual bodily harm and perverting the course of justice, filed papers earlier this month in a bid to bring the couple’s 20-month marriage to an end.

Dog-lover Joan Rivers is suffering nightmares after fearing she ate man’s best friend in China.

The comedienne took her first trip to the country last year as part of a charity project, and is convinced one mystery meat she ate on a night out was dog.

She said: “You say to them, ‘Is this dog? Just tell me,’ and they say, ‘No, no, no…’ (but) I know I ate dog. I love dogs; I have three rescue dogs - you hate to eat what you love.”

American Idol judge Paula Abdul is taking the credit for inspiring modern pop stars including Rihanna and Beyonce.

The singer rose to fame in the 1980s, selling over 23 million records worldwide and topping the American charts six times before taking a musical hiatus in 2000.

She subsequently relaunched her career as a judge on the hit TV talent show and returned to the pop charts in 2008.

Movie star Shia LaBeouf hit the streets of Glendale, California on Thursday with a brown paper bag over his head.

The actor was keen to avoid the paparazzi and so tried to go incognito as he stepped out to visit a local liquor store near his home.

But the ruse simply drew more attention.

The cautious star also wrapped a plastic bag around his wrist - to stop a cast on his hand getting wet in a rain storm.

Singer Amy Winehouse has been hailed a hero while on holiday in St Lucia - after rescuing a fellow holidaymaker from drowning in the Caribbean Sea.

The Rehab hitmaker has set up temporary residence on the paradise island.

And she was on hand to help fellow tourist Louise Williams after she was thrown from her boat by a massive wave.

Scarlett Johansson channeled screen siren Marilyn Monroe in a sexy new advertisement for Dolce + Gabbana.

The actress, the new face of the brand’s cosmetics line, has posed as the late blonde bombshell in a glamorous photo shoot for the Italian fashion house.

The Lost In Translation star is pictured sprawled across silk bedsheets wearing just a white corset and underwear, with a ruby red pout completing her Monroe transformation.

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has been criticised by her father Mitch for cavorting with a man while her husband Blake Fielder-Civil is still in jail.

The Back to Black hitmaker is on an extended holiday on the paradise island of St Lucia in a bid to ditch her wild ways back home in London.

The star was pictured earlier this month exercising and cuddling up to clean-cut former rugby player Joshua Bowman, who has since denied romancing Winehouse.

Amy Winehouse seems to be having no trouble putting her marriage worries aside - the singer has reportedly fallen for another man while holidaying in St Lucia.

The Rehab hitmaker escaped to the Caribbean island in December where she reportedly enjoyed a fling with fellow holidaymaker and British rugby player Joshua Bowman.

Courtney Love discovered she had met her actor grandfather three times after taking a DNA test to discover who he was.

The rocker refuses to order viagra order cialis order cialis professional order viagra professional name him and admits she’s still upset by what she had to do to make sure her brother’s account of who her grandfather was was accurate.

Dustin Hoffman has pledged to live to 100, so he can celebrate his youngest son’s 50th birthday.

The Tootsie star has promised all his children he’ll celebrate their half-century birthdays.

He said: “I have a pact with my kids. My youngest is 21 and I said, ‘I want to be there for your 50th birthday,’ which means I have to be 100.”

And Hoffman is convinced hard work will help him get there.