Actor Jermey Piven has hit back at the producers of New York play Speed The Ploug after theatre bosses filed an official complaint over his departure from the show.

The Entourage star abruptly quit the David Mamet play in December ust seven weeks after making his Broadway debut, claiming he was forced to withdraw on doctor’s orders as he had fallen ill with mercury poisoning.

Actor David Duchovny has finally made peace with a movie critic who slated his directorial debut five years ago.

The actor has held a grudge against TV personality and film critic Richard Roeper ever since he gave 2004 film House of D - which Duchovny wrote, directed and starred in - a thumbs down.

So when the actor heard his appearance on Monday’s The Tonight Show with Jay Leno would be followed by the critic, he took the opportunity to settle their score.

Singer Amy Winehouse has confirmed she and her husband Blake Fielder-Civil have begun divorce proceedings.

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

And now the news has been confirmed by a spokesperson for the Back to Black hitmaker.

Drew Barrymore credits director Steven Spielberg with providing her with stability as she was growing up - and sees him as a father figure.

The actress, who shot to fame in E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, at the age of six, had a turbulent childhood after her parents divorced when she was a tot.

And it was Spielberg, who is also her godfather, who provided Barrymore with “consistency” in her life and guided her in her career.

Jeremy Piven is recovering well after he was struck down with mercury poisoning, insisting he is “grateful to be here”.

The Entourage star was ordered to pull out of Broadway play Speed-The-Plow last month because his mercury levels were “shockingly high” - reportedly due to eating too much sushi.

Piven made his first public appearance since the diagnosis at the Golden Globes on Sunday, and described the impact the affliction had on him.

David Duchovny used his red carpet appearance at the Golden Globe awards on Sunday to thank his family for supporting him through his treatment for sex addiction.

The actor split from his wife actress Tea Leoni after 11 years of marriage last October  - just a week after checked out of a rehab clinic in Arizona.

Amy Winehouse has declared she has finally kicked her drug addiction after falling for her reported new beau Joshua Bowman while on vacation.

The Rehab hitmaker escaped to the paradise island of St Lucia in December and has since been snapped by paparazzi cuddling up to the clean-cut former rugby player and looking healthy.

And she insists she is so happy spending time with Bowman she hasn’t been tempted to use any drugs - and is even considering staying in the Caribbean permanently.

Scarlettr Johansson has the secret to success - hard work and a touch of good fortune.

The Lost In Translation star hit the big time aged 13 in 1998 movie The Horse Whisperer and has since gone on to feature in a number of highly-acclaimed movies.

The 24-year-old was always sure she’d star in films, and credits hard work with helping her achieve her life-long ambition.

Amy Winehouse is still finding herself in trouble despite escaping her shambolic London lifestyle - she reportedly hurled a glass of water over a fellow tourist in St Lucia following a heated argument.

The Back To Black hitmaker has set up temporary residence on the paradise Caribbean island following a month-long spell in a London hospital after she suffered an adverse reaction to prescription medication.

Comedienne Rosennae Barr has condemned Israel’s role in the current bloody conflict in the Middle East in a series of rants on her blog and radio show.

The actress took to the internet and airwaves this week to condemn the Israeli attacks on the Palestinian-held Gaza strip.

On her blog, the outspoken star wrote: “Israel is a Nazi state,” before telling listeners of her California radio show on Tuesday, “Israel has enough money to pay each and every Palestinian to not shoot at them.”

Scarlett Johansson missed out on meeting David Bowie when he headed into the studio to record backing vocals for her debut album - because she was busy filming a Woody Allen.

The 24-year-old was in Spain filming scenes for Vicky Cristina Barcelona when Bowie dropped by the studio to lay down his vocals on two tracks for her 2008 LP Anywhere I Lay My Head - and Johansson was gutted she missed out on the opportunity to see him.