Hollywood star Alicia Silverstone has gone naked for animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

The 30-year-old Clueless actress who has been a vegan for a decade, appears nude in a series of print and television advertisements for the group revealing why she ditched meat.

In the TV commercial, Silverstone is seen emerging from a swimming pool while discussing the benefits of a meat-free diet. On the PETA website, Silverstone also reveals why she ditched meat and how her life has improved. 

An Israeli filmmaker is to get his six years in the making documentary released on how a number of Jewish woman are keeping Yiddish theatre alive in the United States.

Where once Yiddish theatre was part of many Jews’ social lives going out to see productions in New York, it has dwindled over the years as performers switched from Yiddish to mainstream productions and the famous theatres themselves being turned into other buildings and offices.

Ever wondered what Hollywood’s Jewish population gets up to on Kol Nidre? Just the same as everybody else, it would appear – only  they do it at the Creative Arts Temple in Los Angeles. A DVD of the synagogue’s Kol Nidre service is now available free on request from the Temple, and gives an eye-opening insight into religion, Hollywood style.

Barry Manilow is already regretting sparking a feud with the co-hosts of US TV show The View - because that’s all people want to talk to him about.

The 64-year-old crooner, who is promoting a new album, pulled out of appearing on Tuesday’s programme after producers refused to agree to terms regarding which co-hosts could interview him.