Troubled jazz songstress Amy Winehouse was celebrating her freedom after she was busted in Norway for marijuana possession - by downing glasses of champagne.

The Rehab star and her husband Blake Fielder-Civil were arrested by police in Bergen on Thursday night  - along with another unnamed person - after cops received a tip-off from staff at the Hotel Norge complaining about the smell of the drug coming from their suite.

Jon Stewart has signed a contract to extend his run as host of hit TV programme The Daily Show - quashing rumours the political satirist would take over Jay Leno’s The Tonight Show.

The 44-year-old’s contract was due to expire at the end of 2008 but FoxNews.com claims he has signed to remain with TV network Comedy Central until 2010.

Actor William Shatner has criticised director J.J. Abrams and the producers of the new Star Trek prequel - for not finding him a meaty role in the film.

Shatner, who played Captain James Kirk in the original Star Trek TV series and movies, has denied reports he’s set for a cameo in the new film.

He insists he wouldn’t take such a role even if it was offered to him, stating: “I don’t do cameos… I can’t imagine what I would do as a cameo.”

Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz has stunned fans after losing 60 pounds on a protein cookie diet.

The Mr. Jones singer, who dated Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston in his heyday, ballooned in recent years but decided to get in shape for a tour - and so took a pal’s advice and got fit.

His new regime includes protein cookies, one balanced meal a day and a strict exercise regimen.