Amy Winehouse’s mother Janis is to take a break from caring for her daughter as worries over the star’s recent drug problems have been affecting her health.

Janis, 53, was recently diagnosed with debilitating disease multiple sclerosis and admits that the stress of looking after the troubled singer has been making the condition worse.

Veteran funnyman Gene Wilder has revealed the inspiration for his beloved Young Frankenstein character Frau Blucher came from letters written to the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud.

The actor/writer created the cult comedy, which is now a hit stage musical, with Mel Brooks and he has rarely spoken about how he came up with the eccentric characters.

David Schwimmer watched his back on the set of his directorial debut Run, Fatboy, Run - because actress Thandie Newton was forever playing pranks.

Schwimmer was determined not to fall for fun-loving Newton’s tricks - unlike her co-star Simon Pegg, who had to endure a succession of the British beauty’s practical jokes.

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has an unlikely fan in the shape of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown - who has declared himself as an admirer of the star.

Brown isn’t fazed by the singer’s turbulent personal life, because he is in awe of her vocal talents.

And the Labour party leader believes any negative press the Back To Black star receives is unjust - insisting the soul sensation is simply “misunderstood.”

Songstress Amy Winehouse has posed for a nude photoshoot to raise breast cancer awareness among young women.

The Rehab singer appears naked in the April issue of British magazine Easy Living after she stripped off for photographer Carolyn Djangoly.

In the black and white snapshot, Winehouse is captured playing a guitar, which covers her genitals, while two pieces of duct tape cover her nipples.

Shia LaBeouf has found himself in even more trouble - his car has been impounded for improper parking.

On Tuesday, a warrant for his arrest was issued after he failed to show up in court to face an unlawful smoking charge.

The warrant was recalled on Wednesday when LaBeouf’s attorney showed up in court to plead not guilty on the 21-year-old’s behalf. A pre-trial hearing has been set for 24 April.

Pregnant actress Tori Spelling is expecting a baby girl with her husband Dean McDermott.

The former Beverly Hills, 90210 star revealed this week she was desperate to find out the sex of her unborn child, so she and McDermott could plan a colour scheme for the tot’s nursery.

And in the past 24 hours, the pair had the scan that revealed their son Liam will soon have a sister.

Amy Winehouse is on the verge of a massive career and financial boost courtesy of George Clooney and Julia Roberts - who have been assigned to recruit the troubled singer for an exclusive New York event.

Party host and fashion designer Giorgio Armani has asked the Hollywood pair - who are co-chairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute, where the event will be held on 5 May  - to offer the Back To Black star $1 million to perform.

Actress Rachel Bilson is designing her own maid of honour dress for The OC creator Josh Schwartz’s upcoming wedding to her best friend.

Bilson, who last week announced she’s launching her own line with fashion brand DKNY, has been working with designer Brian Reyes on the gown.

The 26-year-old, best known for her role as Summer Roberts on TV hit The OC, will be a maid of honour at the event.

Natalie Portman’s latest movie co-star has been forced to walk away from his acting big break, because of a religious row.

Hasidic Jew Abe Karpen, 25, was cast alongside Portman in New York I Love You, currently being shot in Manhattan.

The pair were snapped together on set last week, prompting uproar from Karpen’s strict religious community in the city’s Brooklyn borough.

American idol judge Paula Abdul jokes that she has a secret crush on her fellow panelist Simon Cowell.

The Grammy-winning singer/choreographer admits she subconsciously fancies the British star - dubbed TV’s Mr Nasty - even though she finds his sharp-tongued comments hard to take.

Actress Natalie Portman formed her own production company after growing tired of waiting around for movie offers to land in her mail box.

The 26-year-old actress found the process frustrating and that scripts being offered to her were inconsistent - so she decided to take her career into her own hands and form HandsomeCharlie Films.

Rocker Lenny Kravitz is adamant his teenage daughter Zoe will remain in school - despite the fact she has already launched a successful film career.

The 19-year-old - who is the Are You Gonna Go My Way hitmaker’s child with actress Lisa Bonet - shot to prominence in Hollywood last year, starring alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones in No Reservations and Jodie Foster in crime drama The Brave One.

Adult entertainer Ron Jeremy has waged a war against Internet websites who broadcast porn movies without permission.

The X-rated star can’t understand why sites like YouPorn and PornTube escape punishment for showing full-length adult films without authorisation - because no online organisation would dare broadcast a mainstream Hollywood movie without consent, for fear of the consequences.