Generous rocker Billy Joel is helping to pay for the funeral of a clam digger who was found dead close to the singer’s New York home.

Edwin Flores’ body was discovered off the coast of a Long Island Sound beach in Lattingtown on Monday, six days after he was first reported missing.

An autopsy is due to be performed in the next few days to establish the cause of death.

A series of emails accusing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of using heavy-handed tactics to win film release dates have been exposed as fakes.

The film magnate recently found himself at the centre of claims that he pestered Sydney Pollack, one of the producers of new movie The Reader, about a release date for the film - shortly before he died of cancer in May.

Woody Allen has discovered the secret behind his long love affair with New York - he needs the bright lights and loud noises of the city to sleep at night.

The veteran filmmaker only discovered Manhattan’s grip on him when he bought an estate in star-studded retreat The Hamptons, on New York State’s Long Island - and hated it.