AMERICAN PIE star NATASHA LYONNE is reportedly fighting for her life in a New York City hospital, after being found with hepatitis C, a heart infection and a collapsed lung. New York Post reports that the actress was found to have track marks, and is undergoing methadone treatment, typically used to help heroin users. Her father AARON BRAUNSTEIN, who visited the 26-year-old actress a week ago, speaks through his publicist: “I read the article. I'm crying, actually. It's terrible. That's my little girl”, and continues that she picked up Hepatitis C in Bulgaria while shooting her 2001 movie THE GREY ZONE. Braunstein is certain the New York Post will face legal action for exposing details of Lyonne's condition, violating the confidentiality between patient, doctor and hospital.

Four years after the release of multi-platinum seller A Funk Odyssey, space cowboys Jamiroquai have returned armed with Dynamite, their highly anticipated sixth studio album. Co-produced by frontman Jay Kay and Mike Spencer, the big, bouncy and high octane album hits stores on September 20th. THE ALBUM IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD NOW EXCLUSIVELY AT iTunes. The fireworks start with combustible lead single "Feels Just Like It Should." "The groove in that song is absolutely filthy," says Kay. "If you haven't released an album in four years, you want to return with an impact. This song says 'I'm back with a vengeance." The album will be released in the DualDisc format, complete with DVD footage featuring the eye-popping "Feels Just Like It Should" video, directed by Joseph Kahn (U2, Black Eyed Peas, Eminem), along with a "making-of-the-video" documentary and a collection of various eye and ear candy.

Two days after deep-sixing his European tour citing "exhaustion," Eminem has confirmed through his publicist that he is in drug rehabilitation. The Grammy-winning rapper "is in the hospital under doctors' care," Interscope Records spokesman Dennis Dennehy said in a brief statement Thursday. "He is being treated for dependency on sleep medication." No further details were released. However, Star magazine reported that the rapper, accompanined by two bodyguards, had checked in to a facility in his native Michigan on Tuesday.

Gwen Stefani is reportedly set to snub the MTV Video Music Awards - because she wasn't allowed to perform; Despite being nominated for a string of trophies. MTV bosses are still hoping Gwen will turn up to collect any awards she might win. A spokesperson told America's New York Daily News newspaper: "We love Gwen and we hope she will be able to join us, as we know her fans would love to see her on this big night - especially since she's heavily nominated." .. Gwen is nominated for an impressive six prizes - Video of the Year, Best Pop Video, Best Female Video and Best Choreo-graphy in A Video for 'Hollaback Girl', and Best Art Direction and Best Editing for 'What You Waiting For?'. . However, the stunning singer will not be joining the scheduled performers, including Coldplay, Mariah Carey, Green Day, Shakira, Ludacris and Kanye West. .The star-studded show will be hosted by P Diddy, who has now changed his name to Diddy, in Miami on August 28.

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston are now officially devorced… Jen’s very romantic, but blown up handwriting with a little pessimistic outlook into the future shows us, that she might have done her part to make him go away. Too much talk, nothing really getting done.
Brad’s handwriting shows us, that he is very humble, organized and puts others before him.

A Rolling Stones fan was so excited to see the band perform at Boston's historic Fenway Park on Sunday night, that she climbed up into the rafters to get a better view. However, she ended up missing a lot of the action after falling forty feet to the ground. The Stones kicked off the show with "Start Me Up" and although the Rockers are all in their sixties, they proofed that age and Rock and Roll do go together. Let’s hope we stay young that way …I wanna be sitting in my wheelchair when I am eighty, blanket on my knees and my iPod blasting "Jumpin' Jack Flash." You won't even notice the IV drip as the song reminds you, "It’s a gas, gas, gas."

Poppy Montgomery: The star of Without a Trace will take a break from searching for lost people long enough to help her network employers at CBS broadcast the Fashion Rocks entertainment special on Friday, September 9. Montgomery and singer Mark McGrath will host the fun concert that will feature David Bowie, Destiny's Child, Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Alicia Keys, Tim McGraw, Nelly, Shakira, Gwen Stefani, Joss Stone, The Arcade Fire and Rob Thomas in performance mode.

A former personal assistant to Carlos Santana has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the veteran rocker, claiming he was fired after his consciousness was calibrated and determined to be too low. Bruce Kuhlman, 59, charges that Santana's wife, Deborah, brought in a man known as "Dr. Dan" so employees could grow closer to God and become better workers. "In Deborah's view, the higher a person calibrated with Dr. Dan, the better employee they were because they were more `spiritually evolved,'" the lawsuit said.

Velvet Revolver guitarist and former Guns N’ Roses star Slash has been sued by his former publicist, Arlett Vereecke, who claims tens of thousands of dollars.
Vereecke told US TV show Celebrity Justice that Slash (Saul Hudson on his real name) landed numerous jobs while she worked with him. The famous guitarist co-hosted the show Jimmy Kimmel Live for a week and had a part in the cartoon Kid Notorious, as well. Arlett Vereecke started to work exclusively for Slash after she has been dismissed from her job as a representative for Velvet Revolver for a feud with lead singer Scott Weiland.

Alicia Silverstone hid in a cardboard box to escape newshounds chasing her through an airport. The 'Clueless' star said she was so terrified when snappers gave chase - shouting the cruel jibe "fat girl" - she jumped inside a container and laid low until the crowd had disappeared. The sexy actress, who earned the cruel nickname after she dressed in a tight PVC cat suit which showed off her curves as Bat Girl in movie 'Batman', said she has always been sensitive about her appearance and the incident left her mortified. The beautiful actress said: "I was walking through LA airport and saw a group of photographers. They suddenly gave chase, screaming, 'Hey, Fat Girl! 'I just had to escape. I ended up hiding in a box." Meanwhile, the star has slammed Hollywood stars for being obsessed with their weight. She revealed to Britain's Independent AB Review: "There are so many young girls who are bulimic or anorexic because of all this nonsense about weight. It's ridiculous. "To me, the only thing that makes someone attractive is if they're a good person."

After Beniffer we have now Tomcat (Tom Cruise and his Katie), so how will we call Angelina and Brad ? Angelad ? Bradelina ? Pitolie ? Jolit ? Mr. & Mrs. Smith might be sufficient…

WESTLIFE singer MARK FEEHILY has broken millions of girls' hearts by announcing he is gay. The Irish boyband hunk insists he has always been comfortable with his sexuality and never felt the need to talk about his orientation in public - until now. The 25-year-old says, "I want people to know the truth about my sexuality. I am gay and I'm very proud of who I am. "I'm not asking for any for any sympathy, or to be a role model to anyone else. I simply felt it was the right time for me to let people know the truth

This weekend a statue of the late guitar legend Phil Lynott of THIN LIZZY will be officially unveiled in Dublin, Ireland. The unveiling of the life size-bronze statue will take place in the late evening on Friday, August 19. On Saturday, August 20, a concert is scheduled. Confirmed performers are GARY MOORE, ERIC BELL, BRIAN DOWNEY, SCOTT GORHAM, BRIAN ROBERTSON, BRUSH SHIELS, WHEATUS, THERAPY?, BIFFY CLYRO, SKYE, NUTONIC, JOHNNY FEAN, JACK L, DANIELLE PFIFFNER, JASON SWINDLE and ALASKA LYLE. Check back next week for a live report.