New York, April 27: Madonna’s high-powered connections in the fashion industry are lending a helping hand to her alleged toyboy lover Jesus Luz, according to reports.

Sources have claimed that pals of the 50-year-old singer were playing a key role in boosting her 22-year-old Brazilian boyfriend’s career.

Marc Jacobs, the Creative Director of the prestigious Louis Vuitton label, was alleged to have penned “a letter of support for Jesus'' work permit” to let him to stay in the country.

New York, Apr 27: It seems bad luck has hit Jessica Biel’s Hollywood career.

The 27-year-old’s new film ‘Powder’ will not be released in theatres, instead it is heading straight to DVD.

The film, in which Biel plays the role of a stripper, also stars Ray Liotta, Kris Kristofferson, Forest Whitaker and Lisa Kudrow, reports the New York Post.

Another film ‘Easy Virtue’, based on the Noel Coward play, will also get a limited release by Sony on May 22.

New York, Apr 27: American actress Jamie Lynn Spears’ baby’s father, Casey Aldridge, has been hospitalised for a fractured skull after his pickup veered off the road and flipped.

The incident happened during a Louisiana bachelor-party outing, and Aldridge, 19, has been charged with careless driving after the crash near Lake Bruin in Tensas Parish, La.

New York, Apr 27: Robert De Niro and Graydon Carter’s Tribeca Film Festival opening night party last week at the state criminal courthouse inspired celebrity guests to suggest the possible prosecution of US politician Dick Cheney.

Cheney, 68, who served as Vice President during George W. Bush’s presidency, has been accusing President Obama of risking national security by releasing CIA documents about waterboarding and other torture used against terror suspects.

New York, Apr 27: At 33 years of age, Kate Winslet is not only the quintessential beauty for men all over the world, but even high school boys seem to have hots for the British actress.

Recently, the ‘Titanic’ star was spotted being followed by two high-school guys.

According to a source, the Oscar winning actress was walking down Sixth Avenue at 26th Street the other day with a male friend, "wearing working-out gear” as two boys tried hitting on her.

New York, Apr 27: Cosmopolitan magazine’s new executive editor has created a stir by blaming Catholic nuns for ruining women''s sex lives.

Editor Nicole Beland was asked by a reader in her final April column, "My sexually repressed wife can''t even say ''sex'' without whispering. How can I help her open up?"

To which Beland replied, "It''s not easy to undo damage caused by years of exposure to Catholic-school nuns or overly conservative parents.