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Singer JESSICA SIMPSON is in talks to star in a new reality TV show that will document the recording of her next LP.
The 27-year-old has been in the studio recording her upcoming country LP and her father/manager Joe Simpson insists she is eager to share the process with Country Music Television (CMT) viewers.
He explains, "With Newlyweds, she let everyone into her world. Then she had to shut the world out. "Now she can open it up again so people can see, here’s a girl struggling with self-esteem and finding her way. Country music is about storytelling, after all." But a representative for the star explains tells UsMagazine.com the project is "not for a reality show. Jessica is finishing her country album in Nashville. They’re in talks with CMT for a special timed to air when the album is released, but there’s no truth whatsoever to there being a reality show." Simpson became a household name in 2003 after taking part in MTV’s hit reality series Newlyweds: Nick And Jessica with her then-husband, singer Nick Lachey. The pair divorced in 2006 after the fourth season of the programme aired.

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Novelist DANIELLE STEEL is urging the parents of troubled star BRITNEY SPEARS to keep seeking mental health treatment for their daughter - or her psychiatric problems may end her life.
The author’s own son Nick Traina was diagnosed at 16 with bipolar disorder, a condition that propelled him into a deep depression leading to his suicide in 1997, aged just 19.
And Steel believes Spears - who was placed on psychiatric evaluation at a Los Angeles hospital last month (Jan08) but released just six days later - may also suffer from the debilitating illness.
She says, "I feel so sorry for her. If it is the case (that she has bipolar), she can get on track with the right treatment and medication.
"In the case of Britney Spears’ parents what you have to be is extremely loving, extremely resourceful and extremely persistent and every time you’re defeated, just go at the problem again." And the romance writer is also calling for the U.S. laws to be changed to allow mentally ill patients to be committed against their will: "Usually bipolars present extremely well and they can bounce into court … look very together and be a complete mess three hours later on the streets somewhere.
There’s nothing you (as a parent) can do."

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Tourism chiefs in Australia want to recruit SACHA BARON COHEN’s comic creation ALI G in their latest advertising campaign - and hope the tracksuited character will convince Britons to move Down Under.
South Australia agent Bill Muirhead this week (ends15Feb08) launched a campaign to urge Brits to consider emigrating to state capital Adelaide; citing commuter town Staines - Ali G’s hometown - as a reason to escape the United Kingdom.
And Muirhead hopes Baron Cohen’s character and his links to the area - which is just outside London - will help promote the project.
In a letter to the star’s representatives, Muirhead writes, "I understand you represent Sacha Baron Cohen and we would be very keen to talk to you about his character Ali G." However the plans to recruit Baron Cohen could be doomed to fail - after the actor announced in December (07) the Ali G character was retiring indefinitely.

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TOM HANKS and GEORGE CLOONEY have warned an actors strike is a possibility if upcoming talks between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the movie studios aren’t successful.
In a letter published in Friday’s (15Feb08) edition of the Los Angeles Times, the pair calls for talks to begin as soon as possible to maximise the chances of averting a walk-out.
SAG members will reportedly strike this summer (08) after their current contract expires on 30 June if negotiations with studio bosses over pay and conditions do not prove fruitful.
But Hanks and Clooney are hopeful a strike can be avoided.
They write: "A strike by the actors is certainly a possibility this summer, but is by no means inevitable.
"Talks between the producers and actors should begin as soon as possible so that those negotiations will produce the fair, progressive and responsible contract the actors deserve.
"Perhaps then out town (Hollywood) - and everyone in the business of show will be spared another work stop-page." Hanks and Clooney’s call comes just days after Writers Guild Of America (WGA) members voted to end a three-month strike, which crippled the American TV and movie industries, over internet royalties.

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Veteran actress RAQUEL WELCH has vowed never to date a younger man again because her previous relationships have left her feeling a "terrible failure".
The 67-year-old star has been married four times previously and split from her fourth husband restaurateur Richard Palmer - 15 years her junior - earlier this year (08).
Now Welch insists she is looking to date someone closer to her own age.
She says, "I’ve been married four times and I still haven’t worked out what it is that I want. I feel a terrible failure. I don’t go for much younger men anymore. I don’t think it’s a good idea for me."

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Chinese movie star BAI LING has blamed her recent arrest for shoplifting on ‘boyfriend troubles’.
The Crow actress was arrested on Wednesday (13Feb08) after allegedly walking into a terminal gift shop in Los Angeles International Airport - taking two celebrity magazines and a pack of batteries without paying for her goods worth just $16 (£8).
But Ling insists the episode was just part of a "crazy day", telling E! News the shoplifting was caused by her having to cope with the "huge problem of breaking up with her boyfriend (before) Valentine’s Day (14Feb08)." Ling, 37, was reportedly on her way to Albuquerque in New Mexico to work on new movie Love Ranch, co-starring Helen Mirren and Joe Pesci.

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The first footage of new INDIANA JONES movie THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL has won critical acclaim - just days after it was released online.
A trailer for the fourth outing for the intrepid archeologist - which shows clips of the first three films before cutting to star Harrison Ford swinging his bullwhip - has garnered praise from film fans across the world since it was made available earlier this week (ends15Feb08).
One blogger writes, "As soon as the John Williams’ Raiders overture kicks in, you cannot suppress a nostalgic smile. Aside from bits of obvious CGI trickery, the trailer is nearly a note-perfect recreation of Indy’s past adventures." Fans have also praised Harrison Ford’s return as Indiana Jones - insisting the 65-year-old’s age makes no difference to the role he last played 18 years ago.
The hotly-anticipated movie is slated for a May (08) release.

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BOSTON rocker TOM SCHOLZ has hit out at presidential hopeful MIKE HUCKABEE for using his biggest hit in an election campaign.
Rocker Scholz is furious Huckabee is using his 1970s smash hit song More Than a Feeling without his permission - because he disagrees with his political stance.
Scholz’s former bandmate Barry Goudreau has appeared with the Republican candidate at various campaign events around the U.S. - playing the song with Mr Huckabee’s band Capitol Offense.
Scholz says, "Boston has never endorsed a political candidate, and with all due respect, would not start by endorsing a candidate who is the polar opposite of most everything Boston stands for.
"By using my song, and my band’s name Boston, you have taken something of mine and used it to promote ideas to which I am opposed. In other words, I think I’ve been ripped off, dude."

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Music producer MARK RONSON has been warned by his manager to cut back on his huge entourage - because he is not making enough money to keep them on tour.
Despite being among this year’s Grammy winners with his own gong for Producer Of The Year the Valerie hitmaker is failing to make money from touring.
But Ronson is putting his lack of earnings down to the fact that he brings too many friends on tour with him - which is clawing away at his profits.
He says, "My manager is annoyed with me, because I always bring so many people on tour with me.
"The costs are so high that I never make money from touring, but I don’t really care about that. If we can break even, I’m fine. This isn’t my day job.
Producing records is my day job."

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The husband of R. KELLY’s former publicist REGINA DANIELS claims his wife severed ties with the R&B star because of a sexual relationship the singer had with their daughter.
Regina quit her longtime post in November (07) amid rumours R. Kelly - who faces 14 counts of having sex with a minor in a trial in May (08) - had embarked on an intimate romance with her then-21-year-old daughter Maxine.
And now music industry veteran George Daniels has confirmed the singer’s involvement with their daughter was what caused his wife to terminate her contract with Kelly.
He says, "He crossed the line with my daughter. It didn’t get to the extreme of that (alleged sex tape) video or else I wouldn’t be here, if you know what I’m talking about." Though Maxine was of legal age, George claims Kelly still took advantage of her.
He adds, "When you’re 21, and if you’ve been there already like I’ve been many years ago, you’re still 15 to 16 mentally. You’re vulnerable." And George - who was aware of rumours of Kelly’s fling with his daughter was furious when he originally confronted the singer.
He says, "He denied it. He lied to me to my face. The reason that I’m talking abut this, it’s not just for me, it’s not for my wife, it’s not for my daughter, but it’s for the public.
"It’s for other fathers and mothers because it doesn’t have to be a superstar, it could be the dude on the corner. There are guys who sit around and give your child a couple of bucks to go to school and then wait until they get a little older, then they set that trap. See, so I’m doing this really for everyone."

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Action hero SYLVESTER STALLONE has reneged on his promise to abandon the RAMBO franchise - following the surprise success of his character’s big screen comeback.
The Hollywood star disappointed fans of the movies last month (Jan08) by dismissing reports he would pen another sequel, stating it "can’t go any further".
However, the 61-year-old has dramatically u-turned on his stance, telling British talkshow host Jonathan Ross, "I’d love to go back to Rambo again. You don’t get to play that kind of character very often.
"At first it was stereotyped but now I’m really proud to have done it. It’s timely. Ten years ago it wouldn’t have been right." The fourth installment, simply titled Rambo, took over $18 million (£9 million) in its opening weekend when it was released in America on 25 January (08).

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A judge has granted a request to name BRITNEY SPEARS’ older brother a trustee to the troubled singer’s funds.
The new ruling will give Bryan Spears, 30, and attorney Ivan Taback the authority to serve temporarily as co-trustee powers to the SJP Revocable Trust, reports TMZ.com The trust had been entirely in the singer’s name, but according to court documents filed Thursday (14Feb08), other executors may be added if the acting trustee "is under a legal disability or if by reason of illness or mental or physical disability, in the written opinion of two doctors then practicing medicine, he or she is unable to manage his or her affairs".

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SIR PAUL McCARTNEY’s divorce battle with HEATHER MILLS will continue into next week (begs18Feb08) after the warring couple failed to reach an agreement.
Mills - who’s representing herself in the case at London’s High Court - could reportedly walk away with $120 million (£60 million) of the former Beatle’s estimated $1.65 billion (£825 million) personal fortune.
Officials have confirmed Court 34 has been booked for the case to continue on Monday (18Feb08).
It’s likely the judge will decide at some point next week whether enough has been said to draw the hearing to a close.
McCartney and Mills split in May 2006 after four years of marriage. The couple has a daughter, four-year-old Beatrice, together.
Ex-glamour model Mills launched a bitter tirade against the British press in a TV interview in October (07) accusing them of turning the public against her after a series of ‘hate campaigns’.

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RYAN REYNOLDS humiliated pal TOM ARNOLD on U.S. TV - and then tried to tempt the recovering alcoholic with a bottle of booze.
Definitely, Maybe star Reynolds confessed to talk show host Conan O’Brien on Wednesday (13Feb08) that his last appearance on the late night show had ended in disaster - as far as his friendship with Arnold was concerned.
He said, "I came on the show and you showed a picture of my abs, and I said, ‘Yeah, when I breath out I’m Tom Arnold.’ "I left the interview, flew straight back to Los Angeles, walked into my building and Tom Arnold was there. He’d just lost 50 pounds.
"I felt so bad, I ordered him an expensive bottle of champagne. I saw him the next day and he said, ‘You know Ryan, you must be the only guy in the United States who doesn’t know I’m a recovering alcoholic.’"

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Former CHEERS star TED DANSON has called for better practices to protect the world’s oceans from over-fishing and contamination.
Danson - who played bartender Sam Malone on hit TV sitcom Cheers - is a member of lobby group Oceana, and he wants more to be done to protect the sea.
The actor founded the American Oceans Campaign in 1987 to bring national attention to environmental issues. The group later merged with Oceana to bring the cause to a global level.
He says, "This is not about saving fish from the goodness of our hearts or taking care of our oceans because we want to be thought of as environmental. It is economic. It is moral, and it is public health.
"I guess it’s really tough to get people to focus on this great big, beautiful, gorgeous ocean."

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The casts of GREY’S ANATOMY and its hit spin-off PRIVATE PRACTICE are set to come together for a live singing performance later this month (Feb08).
The shows’ actors will take to the stage at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles on 29 February (08) for Good Medicine, a fundraiser benefiting production crew affected by the recent writers strike.
Series creator Shonda Rhimes writes on the blog Grey’s Writers: "For one night only, the casts of Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice are coming together for a live performance! An unforgettable evening of laughter and song to benefit crew members who were affected by the strike.
"Because while the strike is over, it will be months before many crew members are back to work. Millions of dollars in income were lost. Many crew members are suffering. And we want to do anything we can to help out." The event comes just after the Writers Guild of America (WGA) members voted to end a three-month strike over Internet royalties - which has crippled the American TV and movie industry - earlier this week (begs11Feb08).

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O.J. SIMPSON has vehemently denied his girlfriend’s recent hospitalisation for "a severe head injury" is a result of physical abuse.
According to a police report, Christie Prody was taken to an intensive care unit in Miami, Florida’s Baptist Hospital on Monday (11Feb08) after hitting her head during a fall at a gasoline station.
American tabloid the National Enquirer alleged on Thursday (14Feb08) a neurologist at the hospital where the 32-year-old is being treated has informed police her bruises and injuries are most often linked with an assault - not a fall.
However, Yale Galanter, an attorney for Simpson - who was acquitted of killing ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman in 1995, but was found responsible for their deaths by a civil hearing - says his client has nothing to do with the injury and is not being investigated as a suspect by police.

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LATEST: PARAMORE guitarist JOSH FARRO has vowed to avoid commenting on U.S.
politics - after branding presidential hopeful HILLARY CLINTON "crazy".
The 20-year-old rocker insists his opinion of the Democrat candidate unveiled during a webchat with fans last week (ends08Feb08) - was harmless, but will now refrain from getting involved in political debates.
He tells MTV.com, "(Bassist) Jeremy (Davis) and I were on a message board, and kids were just asking us continually, ‘What do you think about Hillary Clinton?’ and I just felt like saying, ‘She’s crazy.’ "Because we’re not a political band at all, like, we try and separate ourselves from that because it gets too… I didn’t mean anything by it, and now I’ve learned to keep my mouth shut about that stuff. Stay out of politics."

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