According to insiders Simon Cowell's chances of persuading Beyonce or Mariah Carey to join the judging panel on the next US X Factor  are, slim to non-existent. After firing Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger, the mogul has let it be known that he wants heavyweight judges on the next season to bolster its mediocre ratings.

But claims that  he has already offered Beyonce £300 million for a five-year deal have been described as, ludicrous. Insiders say The problem Cowell faces is that no big star wants to be seen joining a struggling ship.

The third Bridget Jones Diary movie is delayed and undergoing a dramatic rewrite – The film, which was to reunite Rene Zellweger, Colin Firth and Grant, was due to start shooting in the next few weeks but Hugh Grant has complained about the script and demands it gets a re-write! Insiders say they agree with High and that the script was dead in the water.

Friends of Demi Moore began to suspect all might not be well in her life when she reportedly became besotted with High School Musical star Zac Efron, 25 years her junior. apparently he is a friend of her daughter rumor but she has been seeking him out always wanting to hang around him! Demi, who is currently in rehab recuperating is said to be focusing on kebalah to help her heal.

And It's one nil to Gabriel Aubrey as Halle berry loses a legal battle to prevent him from seeing daughter nahla. Last week we reported that she was taking him to court after a nanny accused him of pushing her while the child was in her arms. I'm sure we haven't heard the last of it but for now the court says the current custody sharing arrangements still stand.