Girls creator Lena Dunham is spearheading a fundraiser to benefit a mental health facility in a New York City hospital.
The writer/actress, who was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) as a young girl, will take charge of the 18 May event to help generate cash to expand the psychiatric emergency room at Brooklyn’s Lutheran Medical Center.
Dunham has a personal connection to the hospital -…

Pregnant Kim Kardashian has shared her parenting fears in a touching online tribute to her own mom Kris Jenner on Mother’s Day.
The reality TV star is due to give birth to her first child with rapper beau Kanye West in July, and admits that she is “nervous and anxious” about impending motherhood.
But despite her nerves, Kardashian is excited to be a mother as she…

Ryan Murphy’s The New Normal and musical drama Smash are the latest victims of TV cuts.
Network bosses are currently choosing which series to continue and which to axe, and the Glee creator’s gay family comedy is one of the unlucky ones.
The NBC show starred Justin Bartha and Andrew Rannells as a same-sex couple who have a baby via surrogate, but it won’t be taken…

Scrubs star Donald Faison has been hit with a lawsuit from his agents who allege he owes them commission payments.
Executives at United Talent Agency claim to be responsible for landing the actor his most famous role as Turk on the medical sitcom, as well as negotiating his fee of $75,356 per episode.
But in a new lawsuit, UTA chiefs allege Faison stopped paying them their…

Celebrity couple Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev have split after three years together, according to a new report.
The Vampire Diaries co-stars, who play Elena Gilbert and Damon Salvatore on the hit TV series, have decided to end their relationship, report editors at UsMagazine.com.
The two actors went public with their romance in 2011 and have reportedly vowed to remain friends and not let the split…

Veteran U.S. soap star Jeanne Cooper has died at the age of 84.
The actress passed away on Wednesday morning after a long battle with a mystery illness.
Her actor son, Corbin Bernsen, took to Twitter.com to break the sad news to fans, writing, “Mom passed this morning. She was in peace and without fear. U all have been incredible in your love. In her name…