Movie beauty Angelina Jolie has struck up a romance with Alexander co- star Jared Leto, according to the hunky star's pals. The Oscar-winning actress confessed Wednesday she had "taken a lover" after spending the past year recovering from divorcing second husband Billy Bob Thornton. And Leto - who was engaged to Cameron Diaz before she started dating Justin Timberlake - is so smitten with the Girl, Interrupted star he has even ditched his beloved band to spend time with her. One angry friend - who play in band 30 Seconds To Mars with Leto - tells British newspaper The Daily Star, "He's missing practice. He's just dropped everything for her, as he's her new lov-ah."

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman has sparked speculation she's rekindled her romance with rocker Lenny Kravitz, after they were spotted together in Florida. Eyewitnesses saw the pair holding hands in Miami last week at the Hoy Como Ayer lounge in Little Havana. The stars were accompanied by Kravitz's ex-wife Lisa Bonet and actress Marisa Tomei. A source tells America's In Touch magazine, "They were listening to a Cuban singer, laughing and enjoying each other's company. Lenny and Lisa clearly still get along, and everyone looked comfortable together." After a few months together Kidman and Kravitz went their separate ways in the New Year and the rocker was later linked to Michelle Rodriguez and Brazilian artist Isis Arruda. The source adds, "They spent the holidays apart and realized how much they missed each other."

Latest: The "security concerns" which prevented Courtney Love from showing up in court last week have been explained - a man accusing her of murder has been pestering her. A bench warrant was issued for the rock widow after she failed to show up for a hearing regarding felony drug possession charges on February 11. And her attorney sparked curiosity when he cited "security concerns" and no further explanation as the reason for her absence. American TV show Celebrity Justice has now discovered Love wanted protection from a "documentary producer" who has shown up consistently at her court dates accusing her of killing her late husband Kurt Cobain, whose 1994 death was ruled as suicide. TV cameras have caught the man shouting questions at Love outside a Los Angeles courthouse, while she responded with a rude gesture and remarked, "You suck so bad!" And in another incident, the man was captured on film running right up to Love's car wielding a camera and shouting at her through the vehicle's open window. When Love arrived at the courthouse on Tuesday, she was accompanied by a burly bodyguard - a missing fixture from her other appearances.

Mel Gibson's father Hutton has launched a blistering attack on the Jewish religion - just days before his son's controversial film The Passion Of The Christ is released in America. Catholic extremist Hutton, 85, claims the Holocaust never happened and accuses Jews of conspiring to take over the world. According to British tabloid The Daily Express, Hutton ranted to an American radio station, "They are after one world religion and one world government." Mad Max star Mel has faced uproar from the Jewish community amidst claims his film - about the last few hours of Jesus Christ's life - is anti-Semitic. Christian Mel has always denied the film is racist towards Jewish people and says he hold great respect towards the religion.

Scandal-loving singer Britney Spears has blasted American tabloid The Star for publishing a series of unflattering articles about her wild partying and "printing things I never said." The pop star, 22, has had many angry discussions with the magazine and doesn't understand why taking a vacation is turned into a "wild drinking binge." Spears says, "That magazine had done a bunch of really bad articles about me. There was nothing I could do about it, but either we were going to sue them or they were going to do something more positive and real and say something so I wouldn't sue them. They were like, 'OK, we'll be nice and we won't write any more bad articles. We're gonna write something positive'. They asked for a quote about going out and stuff. Then they printed some stuff I never said. So that publicist is fired now. He said I regret partying and other things I never said. I got on the phone and I was like, 'What the hell?' He put words in my mouth and I was like, 'I don't even know you!'"

Michael Jackson has been accused of failing to pay for the jet plane which flew him to Santa Barbara, California, last November to surrender to police on child abuse charges. Cynthia Montgomery, Jackson's former personal travel agent, claims the troubled pop superstar's aides have refused to pay for the trip from Las Vegas, Nevada, to his Californian home. And now American scandal show Celebrity Justice has obtained a $50,000 lawsuit filed by Montgomery, claiming she paid the bill for the Xtra Jet charter flight. Montgomery filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday . In it, she claims she paid almost $18,000 to procure the jet for Jackson and his entourage. Jackson's Mjp Productions company was then supposed to reimburse her. According to the lawsuit, Jackson "failed and refused to pay". Although their relationship ended on a sour note, Montgomery insists she still has fond memories of working with the superstar, "He always flew with an entourage and his kids. He was wonderful with them. They adore him." The travel agent also admits she saw first hand how those who surround Jackson often take advantage of him. She says his entourage would "sign Jackson's name for room service, shopping, restaurants."

Irish actor Liam Neeson will join the cast of the new Batman movie - as the caped crusader's nemesis. The Love Actually star has signed a deal to play villain Ra's Al Ghul, an international terrorist bent on destroying Gotham City, in Batman: Intimidation. Another addition to the cast - which already boasts the talents of Christian Bale, Katie Holmes and Sir Michael Caine - is Shawshank Redemption veteran Morgan Freeman. He will play Lucius Fox, "a respected businessman and the Chief Executive Officer of billionaire Bruce Wayne's Wayne Enterprises based in Gotham City." The movie is being directed by Memento film-maker Christopher Nolan.

Friends co-stars Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc could be re-teaming sooner than expected - after Aniston offered to make cameo appearances on upcoming spin-off Joey. The Along Came Polly beauty, 35, wants to put beloved character Rachel Green behind her as she sets her sights on a Hollywood career, but is willing to revisit the role from time-to-time for LeBlanc's show. And Aniston - who is married to Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt - cites her strong bond with the Lost In Space hunk for making the decision an easy one. She says, "If Matt asked me to step in, of course I would. I would do anything for him."

Hollywood action star Steven Seagal's former business partner has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison after admitting he arranged for the film star to be threatened. A New York court also ordered Julius Nasso - who produced a number of Seagal's early movies - to pay a $75,000 fine, and undergo mental health counseling. Nasso, who pleaded guilty last August to extortion conspiracy, told the court on Tuesday he had arranged for Anthony 'Sonny' Ciccone, a member of reputed crime family the Gambinos, to confront Seagal in the Vip room of a New York restaurant in a way "that would be perceived to be a threat". The court heard how Ciccone demanded Seagal keep working with Nasso and pay him $150,000 a film. Nasso's lawyer, Robert Hantman, said his client's crime was, "an aberrant incident that is unlikely to happen again and totally out of character for somebody who is otherwise a well-respected and successful businessman." But Seagal spokesman Peter Mirijanian said Nasso had tried to ruin Seagal's career, "Although some of the harm to Seagal cannot be undone, he feels vindicated knowing that Mr. Nasso has had to confess to a judge that he is a felon, extortionist and a liar."

Actress Ashley Judd has been forced to take a break from her role in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof on Broadway, after injuring her foot during a show on Tuesday. The actress had to limp offstage halfway through the evening show at New York's Music Box Theater - to be replaced by understudy Kelly McAndrew. Judd's rep confirmed she had suffered "a mid foot sprain with torn ligaments" after "landing funny" during the second act - but rejected the suggestion McAndrew would take over the role until it closes next month: "She plans on returning but she doesn't know when."

Janet Jackson's breast-bearing Super Bowl stunt has reportedly sparked yet another fallout - this time with legendary singer and actress Lena Horne. Jackson sparked outrage in her native America when Justin Timberlake ripped open her bustier to reveal her ample chest at the end of their performance together at the February 1 American football final in Texas. And while the move sparked outrage across the country and tougher censorship regulations, Jackson's role as Horne in a TV musical biopic called Lena is also reportedly on shaky ground. Sources tell America's People magazine that Horne and her camp are so offended by the flesh-flashing incident, they don't want Jackson portraying her. According to the publication, Jackson learned of the news just after the March issue of Vanity Fair hit stands, featuring the singer in a photo spread as Horne. A spokesperson for the project's producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron has refused to address Jackson's status, simply stating, "Nothing has changed."