Jennifer Lopez yesterday filed for divorce from her second husband Cris Judd - just 10 months after they tied the knot. The couple announced they were separated last month, but friends claim they have been living apart for much of the summer. The court papers list the date of separation as June 2, five days before news broke of the split. In papers filed at Los Angeles Supreme Court, Lopez cited irreconcilable differences the reason behind the split. She has asked that Judd doesn't receive spousal support and lawyers for both claim all issues arising out of their marriage have been resolved. A statement issued by the lawyers reads, "Jennifer Lopez and Cris Judd have announced they have resolved all issues arising out of their marriage. The resolution was extremely amicable. The two will remain friends." J.Lo had initially turned to Judd for support after her relationship with rapper Sean 'P Diddy' Combs collapsed last year. The actress's first marriage, to Ojani Noa, ended in divorce in 1998 after a year. The news of divorce proceedings will further fuel rumors of a romance between Lopez and Gigli co-star Ben Affleck, who was a guest at her birthday in New York on Wednesday night. The couple have spent every day together this week, dining at Robert De Niro's Nobu restaurant in New York on Monday and spending time together on the set of J.Lo's new movie The Chambermaid. Affleck also threw a surprise lunchtime birthday party for his girlfriend hours before a planned bash, where he presented her with a Harry Winston diamond bracelet.

Hunky British actor Jude Law is the new Superman - after beating off competition from Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell. The Talented Mr Ripley actor has been chosen by producers for the high-profile role in new movie Batman Vs. Superman - because he doesn't fit-in to the normal superhero stereotype. A source on the People news website reports, "They wanted to get away from the mega-muscled action stars." People News also claim that Farrell has bagged the part of Batman, despite reports that British star Christian Bale has signed up for the role. The film will be directed by Wolfgang Petersen, the man behind Air Force One, The Perfect Storm and the cult German submarine drama Das Boot.

Halle Berry and her womanizing husband Eric Benet's marriage counseling sessions are going so well the actress is planning to have a baby. Benet checked himself into a rehab clinic last month after his Oscar- winning wife threatened to divorce him because of his philandering. And, according to American tabloid National Enquirer last week, Benet's rehab stint in Arizona led to him revealing a string of affairs he has had to his wife. But rather than walk away from their year-long marriage, Halle, 35, is standing by her man and, after weeks of couple's counseling, she's keen to have his baby - as a show of her faith in him. A pal reveals to American tabloid Star, "Halle truly believes that Eric's adultery is a sickness that he's fighting to keep under control, and he'll remain faithful to her. They're both working hard on their marriage and Halle's hoping that having a baby will help put these troubles behind them. They both feel that the best medicine is to have their first baby together." Benet already has a 12-year-old daughter, called India, from a previous relationship.

Troubled actor Robert Blake's daughter Delinah has been granted permanent custody of her baby sister Rose. Delinah Blake was in court in Van Nuys, California, yesterday to fight for custody, two days after her father was turned down for bail for the third time. Blake stands accused of killing his wife, baby Rose's mother Bonny Lee Bakley.

Hollywood hunk Brad Pitt has come up with a new name for his shaggy beard - he calls it the "Bin Laden." The Snatch star raised eyebrows amongst his legions of female fans when he threw away his razor to develop his unkempt facial hair for upcoming film The Fountain. He only intended to cultivate the look for a short time but, because shooting in Australia has repeatedly been cancelled, he's been stuck with it for months and he confesses it has left him looking like wanted al Qaida terrorist Osama Bin Laden. Brad says, "We were supposed to go to Australia and then we weren't. Then we were supposed to go again, and we weren't. "Next thing I know, I've got this 'Bin Laden' all over my face."

Pop princess Britney Spears' career is in crisis with falling album and merchandise sales - according to music industry sources. Just three years after she burst onto the scene with provocative debut single "...Baby One More Time," fans are losing interest in the sexy singer - and are no longer prepared to splash out on her music and merchandise. Even though she has raked in career earnings of around $60 million, figures published in British tabloid the Sun show Britney's latest, eponymous, album sold just 3.7 million copies - less than half the sales of her previous effort Oops I Did It Again. And in Britain, her popularity has waned so much, her last two singles failed to make the number one spot and she was booed at the premiere of her movie Crossroads in March. A source told the Sun, "Young teenage girls are her bread and butter--and they're losing interest in her. The money is just not coming in. To the music industry, that means one thing--her star is falling. Everyone and everything has a shelf life, even Britney Spears. If she puts out another album there's a chance numbers could fall even further. The day he record sales drop below a million you will probably be looking at Britney's final album." Sources close the singer claim one of the reasons behind Britney's fading popularity is the fact fans are beginning to notice the truth behind Britney's well-preened image. One of Spears' former dancers says, "It's not that she's rude. She tries to be fairly pleasant to most people. It's just that she's boring. Her fans are starting to see through that and they are moving on to other artists. The front row kids are starting to see that she mimes quite a bit at her shows. At a gig last year in Dallas there was almost a riot when the young audience started to notice." The figures add to what has been a bad year for Britney. She split from long term love Justin Timberlake in March, her parents have since separated, and she has had to face tabloid reports that she smokes and has put on weight because of depression.

Ben Affleck is so impressed with his latest read he's planning to adapt it for the big screen and make it his directorial debut. The actor, who picked up an Oscar for co-writing the screenplay for Good Will Hunting with pal Matt Damon, has fallen in love with Dennis Lehane's detective mystery Gone, Baby, Gone. Paramount Pictures bosses and producer Alan Ladd JR. are hopeful that Affleck will also star in the movie. Author Lehane has become a favorite in Hollywood circles - Clint Eastwood will direct an adaptation of another of his stories, Mystic River, which will star Kevin Bacon, Tim Robbins and Sean Penn.

As film fans are still taking in new hit movie Scooby-Doo - producers are already planning the sequel, and they have a name too. The second installment of the part-animated flick is due to start shooting in the Summer of 2004 and, according to screenwriter James Gunn - it will be called Scooby Too. And Gunn reveals he has high hopes for the sequel, which will star Scooby-Doo stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Matthew Lillard. Gunn says, "I knew I'd probably take on the sequel but I didn't know I'd have as much enthusiasm for it as what I have. I'm extremely excited about it. We get a chance to correct all my mistakes we made on the first one."

Bosses of Hollywood's L'Ermitage hotel begged moviemaker Steven Soderbergh not to name the place in the credits of Julia Roberts' new film Full Frontal - to keep star-struck tourists away. General manager Jack Naderkhami allowed Soderbergh and his cast and crew to use his hotel for scenes in the movie - as long as they didn't make it public knowledge where they were. Naderkhami was concerned that his swanky hotel would become a stop-off point for tourists, like the nearby Beverly Wiltshire did after if featured in Roberts' hit film Pretty Woman. Soderbergh was happy to oblige, and, to show his thanks Naderkhami allowed the director to stage his post-premiere party at L'Ermitage on Tuesday night.

Aardman Animation has announced popular characters Wallace and Gromit are to star in their first big screen outing. The Vegetable Plot will be directed by Oscar winning animator and Chicken Run creator Nick Park, in conjunction with Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks Studio. What's more, whilst The Vegetable Plot is in production, Wallace and Gromit can be found in a series of one-minute movies that will be available through the Aardman animation website in the autumn. The animators have also announced another joint venture with Dreamworks. Ratropolis, will begin production later this year after Spielberg's company decides whether to include computer-generated sequences alongside the more conventional "claymation" technique that Aardman favors.