Denise Richards's life might be complicated , but she's hoping to make it easy for others to be inspired by her journey from small town girl to Hollywood fixture.

The actress has signed a deal with Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, to publish a memoir about her life after coming to Hollywood – including her marriage to and divorce from Charlie Sheen.

"I wanted to write a heartfelt, honest book that would be a source of hope for others going through difficult times," says Richards, who filed for divorce from Sheen while she was pregnant with their second child.

In the tome, Richards, 39, will share her own share ups and downs following her tumultuous split from Sheen and her life as a single mother to their daughters Sam, 6, and Lola, 5.

Two-time Grammy Award winner Ben Harper has filed for divorce from his wife of five years, actress Laura Dern.

TMZ.com reports the singer "blindsided" Dern, 43, with the court papers late Friday, citing irreconcilable differences.

Petitioning a judge to deny Dern spousal support, Harper, 40, also claims that the couple separated in January.

X Factor boss Simon Cowell has officially changed his name from 'Simon Phillip Cowell' to 'Lightning Cowell'… but only for 24 hours.

Cowell had been annoyed at having to call X-Factor contestant Storm Lee by his legal name, and joked with fellow judges about changing his moniker to "Lightning".

Bruce Willis says Sylvester Stallone plans to feature even more ’80s action stars in The Expendables 2. So far the film has grossed just under $250 million worldwide, so a followup seems all but assured at this point. Read on for spoiler alert.

Moviegoers were receptive to the testosterone fueled flick which offered plenty of good old-fashioned mindless action and explosions.

Jessica Alba is one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, with a face and figure to die for.

But she is far from happy with the way she looks, claiming to be amongst the least attractive actresses in the industry. She told British GQ magazine that ever since she had daughter Honor Marie, her looks aren't what they used to be.

"Women hit on me. My husband thinks it's so odd that so many women hit on me," said Christina Hendricks who plays sexy office manager Joan Harris on Mad Men.

Asked why he hadn't played in Israel before, the heavy metal rocker, known for decades of decadence and substance abuse, told reporters in Tel Aviv: "I guess I was drunk for so many years. I try to stay away from politics. They don't understand me and I don't understand them".

Ozzy Osbourne is in Israel this week as part of this year's international Ozzfest tour, along with Soulfly and Korn.