Whitney Houston is reportedly "broke as a joke".

The 48-year-old singer - who has overcome crack cocaine addiction - has allegedly spent all of her fortune and is being financially supported by her record label Arista, which has given her an advance payment on her next album.

A source told RadarOnline.com: "Whitney's fortune is gone. Music industry heavy hitters are supporting her and her label is fronting her cash against her next album, but no one knows when that will be released ... She might be homeless if not for people saving her. She is broke as a joke."

Whitney - whose ex-husband is Bobby Brown - is believed to be in such a dire financial position she has even had to resort to contacting friends for small loans. The source added: "She called someone to ask for $100. It is so sad. She should have Mariah Carey money, and she's flat broke."

In August 2001, Whitney signed the biggest record deal in music history at the time with Arista/BMG, renewing her contract with the label for $100 million to deliver six new albums.

She released her last LP 'I Look to You' in August 2009.

Demi Lovato is taking a break from twitter.

The 19-year-old singer-and-actress has decided to take some time off from the micro-blogging website to avoid getting herself into “trouble”. In a series of tweets, she wrote: “Can't please everyone … Twitter break. It's for the best actually. Who allows me to have this thing anyways?!!! I just get myself in trouble! Haha. Anyway ... BYE! (sic)”

Demi’s decision is sure to disappoint her 5,635,222 followers who regularly interact with the ‘Skycraper’ hitmaker.

The brunette star doesn’t seem to be having a rest from twitter because of any problems with her followers and recently praised her fans online. She tweeted: “My fans are EVERYTHING to me ... My world, my life... (sic)”

Demi is a regular twitter user and has shared her feelings on many difficult issues in her personal life including her treatment for an eating disorder. The former ‘Sonny with a Chance’ star was admitted to rehab in November 2010 to receive help for her weight issues and self-harming.

Liv Tyler likes he father Stephen Tyler’s fiancee “very much”.

The actress is thrilled her rocker dad is going to marry Erin Brady – an executive for Clear Channel - and she can’t wait for the wedding. Speaking to People magazine at the Sundance Film Festival, she revealed Stephen and Erin have been together "for a long, long time" and added: “I like her very much”.

Liv also revealed she is following in the Aerosmith rocker’s musical footsteps.

The 34-year-old star – whose mother is model-and-singer Bebe Buell - has recorded a cover version of INXS song 'I Need You Tonight' for a Givenchy commercial which she appears in.

Liv – who has a seven-year-old son Milo – said: “I got to record a cover of INXS's 'I Need You Tonight' for a Givenchy commercial. It was fun and terrifying and wonderful.

"I always thought when I was a little girl that I'd be a singer. My mom was always in bands. My dad. And my stepfather, Todd Rundgren, is an incredible musician."

Aretha Franklin has called off her wedding.

The 'Respect' singer has announced her planned summer nuptials to William 'Willie' Wilkerson are no longer going ahead because things had started to move a "little too fast" in their relationship.

A statement signed "Aretha and Will" read: "Regretfully, To Our Friends and Supporters: Will and I have decided we were moving a little too fast, and there were a number of things that had not been thought through thoroughly. There will be no wedding at this time.

"We will not comment on it any further because of the very personal and sensitive nature of it. We appreciate all of the many well wishes from friends."

The 69-year-old soul legend - who is notoriously secretive about her private life - announced her engagement to her long-time friend and companion William in January and they had been planning to tie the knot on a yacht in Miami Beach, Florida, in June or July.

Kim Kardashian broke down in tears while watching an episode of 'Kourtney and Kim Take New York' in which she told her sister her marriage needed to end.

New York' in which she told her sister her marriage needed to end. The 31-year-old socialite - who filed for divorce from husband Kris Humphries in October after just 72 days of marriage - has been seen constantly arguing with the basketball star during the current season of the reality show.

However, after watching an episode in which she confided in her older sister Kourtney that she knew her union with Kris needed to come to an end, Kim admitted the "intense" scenes left her in tears.

Following a meeting with medium John Edwards on the show, the brunette beauty told Kourtney: "I don't want to be married anymore. "I honestly feel like I can't do this anymore with Kris. I feel like I got into this way too fast. You know I'm not happy."

After seeing the show, a fan posted to Kim on twitter: "I starting crying when you and Kourtney were talking to John Edwards! (sic)" She responded: "Me too! So intense. (sic)"

Following her marriage split, Kim admitted while she is still a "hopeless romantic", she needs to be "a little more realistic" about relationships. She recently said: "I'll always be a hopeless romantic. It means that I believe and love and the dream of having a perfect relationship, but my idea of it has changed.

"I think I need to not live in a fairytale like that. I think I maybe need to just snap out of it and be a little more realistic. What I want isn't possible."