JLo strips for a sizzling Vanity Fair shoot

It has barely been two weeks since Jennifer Lopez split from her husband Marc Anthony. Rather than turning to dating websites to publicize her availability, she chose to pose almost naked for a glossy magazine.

The R&B singer has stripped off in a sizzling photo shoot for the September issue of Vanity Fair -- a picture Anthony may not have approved of if they were together.

Lopez was seen wearing just a fur coat and high heels for the photo shoot while she showed the world that she's back on the market.

The American Idol judge was married to Anthony for seven years, with the couple splitting due to her ex-husband's controlling behaviour.

Eva Longoria is taking pole-dancing lessons to prepare for a special episode of Desperate Housewives.

She has been learning skills from pole pioneer Sheila Kelley at her S Factor studios in Los Angeles along with other stars of the series.

The actress recently posted a picture of her bruised arms on Twitter (left). 'My wounds from pole dancing! Wait til u see this episode of DH! Hilarious! Worth the pain!' she tweeted.

Pop princess Britney Spears and late Michael Jackson have topped a new Billboard.com video poll marking the anniversary of MTV.

In the survey, fans were asked to pick their favourite promo of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s and Spears and Jackson doubled up at the top of two of the charts, Contactmusic reported.

Jackson's Thriller was the undisputed best video of the 1980s, beating Madonna's Like a Prayer, while his Scream duet with sister Janet came in second to Spears' Baby One More Time at the top of the 1990s list.

Spears' Toxic was runner-up to Lady Gaga's Bad Romance at the top of the 2000s countdown.

The Two And A Half Men is all set to return in September and will reportedly open with the funeral of Charlie Sheen's character.

Sheen's womanizing bachelor character Charlie Harper will be killed off, with cast members past and present attending his funeral, say reports.

Deadline.com reported that the hotly anticipated episode would open with a memorial service attended by several of Harper's girlfriends, reports the Daily Mail.

His beach side home will then go on sale, with real life celebrities viewing the house.

This is then likely to lead to Sheen's replacement Ashton Kutcher buying the house with leading cast members Jon Cryer and Angus T Jones somehow remaining there with him.

The two-part season opener has been shrouded in secrecy with reports saying that some scenes will be shot on a closed set.

Sheen, 45, was fired earlier this year from his 1.1million pounds-an-episode role after his bizarre behaviour and rants at his TV bosses.