Hostess Brands, the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, filed for bankruptcy today, just three years after the company last emerged from insolvency. The firm has been a victim of economic turmoil, and of health-conscious consumers turning away from Hostess’ famous range of junk foods. While the company’s products remain popular as an occasional indulgent treat, snacks like the Twinkie have been blamed for exacerbating the U.S.’s obesity epidemic.

Demi Lovato has split from her boyfriend Wilmer Valderrama. The former Disney actress tonight tweeted a link to a news article about them going their separate ways – apparently confirming the rumours. The 19-year-old star and 31-year-old Wilmer – best know for his role in That ’70s Show – started quietly dating again back in November after previously being linked together. They were spotted sharing a public clinch shortly after Demi entered rehab for eating disorders and biopolar disorder. On Monday night the actress-turned singer hinted all was not well with a string of tweets. ‘Loyalty is EVERYTHING.. I’m thankful for my friends who stand by my side,’ she posted. It was followed by a retweet of quote from Marilyn Monroe, which one of her followers sent to her: ‘A wise girl kisses but doesn’t love, listens but doesn’t believe, and leaves before she is left.’ She then wrote: ‘The smartest thing a woman can ever learn, is to never need a man.’ These tweets have since apparently been removed.

Marc Anthony has told his estranged wife, American Idol judge, Jennifer Lopez, that she should see a psychiatrist to determine why she is incapable of being alone, and goes straight from one romantic relationship to another. The former couple had yet another fightover the weekend, with Marc complaining that he wanted to see their toddler twins more frequently. “As always with things between Jen and Marc recently, the conversation quickly turned heated,” a source close to the situation tells RadarOnline.com. “Jen said Marc wasn’t being attentive enough as their father, and Marc scoffed at that remark and said she was always changing her travel plans with the children at the last minute. “The real source of Marc’s anger is Jen’s relationship with back-up dancer, Casper Smart. Jen is very serious about him, and it makes Marc extremely jealous. Marc told Jen that she should see a psychiatrist to deal with her issues to figure out why she always needs a man in her life. Remember, Jen and Ben Affleck had just broken up when she got hot and heavy with Marc. Jen’s relationship with Marc was the longest relationship she ever had with anyone, about seven and a half years.”- RadarOnline

Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s baby girl, Blue, has been lavished with more than $1.5 million in gifts, from a golden rocking horse to a “fantasy” crib fit for Cinderella. Blue Ivy Carter — the music world’s smallest diva — left Lenox Hill Hospital yesterday in the arms of her famous parents for home, where she’ll enjoy the priciest swag this side of Buckingham Palace. When she gets bigger, baby Blue will rock on a solid-gold, handmade horse from Japanese jeweler Ginza Tanaka that Jay-Z bought for $600,000. For sleepy time, Blue will have sweeter dreams in a coach-like crib from PoshTots, for which her her parents paid nearly $20,000. And when it’s time to chow down on pureed peas and applesauce, Blue will sit in a $15,000 highchair dripping with Swarovski crystals. These and other fit-for-a-queen gifts have set the Carters back about $1.5 million, according to multiple media reports. Beyoncé, who gave birth Saturday, left Lenox Hill Hospital yesterday with Jay-Z and their baby amid continuing allegations their overzealous private security team made life miserable for other new parents in the maternity ward. “It was crazy for a couple of days,” a Lenox Hill worker told The Post yesterday. “Things are back to normal around here, whatever normal means.” NYPost

Un tatuaje en el pene le causó a un hombre de 21 años una semi-erección permanente, y todo porque deseaba dedicarle una frase a su novia: ‘borow be salaamat’, que en persa significa “buena suerte con tus viajes”, según reseña el Huffington Post Según describe un artículo publicado en la Revista Journal of Sexual Medicine, la aguja con la que le hicieton el tatuaje, penetró el pene tan profundamente que le creó una fístula arteriovenosa. Como consecuencia de esto, el hombre sintió un fuerte dolor durante los ocho días posteriores, a partir de los cuales experimentó una rigidez parcial de día y de noche, o sea, lo que se conoce en lenguaje médico como priapismo no isquémico. Cuando un hombre tiene una erección normal, la sangre pasa rápidamente por las arterias para llenar el órgano sexual, y más tarde la sangre se retira por las venas. Pero en los casos de priapismo no isquémico, la sangre continúa llenando el pene más rápido que lo que se demora en vaciarlo, por lo que la presión se mantiene constante y el pene se queda erecto de forma permanente.-Vocero

Un twittero, que en su biografía pone: “Sólo sigo a famosos. Odio a Snooki y a Kim Kardashian”, opinó acerca de la pulposa Kim y le dijo que estaba gorda. Rápidamente, la estrella de E! le respondió con un irónico: “Voy a empezar una dieta cuanto antes”. Claro, un intercambio de ese tipo entre dos internautas comunes quedaría en el olvido, pero resulta que si uno de ellos se apellida Kardashian todos empezarán a hablar del tema. Con más de 12 millones de followers, su ejercito privado de fans defendió a su celebritie contra cualquier ataque y agresor. Las replicas se multiplicaron a un ritmo feroz e incluso su hermana Kendall Jenner intervino en la cuestión. “No los escuches, princesa delgada”, fueron sus palabras. Para poner fin al asunto, al menos de su parte, Kim admitió que se equivocó cuando puso que no podría importarle menos los dichos de ese anti fan: “Estaba bromeando. Me puede interesar menos”, concluyó filosa. E Online

Floyd Mayweather Jr. just issued the challenge the world has been waiting for — demanding Manny Pacquiao fight him once and for all … May 5th in Vegas. As we reported, Floyd’s jail sentence was postponed to June so he could fight at the MGM Grand on May 5th — but so far, his opponent hasn’t been determined. Fight fans have been clamoring for Mayweather-Pacquiao for years — and now Floyd himself is calling out Manny with the message, “Manny Pacquiao I’m calling you out let’s fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see.” Floyd sounded off in the tough and hardcore forums of Twitter and Facebook — and punctuated his challenge with, “Step up Punk.” Manny is in the Philippines … and has yet to respond to the challenge.-TMZ

La supuesta imagen de la Virgen María en el pilón que una mujer usa en su cocina causó la curiosidad de los vecinos en el sector Los Praditos de esta capital. Decenas de personas se apersonaron a la casa de Marisol Abreu, propietaria del pilón, en la calle Peatón B número 33 para observar la imagen. El asombro se extendió. Todas las personas que entraban a la casa y veían el utensilio de cocina se quedaban boquiabiertas y aseguraban que es un milagro de Dios. Indicaron que es una señal y un mensaje divino para que en la barriada haya paz y entendimiento entre vecinos este año 2012. Por coincidencia, tres de las mujeres entrevistadas por elCaribe sobre su opinión de la aparición de la imagen, responden al nombre de María, una de apellido López, otra Hernández y una tercera Del Carmen. Todas expresaron su asombro con la imagen reflejada en el pilón.-ElCaribe

Matt Lauer is so paranoid about germs that he uses hand sanitiser after shaking hands with the public, according to a report. The Today show host meets and greets dozens of people every day after they have arrived to watch the filming of America’s most popular morning show. But after he has said hello he secretly pulls out a bottle of Purell that he keeps in his pocket at all times and applies it to his hands to get rid of any disease. Lauer’s actions are likely to dishearten his legion of fans who could interpret his actions as insulting. But according to New York magazine they are the least of his worries – he also hates doing celebrity stories but swallows his pride and gets on with the job. -Mail Online