CAMERON DIAZ'S FATHER HAS DIED.

Cameron Diaz's father has died.

Emilio Diaz passed away suddenly early Tuesday morning (15.04.08) after a bout of flu developed into pneumonia. He was just 58 years old. Sources close to the family described the sudden loss as "shocking", as Emilio was in "terrific health".

Cameron, 35, learned of her father's passing on the set of her forthcoming film 'My Sister's Keeper'. Production on the movie was shut down immediately.
Emilio, who lived in Seal Beach, California, was a second generation Cuban-American who worked as a foreman for an oil company.

Emilio was always a proud supporter of Cameron's career and he even had a bit part in his daughter's 1998 film 'There's Something About Mary'. He is survived by his wife Billie and their two daughters, Cameron and Chimene, 37.

Cynthia Nixon's secret cancer battle

'Sex and the City' star Cynthia Nixon has been secretly battling breast cancer after being diagnosed in 2006. The 'Sex and the City' actress was diagnosed with the illness in 2006 but decided to remain quiet as she didn't want it in the public eye.

She revealed to US TV show 'Good Morning America': "I went for a completely routine mammogram and I was contacted by my gynaecologist. "She said, 'Well I have some, it's not such great news.'

"I was very cognisant of it. If it's going to happen, this is the best way for it to happen - that it's found so early, and we can just get right on it. "I kept it secret because I didn't want paparazzi at the hospital."

Cynthia - who shot to fame as lawyer Miranda Hobbs in the hit US TV show - says she "made a big point" of telling her two children, Samantha, 11, and five-year-old Charles, she had cancer.

Cynthia - whose own mother successfully fought breast cancer - said: "I basically told them they found some cancer in my right breast. It's very small and it's very early.

David Beckham's Cruise club

David Beckham and Tom Cruise are reportedly set to buy a soccer club together and hope their star status will attract some of the world's top players.

The handsome athlete - who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy after leaving Spanish giants Real Madrid last year - is keen to keep busy when he eventually retires from playing and believes he and the 'Top Gun' star would work well together.

A source said: "David has often spoken of his desire to concentrate on his youth soccer academies, rather than a career in management when he retires from the game.

"A high-profile soccer venture with a Hollywood superstar would also give him back some of the credibility he surely feels he lost after fleeing prestigious Real Madrid for a megabucks deal in the US."

Beckham and Cruise hope their star status will attract some of the world's top players although it is not known whether they would buy a club in the UK or the US.

Meanwhile, Beckham and Spice Girl wife Victoria are set to send their three-year-old son Cruz to a Jewish school. The couple were impressed with the private nursery attached to a Jewish temple in Los Angeles after visiting it last week.