The latest celebrity news including Patrick Swayze ill? Janet Jackson back on top and progress for Britney

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (REUTERS) - Rumors swirling around the health of actor Patrick Swayze. According to several online tabloid reports, the 55-year-old Hollywood star known for his roles in "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" is suffering from pancreatic cancer. Representatives for the actor had no comment.

Janet Jackson is back with her latest effort "Discipline" debuting at No. 1 on the album charts. The set moved 181,000 copies in the U.S., becoming the sixth chart-topper for the singer.

Some positive news for a change regarding Britney Spears. The troubled singer's part time job as an instructor at a North Hollywood dance studio is earning rave reviews from the 15 or so children that are in her class.

It turns out that the domestic box office set a record in 2007 with ticket sales of 9.6 billion dollars (USD) in 2007. That number was helped out by higher ticket prices that raised the overall box office revenue.

The bad news is that while the final epilogue to the tumultuous writers strike has been written, Hollywood is now bracing for a possible actors strike.