Kevin Costner is terrified his children will catch swine flu.

The 54-year-old actor - who is currently touring Germany with his country band Kevin Costner and Modern West - has banned his family from travelling with him to keep them safe from the potentially fatal virus.

Rihanna is to star in a remake of "The Bodyguard." The 21-year-old pop star - whose boyfriend Chris Brown has been charged with felony assault and making criminal threats following his alleged assault on her - has reportedly been looking at various scripts in New York, including a remake of the hit 90s film which starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.

A source told the New York Daily News newspaper: "Before the situation with Chris, Rihanna was getting a lot of scripts. She has been wanting to do movies for a while now."

Kevin Costner was hospitalized this week. The 53-year-old actor was rushed to Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after he began to feel unwell while driving to a meeting.

His spokesman Arnold Robinson said: "Kevin was driving in the Hollywood area on Tuesday morning when he began to feel light-headed. He called 911 and they kept him overnight in the hospital."

Kevin Costner is expecting his second child with wife Christine Baumgartner. The 53-year-old actor, who already has 17-month old son Cayden Wyatt with Christine, is thrilled to be welcoming another child into the family.

The star's representative has confirmed the pregnancy, and a friend of the couple said: "Kevin and Christine are ecstatic. They feel so incredibly blessed right now as everything in their life is perfect."