Thompson raps 'predatory' stars

Last month Emma Thompson lambasted teenagers for their lazy syntax. Her next target: "Cougars". She has denounced unspecified Hollywood actresses in relationships with younger men as "predatory".

Thompson, 51, who has a husband seven years younger, said: "I don't get it. It seems predatory and I don't approve ... I've had a lot of male attention from young actors but, even if I was single, I wouldn't be up for it."

The actress Demi Moore, 47, married Ashton Kutcher, 32, in 2005. Madonna, 52, has been linked with the model Jesus Luz, 22.