Jewel gives up Hollywood

Folk-pop star Jewel has turned her back on Hollywood because she was spending too much time making movies.

The pretty Alaskan fell into acting and enjoyed acclaim for a handful of performances, including her portrayal of a US Civil War widow in Ang Lee's Ride With The Devil, but she has decided that a movie career is not for her.

She says: "I love acting, but I started spending all my rare days off on auditions and getting movies put together.

"I thought, 'What the hell am I doing? I'm not enjoying my life.' I didn't want to be more famous."