Amy Winehouse would have turned 28 this week, and her father Mitch Winehouse is marking the occasion with the launch of the Amy Winehouse Foundation.

The charity will have two purposes:  to help young people struggling with addiction, and offer underprivileged kids scholarships to performing arts schools.

Mitch says that he’s going to start with lobbying for a “radical overhaul” of the United Kingdom’s drug treatment programs.    He told The Sun:

“I am being compelled by Amy because there are kids out there who desperately need help.  Our strength lies in our lobbying position. And that’s all going to be in her name.”

Last week, Mitch told Anderson Cooper that he suspected a prescription drug was responsible for Amy’s death on July 23.  While toxicology reports showed no illegal drugs in her system, tests found traces of the prescription drug Librium, which is often used to treat alcoholics in withdrawal.   Librium is known to cause seizures, and Mitch thinks this is what killed his daughter.

Wednesday will also see the debut of Amy’s last recording, a duet of the jazz standard “Body and Soul” with legendary crooner Tony Bennett.   Proceeds from the song will be donated to the Amy Winehouse Foundation.

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Sarah Chalke is a pretty pink leopard at Drai’s Hollywood for the Pink Party 2011 benefitting Cedars-Sinai Women’s Cancer Center Program in Los Angeles over the weekend.

The 35 year-old actress wore a deep fuschia colored Dolce & Gabbana sleeveless dress for the fundraising event hosted by Jennifer Garner.

Chalke has just signed on for a multi-episode storyline on Cougar Town. She will play a professor who falls for Jules’ (Courteney Cox) ex, Bobby (Brian Van Holt).

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Jennifer Garner‘s burgeoning baby bump was on display at the Pink Party 2011 to benefit Cedars-Sinai Women’s Cancer Center Program held at Drai’s Hollywood in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

The 39 year-old actress chose a short, flirty, hot pink dress by YSL for the fund-raising event. The money goes to the center’s research on cancer education, prevention and treatment.

Garner was the host for the night that included hors d’ouevre and cocktails, a fashion show and an auction.

Garner and her husband, Ben Affleck are expecting their third child early next year. The couple have two daughters, Violet and Seraphina.

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It was a Saturday night in New York City when Jennifer Lopez and Bradley Cooper sat down to dinner at Per Se restaurant starting the speculation that the two have begun dating.

Both stars have come off high-profile break-ups: Lopez, 42, is divorcing Marc Anthony and 36 year-old Cooper’s relationship with Renee Zellweger ended earlier this year.

So was it romantic or was it simply a business meeting?

A source close to Jennifer came forward to explain and said it was all business.

[S]he was simply in New York doing promotion for her new Kohl’s collection  and took full advantage of being on the East Coast, taking several meetings for various creative endeavors.

One of those meetings, the source says, was her dinner with Cooper. The duo was simply discussing a possible future film project together.

The Limitless star and the American Idol judge were dining for two hours alone on a Saturday night at the chi-chi eatery ($295 price fixe menu, per person) and at the time, it was unclear whether it was a date or a possible future creative pow-wow. Sounds very date-like but now we know better. Or do we…

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Felicity Huffman had a good night at the National Council of La Raza’s 2011 ALMA Awards!  She and her Desperate Housewives co-stars took home an award for Favorite TV Series.

Felicity looked incredible on the red carpet in a little black dress with a front slit.  The orange, ruched bodice really added some pop!

More photos of Felicity, and a little video of her posing for photos, follow.

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Jamie Lee Curtis looked fabulous on the pink carpet at Elyse Walker‘s Pink Party ’11.  The annual event is a fashion show and party to raise funds for Cedars-Sinai Hospital‘s Women’s Cancer Program.

Jamie played a special role at this year’s party:  she hosted the live auction.  She told The Hollywood Reporter why she supports this cause:

“the spirit is unique. I’m not a style person, but it’s fun to see how people develop the theme. Try though I might, I fail miserably at being a style-y girl.”

She’s too modest!  I love her outfit:  bubblegum pink top, black pants and peep toe shoes.

More photos of Jamie after the jump.

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Spartacus actor Andy Whitfield lost his battle with cancer on Sunday and died in Australia at the age of 39.

Whitfield was born in Wales, but made his home in Australia and when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma in March of 2010, he went to New Zealand to receive treatment.

“On a beautiful sunny Sydney spring morning, surrounded by his family, in the arms of his loving wife, our beautiful young warrior Andy Whitfield lost his 18 month battle with lymphoma cancer,” the actor’s wife, Vashti, said in a statement. “He passed peacefully surrounded by love.”

“Thank you to all his fans whose love and support have help carry him to this point. He will be remembered as the inspiring, courageous and gentle man, father and husband he was,” the statement said.

The actor’s cancer treatment caused the second season of the STARZ drama to be delayed and he was initially declared cancer-free after a few months, however it didn’t last. Whitfield suffered a relapse and the network was forced to recast his role.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend and colleague, Andy Whitfield,” Starz President and CEO Chris Albrecht said in a statement Sunday night. “We were fortunate to have worked with Andy in ‘Spartacus’ and came to know that the man who played a champion on-screen was also a champion in his own life.”

Whitfield, who studied engineering in England before moving to Australia in 1999, appeared in several Australian television series including: Opening Up, All Saints, The Strip, Packed to the Rafters and McLeod’s Daughters.

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Chaz Bono took a night off from Dancing With The Stars rehearsals to attend the 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards with girlfriend Jennifer Elia over the weekend.

Bono donned a black suit with deep blue tie and Elia chose a blush pink gown for the event. Chaz couldn’t look happier!

The 42 year-old DWTS contestant told reporters that he was doing the show this year to address misconceptions about transgender people.

“You know, it just kind of shows why for me it’s important to be on the show, because so little still is known about what it means to be transgender,” Bono said. “And there’s so many just completely inaccurate stereotypes and thoughts that people have.”

Chaz makes his DWTS debut on Monday, September 19th at 8pm.

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Demi Lovato looked magnificent at the 2011 NCLR ALMA Awards which were held at The Civic Auditorium in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

The 19 year-old star chose a floor-length, nude, pleated gown with plunging neckline from Maria Lucia Honan. Lovato swept her hair up and back and chose gold accessories to accent her beautiful dress. Her make-up was soft, shimmering and flawless.

Lovato was honored with an award as the Favorite TV Actress – Leading Role in a Comedy for her former Disney show Sonny With A Chance.

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Minnie Driver was spotted hard at work on the set of a current project (does anyone know which one?) in Hollywood.   Why is this noteworthy?  Because I love her and I think she’s just getting more awesome as she gets older.

Oh, speaking of age… It seems Minnie has a new man in her life and some are accusing her of robbing the cradle.  She’s been seen hanging out with model Matthew Felker. (You’ve seen him before; he’s been in a ton of music videos and was at one point rumored to be dating Jennifer Aniston.)  She’s 11 years older than he is, but who’s counting?

More on-set photos of Minnie after the jump.

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