DAILY GOSSIP: August 2, 2011 by Ned Ehrbar

Before her death last week, Amy Winehouse was reportedly in the process of adopting a 10-year-old girl from St. Lucia, where she’d spent much of 2009, according to the Daily Mirror. "Amy was already my mother," the girl, Dannika Augustine, says. "I would call her Mum, and she would call me her daughter. She took care of me, and we had fun together. I loved her, and she loved me."

Just because Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger are in the midst of a contentious divorce battle doesn’t mean they can’t celebrate. Shriver showed up, along with the couple’s two sons, to a dinner in L.A. for Schwarzenegger’s 64th birthday, according to Us Weekly. In fact, Shriver even covered the bill. "Maria grabbed for it. She was already pulling out her wallet and gave her credit card to the waiter,” a source says. “While she gave him the card, she also ordered Arnold an espresso." Schwarzenegger reportedly referred to his estranged wife as “darling” as they left, but the birthday boy still went home alone.

Despite breakup rumors last month, relations appear to be fine between Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez, according to People magazine. Sources spotted the pair dining out in Miami over the weekend to celebrate the Yankee slugger’s 36th birthday after cruising around the area on a yacht. "They sat near the water at Smith & Wollensky in Miami Beach and had a great time," a source says.

James Franco isn’t feeling the love from the press, and he’s worried his new film, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” will suffer for it. “Critics will be out to kill this movie and blame me for it just because they are out to kill me. Last year people were pretty nice. This is the year when people are going to have fun going after me,” he tells Playboy magazine. “There are people who have it out for me for other things. They see me do this movie but really it’s about something else,”

“Twilight” co-stars Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene are reportedly looking to save some money by sharing a New York apartment. “We are talking about maybe trying to find a two bedroom. It’s going to be cheaper than what I have now,” Greene tells Hollyscoop of the pair’s plans. And while they won’t necessarily be there at the same time, Greene does want to set some boundaries. “I think the rule is don’t bring anybody home, ever,” she says.

Charlie Sheen may be back on TV sooner than expected, as the troubled actor has reportedly signed a deal to appear on “Celebrity Big Brother” in the U.K., according to the Daily Star. While network spokespeople aren’t confirming any contestants yet, a source says Sheen will be flying to England in the next two weeks for filming after inking a $9.8 million deal. "It would be unbelievable. A producer's dream. No-one would want to miss the chance of seeing what he's up to and hear the wacky things he's been saying,” a source says. “And let's face it, he's been saying some crazy stuff recently."