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Celeb chef Geoffrey Zakarian will host a “Great New York Foodathon” special on Fox5 on Friday, we exclusively hear — with expected virtual guests including John Legend, Neil Patrick Harris, Michael Strahan and Whoopi Goldberg. The Lambs Club chef is producing the show with Jaret Keller to benefit City Harvest. Top toques including Giada De …

Ben Affleck is helping to launch a virtual celebrity poker tournament on Saturday for charity — that will include players Tom Brady, Tobey Maguire, Matt Damon, Adam Levine, Adam Sandler, Jon Hamm, Sarah Silverman and other stars. Affleck posted on Instagram on Friday morning, “Excited to announce that I have joined forces with @FeedingAmerica, the …

Add George and Amal Clooney to the list of Hollywood leaders who have made significant personal donations to help the devastation that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought. Deadline has learned that the Clooneys have donated north of $1 million, targeted directly towards six areas in great need. They’ve donated $250,000 each to The Motion Picture …

Fall Out Boy have donated $100,000 to their hometown of Chicago for COVID-19 relief. Titled Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund, the organization is a partnership between the City of Chicago and United Way of Metro Chicago. Funds will go directly toward food banks, food for students who typically get their meals through public schools and …

Elton John is stepping up once again in the battle against coronavirus. The “Rocket Man” singer announced Saturday that his Elton John Aids Foundation has launched a $1 million COVID-19 emergency fund to protect individuals with HIV. “For almost 30 years my foundation has prioritized the most vulnerable people to HIV, to end the AIDS …

Jessica Chastain is doing her part to help out New York City’s healthcare workers. Page Six has learned that the Oscar-nominated actress, 43, donated snack boxes to emergency room and intensive care unit staff working with COVID-19 patients at Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side. The boxes, which were seen by Page Six, …

Pharrell Williams was hit with a backlash after asking his fans to donate to hospitals amid the coronavirus pandemic this week. He told his more than 12 million followers, “Hospitals are running low on masks, gowns, and other critical items. We need to replenish their supplies. Take action, make a donation, and ask others to …

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have poached one of Bill and Melinda Gates’ top staffers to lead their new charity, Page Six has been told. Hours after we confirmed they had fled their Canadian bolthole for a new full-time home in Los Angeles, it was revealed they have hired Catherine St-Laurent as chief of staff …

Returning to “The Hills: New Beginnings” felt like a homecoming of sorts to series star Whitney Port. “It is really awesome to see how people have grown, how people have matured,” Port recently told Page Six Style of the MTV hit, which aired last summer. “I think, when we’re all in our twenties, we don’t …