Globe January 20, 2025

PAJAMA GAME Heart of Dixie darling JAIME KING has a dreamy time in Bel-Air at Kathy and Nicky Hilton’s animal benefit bash SWING SHIFT Hip-hop hottie CARDI B calls on her past as a stripper and works the pole while rapping at a Miami nightclub HO, HO — WHOA! Hungry ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER works on his Santa belly on the New York City set of his upcoming flick The Man With the Bag PUGGIN’ ADORABLE Hellboy’s RON PERLMAN is in heaven as he makes a new friend in Hollywood at a fundraiser for rescue pups SPEAKING IN TONGUES Rapper ICE CUBE doesn’t give a lick about making a funny face during his concert in Detroit FLIPPING OUT Firework singer KATY PERRY shows plenty of spark and tosses her tresses onstage in Philadelphia…

WICKED star Ariana Grande is trying to quash stories labeling her a “homewrecker” after new squeeze Ethan Slater’s ex-wife, Lilly Jay, threw more cold water on their hot love affair in a damning new essay. Ariana, 31, began getting cozy with Ethan, 32, her then-married costar, on the set of Wicked, just as her own union with real estate agent Dalton Gomez was crumbling. Both couples are now divorced, and Lilly, 30, a psychologist, puts the blame squarely on Ariana, saying “she’s not a girl’s girl.” “Lilly knows it’s over with her and Ethan, but she ALSO knows every time she comes out and comments on his betrayal, she makes his relationship with Ariana that much more difficult,” a source tells GLOBE. High school sweethearts Ethan and Lilly married in 2018…

BELEAGUERED Garth Brooks and second wife Trisha Year wood recently hit the 19-year mark in their marriage, but sources say they’re both too stressed over his sex assault lawsuit to do any celebrating! “It’s nerve-wracking for Garth to go through, but it’s hard on Trisha, too,” confides an insider. “Even if she believes he’s innocent, and there’s nothing to suggest she doesn’t, it’s just so icky and embarrassing. “Trisha is certain that people are gossiping and feeling sorry for her, and in some ways their pity is even more aggravating!” For years, Garth, 62, and Trisha, 60, were widely regarded as country music royalty, and their marriage was reputed to be among the strongest in the business. But it all came crashing down in October when an unnamed woman filed…

TUBBY TV legend Tom Selleck is fretting about his aging, broken-down body as he sadly stares down his 80th birthday, tipsters tell GLOBE. Even though Selleck’s adoring family is planning a party at his Ventura County farm to mark his Jan. 29 milestone, the former Magnum, P.I. hunk can’t ditch the doldrums, sources spill. What’s more, spies say, Selleck keeps griping about the recent end of his long-running cop show Blue Bloods as he grapples with his ballooning weight and increasingly achy joints! “It’s no secret Tom’s been in questionable health, and he tells everyone how much he resents this early retirement that he never wanted,” dishes an insider. “The idea of turning 80 makes him feel melancholy — and he can’t help worrying over how much time he has…

GORGEOUS George Clooney was looking pretty schlumpy for a while, but sources say he’s now getting back to his suave old self with advice from some top “mojo pros,” who have quietly helped to spiff up the star — and his marriage in the process! “Like a lot of people during the pandemic, George kind of let himself go, at least by his standards,” reveals an insider. “He started dressing down all the time, unless he was working. It became this bad habit where he was wearing baggy old pants and grungy T-shirts half the time. “Some days he wouldn’t bother to shave. He seemed to prefer looking unkempt and even considered it stylish!” According to our mole, wife Amal didn’t agree. “She let it slide at first,” shares the snitch.…

TYRANNICAL pop princess Christina Aguilera and fiancé/flunky Matthew Rutler may enjoy an epic sex life, but he pays a high price for it — the domineering diva controls every move he makes, sources tell GLOBE. “Matt laughs it off whenever anyone comments about how bossy Christina is, but the way she treats him is shocking. In fact, she wipes her feet on him,” spills an insider about the couple, who have been together for 14 years and got engaged on Valentine’s Day in 2014. “Any time she’s stressed, she takes it out on Matt, whether it’s ordering him around like the help or throwing tantrums and expecting him to coddle her. “Matt seems to be fine with it and insists he’s the luckiest guy in the world because he has…