Table of contents for May 30, 2022 in Globe

FORMER screen siren Melanie Griffith dumped three studly hubbies, but the aging beauty now says it wasn’t their fault — like a caged wildcat, she just needed to be free! The 64-year-old sexpot from Working Girl and Body Double was married to actor Steven Bauer from 1981 to 1988, wed Don Johnson twice, in 1976 and 1989, and was Spanish stallion Antonio Banderas’ wife from 1996 to 2014. Each time she divorced, Melanie blamed her exes. But following her split from Banderas, Melanie realized she just might not be the marrying type! She says the explosive revelation came while visiting her mom, Tippi Hedren, the star of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller The Birds, at her wildlife rescue retreat in northern California. “Melanie watched a tiger pace back and forth in…

GARCELLE FUELS WHOOPI FEUD BevHills Housewife GARCELLE BEAUVAIS has a horrible view of The View, grousing her 2015 audition for the ABC morning chat show became a nightmare, thanks to mean girl hosts including “testy” head honcho WHOOPI GOLDBERG! “I was shocked and appalled to see how testy Whoopi was with the show’s producers,” recalls the 55-year-old reality star in her new autobiography, Love Me as I Am. “I was embarrassed and disappointed, to say the least. It was cringeworthy!” In her tell-all, Garcelle describes vying for the job as ROSIE O’DONNELL’s replacement. “Here I was the eager new kid in class and I ran smack dab into the reality of an uninviting workplace,” she grouses, adding Whoopi, ROSIE PEREZ and NICOLE WALLACE would contradict most of her comments. “The…

MACHO Miles Teller is joining the ranks of movie pilots Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer in Top Gun: Maverick. But the screen hunk, 35, reveals he had to get into “killer shape” to play high-flying Lt. Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw! Here are ten things you don’t know about the Pennsylvania native. 1 A second-grade teacher told him he’d never graduate high school and he’d be a juvenile delinquent. 2 As a teen, he played alto saxophone in a rock band and was a drummer for a church youth group. 3 He started acting in high school because he thought the drama teacher was “pretty hot.” 4 He used to have a “big crush” on Groundhog Day’s Andie MacDowell. 5 At age 20, he was ejected from a friend’s car during a…

TIGHTWAD Tom Selleck is worth an estimated $45 million and pockets a whopping $500,000 per Blue Bloods episode, but sources squeal he frets over every penny and hoards his dough like a miser. The 77-year-old stud hit it big at 35 when he scored Magnum, P.I., which ran from 1980 to 1988, and has been socking away cash ever since from flicks like Three Men and a Baby, TV commercials and his current cop drama that began in 2010. But an insider snitches the 6-foot-4 hunk’s “philosophy is every dollar saved is a dollar earned and that hasn’t changed even though he’s one of the richest TV stars around.” The father of Kevin, 56, with first wife Jacqueline Ray and Hannah, 33, with wife Jillie Mack, claims he’s still “got…

IF SWIMMERS don’t think it’s safe to go back in the water off the Jersey Shore, it’s no wonder — a gigantic 1,000-pound great white shark named Ironbound is cruising the coastline — again! The razor-toothed 12-foot, 998-pound beast was spotted off the Garden State’s coast at 10:30 p.m. on April 23. He was seen again about ten days later prowling waters in close proximity to the area terrorized by the maneaters that inspired Steven Spielberg’s classic 1975 flick Jaws. In the 1916 attacks, four people were devoured by sharks — and one victim survived — while swimming. So far Ironbound hasn’t come too close to shore. Ocean researcher Bob Hueter has been following the monster since tagging him with a tracking device off the coast of Nova Scotia in…

FORMER Wonder Years child star Fred Savage has been axed from a reboot of the classic family sitcom — where he was producer-director — due to claims of abusive behavior. Savage, 45, who starred on the original show from 1988 to 1993, was fired from the Disney reboot following an investigation into charges of “inappropriate behavior.” After the probe “the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of The Wonder Years,” a spokesman says. But a source adds: “Details about the nature of the allegations are unclear, but I hear they included verbal outbursts and inappropriate behavior.” The recent scandal isn’t the first to rock Savage, who was aged 12 to 17 years when he played Kevin Arnold on the original series. In 2018,…

CHEATER Prince Albert of Monaco trotted out his troubled wife, Princess Charlene, like a show pony for a second public appearance — but the blond beauty wasn’t smiling and the two never touched. The 44-year-old princess, her seven-year-old twins, Jacques and Gabriella, and Albert, 64, appeared at the Sainte Dévote Rugby Tournament for under-12 players a week following her first public outing with the family at a car racing event. While Albert was beaming — as if showing off a loving, tight-knit family — Charlene hugged and cuddled her kids while never touching the prince or cracking a smile, sparking speculation she’d been turned into a modern-day brainwashed Stepford Wife. Her two unsmiling public appearances were the first for Charlene since January 2021, when she split for her native South…

PRINCE CHARLES began his takeover of the monarchy by officially opening Parliament for the first time, replacing his badly ailing mom, Queen Elizabeth. But the 73-year-old Prince of Wales was only a stand-in for his 96-year-old mom, who missed the official ritual for only the second time in her 70 years as monarch on May 10. The official palace spin was the queen had mobility problems, which is no surprise to GLOBE readers. We recently reported Elizabeth was so frail, she needed a cane, but mostly used a wheelchair and a mobility scooter. We also noted king-in-waiting Charles has been secretly taking charge behind the scenes. “Get ready to see more and more of Charles and less and less of the queen,” says a royal source. “Charles is already the…

IN HOLLYWOOD, some things never change, according to Speechless star MINNIE DRIVER, who isn’t zipping her lips about showbiz cruelty. The British brunette recalls being “devastated” when a Good Will Hunting producer scoffed she wasn’t “hot enough” to play MATT DAMON’s leading lady in the smash 1997 flick during her early turn in Tinseltown. Ironic since Matt, now 51, sure found her hot enough to be his real-life girlfriend! “It was devastating to be told at 26 you’re not sexy when you maybe just got over all your teenage angst, and started to think, you know, maybe in the right light and the right shoes and the right dress, I’m all right,” gushes the Oscar-nominated actress, 52. “And by the way, that is something that has not changed — there…

RILED Ray J claims the 2007 release of his X-rated romp with billionaire ex Kim Kardashian was orchestrated by the booty queen and her crafty momager, Kris Jenner, to launch the reality TV titan’s career! “I’ve never leaked anything,” insists the Sexy Can I singer. Ray J says the porn flick’s sale was a “partnership” among the three “since the beginning,” and has accused the Kardashians of falsely painting him as a “dirty perv” to pad their bank accounts!…

A DERANGED dad is charged with brutally bashing in his teenage daughter’s head with a metal pole and rubber mallet — because he didn’t want her to go to her high school prom! “I lost my mind, went out of control, and beat the sh*t out of her,” cops say Mohammed Almaru wrote to one of his sons, apparently confessing to pounding 17-year-old Mia Maro to a pulp. Before her death Mia told school chums her dad terrified her and she thought he would kill her, police say. The 42-year-old Chicago man has been charged with first-degree murder. Charging documents say Almaru went through his daughter’s phone and believed she was “lying” to him, so he refused to let her attend her school prom. The girl’s mother, Audrey, was disabled by…

SOAP hunk Steve Burton is ditching his pregnant wife in what sounds like a daytime TV storyline — he says her baby isn’t his! The General Hospital alum, 51 — who shares three kids with diet guru Sheree Gustin, his spouse of 23 years, dropped his bombshell online. “I wanted to clear something up. Sheree and I are separated,” he says. “She recently announced that she’s expecting her fourth child. The child is not mine.” The actor claims he ended his marriage hours after Sheree announced her pregnancy. But he says they’re still co-parenting Makena, 18, Jack, 16, and Brooklyn, 7. Sheree didn’t respond to Burton’s post. Burton lost his gig playing Jason Morgan on General Hospital in November 2021 after he refused to comply with the show’s COVID vaccine…

NASCAR racer Joey Logano won for the first time in 40 races at Darlington Raceway amid cries of dirty driving from rival William Byron! Logano’s victory in the Goodyear 400 was sweet, but he was slammed for tacky tactics by bitter Byron. On the second to last lap, Logano ran down Byron and bumped him, sending his car crashing into the wall and blowing out two tires. “Yeah, he’s just a moron. He can’t win a race, so he does it that way,” Byron was heard griping after finishing 13th. But Logano fired back insisting Byron took the lead by trying to squeeze him into the wall about 20 laps before. “You have to do that in that situation,” Logano says. “I’m not going to get bullied. That’s how the sport…

LEAVE It to Beaver legend Tony Dow reveals the heartbreaking news he’s fighting cancer again! Tony, 77, who played big brother Wally Cleaver in the beloved TV series, broke the news on the internet along with his wife, mosaic artist Lauren, 74. However, the star, who won his iconic 1950s role without any previous acting experience, did not reveal the details of his disease. Tony was hospitalized last August with pneumonia and is now asking for fans’ prayers.…

AQUAMAN beauty Nicole Kidman insists she’s never gone under the knife, but her latest photo post has freaked out fans declaring she’s “unrecognizable” as experts say her face is changed! Even country star hubby Keith Urban has asked the 54-year-old hottie to change her secret beauty regimen, according to spies who insist she loves her new looks and turned him down flat. “Nicole thinks she looks great,” an insider snitches. “So, he’s given up asking.” Still, the internet exploded with negative blurbs after the Eyes Wide Shut sexpot posted an image of her face pulled tight with what doctors say are telltale signs of surgery — eyes looking like slits and cheeks looking as smooth as a baby’s butt. “What did you do with your face?!?!?!!!?” posts a fan. “You…

DISGRACED daytime diva Ellen DeGeneres is in a bad place as her TV exit date draws near, leaving wife Portia de Rossi and pals urging her to see a shrink and get the help she desperately needs, insiders say. The 64-year-old star’s long-running gabfest ends May 26, two years after multiple ex-staffers charged the work culture on her hit The Ellen DeGeneres Show was riddled with racism, bullying and intimidation. Then on May 5, sources say Ellen was clobbered with “one final humiliation” when her show failed to garner a Daytime Emmy Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show nomination for the first time since her 2003 launch, says a spy. Ellen’s swan song season was left off the nominee list that boasts The Kelly Clarkson Show, The Drew Barrymore Show, Hot Ones,…

Twice-divorced Flight Attendant star KALEY CUOCO, 36, is having a trippy PDA-packed romance with Ozark star TOM PELPHREY, 39. She recently blasted she’ll never marry again. Time will tell. This Is Us star CHRIS SULLIVAN, 41, and wife RACHEL are expecting a second baby together. “IT’S A…GIRL!!!” and “ARRIVING NOV 1ST… ISH,” posts the actor. The tot will join year-old big bro BEAR. The Vampire Diaries beauty KAT GRAHAM, 32, is sinking her teeth into an engagement with producer-director DARREN GENET, 52. They began dating in 2017, after meeting on the set of the supernatural series. Soap opera star JERRY VERDORN, who played tycoon Clint Buchanan on One Life to Live, died at age 72 after a lengthy battle with cancer. The Daytime Emmy winner also played Ross Marler on…

KELLY CLARKSON’s ex Brandon Blackstock has won another legal tussle in their bitter divorce, with a court order demanding she shut down security cameras at her Montana ranch where he’s living. The ruling orders the Stronger singer to “turn off all web-cams, trail cams, and any other security cameras, approximately 13 in total” and give proof of “how that was accomplished.” Blackstock, 45, won the right to live at the spread until June 1 while paying $12,500 a month in rent. That’s chicken feed next to the whopping $115,000 monthly stipend the 40-year-old singer has to pay him until January 2024 under their settlement. Sources say the flap over the cameras is a matter of privacy because they gave Kelly a record of who visits.…

A GREEDY California gal got socked with five years in the slammer for faking cancer and scamming friends and family out of more than $105,000 in donations! Crybaby Amanda Christine Riley, 37, whined about having Hodgkin’s lymphoma on social media and created a blog to document her nonexistent seven-year battle with the disease, while begging for cash to pay her medical bills! According to lawmen, the bald-faced liar shaved her head to pretend she’d received chemotherapy, forged letters from doctors and staged photos of herself receiving treatment. But prosecutors say she was never sick and used the do-gooders’ dollars for living expenses. After the IRS exposed Riley’s ruse, she pleaded guilty to wire fraud. A judge has also ordered the shameless swindler to repay her victims.…

LOCO North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un must feel he’s losing control because he just ordered a crackdown on Western fashion styles — banning tight jeans, long dyed hair and piercings. Slamming European and U.S. styles as “decadent,” Kim’s fashion police — the “Youth Patrol” — are especially going after gals aged between 20 and 30 years wearing body-hugging jeans, say sources. Youth Patrol agents bust them for sporting “capitalist” fashions like waist-length hair dyed brown and pencil-leg jeans. Offenders are hustled to the Youth Patrol headquarters, where they’re forced to write confessions and publicly shamed. “In the most severe cases, the violator’s name, home address and workplace will be revealed” over loudspeakers, blabs a source. Kim has declared Western fashions and speech are “dangerous poisons.”…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Recent stress eases as Jupiter and Venus meet, and your mood improves during a fun week. Look for a financial boost thanks to changes suggested by a cash-savvy relative midweek. Visit a trendy new venue with a younger person at the weekend — you could meet someone fascinating for romance. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Get out that bucket list, Twin. The cosmos spotlights a chance to cross off something that’s been on it for a long time. If it involves travel, invite a friend — it could lead to romance. But be careful with paperwork. Pesky Pluto could cause errors or loss. Saturday brings an unexpected gift in the mail. LEO July 23 - Aug. 23 Bite your tongue Monday, Lion, when…

TROUBLED Wendy Williams’ TV replacement Sherri Shepherd triggered a new catfight by saying she’s “truly concerned” about the embattled former daytime talk star. Plagued by personal and health issues, Wendy, 57, left The Wendy Williams Show, sparking producers Debmar-Mercury to permanently replace her with former The View yakker Shepherd, 55. Appearing on Instagram Live, Williams raked her claws at Shepherd, saying she wouldn’t watch the replacement show because it’s not her “thing.” Shepherd quickly snapped back with a pitying May 7 insult on the social media platform, saying: “I did hear Wendy say she will not watch me on the new show. And that’s OK. You know, I understand. “She’s going through a lot. I’m truly concerned for her.” Sherri also asked people to “pray” for Wendy. In addition to…

BACK in the 1940s Georgia became the first state to lower the voting age to 18. The campaign slogan for the measure was “old enough to fight, old enough to vote.” But people still can’t drink until they’re 21! ELEANOR ROOSEVELT was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wife and fifth cousin once removed. They got married in March 1905. But he kept a mistress, Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd, for 30 years — and she had a lesbian lover on the sly, journalist Lorena Hickok. PIGS don’t have sweat glands! When it gets hot, porkers find shade or cool down in the water or wallow in mud. SANDRA BULLOCK discovered she was allergic to horses while filming the 1996 romantic comedy “Two If by Sea.”…