Table of contents for August 15, 2022 in Globe

BIGWIGS behind The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are wooing Sylvester Stallone’s wife, Jennifer Flavin, for a slot on the hit reality show, sources claim. The 53-year-old model and actress would be a perfect pick. She lives in a massive Beverly Hills mansion with the super-rich Rocky star, dad of her three kids, and even has her own Serious Skincare line. “She’s a perfect fit for reality TV,” says a source. “Sassy and classy!”…

AGING Michael Douglas has gotten zapped and de-wrinkled to keep up with energetic, 25-yearsyounger wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, say sources. The 77-year-old Wall Street grandpa and Chicago stunner Catherine, 52, have been hitched since 2000 and he fears he’ll get ditched without a youthful makeover, sources snitch. “She’s still so young and vibrant, it’s understandable he’s worried about losing her,” blabs a spy. “A lot of his friends are convinced he’s gotten a bunch of work done to try and look younger.” The former Basic Instinct stud had pals “buzzing about what he might have had done” after his face appeared refreshed while traveling with Catherine in France. “Michael’s got a spring in his step and looking way less wrinkled. He’s been hitting the gym too,” tattles a tipster. A plastic surgery…

WORKING-class hero no more! Lots of boos blasting out from furious fans of blue-collar idol BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, grousing their revered Boss is a sellout as ticket prices for his 2023 concerts hit $3,000 a pop on a famed online site. And these are legit — not scalper — prices to see the 72-year-old Born to Run singer, who’s worth an estimated $650 million and earns about $80 million a year! “Shameful,” snarls an online fan. STEVE VAN ZANDT, Bruce’s E Street Band guitarist, insists, “I have nothing whatsoever to do with the price of tickets. Nothing. Nada. Niente. Bubkis.” But another would-be buyer huffs, “I assume when Bruce shouts ‘Is anyone alive out there?’ on the next tour it will be more of a medical checkin on those who had…

IT’S the end of the main event for wrestling honcho Vince McMahon, who announced his retirement from WWE after a brutal beatdown over charges he paid women $12 million not to blab about his misconduct and their alleged affairs! But a corporate misconduct investigation launched against him in June means it is not a clean finish for the legendary wrestling heavy. “As I approach 77 years old, I feel it’s time for me to retire,” vilified Vince says.…

A HORRIFYING disease related to killer smallpox — monkeypox — is spreading at wildfire speed across the globe like COVID and no one is safe from the scourge, scientists warn! In the U.S. alone, the virus exploded from a single case to nearly 3,000 other infections in less than two months — spreading faster than medical experts can learn to cope with the illness, which leaves the body covered in horrifying sores. Worldwide cases recently topped 14,000 incidents and the World Health Organization has declared a global emergency as some scientists suggest monkeypox is a pandemic. In fact, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is so alarmed, the national Emergency Operations Center was ordered to organize a battle plan against the vicious virus and throw more resources…

HIP-SWIVELING singer Ricky Martin, 50, can go back to livin’ la vida loca following his triumph in court. The Grammy winner’s nephew Dennis Yadiel Sanchez, 21, withdrew his shocking claim charging Ricky lured him into a seven-month incestuous relationship and harassed him when it hit the rocks! A judge also dismissed a temporary restraining order against the hunky hitmaker. The former Menudo pop pipsqueak denied Sanchez’s accusations from the get-go! One of Ricky’s legal eagles says, “This was never anything more than a troubled individual making false allegations with absolutely nothing to substantiate them. We are glad our client saw justice.” Sanchez asked the judge to dismiss the case, so Martin never had to defend himself in court.…

FORMER NCIS star Mark Harmon intends to return to his hit TV crime series and beat the retirement blues, stunned spies tattle. The 70-year-old onetime UCLA football quarterback left the popular program due to fatigue after 19 seasons playing Leroy Jethro Gibbs. But now that he’s had a good rest, Mark is itching to get back in front of the cameras and out of the house he shares with his former Mork & Mindy star wife, Pam Dawber, sources dish. “Mark has to work hard to find things to do at home,” spills an insider. Not surprisingly, NCIS bigwigs are all for him coming back for the 20th season, according to sources who say the military police drama’s ratings nosedived when Harmon split. However, scriptwriters purposely left the door open…

HOLLYWOOD Medium sensation Tyler Henry confesses his psychic powers failed him with his grandmother — who he was shocked to learn was a double-murderer and NOT his biological relative! The 26-year-old star of Netflix’s Life After Death, famed for giving psychic readings to celebrities like Khloé Kardashian, Jenna Bush Hager and the late Alan Thicke, learned the jaw-dropping truth when his mom, Theresa Koelewyn, took a DNA test. Up until then, Koelewyn, 58, believed the woman who raised her as her mother was Stella Guidry Nestle, who was granted parole after getting a life sentence for torturing and murdering two people in the ’70s. But a 2019 DNA test revealed Nestle wasn’t Koelewyn’s biological mother! “The bittersweet part of that is that while it means that she’s not my biological…

INSECT DNA is in your teacup! A study published in Biology Letters found tiny traces of bee, caterpillar and spider genetic coding on tea plants ahead of harvesting, packaging and production. PRESIDENT William McKinley’s second term ended abruptly when he was shot twice by a deranged anarchist while standing in line at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition. He died eight days later. TENNESSEE is the birthplace of the tow truck. Ernest Holmes Sr. got the idea to automate a towing process in 1916 after helping a friend pull his car out of a river. Three years later he completed his invention! HISTORY’S biggest scoop of ice cream stood five-foot-six, weighed 3,010 pounds and was six feet, two inches wide. The strawberry colossus was created in Wisconsin for Kemps Dairy’s 100th anniversary in 2014.…

LEGENDARY screen siren Jane Fonda’s puss seems extra-plump and frozen these days, triggering buzz the Barbarella beauty has undergone another plastic surgery overhaul to reboot her love life! The 84-year-old, whose latest TV venture, Grace and Frankie, just wrapped up, is “still flirting up a storm when the mood strikes,” spills an insider. “Everywhere she goes, younger men adore her. They can’t help it, she has an aura.” Just two years ago the Hollywood hottie insisted she “closed up shop down there” and wasn’t interested in sex, but sources snitch Jane’s since changed her tune and is now looking for younger guys. “She’s awfully flattered by the attention,” tattles the insider. “And if some nip/tuck improves her chances, more power to her. “Jane’s already had everything under the sun done…

JITTERY Jeopardy! bosses wimped out by choosing to keep Mayim Bialik and her rival Ken Jennings as permanent show hosts and now sources blab fireworks are looming! Insiders snitch Mayim, 46, is quietly steaming because she wanted to be the sole host and now she’ll have to share the podium with know-it-all Jennings, 48. “She was really kissing up to everyone on the set, bringing them cupcakes and other homemade goodies, ingratiating herself to the bosses and crew like Ms. Congeniality, but it backfired and she’s pissed off,” dishes a spy. “She’s grumbled to a few people she’s always going to feel like Ken’s always there, always meddling.” Show kingpins chickened out with a split decision since they “clearly wanted Mayim, but the fans wanted Ken,” says the snitch. “So…

EXECUTORS OF dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s estate secretly pocketed at least $13 million of the creep’s cash — instead of paying it out to the monstrous moneyman’s victims, according to explosive court documents. Darren Indyke, Epstein’s personal attorney, and accountant Richard Kahn are accused of transferring the loot to the Butterfly Trust — eight months after the sex freak financier was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his NYC jail cell in 2019 while awaiting a sex-trafficking trial. Authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands say a chunk of the missing moolah was later moved from the Epstein-founded trust to three different entities, which benefited Indyke, Kahn and their spouses. The shocking charges were made in a court filing by Denise George, attorney general of the American territory in the Caribbean, where…

Baby machine HILARIA BALDWIN took another shot at love, gifting hubby ALEC BALDWIN a new wedding band on their tenth anniversary after his fingers got too fat to fit his old ring. Faux Latina Hilaria and the Rust movie gunman are expecting their seventh Baldwinito, a girl. American Ballet Theater’s famed prima ballerina MISTY COPELAND, 39, secretly welcomed her first baby, son JACKSON, with husband OLU EVANS, back in April. She’ll be back on her toes next year. Winter House heartthrob JASON CAMERON, 35, melted the ice with sizzling Real Housewives of Dubai spitfire CAROLINE BROOKS, 37, during a NYC dinner date! Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men creator CHUCK LORRE has jettisoned third wife ARIELLE after three years for “irreconcilable differences.” Southern Charm stars SHEP ROSE,…

AXED TV rabble-rouser Tamra Judge is returning to Real Housewives of Orange County for season 17 — but thanked show producer Andy Cohen for kicking her to the curb in 2020 and giving her a “totally different perspective!” The potty-mouthed blonde, 54, admits she was “kind of an a**hole” during her previous stint on the Bravo series and told Watch What Happens Live host Andy, “Being off for two years is probably the best thing you could have ever done to me!”…

DIRTY moneyman Russell Laffitte — a buddy of accused killer Alex Murdaugh — used his family’s South Carolina bank to help the junkie lawyer launder cash and steal from clients, authorities charge. A federal grand jury indicted the former Palmetto State Bank CEO for conspiracy, wire fraud and bank fraud in connection with Murdaugh’s alleged schemes. Laffitte, 51, had served as conservator for two Murdaugh clients, young sisters who were awarded a hefty settlement after a 2005 accident killed their mother and brother. But according to the indictment, the brash banker — in cahoots with the disgraced legal eagle — plundered the girls’ accounts and swiped $355,000 for himself and $990,000 for the now-disbarred attorney! Court documents also accuse Laffitte of giving the sketchy legal scion an unauthorized $750,000 bank…

GEEZER Mick Jagger has gone gaga for much younger baby mama Melanie Hamrick, and the ex-ballerina has the wrinkled Rolling Stones rocker under her thumb, tipsters tell GLOBE. “She’s really tamed him,” blabs an insider. “He’s a totally different guy these days. It’s Melanie this and Melanie that.” Sources dish the reformed womanizer, 79, dotes on his 35-year-old galpal, who he’s dated since 2014, and hates to spend a night without her! The smitten superstar even had Melanie and their son, Deveraux, 5, join him on his band’s latest tour! “Mick never used to bring his family on the road. That was strictly boys’ time. But now instead of nights out carousing, he’s getting to sleep right after their shows and getting up early in the morning to go sightseeing…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Jupiter in Aries inspires you to look for affordable travel deals for an end-of-summer adventure. Midweek, when a friend demands more than you want to give, ask yourself if this friendship is worth damaging your own well-being, Ram. The planets say NO. A tall redhead sparks weekend romance. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Saturn retrograde hits Twins hard this week. You’ll face a spiritual lesson — but talking it out with a Scorpio will make sense of your dreams and visions. Thursday brings a sale on a wish-list item — go for it. Listen carefully to a date or partner Saturday — they’re revealing a hidden truth you need to know. LEO July 23 - Aug. 23 Lions are motivated to get moving…

MONACO’S Prince Albert and runaway wife Charlene appear to be finally getting along and insiders say he’s now pushing the princess to cement their reunion with another baby! But sources warn that may be way too much, way too soon for the troubled South African beauty, who has just dipped her toe into public life after a 15-month absence and treatment for mental, physical and emotional problems. “Albert and Charlene have wiped the slate clean and seem to have regained their footing in a marriage many people assumed was doomed only a year ago,” spills an insider. “He’s glad to have her back at his side for official duties and wants to take it further by having another baby to show off. It would assure Monaco’s people all is right…

REFORMED party animal David Hasselhoff is desperately fighting to beat the clock as he turns 70 — and got a series of cosmetic procedures on his aging face, sources tattle. Once a 6-foot-4 hunk of Baywatch beefcake, David’s looks were ravaged by his long battle with the bottle, according to insiders, who say the actor finally crawled onto the wagon after his daughter Taylor Ann posted a now notorious 2007 video showing him drunk and shirtless on the floor scarfing down a cheeseburger. “Since then David has been good about sticking to a healthy diet and exercise regime, but this surgery overhaul was the icing on the cake,” spills the source. Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Robert H. Cohen, who has not treated The Hoff, says, “His jawline is tight…

GOODFELLAS mob boss Paul Sorvino took a shocking secret to the grave — he put a hit on rapist movie mogul Harvey Weinstein after the pervy producer ruined the acting career of his beloved daughter Mira! Before the 83-year-old Hollywood tough guy passed from natural causes on July 25, Mighty Aphrodite Oscar winner Mira felt her career had been stymied by Weinstein after she rejected his kinky advances. When Mira’s doting dad learned about her accusations, Paul fumed “if I had known, he would not be walking. He’d be in a wheelchair.” Says a pal: “Paul wanted to have Harvey’s legs broken and then have him shot. He was going to have one of his wiseguy buddies take care of him!” In 2018, the Law & Order actor was caught…

FUNNYLADY Aubrey Plaza followed up her six-year stint as deadpan April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation with a more serious turn in the FX series Legion. This month, the 38-year-old is delving deeper into drama with the title role in Emily the Criminal. Here are ten things you don’t know about Aubrey, who was once voted the most famous person from Delaware. 1 She was named after Bread’s 1973 single Aubrey and says of the tune, “It’s a love song — kind of — but it’s kind of depressing and dark.” 2 She worked as an intern on Saturday Night Live and as an NBC page, which she calls “the lowest of the low.” 3 At age 20, she suffered a stroke resulting in temporary paralysis and expressive aphasia. Though…

A FEEL-GOOD fundraiser for a homeless veteran was actually a money-grubbing scam — and shameless New Jersey grifter Katelyn McClure was sent to the federal pen for a year and a day for the rude ruse! McClure, 32, and then-boyfriend Mark D’Amico, 42, concocted a tall tale in 2017, claiming down-on-his-luck Johnny Bobbitt gave her his last $20 when she ran out of gas — and the couple raised nearly $400,000 online from do-gooders who wanted to reward the supposed hero. But lawmen say the greedy gal and her guy only gave $75,000 to Bobbitt, who was in on the scheme, and used the rest for casino trips and luxury goods! D’Amico was sentenced to 27 months behind bars in April, and Bobbitt was ordered to enter drug rehab.…

BATTLING exes Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are at each other’s throats in court — again! The bitter former lovebirds — whose trial over claims of defamation and abuse mesmerized the world with its window into their toxic 15-month Hollywood marriage — are BOTH appealing the judgments against them in another ugly war of one-upmanship. Just 24 hours after Amber, 36, filed in a Virginia court to overturn her three defamation convictions, which have left her owing Depp $10.35 million, jubilant Johnny, 59, went all Pirates of the Caribbean on her and parried with an appeal to overturn HIS conviction on a single count of defamation, which put him on the hook for $2 million in damages. Depp’s lawyers say they simply want to ensure “all information is considered by…

SELF-APPOINTED king Jeremiah Heaton — an American hemp farmer who claimed a no man’s land between Egypt and Sudan just to officially declare his little girl a princess — wound up tangled in an international web of weirdness! Heaton, 44, planted his flag in Bir Tawil, 795-squaremile patch of African desert, and dubbed it the Kingdom of North Sudan in 2015. The indulgent Virginia dad says the stunt was meant to make his seven-year-old’s dreams of being royalty a reality. The tiny territory has remained unoccupied for years due to border disputes with its neighboring nations. But after news of Heaton’s farfetched folly spread, he was flooded with requests from nearly 15,000 people seeking to live in his land, which has no electricity, water or roads! But he insists, “We…

TENNIS superstar Novak Djokovic claims refusing to get COVID shots makes him a warrior for “freedom of choice” and he’s “willing to pay the price” for his protest by being banned from top tournaments like next month’s U.S. Open. But Djokovic’s refusenik behavior strikes a strange chord because the 35-year-old Serb also insists,“I was never against the vaccine” and admits “there are vaccines that have little side effects that have helped stop the spread of some infections around the world.” So what’s the big deal? As an athlete — or even an ordinary slob like the rest of us — Novak’s entitled to eat and medicate as he chooses. But apparently the big-headed dude isn’t worried about contracting the killer virus! He’s arrogantly confident he can beat the bug —…