Table of contents for December 22, 2025 in Globe

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STUCK-UP diva Elton John is back to his cruel habit of torturing everyone close with his titanic temper, and insiders say it’s putting a major strain on his 11-year marriage to devoted hubby David Furnish. The 78-year-old Rocket Man, who’s recovering from health setbacks that put his life in major danger in recent years, is testing the patience of loved ones and Furness, 63, who are walking on pins and needles 24/7 to avoid his wretched wrath! “Everyone keeps trying to put a positive spin on this, but it’s getting harder and harder to take his terrible tantrums,” an insider dishes. “Yes it’s great that he’s out and about again, but that doesn’t make up for his bad behavior. It’s one meltdown after another, the littlest thing can set him…

HOLLYWOOD legend Diane Keaton’s death has prompted longtime rivals Jennifer Aniston and Sarah Jessica Parker to end their feud and make peace, sources tell GLOBE. Both actresses idolized Diane and were devastated when she passed unexpectedly on Oct. 11, according to insiders. “It’s kind of pathetic that it took Diane’s death for Sarah Jessica and Jen to take a second look at their own chilly relationship over the last 20-odd years and realize they have to get past their competition with each other,” dishes a source. The actresses’ rivalry dates back to the late ’90s when they were two of the hottest stars on TV — Jen on Friends and SJP on Sex and the City. “After their TV shows ended, they were up for a lot of the same…

THE Usual Suspects star KEVIN SPACEY has again been clobbered by claims of sexual assault by three dudes in a civil suit that will be tried in London next October. According to RUARI CANNON, the 66-year-old American Beauty star groped him at a 2013 afterparty at London’s famed Old Vic theater where Spacey had served as artistic director. The star reportedly denied the charge, slamming it as “ridiculous and it never happened.” But another man, identified as “LNP,” claims the actor “deliberately assaulted” him about a dozen times between 2000 and 2005 and a third guy, called “GHI” in court documents, insists Spacey attacked him at the Old Vic in 2008. Spacey has long denied any wrongdoing, but his once-thriving career and fortune have taken a nosedive since 2017, when…

CODE BREAKERS Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a number. Use the given letters to get started by filling them in throughout the puzzle. Look out for patterns like repeated letters. Code Breaker puzzles use all 26 letters of the alphabet. There are no trademarks, abbreviations, hyphenated nor foreign words on the grid. REFERENCE GRID WORD SEARCH Circle the hidden words in the grid, crossing them out in the list as you find them. Words can go horizontally, vertically, diagonally and backward. AIRY DRESS BANDANA CHUNKY RINGS CORDUROYS COWBOY BOOTS DENIM JACKET FLIP-FLOPS FRINGED VEST JEANS LEATHER BELT SANDALS SHORTS TANK TOP WIDE-BRIMMED HAT DOMINOES Dots represent the domino tiles (with hidden borders). Identify a complete set of dominoes. Start with the unique tiles (e.g. doubles) as they are…

GAGA Andrew Garfield is madly in love with galpal Monica Barbaro — and the screen stud is hankering for a happily ever after that sees them make beautiful babies together, sources say. In fact, tipsters claim, Andrew, 42, is even more interested in starting a family than he is in getting hitched. The Amazing Spider-Man star and 35-year-old Monica — a rising Hollywood star who earned an Oscar nod for her role in the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown — have been dating since February and have quickly become one of Hollywood’s most loved-up couples. Andrew’s previous on-again, off-again romance with La La Land’s Emma Stone fizzled out after four years in 2015, and he had short-lived flings with songbird Rita Ora, Bridgerton beauty Phoebe Dynevor and spiritual guru…

RUTHLESS Denise Richards is taking great delight turning the screws on ex Aaron Phypers — even as he claims he’s so destitute, he’s one step away from being homeless, spies say. The Wild Things star, 54, recently asked a judge to fine her 53-year-old estranged husband $2,000 for what she says is a “frivolous” request for an expedited spousal-support hearing in December that was originally scheduled for Jan. 5. “Part of Denise wants to call BS on Aaron for attention seeking and trying to win sympathy while painting her as the baddie,” spills an insider. “But there does seem to be substance in these broke claims he’s making — and she couldn’t be happier to hear it.” She knows his wellness business is struggling and that he’s been burning through…

STARSTRUCK Prince Harry is hoping to enlist a slew of A-listers for his pet charities, and his top celebrity crush Jennifer Lopez is at the top of his list, a source tells GLOBE! “Harry is very competitive and seeing his brother, Prince William, reel in all these big names for his philanthropic efforts has lit a fire under him,” says the insider. “He’s the one in Hollywood and he’s saying it ought to be him who gets the biggest names.” So the 41-year-old prince is reportedly reaching out to everyone he has a connection to — it’s not just the Hustlers star, 56, he wants to lure in. “But no doubt she’s the most thrilling prospect for him because he’s been very taken with her since they met,” says the…

AN GELINA JOLIE’s seemingly endless legal battles with Brad Pitt are making her sick, literally — and now the ailing actress’ kids are rushing in to provide around-the-clock care! “I need to remove all stress,” she wrote to her business manager in 2021. “I honestly feel I am getting sick from worry.” Maddox, 24, Pax, 22, Zahara, 20, Shiloh, 19, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 17, “worry like crazy about their mom, to the point where they’ve all agreed never to leave her totally on her own,” a source tells GLOBE. “One of them is always around and staying at the house with her.” Since 2017, the Tomb Raider star, 50, spends most of her time when in L.A. holed up at a $24.5 million mansion, where sources say she’s…

BACKSTREET BOY TOSSES SANDY FIT You’d think Backstreet Boys crooner BRIAN LITTRELL was one of the Beach Boys for his constant tiffs with sunbathers who he claims are illegally enjoying the “private” sands and surf behind his $3.8 million Florida mansion on Santa Rosa Beach. In the latest kerfuffle, Brian, 50, has smacked his 67-year-old neighbor CAROLYN HILL with a lawsuit for trespassing and swearing at his property manager. According to Florida law, the wet sands below the high-water mark are public while the dry section above can be private. Brian and wife LEIGHANNE LITTRELL have been dickering with so-called trespassers since scooping up the three-bedroom villa in 2023, and at one point some of the sunbathers reportedly accused the property manager of menacing them with a drill. JEN SHAH SPRUNG…

MOTIVATED Monica Lewinsky has taken a giant step in boosting her producing career, GLOBE has learned, by striking up a solid alliance with Gwyneth Paltrow’s hotshot hubby, Brad Falchuk! Brad — who’s created a string of hits, including American Horror Story and Glee — has taken Monica under his wing, claims a source, and hopes to turn the former White House intern into Hollywood’s next big thing! “Monica isn’t joking about her desire to become a serious television producer, and she isn’t shy about crediting Brad, of all people, in helping her develop her skills,” notes the insider. “In the short term, Brad’s endorsement of Monica has made her some money and helped push some projects forward, but it’s also put Monica in a different celebrity stratosphere. “Important people take…

BASEBALL stars Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were thrown a curveball when federal prosecutors accused them of rigging pitches and receiving monetary kickbacks from shady gamblers who pocketed at least $450,000 in winnings. The two hurlers — who play for the Cleveland Guardians — were indicted on fraud and bribery charges. Lawmen allege that Clase, 27, was in cahoots with a gambler as early as May 2023 to throw specific pitches so that speculators could place prop bets regarding speed and type, and charge Ortiz, 26, joined the scheme in June 2025. Both players were allegedly paid for their participation in the plot, according to the recently unsealed federal indictment. Joseph Nocella Jr., the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, states that Clase and Ortiz “deprived the…

AILING King Charles’ historic decision to step down — coupled with Prince Harry’s return to the royal family — has sparked a nasty battle between Queen Camilla and Princess Kate, sources tell GLOBE. Camilla has gone nuclear over the fact that Kate is helping Harry worm his way back into the good graces of his softhearted father, King Charles III, courtiers say. Behind the scenes, sympathetic Kate, 43, has been defending the honor of her brother-in-law, Harry, who left palace duties behind in 2020 with his American wife, former Suits actress Meghan, to chase moneymaking deals in Hollywood, according to tipsters. Sources say the Princess of Wales is pushing her pigheaded hubby, heir to the throne Prince William, and others in the palace to forge a path toward peace with…

FUNNYLADY Kathy Griffin is now so ready to mingle she’s looking for love on four different dating apps! Despite having joked in 2024, “Can you imagine me on the dating apps? … Obviously I’ll be starting with FarmersOnly.com … I’m kidding, I don’t know anything about farming. But I am a bit of a hoe. There! I said it,” now the My Life on the D-List star has given in and joined the world of online dating. The 65-year-old, who finalized her divorce from marketing exec Randy Bick less than a year ago, says she’s looking for a man who isn’t intimidated by her outsize personality and successful career. “I like a guy that’s nice, that’s smart, that can handle the fact that I’m like a ballsy comedian and…

SCREEN legend Dame Judi Dench is now almost completely blind! The 91-year-old Notes on a Scandal star couldn’t even recognize her old friend Sir Ian McKellen, her costar in a 1979 production of Macbeth, when the two did a recent joint interview on U.K. TV. “No, you don’t [see me on camera], because I can’t see anymore,” she told the reporter. When McKellen, 86, quipped they could still see her, the veteran star responded, “Yes, and I can see your outline and I know you so well, in your Macbeth scarf. But I can’t recognize anybody now. “I can’t see the television, I can’t see to read,” she added. The X-Men star then jokingly asked Dench if she ever goes up to “total strangers [to] say, ‘Lovely to see you…

DAYTIME TV icon Dinah Shore overcame childhood polio to become a chart-topping singer, actress and the host of a series of popular talk shows that aired almost continually from 1952 to 1992. She welcomed a wide range of guests over the years, from Frank Sinatra to Ella Fitzgerald to Vice President Spiro Agnew. A legend on the links, she helped found the Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Tournament in 1972. After a battle with ovarian cancer, Dinah passed away at age 77 on Feb. 24, 1994.…

LIMELIGHT-LOVING Jennifer Lopez is red-faced and stinging after ex-fiancé Alex Rodriguez brutally snubbed her in his new documentary, and insiders tell GLOBE the touchy tigress plans to smack back by spilling all the dicey details of their racy romance that ended in disaster almost five years ago. Sources dish the 56-year-old diva was “upset” and “triggered” after baseball legend A-Rod, 50, brutally ignored their four-year love story in his three-part HBO series, Alex vs. ARod. “J.Lo was bracing to be in that documentary, so to have it then come out and there is nothing about her was very shocking and actually really embarrassing,” tattles an insider. “There was all this talk about his mistakes and about how he could have treated his ex-wife better and yet absolutely no mention of…

BILLY BOB THORNTON admits to a “very, very close” ongoing friendship with ex-wife Angelina Jolie, and insiders tattle that the six-times wed actor has been counseling the Maleficent witch through her toxic split with Brad Pitt — even if it means raised eyebrows with his current spouse, actress Connie Angland. The 70-year-old star of the oil wildcatting TV drama Landman has been married to Connie, 61, since 2014, yet he and Angie — who once wore vials of each other’s blood around their necks — “talk all the time,” notes an insider. “She loves him like a brother and tells him everything. It’s much like her bond with her first husband, Jonny Lee Miller — only more intense and the communication is more frequent. Plus they do each other favors…

Disgraced chatfest star ELLEN DEGENERES blabbed that she and wife PORTIA DE ROSSI were going to stay in England as long as DONALD TRUMP was president, but a year later, the liberal ladies have reportedly changed their minds. “She’s been telling friends they are coming home soon because they miss them and can’t take the winters over there, and Portia wants to act again,” tattles a source. “They will be here for the holidays and longer by the sound of it.” Well, gals are allowed to change their minds, aren’t they? Jon & Kate Plus 8 star JON GOSSELIN is hoping second time’s a charm following his disastrous and bitter split from first wife KATE GOSSELIN. The 48-year-old tied the knot with 38-year-old former cosmetologist STEPHANIE LEBO in Lancaster, Pa., Nov.…

MURDEROUS monster Lenard White is facing hard time after being found guilty of ordering the killing of Florida high schooler Isabella Scavelli after learning the 17-year-old told cops he’d sexually assaulted her, authorities say. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, White, 37, and his cousin — triggerman Sheldon Robinson, 22 — were convicted of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, murder-for-hire, premeditated first-degree murder, discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Now, officials say both men are facing mandatory life terms and are slated to return to court for sentencing in January. Lawmen say Isabella had gone to police in February 2023 to report that White had attacked her — and the very next day, she was fatally shot in…

HELICOPTER mom Cindy Crawford loathed daughter Kaia Gerber’s ex Austin Butler with such a passion, she made it her mission to break them up! And she continues to trash-talk him all over Hollywood a full year after they went their separate ways, a source tells GLOBE. “It’s like Cindy took the breakup personally!” the insider says. The 59-year-old supermodel and husband Rande Gerber, 63, “let Austin into the family because Kaia wanted a real future with him.” As readers know, the nepo baby, 24, and the Elvis star, 34, first sparked romance rumors in December 2021. They dated for three years before ending their relationship late last year. While they were together, Kaia and Austin spent time with her family, including joining them on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.…

NEWLY eligible bachelor Orlando Bloom was spotted partying up a storm with Sofía Vergara in Las Vegas recently — sparking rumors of a romance! In racy photos she posted on Instagram, the Modern Family star, 53, who wore an ooh-la-la red lace corset, posed with the 48-year-old British hunk and other friends. But his friends are warning him that she’s way out of his league and that he’d be better off finding someone more on his level to avoid being totally embarrassed, sources tell GLOBE. “Even after 25 years in Hollywood, he still hasn’t done much that’s extraordinary outside of his Lord of the Rings and Pirates of the Caribbean films,” snarks a snitch. Meanwhile, Sofía, who split from ex-husband Joe Manganiello, 48, in 2023, is known as a kind…

FORMER Home Improvement kid Zachery Ty Bryan needs to improve his behavior now that he’s grown — the 44-year-old was busted for the SIXTH time in five years on Nov. 29. Bryan, who played star Tim Allen’s TV son Brad Taylor on the hit sitcom from 1991 to 1999, was arrested and jailed in Eugene, Ore. — charged with violating his probation from a prior domestic violence conviction in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in January. In that case, a woman who is his live-in baby mama but wasn’t named claimed Bryan “choked her and punched her in the face multiple times.” Sources say the gal was allegedly his fiancée Johnnie Faye Cartwright, mom of his daughter Kennedy and twins Parker and Sequoia. Previous arrests of Bryan include allegations of DUI and…

WOODY HARRELSON It’s like something out of a movie! The Natural Born Killers star is the son of an actual mobster and contract killer, though the felon was absent for much of the actor’s childhood. Among several killings attributed to the 64-year-old’s father is the 1979 murder-for-hire of a U.S. district judge on behalf of a drug dealer. Charles V. Harrelson was sentenced to life in prison and died in 2007. “I tried for years to get him out,” Woody says. “To get him a new trial … just being a son trying to help his dad.” TIM MCGRAW The 58-year-old didn’t learn his dad was baseball great Edwin “Tug” McGraw until he stumbled upon his birth certificate at age 11. While they eventually met, his dad denied fathering him…

SUPER-SONGBIRD Adele has been tapped for her movie debut and a source says she’s thrilled to be making good on a lifelong dream to be an actress while her fiancé, Rich Paul, fears she could find the going tough in Hollywood’s cutthroat bigscreen world. The 37-year-old Set Fire to the Rain singer and 45-year-old sports agent have been together since 2021 and are now engaged, and an insider notes that “Rich is very protective of Adele and he can’t help but be worried” as she plunges into the dog-eat-dog acting world. Her first flick is based on vampire novelist Anne Rice’s 1982 book, Cry to Heaven, about male castrati opera singers, who are castrated as youths so their high-note voices will not deepen with age, and takes place in Italy…

BUT TRUE! POINSETTIA EDITION: Dec. 12 is National Poinsettia Day, a celebration of America’s No. 1 selling potted plant. More than $250 million worth of these colorful beauties are sold every year. Poinsettias are native to Mexico and other parts of Central America. The ancient Aztecs used their leaves to make a red dye and the sap to control fevers. Their association with Christmas began with the legend of a poor Mexican girl who wanted to give Baby Jesus a present. She picked some weeds to bring to church, which miraculously were transformed into brilliant red blooms. Poinsettias aren’t always red — they come in more than 100 varieties, including cream, pink, purple, yellow and bicolor varieties. Contrary to popular belief, they’re not poisonous but can upset the stomach if…