Globe September 5, 2022

OUT OF GAS Reclusive Aussie PAUL HOGAN is spotted at an L.A. filling station, but the Crocodile Dundee hunk is now a gaunt geezer! PITCHING IN Former DWTS contestant RUMER WILLIS shows off her literal take on throwing out the trash WHATTA BOOB! Hollywood oddball SHIA LaBEOUF gets handsy with baby mama MIA GOTH SOLE SEARCHING Barefoot WENDY WILLIAMS looks clueless as the canceled TV yakker wanders through the lobby of her NYC building STONE FACED Time has caught up with craggy JUSTINE BATEMAN as the Family Ties cutie’s looks have come undone OH CHUTE! TOM CRUISE temporarily throws in the towel on a parachute stunt while filming Mission: Impossible 8 in the U.K.…

FURIOUS TV shrink Dr. Phil McGraw is axing dozens of staffers in a brutal shake-up to get rid of employees who may be rats who squealed his show was a “toxic” workplace. That’s the word from shell-shocked sources close to the CBS daytime show host, following the ferocious firing of up to 25 workers in a savage staff slashing spree ordered by the mustached mogul. “He wants everyone to be happy at work and doesn’t think there’s room for rats, cover-ups or back-stabbing of any kind,” tattles a spy. “Make no mistake, Phil is taking no prisoners. He doesn’t want his legacy going up in smoke and is willing to be as ruthless as it takes to get back on track. It’s last chance time and he knows it! “The…

STILL reeling from the suicide death of son Ben Keough, Elvis Presley’s former wild child, Lisa Marie, is seeking comfort in religion by becoming a nun, insiders squeal! The ex-Scientologist, pill popper and cocaine junkie has been secretly visiting the Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn., where she’s planning to live a peaceful and sin-free life. The four-time divorcee and mom of three surviving children has been seeing Mother Dolores Hart, 83, a former starlet who was Elvis’ love interest in the ’50s flicks Loving You and King Creole! She quit her budding career at 24 to become a cloistered Benedictine nun, but later appeared in the 2011 documentary God Is the Bigger Elvis. “Lisa Marie’s been through so much. She’s convinced that Mother Dolores can finally help her find…

NEWLYWEDS Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck threw a three-day wedding bash at his 87-acre Georgia estate — one month after eloping in Las Vegas, insiders dish. The Batman hunk, 50, and his beaming bride, 53, drew up a star-studded guest list, which included Ben’s best bud, Matt Damon, sources squeal. According to a tipster, the blowout boasted a luxe barbecue and picnic — and the gaga groom strove to make the summery shindig “all about J.Lo!”…

COMIC superstar Eddie Murphy inked a deal to pocket $25 million for shooting Beverly Hills Cop 4, but sources say he’s dragging his feet and looking for an even bigger payday. Sources snitch the 61-year-old dad of ten — worth a whopping $600 million — hasn’t “shot a frame of the Netflix sequel despite committing to a massive $25 million cash deal” and with other reboots like Tom Cruise’s Top Gun: Maverick raking in a mind-blowing $1.2 billion worldwide. “It’s like he’s got that huge payday in the bag, and he’ll get to it in time, but wants to hoover up a ton of quick cash elsewhere just because he can,” says an insider. “The feeling is that he needs to take a more Tom Cruise–like approach with BHC4 and…

TV crime fighter Mariska Hargitay had boasted she prefers a natural look, but as aging sours her looks, the 58-year-old’s seeking help with nip/tucks, sources say. The Law & Order: SVU star, who plays beloved Det. Olivia Benson on the long-running series, looked visibly haggard while filming scenes in New York City Aug. 5. “She was against plastic surgery in her younger years but these days — looking at the dailies or in the mirror — are enough to change her mind,” spills an insider. “She looks long in the tooth and tired all the time.” The daughter of late sex symbol Jayne Mansfield “would never change her nose or do anything too drastic or invasive,” notes the insider. But she’s considering laser treatment that erases forehead and smile lines…