Globe November 14, 2022

LAME GAME Hobbled Rocky IV villain DOLPH LUNDGREN is on the mend after surgery to repair an ankle injury HELLO, GOURD-GEOUS! Down-to-earth singer GWEN STEFANI snaps pics at a California pumpkin patch FLIPPING OUT Eighties has-been BOY GEORGE hits the red carpet in London — but the rude old bird can’t hide his feelings LONG TIME NO SEE Former Cheers cutie SHELLEY LONG walks her pet pup in L.A. — but the dowdy dame is doggone hard to recognize! SHOCKINGLY HOFF-KILTER Baywatch hunk DAVID HASSELHOFF’s eyepopping appearance is downright frightful! HOW GRUNGY! COURTNEY LOVE’s makeup-free mug leaves the aging rocker in a Hole lotta trouble THE BEST CELEB PHOTOS EVERY WEEK!…

JULIA ROBERTS is fuming at former Friends star Matthew Perry for boasting about their steamy affair — that happened 25 years ago — and claiming HE dumped HER! In his new memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, the 53-year-old sitcom savage blabbed all the details of his Pretty Woman love-in, which he says ignited before they shot the iconic 1996 Super Bowl Friends episode. At the time, Roberts was Tinseltown’s reigning It girl and could have her pick of any Hollywood stud — and that’s why insecure Matthew claims he pulled the plug. “Dating Julia Roberts had been too much for me,” the recovering addict writes. “I had been constantly certain that she was going to break up with me.” He felt, “I could never be enough. So…

TUBBY Gladiator star Russell Crowe is gearing up to marry gal-pal Britney Theriot by slowly shedding pounds so he can fit into a tailored tux. The 58-year-old chunk and 31-year-old Britney have been a twosome for two years, but made their first red-carpet appearance at the Oct. 16 premiere of his new flick, Poker Face, in Rome, where he’s also shooting The Pope’s Exorcist. An insider tattles the burly hunk, who carries a hefty 270 pounds on his 5-foot-9 frame, “has been planning a wedding with Britney for a while now and working on getting his weight down to a friendlier tuxedo size. “He’s not crash-dieting, he’s doing it the natural and organic way for once. It’s a slow process and more about cutting back on things that aren’t good…

AS SPORTS and fashion fans speculate about a monster divorce between football GOAT Tom Brady and catwalk queen Gisele Bündchen, his ex-galpal Bridget Moynahan hints the couple is definitely headed for the end zone. The 51-year-old Blue Bloods star, mom of Tom’s 15-year-old son, Jack, quoted marriage therapist Vienna Pharaon about breaking up, saying: “Not everything is meant to be mended. Not all relationships are meant to last a lifetime.” The text comes as 45-year-old Brady and Gisele, 42, parents of Benjamin, 12, and Vivian, 9, appear to have fumbled their 13-year marriage. Bridget knows that score. In 2006, Tom passed on their two-year romance just as she learned she was preggers. He’d just started wooing Victoria’s Secret Angel Gisele, who recalls: “Two months into our relationship, Tom told me…

HARDBODY Vin Diesel is a big softie when it comes to bossy beauty Charlize Theron, who’s writing her own ticket in his Fast & Furious film franchise, tipsters tell GLOBE. “Charlize has Vin wrapped around her finger and knows how to work him to get what she wants, and he’s totally fine with that,” spills an insider The muscle-bound meathead, 55, did a lot of kissing up to convince the popular Atomic Blonde babe, 47, to play seductive cyberterrorist Cipher in 2017’s The Fate of the Furious, spies snitch. The Monster Oscar winner reprised the role in F9 and the upcoming Fast X, but sources say Vin is revving up to lock her down for more of the high-octane action flicks — and Charlize is in the driver’s seat! According…

NOW that Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have brought their marriage back from the brink, they are considering bringing aboard another baby, insiders tell GLOBE! “It’s something they’ve talked about and now seems like the right time,” spills an insider. Daniel, 54, and Rachel, 52, were inseparable at an Oct. 16 London Film Festival afterparty for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. “Anyone can see how much closer they are, and Daniel has more time on his hands and isn’t beating up his body playing James Bond anymore,” dishes the insider. “He doesn’t have that chip on his shoulder and doesn’t drink as much, so there’s nothing stopping them!” In addition to the four-year-old daughter Daniel and Rachel have together, they each have another child from previous relationships.…