Globe January 15, 2018

THE Today show’s biggest stars are being accused of taking part in a shameful cover-up of Matt Lauer’s sick sex attacks on female workers — and are now being pressured by NBC brass to rat out the disgraced creep! When the truth about Lauer’s lecherous behavior exploded — sparking his Nov. 29 firing — his colleagues Savannah Guthrie, Kathie Lee Gifford, Hoda Kotb and Lester Holt appeared to be shocked and embarrassed while vehemently denying knowing anything about his foul deeds. Now in an explosive special report, sources tell GLOBE the four REALLY knew about his awful antics, but kept their mouths shut. “Savannah, Kathie Lee, Hoda and Lester all knew of Matt’s exploits — the whole thing was an open secret on the set,” spills a Today insider. “They…

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has delivered on his long-promised tax plan to benefit the American working class AND make the U.S. economy great again! On Dec. 22, 2017, President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, lowering corporate AND personal income tax rates! With the tax expense for businesses dropping from 35 percent to 21, companies can now reinvest much needed dollars in the American work force, according to experts. “This tax reform will drive economic growth and create good-paying jobs,” says AT&T Chief Executive Officer Randall Stephenson. Corporations wasted little time giving out raises and special bonuses right after the bill passed the House and Senate! Fifth Third Bank raised its minimum wage to $15 for all employees and delivered a $1,000 special bonus to more than 13,500 workers!…

FORMER President Barack Obama’s eldest daughter Malia has turned into a boozing party animal, guzzling her way through Boston instead of hitting the books during her first semester at Harvard! Social media snitches have been ratting out the 19-year-old former first daughter’s alcoholic exploits since she arrived at the Cambridge, Mass., campus — away from the watchful eyes of her famous parents. A Sept. 8 post reads: “Damn, I saw Malia Obama in Cambridge tonight. She was beautiful, but drunk and cursing like any other college student.” The post came just ten days after the Ivy League college — where her parents attended law school — officially kicked off its academic year. On Sept. 23, another poster reports: “Just saw a very lit Malia Obama in Harvard square.” Two weeks…

DIANA RIGG became a TV icon as kickass leather-clad spy Emma Peel, but the Avengers beauty had her fiercest fight yet as she battled back from the dead when her heart stopped on the operating table! About three months ago, the 79-year-old says, she awoke from cardiac ablation surgery to have the nurse say, “You might find a bit of a burn mark on your chest.” Rigg adds, “That’s where they jump-started me.” The actress, whose athletic martial arts moves made her a hit on the ’60s action series, quips, “My heart had stopped ticking during the procedure, so I was up there and the Good Lord must have said, ‘Send the old bag down again, I’m not having her yet.’” Cardiac ablation is a procedure to destroy tissue in…

LAINIE KAZAN, who played overbearing Mama Portokalos in 2002’s My Big Fat Greek Wedding, was collared for swiping food from a California supermarket! Kazan, 77, allegedly stuffed her bags with $180 worth of groceries and headed to her car without paying on Christmas Eve. Sources claim the star’s big fat excuse was she forgot to bring cash to the market! Kazan was charged with petty theft before being released from custody without bail.…

DOOFUS DAMON FEELS THE HEAT MATT DAMON’s been getting slammed by gals as “tone deaf” and just plain stupid for his remarks in the current sexual harassment hoopla. Fems flew into a fury over Matt supporting comic LOUIS C.K., who admitted having been a masher. Matt says, “There’s a difference between patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation, right?” Now an online petition has 18,000 names demanding he be canned from his new flick Ocean’s 8, about gals pulling off a robbery. Also, his wife, LUCIANA BARROSO, is reportedly fed-up. “She’s getting fire from their friends, and it’s a huge embarrassment,” dishes a tattletale. “She wants him to shut up.” COURTENEY’S WRINKLE WAR COURTENEY COX is having a tough time sticking to her recent vow to swear…