Indice dei contenuti per October 1, 2018 in Globe

THE simmering year-long feud between rap queens Nicki Minaj and Cardi B exploded in an elbow-flying, shoe-throwing brawl at a Big Apple fashion week event. It all erupted when Nicki’s security guard jabbed an elbow at new mom Cardi B’s head as she entered the lobby of The Plaza hotel for the Harper’s Bazaar Icons event. Furious Cardi B, who delivered daughter Kulture to rapper hubby Offset in July, yanked off a red platform shoe and let it fly at Nicki while screaming: “B***h, come here!” Nicki “didn’t flinch” as the shoe sailed, and a triumphant-looking Cardi B was led out of the gala. Nicki reportedly ignited the feud by dissing Offset in one song and saying Cardi B was a record label’s attempt to “make another me” in another…

CHARLIE SHEEN‘s ex-wife DENISE RICHARDS, 47, earned her new gig on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills by tying the knot with barely known actor AARON PHYPERS, 46, on camera. She has three daughters with Charlie. Pretty Little Liars beauty JANEL PARRISH, 29, said “I do” to beau CHRIS LONG in Hawaii. TV’s Scorpion hottie KATHARINE McPHEE, 34, is still going strong with her grandpa-aged fiancé, music mogul DAVID FOSTER, 68, at a charity bash in Verona, Italy. CNN host VAN JONES and wife JANA CARTER are kaput after 13 years of marriage and two kiddies. She’s asking for joint custody and alimony. LINDSAY LOHAN’s stepmom, KATE MAJOR, 35, is ending her four-year marriage to the actress’ dad, MICHAEL, 58. She was busted throwing a glass candle at him in…

BRITISH actor Stephen Moyer’s fang-tastic performance as vampire Bill Compton in True Blood made him an international star. But since 2017, he’s been playing Reed Strucker, a devoted dad of mutant teens in FOX’s The Gifted, which kicked off season two on Sept. 25. Here are ten things you don’t know about the 48-year-old performer. 1 He claims he can ride a unicycle and juggle at the same time. 2 Stephen supplemented his income in college by playing pool. 3 One of his favorite hobbies is boxing, and he spars on a regular basis. 4 He called a London houseboat home for many years. 5 American jazz great Louis Armstrong is his hero. 6 The former boozer gave up alcohol 18 years ago after the birth of his first child…

KINKY zoo owner Joseph Maldonado was so furious with rival animal rights activist Carole Baskin — who repeatedly accused him of cruelty to his tigers — he hired hit men to snuff her, say lawmen. But one of the wouldbe killers was actually an undercover FBI agent — and Maldonado’s scheme was declawed. Now, the 55-year-old owner of Oklahoma’s Wynnewood Zoo, who brags about being gay and having “kinky sex,” faces being caged like his big cats for 20 years and a $500,000 fine if convicted of plotting the slaughter of Baskin, who runs a Florida animal rescue sanctuary. The feud between Joe and Carole and her hubby dates back years. She accused the zoo owner of cruelly tearing baby critters from their mom and keeping them in abusive conditions.…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Go ahead, take chances, Ram! A friend asks you to invest in her small business? Mars says yes! When someone you’d normally turn down asks you out, think again! This could be your soul mate talking! Spruce up your wardrobe late in the week — the cosmos offers good deals on clothing you’ll love! TAURUS April 21 - May 21 Spend some time alone, Bull! Get a massage, read a book or head out for an afternoon at the park or zoo! You deserve it after the hectic times you’ve been through! Midweek is a great time to make your home more welcoming, by rearranging furniture or just buying a new doormat! Love wears blue. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Monday’s Gemini moon…

GILLIGAN’S Island cutie-pie Dawn Wells is broke and battling crippling illness as she faces her sad last days. The 79-year-old star, who played innocent castaway Mary Ann Summers on the hit sitcom from 1964 to 1967, is “embarrassed” over a public appeal to raise more than $194,000 to pay the massive medical and tax bills that are making her life hell. “Dawn is a very proud woman, but she was hit by a colossal one-two financial punch,” says a source. “She had a very bad accident, which required a long hospital stay, while being hit by a large back-tax bill. “Dawn cried to pals that they’d put her in the poorhouse — or out on the street!” The actress’ hairstylist friend Dugg Kirkpatrick says she was clobbered by the 2008…

IT’S unbearable! Asheville, N.C., resident Michelle Baber found a huge black bear swinging in her backyard hammock. The critter must have enjoyed himself — because he returned a few hours later for another snooze! HERE’S a real game of chicken! KFC restaurants are offering an $11,000 reward to any parent plucky enough to name their newborn Harland in honor of the eatery’s founder, Col. Harland Sanders! FORE-GETTABOUTIT! Colorado golfer Matt Gutierrez was forced out of Pro-Am tournament after a large ground spike pierced his leg and embedded in a bone when a practice swing went wrong, hit a rope and sent the metal post flying! TALK about catching a buzz! A horde of bees swarmed a hot dog cart in New York City’s Times Square, creating sheer terror before they…

PUPPY LOVE BITES DEMI’S GIRLS Mom of three grown daughters DEMI MOORE has got a new baby girl to shower with love. The Striptease actress rescued a little gray terrier-mix from the pound and now she takes MERPLE with her everywhere as if she’s a real infant. “Demi carries the dog in a sling like she would a baby, and carries a bottle, treats and even diapers for those long visits,” blabs a mole. “She talks baby talk to the pup and buys her little sweaters and booties.” The only problem: Her daughters RUMER, 30, SCOUT, 27, and TALLULAH, 24, “are feeling jealous — especially when she raves how beautiful her dog is.” That’s ruff! DOROTHY’S RUBY SLIPPERS FOUND For more than a dozen years, Dorothy was stranded in Oz…

GWYNETH PALTROW’S goofy lifestyle site, Goop, found itself in deep doo-doo after being slammed for its crackpot cures — but the wellness brand weaseled its way out of trouble by agreeing to pay $145,000 to settle a suit over false medical claims! Goop had hawked vaginal jade and rose quartz eggs — claiming the stones would bring “hormonal balance” — and a flower oil to “help prevent ‘shame spirals.’” But the California Food, Drug and Medical Device Task Force didn’t agree — and dragged the company to court! Goop insisted it was all an “honest dis agreement” and agreed to offer customer refunds and fork over the fine — but didn’t admit to any wrongdoing. Authorities have now barred the site from making any product claims without “reliable scientific evidence.”…

TWO years after shooting her husband with a crossbow, a nurse was cuffed for fatally dosing the dude’s water with over-the-counter eye drops, according to cops! When Steven Clayton was found lifeless in the foyer of his South Carolina mansion, authorities suspected the 64-year-old had died from a fall down the stairs — a theory supported by his wife’s claim he’d been suffering from vertigo. But cops soon found themselves further questioning 52-year-old Lana Sue Clayton after an autopsy revealed her husband had been poisoned with tetrahydrozoline — a chemical found in eye drops such as Visine that can be lethal if swallowed. When confronted, authorities say Lana admitted to giving Steven the drops on the sly for two days before his July 21 death. “We don’t have a clear-cut…

ROCKET MAN Elton John has triggered yet another nasty rock feud — by ignoring Who legend Roger Daltrey’s emails asking him to perform at a charity benefit. Daltrey was so irate over the piano-playing diva’s snub, he rants: “Elton seems unable to answer my bloody emails. I have done his charity three times — it’s about time he did one for me!” Daltrey, 74, says he publicly blasted Elton because he “can’t get through to him any other way.” Daltrey then exploded against Elton, 71, at an event where he was being honored for his work supporting the Teenage Cancer Trust at London’s Royal Albert Hall. He’s helped the cause raise $37 million by staging concerts at the venue. The Won’t Get Fooled Again singer notes he’s rocked out at…

CHATTERBOX Kelly Ripa is making her TV crew sick to their tummies with her bizarre nervous habit of gnawing her cuticles to the quick, insiders dish. “She’s constantly picking at her nails and cuticles, and probably doesn’t even realize she’s doing it half the time,” blabs an insider. “But it’s revolting her co-workers.” Her Live! co-host Ryan Seacrest comically compares her chewing to serial killer Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs, quipping that perhaps she’d “like some chianti and fava beans too” as she gnaws at her own flesh. Her shocking habit is a stark contrast to metrosexual Ryan, who “never has a hair out of place. He’s tidy, clean-shaven and very meticulous about his hands,” notes the insider. Meanwhile, Kelly’s nervous gnawing makes it more difficult for the…

AS BEN Affleck battles to beat his booze demons during a third rehab stint, his estranged actress wife, Jennifer Garner, is telling their three young kids to “pray for your daddy,” says a source. Jen was so concerned for Ben, she staged an intervention, convincing the Batman boozer he needed to get off the bottle for the sake of their children — Violet, 12, Seraphina, 9, and Samuel, 6 — and drove him to rehab on Aug. 22. “They’re praying for their daddy to get well and be by their side again soon, and Jen has been an absolute rock in helping them understand why he’s not around,” spills a source. “Of course there’s some serious worry in the household right now, especially when Ben’s back with his young pinup…

GIGANTIC CHRISSY METZ is in a desperate battle to shed a chunk of her 400 pounds — but despite a starvation diet and exercise, the five-foot-five This Is Us star is still double-wide. “Chrissy’s fallen short of expectations,” tattles a snitch. “She can barely squeeze through the doorframe on set. It’s got to be embarrassing.” The roly-poly actress is feeling under the gun to lose weight since her character on the NBC drama is supposed to be slimming down. “She’s definitely serious about her diet,” notes the blabbermouth. “She’s eating three small meals a day. A typical lunch is three small turkey meat-balls with a half cup of brown rice and steamed broccoli. And she’s walking two miles a day.” She’s vowed to shrink her 24 size in half so…

PLAYING the boyfriend of Melissa Joan Hart’s Sabrina the Teenage Witch didn’t make for a magical future for Nate Richert — who’s now Richert, 40, starred as Sabrina Spell man’s longtime beau Harvey Kinkle for seven seasons. But after the series ended in 2003, he found it hard to score consistent acting gigs. “I’m extremely lucky to have had any success at all,” says the part-time musician, who rattled off his list of side hustles on social media. “I’m currently a maintenance man, a janitor, a carpenter, and do whatever random jobs I can get to pay the bills.” The struggling performer made the revelation after photos emerged of Cosby Show alum Geoffrey Owens working as a cashier in New Jersey.…

NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and wife Amy made a fast $500,000 profit by flipping the Key West, Fla., home they spruced up for their reality show! The stars of Renovation Realities: Dale Jr. & Amy inked a deal to sell the posh property for $2.6 million — after adding an outdoor kitchen, pool and spa. The house, which they purchased for $1.2 million, now also features a concrete slab initialed by the retired racing legend and his spouse.…

NEAR the end of life, changing breathing patterns and excess fluid in the throat create a haunting sound known as the death rattle — a sign a person is entering their final hours. A dying individual may sharply inhale, then not take another breath for several moments. That labored, irregular breathing, coupled with the inability to clear saliva and mucus from the throat, creates the unsettling noise. The rattle has been described as a soft moaning, a loud gurgling or a cracking, wet sound that happens with each breath. But experts say the person experiencing it feels no pain from the condition. However, it means death is imminent. On average, a person lives only 23 hours after the rattle starts, according to Dr. Daniel Murrell from the University of Alabama.…

AIRHEADS at a cryogenics firm wrongly cremated the body of a renowned scientist and preserved only his noggin, claims a lawsuit brought by the dead man’s furious son. Kurt Pilgeram is asking for damages “in excess of $1 million” against the Scottsdale, Ariz.–based Alcor Life Extension Foundation — the same company once accused of mishandling the remains of baseball legend Ted Williams! On April 10, 2015, 90-year-old Dr. Laurence Pilgeram died from cardiac arrest outside his Goleta, Calif., home. The scientist, who’d devoted his career to researching the aging process, had contracted the facility — which is operated by British-born Dr. Max More — to preserve his remains “no matter how damaged.” But according to chilling court documents, Kurt says he received a box that “purportedly contained his father’s cremated…

TIME bomb Gladiator hunk Russell Crowe reportedly exploded and “stormed off” an Aussie movie set after the caterer ran out of rice! The 54-year-old star, who was accused of throwing a phone at a Big Apple hotel worker because his call to Australia wouldn’t go through, flew into the rice rage while shooting The True History of the Kelly Gang, in Victoria, sources claim. Following his blowup, a bigwig sent the film crew “text messages warning them of Russell’s mood,” says a source. Crowe is mum on the incident — but insists the phone story is bull!…

BUXOM Barbara Eden’s love interest on I Dream of Jeannie was Larry Hagman, but his goofy sitcom sidekick, Bill Daily, carried a secret real-life torch for the blond bombshell all the way to his grave. Bill, who died at 91 of natural causes in Santa Fe, N.M., on Sept. 4, was married three times, but couldn’t resist Barbara’s charms. He played clumsy Maj. Roger Healey to Barbara’s magical genie and Hagman’s Tony Nelson on the show from 1965 to 1970 — and “carried a torch for her from almost the very first moment he met her,” reveals a source close to the late actor. “And he never stopped loving her! He always felt they had a special bond!” Scantily clad Jeannie lived in a bottle at Maj. Nelson’s home and…

CLARK GABLE didn’t let his reputation as a suave ladies’ man stop him from horsing around in 1937. By then, The King of Hollywood was already a gold mine for MGM, but in 1939 his career would gallop into overdrive with his performance as Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind! The very same year, he tied the knot with blond beauty Carole Lombard — but their happiness was short-lived as she was killed in a plane crash in 1942. Though he married twice more and appeared in 27 additional films, actress Esther Williams said, “He was never the same. He had been devastated by Carole’s death.”…