Globeの July 17, 2023 の目次

SOLE MAN Oddball rapper KANYE WEST — who’s earned millions from shilling sneakers — goes shoeless in L.A. DOUGH BOY Dumbbell SPENCER PRATT, former hunk of The Hills, should lift more weights — and fewer drinks BECAUSE OF CHEW Chubby chatterbox KELLY CLARKSON stuffs her face on Today while jawing about her latest record BUMP UP THE JAM Rotund songbird RIHANNA bellies up to a fashion show in Paris before the arrival of her second kid with A$AP Rocky HOWL DO YOU DO? They say old punks never die — but wailing rocker PATTI SMITH looks like she’s on her last encore! WHO YA GONNA CALL? GUTBUSTERS! Ghostbusters goofball BILL MURRAY is letting himself go to pot! THE BEST CELEB PHOTOS EVERY WEEK!…

MICK JAGGER’s baby mama Melanie Hamrick, 36, has yet to get the satisfaction of a wedding — but the former ballerina reveals the Rolling Stones geezer, 79, gave her a diamond “promise ring” like they’re “horny teenagers!” The retired dancer admits she’s rocking the bling on “that finger” — but adds the couple isn’t making plans to rush down the aisle. Melanie shares son Deveraux, 6, with the singer, who also has seven adult kids with four other gals.…

Hopelessly devoted OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN found a way back from the grave, according to her thunderstruck 37-year-old daughter, CHLOE LATTANZI, who’s convinced her spirit returned from the heavens — in the form of an otherworldly floating orb! “Before my mum crossed, she said, ‘I promise you if I can, I will show up as an orb.’ And her favorite color was aqua,” shares the Grease icon’s only child, whose Australian mommy died of breast cancer last August at 73. After “she passed, I was walking with my phone and my phone took a photo. I didn’t take it,” insists actress-singer Chloe, explaining the mysterious snap was a “live photo,” a recording that captures what happens 1.5 seconds before and 1.5 seconds after a picture is taken. And when she “pressed it,” Chloe…

SHAM psychic Patrice Runner is looking at a bleak future behind bars after swindling 56 million believers out of $178 million in a cruel mail-order scam! Runner, 57, was convicted on 14 fraud counts and faces up to 280 years in prison! Lawmen say the greedy grifter sent millions of letters between 1994 to 2014 pretending to be famous psychics Maria Duval and Patrick Guerin, promising vulnerable targets good fortune and happiness — if they coughed up cash! Investigators snitch the pitches were peppered with personalized details and annotations about the recipients purchased from data brokers. Though the mailings appeared handwritten, investigators say they were mass-produced so the manipulative mastermind and his four minions — who’ve pleaded guilty to mail fraud charges — could send as many as 50,000 per…

BRATTY former CNN host Don Lemon is finally speaking out about his shocking April firing, insisting he was axed because the network’s boss Chris Licht — who was recently ousted himself — wanted the anchor to promote “liars, bigots, insurrectionists and election deniers” on-air. The 57-year-old pundit slammed former CNN czar Licht, accusing the exec of trying to force a more right-wing slant. Lemon insists he fought the change because he was “standing up for what is right.” Diva Don, who was caught in several on-air scandals over condescending comments about women, says giving in would have been a “dereliction of journalistic duties.” Ironically, Licht was fired in June and rumors are buzzing CNN’s owner, Warner Bros. Discovery, plans to sell the failing news network.…

FORMER journalism major GEORGE CLOONEY put his college studies to good use when he directed, co-wrote and starred in Good Night, and Good Luck, a 2005 biopic about the famously intrepid TV reporter Edward R. Murrow, played by DAVID STRATHAIRN, in the fight of his career against Communist witch hunter Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Clooney believed in the project so strongly, he mortgaged his house and got paid ONE DOLLAR each for writing, directing and acting! It paid off, because the movie was a critical hit and grossed over $54 million.…

PLASTIC fantastic Kylie Jenner has blown a fortune on surgery, according to an insider who says the beauty’s already undergone multiple boob jobs and is planning yet another procedure over fears her breasts are “droopy and lopsided.” The makeup empire empress, 25, has copped to getting her lips done, but denies ever having her bust boosted — even though her biggest fans slam her treasure chest for looking fake. Kylie hasn’t answered the recent snark, but in 2016, when she was first rumored to have gotten her boobs upsized, she claimed her chest was busting out because of her period. “She doesn’t want to admit she’s had her boobs done, but there’s no hiding it,” tattles a tipster. “They’re extremely heavy for her body and fans have remarked she looks like…

VENGEFUL Queen Camilla is openly mocking the downward spiral of rogue royals Harry and Meghan and practically dances a jig whenever the couple racks up another flop — especially if the prince’s snooty wife takes the fall, palace insiders say. “The queen has Google news alerts set up to see what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are up to and cheers loudly every time something negative for Meghan pops up on her phone or inbox,” spills an insider. “It’s become one of her favorite pastimes even if Charles and others find it petty and vindictive.” Sources snitch the 75-year-old queen was particularly pleased to learn Harry and Meghan’s $20 million deal with Spotify was canned, triggering an avalanche of bad press for the couple, who were branded “grifters” by…

MAD MEN co-stars JON HAMM, 52, and 35-year-old ANNA OSCEOLA got hitched at the same Big Sur location they filmed the series’ finale in 2015. Guests included BROOKE SHIELDS, LARRY DAVID and TINA FEY. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback KENNY PICKETT wed AMY PATERNOSTER, a former collegiate jock. “Well here we go. Baby bump No. 3,” spills YVONNE STRAHOVSKI, 40, who plays baby-obsessed baddie Serena Joy Waterford on The Handmaid’s Tale. The Hulu star and husband TIM LODEN, 41, have two sons. WHITNEY CUMMINGS, 40, is pregnant with her first child. The single comedian’s been open about having had her eggs frozen at 32. No word whether the baby daddy is an anonymous donor or someone she knows. Singer KESHA, 36, “almost died” after freezing her eggs, resulting in a complication that…

KEVIN COSTNER’s estranged wife, Christine Baumgartner, is hell-bent for leather to shoot holes in her prenup with the Yellowstone star cowboy and get away with a monster chunk of his $500 million fortune — leaving his $80 million payout to first wife Cindy looking like peanuts, insiders dish. The 49-year-old former model and handbag designer is also ripping the lid off the family’s secrets, mammoth finances and lavish spending — publicly embarrassing her moneybags 68-year-old husband of 18 years. A source says Christine is cleverly using their three children — sons Cayden, 16, and Hayes, 14, and daughter Grace, 13 — as a weapon in her demands, claiming they’re entitled to 60 percent, a mindboggling $300 million, of the family fortune! “She is using their children as a battering ram…

CATTY Kyle Richards and Kathy Hilton — the squabbling sisters of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills — have buried the hatchet and ended their longtime feud, sources dish. While Kyle, 54, was in Colorado for niece Whitney Davis’ nuptials to fiancé Luke, she crowed about celebrating with her socialite sibling, 64, on Instagram. The formerly warring women were seen singing Sister Sledge’s classic hit We Are Family with other relatives during a pre-wedding night of karaoke.…

SHOPLIFTER David Romero tried to make a slick getaway after swiping lube and sex aids from a Florida store — but the crook’s cover was blown when a pink vibrator fell from his pants in front of Daytona Beach deputies! That’s the buzz from lawmen who say Romero, 46, glided through a self-checkout aisle without paying for nearly $200 worth of items — including the tiny toy, lubricants, condoms and “climax control spray.” According to a criminal complaint, most of the ill-gotten goods were found in the sticky-fingered dude’s pickup truck — but randy Romero insisted they’d been there for days! However, a store staffer claims the cut-rate Casanova was caught on camera pilfering the products! The court affidavit reveals the lusty lunkhead “further stated that he was going to use…

THE scheming galpal of fiendish dentist Lawrence Rudolph — convicted of murdering his wife during an African safari — will spend the next 17 years behind bars for her part in his despicable crime. Lori Milliron, 65, was convicted of being an accessory after the fact and obstruction in the murder of Bianca Rudolph, 57. She was sentenced on June 23. Her 68-year-old lover has yet to be sentenced but was convicted of shooting wife Bianca while she packed their bags to leave Zambia for the U.S. following their 2016 safari. The Pittsburgh tooth-puller claimed Bianca accidentally killed herself, but an FBI investigation found evidence she was shot from two to three feet away. The judge noted Lori was “unrepentant” and added she deserved the long prison term for her part…

SINGER Nicki Minaj and convicted sex offender hubby Kenneth Petty are the victims of a cruel hoax — a bogus petition circulated by fans of her rival Cardi B posing as outraged neighbors demanding the couple move out of their exclusive California enclave, Hidden Hills! Pranksters claim more than 850 furious and fearful residents have signed a petition titled “SAY NO TO SEX OFFENDERS IN HIDDEN HILLS” that began circulating after the 40-year-old Super Freaky Girl singer and Petty, 45, slammed down $19.5 million for their mansion in December. The fake petition suggests Petty’s criminal background could lower property values “due to safety concerns.” As GLOBE has reported, Petty is currently serving a year-long home detention for failing to file as a convicted sex offender. In 1995, then-17-year-old Petty was busted…

YOUR fingers don’t have any muscles! They’re moved by muscles in the hands and forearms, which are attached to finger bones by highly flexible tendons. FOLKS who live in the tiny village of Supai — located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon — have their U.S. mail delivered daily by a mule train! About 200 people live in the hamlet, which is part of the Havasupai Indian Reservation. PRESIDENT Abraham Lincoln was the first real person to appear on an American coin, the now common penny created in 1909. Benjamin Franklin created the nation’s first one-cent piece in 1787 featuring a sun dial and 13 chain links. YOU’D have to drink 21 quarts of modern tonic water every day to fight off malaria! The key ingredient — quinine —…

GING Tom Cruise is looking great for 60, but his nose is growing and the alarmed Top Gun star’s so freaked out, insiders dish he’s plotting an op to pare his Pinocchio-sized snout. The Mission: Impossible megastar appeared confident posing for pics on the red carpets at the Rome and London premieres for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which opens in America this month, but sources snitch that behind the scenes, he was fretting over his sprouting snout. “He kept asking his makeup artist to contour it and complained about how much bigger it looks,” tattles a tipster. As GLOBE reported in 2021, during the shoot for Dead Reckoning, Tom’s face appeared noticeably puffier, leaving his inner circle convinced he’d gone overboard on Botox and filler. “His face…

SHADY SANDOVAL FUELS SCHWARTZ VANDERFEUD Just when you thought Vanderpump Rules bad boy TOM SANDOVAL, 40, couldn’t get any shadier! Following the tainted Bravo reality star’s salacious “scandoval” months-long meet ’n’ cheat with castmate RAQUEL LEVISS — his longtime girlfriend ARIANA MADIX’s BFF — comes cringey news he’s now backstabbing best pal co-star and business partner, TOM SCHWARTZ, who covered for the unfaithful wannabe rocker during the dirty affair! Miffed at getting roped into the brouhaha, Schwartz, 40, grouses: “It’s hard for me not to be resentful of him. I’m taking a break from Tom right now.” Ballsy Sandoval had the gall to hit back with a Fresno, Calif., gig dig, crooning these loony altered lyrics to the tune of Stacy’s Mom: “Schwartzy, do you remember when you had…

2/10 Indiana Jones’ sidekick should dial down her look — her colorful blouse and kimono are too busy! 7/10 The socialite is a bohemian beauty in a flowing gown with pleated sleeves and lace panels 9/10 Gabby knows how to bring it on! The glam gal is gorgeous in a modern beaded minidress 9/10 Ally McBeal’s timeless taffeta skirt is a bright idea — the re-wear looks as good as it did in 1999! 8/10 Dr. Quinn has the cure for dowdy dressing! She sizzles in a bold bodycon dress and biker jacket…

PROSECUTORS have fired off another charge against Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, accusing the weapons handler of tampering with evidence in 2021 on the day the Western’s cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, was killed by a live bullet from Alec Baldwin’s prop pistol! The Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office alleges the gun gal — who’s also facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter — interfered with their investigation into the tragedy by foisting narcotics onto another person “with the intent to prevent the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of herself.” But Gutierrez-Reed’s attorney Jason Bowles blasts the new complaint and gripes, “This stinks to high heaven and is retaliatory and vindictive!” The new charge follows a court filing by prosecutors alleging the party-hearty novice, 25, was boozing and smoking pot in the evenings while the flick…

TWO-FACED Barack Obama has stabbed his former vice president Joe Biden in the back by secretly rallying congressional support for his wife Michelle’s presidential quest — despite having publicly backed his ex-veep for a second term, political insiders dish. Sources say the 61-year-old former commander-in-chief was caught red-handed hosting a series of hush-hush meetings with Democratic congressional bigwigs and former administration staffers at his Washington, D.C., office to secretly test support for Michelle. “Barack recognizes the gravity of the situation with Joe’s disappointing poll numbers,” says a Beltway insider. “He had hoped that the president would have rallied and come into his own at this point, but that clearly hasn’t happened. “With 2024 growing closer and closer, he had to act since he apparently fears Joe is getting too old…

HULKING Dwayne Johnson’s once-booming showbiz empire is crumbling with his sitcom, Young Rock, axed by NBC bosses after just three seasons — and now sources say the muscleman fears he’s worn out his welcome! “Dwayne once believed everything he touched would turn to gold and he was on his way to becoming one of the most powerful men in Hollywood,” a source says. “But the sitcom cancellation is a big wake-up call for Dwayne since his DC superhero movie, Black Adam, tanked at the box office last year, too. “He has very real worries the public is tired of him. He fears movie studios will never bankroll another Black Adam film and doubts he’ll be able to land another TV series,” the source squeals. Now, the smarting 6-foot-5, 260-pound former pro…