Globe August 1, 2022

GONE TO POT True Detective’s STEPHEN DORFF has traded his ab-tastic bod for a blimped-out belly! CHEWING THE FAT Itty-bitty daytime diva KELLY RIPA sics her motormouth on some snacks while shooting Live CLAWS FOR ALARM SAWEETIE is looking sharp as the talon-ted Tap In rapper tosses out the first pitch at Dodger Stadium HIDE & EEK! Murphy Brown’s CANDICE BERGEN goes undercover as a tubby tourist in Italy LOOKING PONCHY ERIK ESTRADA, who played Frank Poncherello on CHiPS, tries to pile on the charm, but the former TV cop looks busted! MEATING HIS MATCH Beefy rapper FLO RIDA tackles a giant tomahawk steak onstage in the middle of a NYC concert!…

EMBATTLED Kelly Clarkson’s been moaning about her troubles with ex Brandon Blackstock to pals who are getting sick of her unrelenting whining, sources tattle. “They just want her to get on with her life, count her blessings and shut up,” snitches an insider. But the Because of You singer, whose career is going gangbusters with a new album, a talk show, a game show gig and a successful merchandise line, can’t stop obsessing about her war with the father of her two children, who she divorced in August 2021, says the snitch. “All she’s doing is whining and moaning how her ex, Brandon, is giving her grief, how tired she is, how lonely,” gripes the insider. As GLOBE reported, Kelly’s paying Blackstock a whopping settlement and he refused to move out…

MOVIE mobster Robert De Niro has put a hold on getting hitched to love Tiffany Chen while he wars over money with ex-wife Grace Hightower and his fed-up galpal is ready to walk, say sources. The 78-year-old Godfather legend has shelled out millions to Grace since their December 2018 divorce, but they’re still squabbling — and that’s thrown his romance with the 63-year-old New York martial arts teacher for a loop, pals squeal! “Tiffany’s patience is running out,” dishes an insider. “She’s ready to walk because he’s got a ton of baggage.” But a source insists, “Bob’s stuck between a rock and a hard place. Grace is still giving him grief and he groans that she’s all about money and her spending is outrageous.” Last year, a judge ordered the…

SCREEN hunk John Travolta has secretly been a devoted friend and rock for troubled Lisa Marie Presley — and now sources believe they’ve caught a sizzling Saturday Night Fever after being brought together by grief! Since Elvis’ only child lost her son, Ben Keough, to suicide, “John checks in on Lisa Marie” and has been encouraging her to rebuild her life, according to an insider, who notes she’s helping Travolta recover from the loss of wife Kelly Preston, who died from cancer July 12, 2020 — the same day Ben killed himself. “Lisa Marie doesn’t know what she’d do without him,” says the insider, who suspects the feeling is mutual. Travolta, now 68, introduced Lisa Marie, 54, and her mom, Priscilla Presley, to Scientology in the late ’70s and she’s been…

JEALOUS Joy Behar has targeted rival Whoopi Goldberg for the chopping block so she can take over The View’s No. 1 cohosting slot by summer’s end, sources tattle. “Joy’s been quietly campaigning for Whoopi’s removal,” snitches an insider. “She’s said for months now Whoopi’s a liability and it’s in everyone’s interest if she gets greased so the ratings can improve and they can bring in new talent.” Meanwhile, the 79-year-old schemer, who recently signed another three-year contract with ABC, intends to stay on the hot seat until she rots and is slamming rumors she’s quitting following her shocking on-air face plant. The last of the original panelists, Joy gave co-workers a terrible fright in March when she tumbled while walking to her chair. Cohosts Sara Haines and Sunny Hostin rushed…

REALITY star Erika Jayne has plunged into a shocking downward spiral — boozing, crying broke and begging friends for cash, spies claim. But the 51-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills blonde isn’t getting much sympathy from castmates after she got toasted on their Mexican adventure and passed out on a couch, ruining the fabric, an insider says. Now pals worry “she’ll wind up bloated and washed up” if she doesn’t mend her ways, spills the insider, who insists, “Kyle Richards and the others roll their eyes when she claims she has no money and begs them to pick up the tab.” Sources say Erika is piling on the pounds because win gives her the munchies and she has been drowning her sorrows in booze. Erika’s currently battling lawsuits charging she and ex-husband Tom…