Table of contents for April 17, 2023 in Globe

THE BIG BUN THEORY! Pregnant KALEY CUOCO’s hair is as big as her baby bump while toddling home in sweatpants after a pampering spa day BOXED SET! Spider-Man TOM HOLLAND’s superpowers desert him as he struggles to haul cartons of his old stuff to a local charity shop JEEPERS CREEPERS, THOSE PEEPERS! Red-rimmed CATE BLANCHETT looks like a cryin’ mess wearing oversized Derek Lam glasses in London WAKING UP IS HARD TO DO Geriatric crooner PAUL ANKA yawns his way through a performance at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla. IT’S A STRETCH! Side-splitting funnyman JOHN LEGUIZAMO performs some pants-splitting antics while shooting The Daily Show in downtown New York City FINGER-PICKIN’ GOOD! Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick’s daughter, SOSIE BACON, goes digging for treasure while filming the movie…

SUGAR mama Cher is spending money like water since plunging into a May-December romance with boytoy fiancé Alexander “AE” Edwards, triggering fears her kids will be left out in the cold, sources say. The 76-year-old music legend is worth an estimated $360 million, but insiders snitch she’s burning through cash since she started dating the 37-year-old music producer, who’s way younger than her children, Chaz Bono, 54, and Elijah Blue Allman, 46. “It’s a nightmare for Chaz and especially Elijah, who, though they would never admit it, are counting on inheriting a mint one day,” blabs an insider. “Cher has always been so careful about her money, but now she’s throwing it at this guy and funding this over-the-top lifestyle. “She’s spoiling herself with fancy new jewelry and fancy cars,…

BOSWORTH FLAUNTS BETROTHAL BLING Making waves after a splashy PDA-filled year of storybook romance with The Wave star JUSTIN LONG, 44, Blue Crush beauty KATE BOSWORTH, 40, is now flaunting a dazzling diamond on her wedding finger! Posting glam pics wearing the brilliant rock, the cheeky star alludes to her “most important manicure to date.” Kate previously dated ORLANDO BLOOM before marrying her ex, director MICHAEL POLISH. Perennial bachelor Justin’s prior girlfriends include DREW BARRYMORE, KIRSTEN DUNST and AMANDA SEYFRIED! SECRET STROKE SAVES SORKIN Oscar-winning Social Network screenwriter AARON SORKIN’s secret stroke saved his life! After keeping the November “wake-up call” under wraps, the 61-year-old West Wing creator has gone public confessing, “I thought I was one of those people who could eat whatever he wanted, smoke as much as…

BRAIN disease–ravaged Bruce Willis’ brave wife recently marked the tragic actor’s 68th birthday by offering movie fans a secret window into happier times — the couple’s 2019 marriage recommitment ceremony! Emma Heming Willis, 44, now wed to the Die Hard hunk for 14 years, posted the sweet ceremony featuring members of the couple’s blended families, with Bruce’s ex-wife, 60-year-old Demi Moore, behind the camera to record it. Willis, who retired from his high-profile acting career in March 2022, suffers from brain-sucking aphasia, which has now progressed into full-blown frontotemporal dementia. “Seize every opportunity to unite and celebrate with family and friends,” Emma says. “Those are the moments and beautiful pockets of memories that you get to hold onto for a lifetime.”…

BEYONCÉ has a fashion faux pas on her hands — sources say her five-year collaboration with Adidas is pulling apart at the seams after their joint athleisure line tanked big-time! The 41-year-old hitmaker’s fashion flop follows in the sneakers of Kanye West, whose 2022 breakup with the sportswear giant over the rapper’s branded footwear has cost the company over $1 billion in sales. The trouble between Queen Bey’s Ivy Park line and Adidas boiled down to “major creative differences,” according to sources, who say her line lost a staggering $200 million!…

A CALIFORNIA judge threw the book at a former prison warden who was convicted of abusing female inmates! The outraged judge blasted the disgraced Ray J. Garcia, saying: “You abused them. And there was no one watching you — you were the warden! You were supposed to be the check. You were supposed to be the person making sure no one else did that!” Garcia, 55, was slapped with a 70-month sentence for sexually abusing three inmates and forcing them to pose naked for photos FBI agents later found on his government-issued cell phone. He will also be under supervised release for 15 years and must register as a sex offender in California. One of the women abused while caged at the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, near Oakland, told the…

A MATEUR chef Ryan Seacrest’s gorging on his homemade meals and, as a result, has grown some unsightly man boobs and a flabby dad gut, sources say. Once a fitness fanatic, the former 48-year-old Live with Kelly and Ryan co-host seems to have gone to seed after a March 19 photo showing him enjoying a day at the beach in Miami revealed his sexy six-pack has vanished. “Ryan still looks good by most standards, but he’s not used to being heavyset and it’s freaking him out how fast it’s all packing on,” dishes an insider. “All of a sudden, he has clothes that are bursting at the buttons, spare tires are forming around his waist and he’s retaking selfies because he’s so paranoid about his jowls and growing double chin.”…

ROGUE Prince Harry was brutally snubbed by his father, King Charles, who refused to see his wayward son when the renegade royal made a surprise visit to Britain! The 74-year-old monarch and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, 75, gave Harry the brush-off, with palace staffers telling the tattletale they were “too busy” to see him — even after they’d canceled a three-day visit to France! Harry also didn’t get to meet his big brother, future king William, 40, who was officially on vacation and too far from London for a family get-together — even if he was so inclined, which sources insist is not in the cards. “It was no coincidence Charles and William were unavailable when Harry breezed into Britain to take care of some legal matters,” says a…

SOAP icon Eric Braeden is daytime’s grumpy old man and sources say his cranky complaining has his The Young and the Restless co-star Peter Bergman and others fit to be tied! Eric, 81, and Peter, 69, have engaged in a geezer war for years since their highly publicized real-life on-set brawl in 1991, two years after Peter joined the soap — and the older star’s diva ways still drive him wacko, sources snitch. “Eric has had a chip on his shoulder for decades,” dishes a source. “He tries to come across like he’s better than anybody. It rubs his co-stars the wrong way.” Eric joined Y&R in 1980 and became one of the soap’s most recognized and highest-paid stars. Now he’s cranky and “complains he’s tired and overworked all the time…

DONALD TRUMP’s late first wife, Ivana, was probed as a possible spy for her native communist country Czechoslovakia by the FBI, according to a trove of newly released secret documents. The investigation was triggered by information from a confidential source in 1989 and led to a classified file of 190 pages, finally released under the Freedom of Information Act. At the time of the probe, Ivana, who died at 73 from a fall last year, had been wed to the future president for a dozen years and was mom of his kids Don Jr., Ivanka and Eric. She’d fled her communist homeland in 1971 by marrying an Austrian ski instructor and later divorced him and came to America, where she became a model. One document from the probe states it’s “unknown”…

HOLLYWOOD veteran Richard Dreyfuss has had close encounters with aliens and a killer shark onscreen — and grappled with drug and mental health issues in real life. This month, he’s suiting up as basketball exec Maurice Podoloff in the new movie Sweetwater, which tells the true story of Nat Clifton — the first Black athlete to sign an NBA contract. However, the Jaws legend, 75, has much more in play with five additional flicks slated for release in the coming months. Here are ten things you don’t know about the Brooklyn-born performer. 1 He’s dealt with bipolar disorder since age 11. 2 He attended California State University, Northridge along with Teri Garr, his co-star in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. 3 He auditioned for the role of Friedrich, one…

AN ONLINE Casanova won himself a date with jailkeepers after coldheartedly scamming elderly folks out of millions! Kofi Osei, 30, and his accomplices created fake online dating profiles to connect with the lonely seniors, often impressing them with exciting tales of overseas adventures, lawmen say. After winning the hearts of his lovestruck victims, Osei convinced them to transfer funds into bank accounts he’d opened under phony names and businesses. One Florida woman reportedly lost a whopping $200,000 to the callous creep. Once the loot was transferred, Osei quickly withdrew the cash and, in some cases, bought cars that he shipped to Nigeria and sold. In all, over $8 million changed hands, with about $4 million going into Osei’s accounts. The native of Ghana, who lives in Massachusetts, is now slated to…

DIRECTOR STEVEN SPIELBERG bit off a bit more than he could chew when making Jaws, the celebrated 1975 shark chiller that made people afraid to go into the water! While the $4 million budget bloated up to $9 million, the filmmakers had to deal with the unpredictable behavior of their mechanical shark stand-in, nicknamed Bruce. The robot looked fake in close-ups, developed leaks in its hydraulic system, had jaws that malfunctioned — and even sank to the bottom of the ocean!…

ON THE heels of a surprising divorce from Jim Toth, Reese Witherspoon’s pals are pushing the blond beauty to see if she can rekindle the magic she once shared with first hubby Ryan Phillippe, insiders tattle. The 47-year-old Morning Show darling recently announced her split from her former talent agent baby daddy after nearly 12 years of marriage — and sources say Ryan, 48, has been her rock. “The bond, sheer love and respect between Reese and Ryan has never gone away, even at the height of their respective troubles,” spills an insider. The exes had each other’s backs during Ryan’s messy split and assault case with ex-girlfriend, Playboy model Elsie Hewitt, who sued the actor in 2017 claiming he kicked, punched and threw her down stairs. He denied her…

MOST aging stars desperately try to look young with Botox and surgery, but 57-year-old former teen icon Justine Bateman isn’t changing a thing and says “I don’t give a sh*t” about getting old! The actress, who gained fame at age 16 playing Mallory Keaton on Family Ties, says celebs who are frantically fighting to hold back Father Time “are just not enjoying life.” Says the wrinkly sitcom legend, “I feel sad that they are distracted from the things they’re meant to do in life with this consuming idea that they’ve got to fix their face before anything else can happen.” Now a writer-director, she also refuses to hide behind the claim by some, who refuse cosmetic fixes, that the aging process is “beautiful. I just don’t give a sh*t. I think I…

DESPERATE Dolly Parton is in a terrible bind — her corsets are causing crippling back pain but she’s so vain she won’t stop wearing the girdles that give her an hourglass figure, spies snitch. The buxom 77-year-old Jolene singer has endured terrible torture for years to achieve a waspish 18-inch waist, according to sources who claim her huge and heavy 36DD breast implants only add to Dolly’s agony. “Dolly’s still got horrendous back pain from her plastic boobs, which are simply too big for her 5-foot frame, and all those corsets she wears aren’t helping,” spills an insider. “She’s been wearing the contraptions since the ’70s because she likes a cinched-in waist to accentuate her hips, bust and behind, not to mention the big hair. “Her closet is brimming with…

COLIN FARRELL, 46, and his galpal, KELLY MACNAMARA, an assistant for U2 guitarist The Edge, have split after a rocky five-year romance. Apparently, his busy schedule’s to blame. Brothers Osborne country rocker JOHN OSBORNE, 40, and singer wife LUCIE SILVAS, 45, welcomed twins, conceived via IVF. Big Little Lies star ALEXANDER SKARSGÅRD, 46, became a first-time dad with Swedish actress girlfriend TUVA NOVOTNY, 43! The pair are being secretive about the baby’s gender and name. Harry Potter wizard DANIEL RADCLIFFE, 33, and his girlfriend of more than a decade, ERIN DARKE, 38, are expecting their first baby! Succession star SARAH SNOOK, 35, who plays BRIAN COX’s daughter Shiv Roy on the HBO series, is expecting her first baby with actor hubby DAVE LAWSON. LUKE COMBS, 33, and wife NICOLE HOCKING…

HOLLYWOOD maneater Angelina Jolie is parading around a new guy — and, amazingly, sources say her ex Brad Pitt is rolling his eyes and feeling sorry for the dude! Angelina, 47, and strapping, 6-foot-4 Brit David Mayer de Rothschild, a wealthy businessman, were snapped leaving the celebrity favorite Malibu Nobu on March 23, and the actress was smiling as she and the 44-year-old hunk waved goodbye before leaving in different cars. Insiders dish Brad believes she’s a real-life Maleficent witch, who’s desperately trying to make a show she’s moved on from their ugly divorce — just like he has! Brad, 59, who’s been lovey-dovey with 30-year-old jewelry designer Ines de Ramon since late 2022, believes Angie’s very public date is “just a pathetic reaction to the fact he’s got a…

BRASH baseball slugger Reggie Jackson confesses he knocked it out of the park with a lot of ladies but regrets his wandering ways! “It was hard for me to be loyal,” the 76-year-old New York Yankees legend says. “I cheated a lot.” Reggie was married to Jennie Campos for five years before their 1973 divorce, and he says he’s been in a relationship with another woman for 30 years. But he admits pinchhitting a lot in the past. “I saw a pretty girl and I tried to sleep with her,” says the Hall of Famer. “I had access and I took advantage of it, and I missed a couple of wonderful ladies in my life.” “If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.”— Tony Robbins…

KATHARINE HEPBURN was booted from her first three movies — The Big Pond, Death Takes a Holiday and The Animal Kingdom — because her acting sucked! The four-time Oscar winner got most of her 12 Academy Award nominations after turning 40. HAWAII is the only state to grow coffee! The bean-bearing trees are also cultivated in Puerto Rico, which is an unincorporated U.S. territory. CONNECTICUT lover boy Jose Negron took his baby mom Alicia on a surprise trip to New York City’s famous Times Square and used a giant billboard featuring their photo and the question “Will You Marry Me?” to propose. Alicia said yes. RACCOONS can run 15 miles an hour on solid ground and while going up and down trees! The critters are also incredibly tough — and…