Table of contents for December 4, 2017 in Globe

THE desperate hubby of Jill Duggar, Derick Dillard, is begging for cash after getting booted from TLC’s Counting On for slamming fellow network star, sex-swapping teen Jazz Jennings. Derick — who in 2014 married Jill of the hit 19 Kids and Counting — was shown the door after TWICE blasting the 17-year-old, whose transition from male to female is featured on I Am Jazz. “I pity Jazz, 4 those who take advantage of him in order 2 promote their agenda, including the parents who allow these kinds of decisions 2 be made by a child,” Derick tweeted in his latest round of criticism, refusing to use feminine pronouns when discussing the young boy-turned-girl. “It’s sad that people would use a juvenile this way. Again, nothing against him, just unfortunate what’s…

Two of the three Bee Gees are dead and BARRY GIBB’s pretty much retired, but the hit ‘70s group is Stayin’ Alive. A deal’s been inked to stage a musical about their lives. Full House dad BOB SAGET, 61, may soon be starting a new family. The foul-mouthed stand-up is engaged to food and travel expert KELLY RIZZO, 38. Country rocker BRANTLEY GILBERT’s wife, Amber, has given birth to their fifirst child, son BARRETT HARDYCLAY GILBERT! Word around Tinseltown is player JAMIE FOXX has dumped TOM CRUISE’s ex KATIE HOLMES and is now hanging out with one of his baby mommas, KRISTIN GRANNIS! Shameless kid ETHAN CUTKOSKY, 18, was socked with a DUI after cops say he was spotted straddling lanes on a Burbank, Calif., street. German bombshell KARIN DOR,…

A BREAKOUT star on TV’s hottest drama, Sterling K. Brown capped the first season of This Is Us by winning an Outstanding Lead Actor Emmy award for his portrayal of Randall Pearson. But the actor is no rookie — he lit up a red-hot series in 2016 and has a long list of prime-time TV and movie credits. Here are ten things you don’t know about Sterling! 1 He was born in 1976 in St. Louis, Mo. And his middle name is Kelby. 2 He got bit by the acting bug in high school while performing Godspell. Acting was his “biggest high.” 3 Brown attended Stanford University. He was a economics major for two years before switching to drama. 4 He moved to New York to study acting at New…

A CONNIVING girlfriend who admitted setting up her fiancé’s drowning death is being sent to prison — but may float free in a matter of months despite a four-year sentence! In a shocking miscarriage of justice, upstate New York resident Angelika Graswald received a slap on the wrist — even though she confessed to flooding Vincent Viafore’s kayak by pulling its plug and leaving him to drown in the freezing Hudson River. And greedy Graswald, 37, even plotted to collect his $250,000 life insurance policy! “I wanted him dead and now he’s gone,” the beastly blonde told cops. “And I’m okay with it!” As far as her 46-year-old beau was concerned, the kayak outing to picturesque Bannerman Island near Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on April 19, 2015, was just another romantic excursion…

WHATTA year! The hits just kept on coming in 2017 — with earthshaking scandals and eye-popping shockers that have changed the way we see the world! From North Korean Rocket Man Kim Jong-un’s hostile missile launches to the unmasking of Hollywood’s sleazy sex predators, to tragic bloodbaths in Las Vegas, New York and Texas, America’s values and resolve were challenged at every turn. Here’s a look at the astonishing stories that turned the last 12 months into a wild — and truly unforgettable — ride. SEX FIENDS UNMASKED! KINKSTER KEVIN SPACEY ACCUSED OF HARASSING TEEN ▀ KEVIN Spacey’s House of Cards spectacularly collapsed amid charges the Oscar winner tried to seduce a 14-year-old boy! Star Trek: Discovery actor Anthony Rapp, now 46, claims Spacey drunkenly picked him up “like a…

A BOMBSHELL study says a common procedure to relieve chest pain in hundreds of thousands of heart patients has zero effect — beyond a steeper medical bill! The procedure — stent insertion for patients with blocked arteries and chest pain — is given to half a million patients annually. It often saves lives when used to open arteries for patients suffering a heart attack. But cardiologists at Imperial College London studied 200 patients with coronary artery blockage and chest pain that limited physical activity. The patients were given drugs to reduce heart attack risk and medicine to relieve chest pain for six weeks. Then half the subjects had stents inserted — while the other half underwent sham insertions that were never fully implanted. In follow-ups six weeks later, researchers tested…

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A KANSAS City art museum is bugging out after discovering a grasshopper embedded in Vincent van Gogh’s painting Olive Trees! Art experts finally noticed the creepy crawler after putting the work under magnification — 128 years after it was finished! HARVARD University hit bottom by holding a workshop, What What in the Butt: Anal 101, to celebrate the joys of “putting things in your butt.” As part of the course offering attended by 50 students, latex gloves and sex toys were given away — along with instructions on their use. BAD boy Matthew McConaughey has a new job — delivering turkeys. The Interstellar star, infamous for his arrest while playing the bongos stark naked, is now a pitchman for Wild Turkey Bourbon and helped drop off 4,500 free holiday birds…

ONLY IN GLOBE! INSECURE Julia Roberts cracked the whip — long distance — to keep hubby Danny Moder in line while he filmed in Serbia! With a $200 million divorce hanging over his head, cameraman Danny kowtowed to Julia’s rules while working on the drama Ibiza, sources tell GLOBE. “Danny was hoping his gig in Serbia would be like a holiday from marriage, but Julia kept him on a pretty tight leash,” snitches an insider. “She was busting his chops with her rules — and put him on a strict curfew. “He had to check in every day, three times a day, and wasn’t allowed to go to sleep without FaceTiming her and the kids.” Although the couple were in opposite time zones, “Julia seemed to expect to be able…

GORGEOUS GEORGE TO MARRY AGAIN! Love’s still blooming between GEORGE CLOONEY and wife AMAL, who gifted him with twins in June. The sweethearts plan to toss a huge vow-renewal bash in L.A. or the Big Apple for pals who couldn’t attend their 2014 knot-tie in Italy. “It’s always bugged them … so this is a great way of throwing a gigantic party for their A-list pals, as well as celebrating their homecoming in a romantic and classy way. What better way of pledging his loyalty to America by saying his vows here?” JOELY FISHER’S JUNKIE GENES! The late CARRIE FISHER’s stepsister JOELY notes drug problems plagued her showbiz family. The actress says she first learned about the bad stuff as a toddler when she spied her dad, singer EDDIE FISHER,…

UNHAPPY MEAL FOR LEADER OF FRY WORLD PRESIDENT Donald Trump secretly wishes he was Mayor McCheese, the bun-head boss of McDonaldland! At least that’s what Oval Office insiders are claiming after the Leader of the Fry World told White House chefs to whip up duplicates of his fave Mickey D treats, including Quarter Pounders, shoestring potatoes and hand-held apple pies! But the hamburglary was a bust — resulting in a very unhappy meal and a big grimace! So the picky prez dispatched aide Keith Schiller, who has since resigned, to the Golden Arches to fetch a Quarter Pounder with cheese — no pickles and extra ketchup — and a red-hot pie! Even the commander-in-chief deserves a break! HER MAJESTY REALLY IS A VERY BIG CHEESE QUEEN Elizabeth will never lose…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 A strong urge to travel strikes but you’re stuck at home with a long list of to-dos. Don’t despair, Ram. The weekend brings a chance to do something so interesting, it’ll feel like a vacation! Meanwhile, look for cash savings on household repairs Wednesday and a solution for a minor health woe Friday. TAURUS April 21 - May 21 An old friend asks for help, but if this is going to cause problems at home, just say no! Decorating for the holidays is starred while the moon’s in Cancer midweek. Look for bargains on trendy ornaments to make your home glow! Single? Take time out for socializing Friday — it’ll be worth it! Hint, hint! GEMINI May 22 - June 21 What looks like…

THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT Season 5 Premiere Mon., Dec. 4, ABC, 8 p.m. Four families vie to create over-the-top holiday displays and convince judges Carter Oosterhouse and Taniya Nayak to award them the coveted Light Fight trophy and a $50,000 prize. ELF Wed., Dec. 6, Freeform, 8:50 p.m. Will Ferrell, as Santa’s biggest helper, powers a perfect holiday movie — hilarious, heartbreaking and magical. THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW Thurs., Dec. 7, ABC, 9 p.m. Foodies from across the nation put their best recipes forward as they compete in three weeks of holidaythemed challenges to be named “America’s Best Amateur Baker.” WOMAN OF THE YEAR Sat., Dec. 9, TCM, 8 p.m. Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy are electric as rival reporters who marry and fifight in this Oscar-winning rom-com…

OLD-school rocker Gene Simmons insists the best way for women to become successful is to kiss their way to the top! Despite the sexual harassment scandals sweeping showbiz, Simmons, 68, claims shrewd gals have the upper hand and can use sex to get “mansions” from dumbass guys! Kiss off, Gene! COUNTRY cutie Carrie Underwood is mending a smashed wrist at her Nashville home after tripping on the steps. Carrie, wed to retired NHL hockey hunk Mike Fisher, canceled concerts after being hospitalized and wishes she could Undo It! ATTENTION! Ginger-haired Prince Harry has traditional British military brass seeing red after reporting for duty with a forbidden beard! The royal rebel — who is still an army second lieutenant — refuses to shave because his lady Meghan Markle likes it. LIONEL…

MAGNUM, P.I. co-star John Hillerman nursed a bitter grudge until the day he died — he loathed egomaniac Tom Selleck! The Texas-born actor — who developed his signature snooty British accent by listening to Laurence Olivier — was disgusted when Selleck’s ego exploded during the hit 1980s crime show. Sources tell GLOBE Hillerman, who died last month at age 84 in his Houston home, believed the mustached macho man never gave him enough credit for his role as the uptight British caretaker Jonathan Quayle Higgins III. “Privately, John bristled over the fact that Tom took all the glory and gave few kudos to him,” says an insider close to the character actor. “He didn’t mind playing the second banana to Tom — but he thought Selleck could have boosted him…

PERVERTED polygamist cult leader Orson William Black’s 15 years on the lam from sex charges involving underage girls has FINALLY come to an end! Police in Mexico nailed Black, 56, after making a grisly discovery on a dusty compound in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Three young men — including two teenagers who may have been Black’s own son — were found murdered! Members of Black’s group identified the bodies but never claimed them. Perplexed, local cops called the U.S. Consulate for more information on Black’s group, a twisted offshoot of the Mormon Church. They got an earful: It turned out the slippery pervert had sneaked into Mexico 15 years earlier while evading charges of pedophilia with two underage Utah girls. Chillingly, one girl bore him a child named Robert.…

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SEX-SWAPPER Bruce Jenner didn’t just lose his man bits when he became a gal named Caitlyn — she also lost her Kardashian stepkids. The former Olympic decathlon champ confesses: “I don’t talk about that side of the family. I spent 23 years of my life with those kids. It’s difficult … terribly, terribly sad.” While the newly minted gal is still in touch with her biological daughters Kendall and Kylie by Kardashian matriarch Kris, she says she hasn’t spoken to her ex-wife or her stepdaughters Kim, Khloé and Kourtney for more than a year. She recently attended Kendall’s 22nd birthday bash but didn’t mingle with them. Meanwhile, the Kardashians are bitter, charging Caitlyn bad-mouthed them in her memoir. “I have always had Caitlyn’s back,” says Kim. “But she is a…

BURNETT BURNED BY SPACEY SCANDAL! TARNISHED star Kevin Spacey has RUINED Carol Burnett’s return to the spotlight! The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special, airing Dec. 3 on CBS, was shot a few weeks back — and sleazebag Spacey was part of the tribute! Since then, the actor’s become toxic — over a ton of skeevy gay sex charges — and show producers had to scramble to remove him from the show. But insiders worry the damage has been done! “They may have cut his songand- dance num ber with Burnett, Bernadette Peters and Kristin Chenoweth, but they can’t hide the fact that they hired him in the first place,” says a critic. “Knowing he was involved in this production casts a pall over what should have been a joyful celebration…

ICE, ice, baby! That’s ex-Dynasty diva Joan Collins’ biggest beauty secret — a couple of cubes and two cotton pads! “My best tip before all events — I get a bowl of ice and cotton pads, place them on my eyes, lay down for five minutes, and it works a treat,” dishes the 84-year-old actress. Amazingly, it’s the same trick used by sex bomb Marilyn Monroe! Joan’s makeup artist, Alyn Waterman, adds: “It just helps to brighten and tighten the skin.” EAR-BITING boxing great…

CHILLING cries of distress coming from a locked-up home caused a deliveryman’s wife to alert the cops — who discovered a bird-brained brat begging for attention! UPS driver Lee Purdy was making deliveries in Clackamas, Ore., on Nov. 7 when he heard a squawking voice shout, “Help me!” The outburst sounded like a woman’s screams and ruffled Lee’s feathers so much, he told his wife, who called a nonemergency line to report the unusual incident. “It was clearly weighing on him, so she thought she’d better call,” says Brian Jensen, public information officer for the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. “I was a little concerned at first that maybe an older person had fallen and couldn’t get up,” admits Lee. “The deputies were able to contact the owner and gain entrance…

MARILYN MONROE helped super-charge screwball comedy masterpiece Some Like It Hot with her portrayal of Sugar, the delightfully ditzy, boozing singer who beguiles cross-dressed co-stars JACK LEMMON and TONY CURTIS as they run from the Mob. But the breathy bombshell was a nightmare behind the scenes, often forgetting her lines and routinely showing up late. Still, Hollywood legend Jack, pictured with the beaming blonde on the set of the 1959 flick, forgave her lapses. “She knew she was limited and goddamned well knew what was right for Marilyn,” Lemmon said about the sex symbol, who died at age 36 of a drug overdose in 1962. “She wasn’t about to do anything else.”…