Table of contents for December 3, 2018 in Globe

Southern Charm star ASHLEY JACOBS, who fell for THOMAS RAVENEL and battled his ex KATHRYN DENNIS last season, says she’s quit the reality show. She and Ravenel are also kaput. Tragic pop princess SELENA GOMEZ is now “laying low” after leaving rehab. She checked in a month after ex-love JUSTIN BIEBER wed model HAILEY BALDWIN in September. Riverdale beauty MARISOL NICHOLS is divorcing cameraman TARON LEXTON after ten years. She’s asking for joint legal custody of their daughter, RAIN, 10. Real Housewives of Atlanta babe NENE LEAKES and hubby GREGG were so broke they were evicted for not paying rent in 2008. Now she’s worth a whopping $14 million. You go, gal. America’s sweetheart MEG RYAN, 57, and crooner JOHN MELLENCAMP, 67, are now engaged. Congrats! Outrageous funnygal KATHY GRIFFIN, 58,…

AFTER spending her youth portraying cranky senior citizens on The Carol Burnett Show and Mama’s Family, Vicki Lawrence is now 69 and starring in The Cool Kids — a new FOX comedy about clashing retirement home residents. Here are ten things you don’t know about the sitcom star. 1 She was born Victoria Ann Axelrad, but later took Lawrence as a legal surname. 2 Vicki planned on becoming a dental hygienist before entering showbiz. 3 She recorded her ’70s hit The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia because her then-hubby, singer/songwriter Bobby Russell, decided he didn’t like the tune and refused to record it for himself. 4 Though she played Mama to Burnett’s Eunice on the comic’s variety show, Vicki’s actually 16 years younger than Carol. 5 She was…

AMERICA’S most evil mom admitted to cops she shot her son and daughter while they were sleeping! Cold-blooded Amy Leann Hall, 39, fired a bullet into the head of son Kayson Toliver, 18, then entered the bedroom of his 16-year-old sister, Kloee, and shot her, too, cops charge. Kayson, a high school football player, was found dead when deputies arrived at their home in rural Oklahoma. Kloee, a junior at the same high school, was left brain dead. After shooting Kayson and Kloee, authorities say Hall also fired at her 14-year-old daughter, grazing her head and neck. Miraculously, the girl escaped to a bathroom and began to cry. The gutsy teen told her mother “it was OK,” and convinced her to hand over the gun, police say. “That is heroic…

HAYDEN Panettiere is spiraling out of control, friends fear — and they want her baby daddy to help the ditzy blonde get back on track! The ex-Nashville cutie set off alarm bells after she was reportedly involved in a boozy scuffle with her new beau, wannabe actor Brian Hickerson, and his dad. Now sources tell GLOBE pals hope her ex-fiancé, Ukrainian boxing champ Wladimir Klitschko, father of the actress’ daughter Kaya, will step in. “Hayden’s spent the last four months with Brian, and she’s started partying again,” tattles a source. “She’s depressed over spending time away from Kaya, who spends a lot of time with Wladimir, living between Florida and Europe.” On Oct. 25, the Heroes vixen answered the door at Brian’s home in Greenville, S.C., when police arrived to…

PUSHY Jennifer Lopez brazenly leapt into her slugger fiancé Alex Rodriguez’s money war with his former wife, Cynthia, jolting his ex with a demand she accept slashing his child support from the current $100,000 a month — to just $10Gs, sources say. Stunned Cynthia, 45, was blindsided and “unsettled” when Jennifer, who’s been sporting a gigantic $250,000 diamond engagement ring from the former Yankee batsman, showed up and cried poor for A-Rod at a Sept. 13 mediation session in Miami, insiders claim. The 49-year-old Dinero diva bullied A-Rod, 43, out of the mediation room with Cynthia present — and then insisted the baseball legend’s baby mama take a whopping 90 percent cut in the $100,000 monthly support he’s been doling out for daughters Natasha, 13, and Ella, 10, since their…

HEAR NO EVIL Rocker ROD STEWART tunes out the world during an interview in England when the former cad is reminded of his wild ways! DEADPOOL RYAN PLAYING MATCHMAKER JAKE GYLLENHAAL is asking his new good bud and Deadpool star RYAN REYNOLDS, who’s found happiness with actress-wife BLAKE LIVELY, to be a matchmaker. “Jake really loves the relationship Ryan has with Blake, and wants to meet someone like that for himself,” blabs a bigmouth. “He has enjoyed being single, but now he’s finally ready to settle down with the right person. Who better to help him find that person than Ryan? Jake has asked Ryan and Blake to set him up with a few of their friends, and they’re happy to play matchmaker!” HEY JUDE, WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? JUDE LAW…

SONGBIRD LeAnn Rimes was shocked to realize she’d first met hubby Eddie Cibrian when she was 14! The How Do I Live singer, now 36, and former Third Watch hunk, 45, were married to other people during their scandalous 2009 fling. Though the Northern Lights co-stars tied the knot in 2011, they’d forgotten about posing for a long-ago pic — until Eddie discovered the evidence! “We don’t remember meeting each other,” admits LeAnn. “But there is a photo of it!” Talk about destiny!…

A GREEDY Girl Scout mom got hers — after she was busted for swiping more than $1,600 of a troop’s cookies! Cops charge Noel Hines, 31, filled orders for $1,634 worth of Girl Scout cookies, but she didn’t cough up the dough or return the sweets. Records show Hines sold more than 450 boxes of cookies, taking orders for more than 90 people, but the money was never passed on to the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, police say. The North College Hill woman has been charged with theft. Police believe her daughter was a scout. All organizations that deal with cash fundraising efforts should beware, lawmen warn. “ Just make sure you keep good records and do everything aboveboard,” says Officer Michael Henn with North College Hill police.…

KELLY RIPA is ready for prime time — the longtime morning show host will appear on The WB’s Riverdale alongside real-life hubby Mark Consuelos as the other woman! The Live! chatterbox, who co-starred with Mark on All My Children from 1995 to 2002, will play the mistress of her spouse’s shady character, Hiram Lodge. Kelly joked on Instagram: “It’s a family affair — 23 years of auditioning for a role I was born to play!”…

JEOPARDY! host Alex Trebek reveals Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a genius trick for cutting meetings short. “I noticed that Justin did something like this,” the 78-year-old quiz show legend said as he scratched under his shirt. A few seconds later, one of Justin’s assistants summoned him to another meeting. Alex explains: “ Justin has a buzzer under his shirt that he can use to signal his assistants when it’s time to come and get him!”…

A STRUGGLING actor who raked in as much as $900 a month over seven years for his “very potent” sperm donations has learned he has 24 kids — and counting! Peter Ellenstein, who dubbed himself the Sperminator, never hit the big time in Hollywood — but he was a superstar at two California clinics from 1987 to 1994, often making five appointments a week. But he didn’t think much of his fruitful side gig until Rachel White, a 24-year-old musician raised by a single mother, contacted him on social media after an online donor database matched them as father and daughter. “I felt like I owed her something,” says 57-year-old Ellenstein, who agreed to meet her. But that wasn’t the only shocker for the dear old dad — Rachel revealed…

SLASHING how much you eat can reduce the effects of aging and help you live longer! Over two years, researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center at Louisiana State University monitored healthy men and women who restricted their calories by about 15 percent. Their study found participants showed a decrease in oxidative stress, a natural process that’s been connected to age-related conditions like cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease. They also developed a slower metabolism, meaning they more efficiently processed food and oxygen. Study author Dr. Leanne M. Redman says, “It’s important because every time we generate energy in the body, we generate by-products. “These by-products, also called oxygen radicals, accumulate and over time cause damage to cells and organs, which has been linked to a shortened lifespan.”…

FRAGILE folk icon Joni Mitchell came out of hiding to celebrate her 75th birthday at a star-studded gala — and friends say it was the Big Yellow Taxi singer’s courageous goodbye! “Joni is nearing the end of her life and everyone knows it,” spills a longtime pal. “That’s why her showbiz friends are celebrating her now. “They realize she doesn’t have much longer to live, and they want her to enjoy what little time she has before she goes!” As GLOBE has reported, a brain bleed in 2015 left the singer physically wrecked and wheelchair-bound. She’s also been wracked by a recurrence of polio and was further tormented by Morgellons disease — a bizarre condition that makes patients feel like bugs are crawling under their skin. However, despite her medical…

WHATTA fish story! Spawning salmon were spotted swimming across U.S. Highway 101 near Shelton, Wash., after the Skokomish River flooded! MIFFED Matt Meehan had a really crappy Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Miami — his seat was covered in dog poop! The carrier apologized to the Bay City, Mich., resident, who says the dung “was all over me, on the seat, on the floor and the seat in front.” To make matters worse, he had to endure the stench for nearly two hours! THE internet’s raw and raunchy Pornhub is lending New Yorkers a helping hand — by offering free autumn leaf removal provided by a local lawnscaping company. The landscaper’s trucks will feature the X-rated site’s logo — but employees won’t be forced to dress in fig leaves!…

SCOOBY-DOO and his crime-fighting pals are coming out of retirement — to solve a mystery more than 30 years in the making! In 1985, ABC aired a 13-part series, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, featuring horror legend Vincent Price voicing warlock Vincent Van Ghoul. But the cartoon gang only snagged 12 of the spooky spirits. February’s direct-to-video release of Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost promises to reveal the identity of the last ghastly ghoul. Ruh-oh!…

M R. LAS VEGAS Wayne Newton credits his two massive mutts with saving his family from brazen crowbar-wielding thugs who broke into their Sin City estate, the second forced entry in less than ten days! Newton, 76, and lawyer wife Kathleen Mc-Crone, 54, returned home from his performance at Bally’s with their 16-year-old daughter, Lauren — who caught the crooks in the act! “Luckily, she made it back to the elevator and down to where my wife and I were!” says the Danke Schoen and Red Roses for a Blue Lady singer. “Lauren explained to us that one was in my dressing room upstairs.” Newton says he and his family “feared for our lives — because they were trying to open my safe with a crowbar. Then, as they ran…

DITZY Gwyneth Paltrow is overjoyed with her latest role as a wedded woman — and has turned into a common housewife! Since marrying TV producer Brad Falchuk, 47, on Sept. 29, the actress, 46, has settled into a humdrum life of domestic bliss, dishes a snitch. “They enjoy quiet nights at home with the kids,” says a pal of the pair, who each have two children from previous marriages. “Gwyneth cooks, and they all catch up over family time.”…

FLIGHTY songbird Celine Dion announced a new clothing line for kids with a bizarre Instagram video showing her getting tackled and cuffed by police! The end of the short clip directs viewers to a site touting the 50-year-old’s latest project, Celinununu, which promises “gender neutral clothing for little humans with freedom of mind” to “inspire your children to find their own individuality.” The fashion-crazy mom of three already shills adult T-shirts and handbags in collections bearing her name.…

DISEASE-fighting jabs aren’t just for kids — childhood vaccinations can wear off over time, and those over 50 are in danger of developing misery-making conditions that can be fatal. But you can head off trouble by keeping up with the latest preventive medicine. Here are the top four must-have shots for health-conscious seniors. INFLUENZA. The CDC suggests nearly every adult should get a flu shot annually to avoid deadly complications from the respiratory infection. Each year, the vaccine is reformulated to address the everchanging virus. While it’s not foolproof, it can help lessen the intensity and duration of your symptoms if you do fall ill. PNEUMOCOCCAL. Adults age 65 and older should get a dose of two different vaccines — PCV13 and PPSV23 — a year apart to protect against…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Sure, you may not always see eye-to-eye with your significant other, Ram, but Mercury finally makes it possible to find a way to agree about something you’ve been fighting over all year. Hit the mall or a garage sale this weekend — you’ll spot a perfect gift for that hard-to-please relative or friend. TAURUS April 21 - May 21 You’ve wanted to help a special friend for a long time, Bull, and the cosmos says, do it now. The Sagittarius new moon makes earning cash as easy as picking up the telephone — return calls fast! Take time for your health. If you’ve neglected exercise and eating right, get back on track during the weekend. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 The sun’s clash…

GREEN Acres was the place to be for veteran actor EDDIE ALBERT and Hungarian socialite EVA GABOR, who starred on the CBS hit as city slickers who ditch the rat race for life in rural Hooterville — complete with a pet porker named Arnold! The screen hog, who received thousands of letters from fans, was played by at least six piglets before Green Acres bought the farm in 1971. But Albert and Gabor reunited nearly 20 years later in the twilight of their careers for the TV movie Return to Green Acres as the original show enjoyed a brief revival on cable TV’s Nick at Nite.…