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PRINCE HARRY’S bananas job title CHIMPO at a San Francisco mental health startup is making folks snicker in Japan — where the word is slang for penis! Nearly a year after Harry, 36, and wife Meghan, 39, ditched their royal duties, the Duke of Sussex — who’s now living in a Montecito mansion with his diva duchess and two-year-old son, Archie — accepted a job as Chief Impact Officer at Better Up Inc. But CHIMPO, the U.S. acronym for his corporate gig, hasn’t translated well overseas, and amused social media users roasted the redheaded royal for his crude handle! “Imagine if he came to Japan and introduced himself as a ‘chimpo’ to officials? I’d love to see their faces!” writes one. While another jokes, “So his role is Chief Pole…

KIM KARDASHIAN will be Hollywood’s most wanted divorcée when her split from hubby Kanye West is finalized, according to sources who say cream-of-the-crop suitors are lining up to woo the bootylicious reality wench. The 40-year-old “billionaire bachelorette” and CEO of KKW Beauty line, who filed for divorce in February, has already been out on the town with Colombian crooner Maluma, 27, in late April — but sources insist they’re “just friends.” Meanwhile, serious suitors reaching out to her through people and mutual pals include “everyone from royal family members to A-list actors to athletes to billionaire CEOs,” tattles a spy. But pals say the wealthy, thrice-divorced mom of four is not looking for anyone right now: “She’s not looking to jump into anything, but is keeping an open mind.”…

TRISHA TOSSES GLAM FOR A STARTLING SNAP Speaking of country truths, TRISHA YEARWOOD’s showing fans what she really looks like, bravely sharing a shockingly stark snap — taken without a trace of makeup magic or filters and admitting: “This is me, after a hard workout with my trainer, no glam, no lighting, no filter.” Almost unrecognizable, the jaw-dropping photo shows the star with her blond tresses pulled back and wearing large eyeglasses. “The selfie I posted earlier was after a photo shoot had done hair and makeup for me, I had great lighting, and a filter!” dishes the 56-year-old country queen. “It’s important for you to know that I have dream days like that, and I also have really ‘real’ days like tonight.” HALLE’S BERRY SIZZLING ROMANCE Isn’t it romantic?…

DAVID BECKHAM’S kids think he’s gone around the bend — they say he’s “too old” to wear sneakers! The 45-year-old soccer sensation admits his children are embarrassed by him! “I’ve got a 22-year-old, an 18-year-old, a 16-year-old and a nine-year-old daughter,” says David. “I put on a pair of trainers [sneakers] the other day, and they were like, ‘Really dad? Do you not think you’re a bit old for those?’ I was like, ‘No!’”…

A FORMER police chief in Kansas has been convicted of stalking his ex-wife. After a two-day trial, Brian Treaster was found guilty on April 14 of felony charges of stalking and criminal threat, along with misdemeanor counts of violating a protection order and battery by a Reno County jury. He was busted two years ago for stalking and violating a protection order after he confronted his ex-wife at her workplace while he was police chief in Bushton. The criminal threat and battery charges were filed two months later after Treaster confronted and shoved the woman’s boyfriend, according to investigators who say he threatened his ex and her guy in a phone call later that day. The creep is expected to get probation at his June 4 sentencing.…

HOTHEAD Debra Hunter will cool her heels in jail for 30 days after the blowhard deliberately coughed on a cancer patient last year in Florida — at the height of the coronavirus crisis! A Jacksonville judge also hit the windbag with a $500 fine and six months’ probation — and ordered her to participate in anger management class following her arrest for misdemeanor assault. Hunter is also on the hook for the cost of her victim’s COVID-19 test. According to an arrest warrant, Heather Sprague — who’s being treated for a brain tumor and has a compromised immune system — recorded foulmouthed Hunter, 53, arguing with staffers at a store in June 2020. Authorities say Hunter then made a rude gesture toward Heather, said she’d cough on her — and followed through on the…

HYPOCRITICAL First Lady Nancy Reagan secretly popped pills nonstop while famously telling America to “Just Say No” to drugs! A new book claims President Ronald Reagan’s wife took so many “uppers and downers” White House doctors had to tell the commander-in-chief that Nancy had a “problem.” Nancy launched the antidrug campaign in 1982 and the blockbuster biography, The Triumph of Nancy Reagan, rips the lid off her addiction to prescription meds. Her own brother, Dr. Richard Davis, “did not dismiss the possibility that Nancy had grown addicted to medication,” according to the book. “She took a pill to fall asleep, and then woke up in the middle of the night to take another,” Reagan’s deputy chief of staff Michael Deaver said in 1999, the book dishes. Presidential physician Dr. John Hutton tried to wean Nancy…

BIGHEARTED Drew Carey is tip-top when it comes to Hollywood tippers — he’s been dropping whopping 200 percent gratuities! Sources snitch to GLOBE The Price Is Right host — who earns upwards of $12.5 million a year — feels compelled to spread his wealth, especially during today’s tough times. “Drew’s always had a reputation for being a big tipper, but during the pandemic he’s taking his approach up a notch and tipping in the range of 200 percent every chance he gets,” spills an insider. “He’s been lucky to be able to keep working when a lot of Hollywood has been shut down, but Drew has been laser-focused on the working people both in and out of his orbit. “When he orders takeout food, it’s pretty much a guarantee he’ll tip twice the amount…

GAINING lean muscle is possible with some simple diet and lifestyle changes, claims a dietitian from Down Under. Aussie Leanne Ward advises consuming adequate protein, doing strength-training exercises and getting enough shut-eye. But the expert from Brisbane says her “golden rule” is to eat from 20 to 30 grams of protein with every main meal — instead of scarfing down one “enormous amount” at the end of the day. “The body can only absorb and utilize a certain amount of protein at one time,” she explains. Ward also does not recommend the intermittent fasting fad and insists, “It’s not going to help you out.” But when it comes to workouts, Ward says, “Make sure you’re doing enough resistance training but not too much — more isn’t always better.”…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Lately, Rams have been so busy sleep is a luxury. But with the moon in Taurus Monday you can catch up on Zzzzs — and time with your honey! Midweek, offer your talents or skills to help your community. The initiative you kick off could make you a local star. Saturday, take care around ladders. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Venus brings Twins a quiet week, allowing time to decompress from recent events. Catch up on correspondence. Someone close will be thrilled to hear from you, and a snail mail letter would be a gift to an elderly relative. Looking for love? A potential partner is waiting where you run routine errands. LEO July 23 - Aug. 23 Monday finds you biting your tongue to keep that fiery…

Millionaires chase solo cash schemes after love split FORMER lovebirds Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are not only going their separate ways romantically — they’re launching a slew of very different cash-spinning schemes after years as business partners, insiders dish. During their four years of togetherness, the pair — each worth $400 million — teamed up to rake in bucks from His & Hers, a $70 million self-care company, bought into a drink business, a fitness app and a sunglasses firm. But the future money-making ventures of J.Lo, 51, and A-Rod, 45, are totally different, sources say. “If Jennifer had her way, she’d be starring in movies 100 percent of the time and right now, that’s what she’s pursuing,” spills a spy. “It’s relaxing and fun work for her. “Alex…

BAYWATCH hunk Zac Efron’s relationship with Aussie waitress Vanessa Valladares has hit the rocks after a whirlwind ten-month romance, sources snitch. The former High School Musical heartthrob, 33, met the aspiring model, 25, in June 2020 while she served up grub at a café in Byron Bay, Australia. Insiders say he was instantly smitten with the brunette beauty and the feeling appeared to be mutual. Sources dish Vanessa ditched her day job shortly afterward to spend more time with the Hollywood transplant. Zac even canceled his flight home to L.A. in August and had his three-month tourist visa extended to a 12-month one, tipsters claim. And as GLOBE reported, the star put his Tinseltown digs on the market with an asking price of nearly $6 million, sparking rumors he was shopping for a love…

BAYWATCH hunk Zac Efron’s relationship with Aussie waitress Vanessa Valladares has hit the rocks after a whirlwind ten-month romance, sources snitch. The former High School Musical heartthrob, 33, met the aspiring model, 25, in June 2020 while she served up grub at a café in Byron Bay, Australia. Insiders say he was instantly smitten with the brunette beauty and the feeling appeared to be mutual. Sources dish Vanessa ditched her day job shortly afterward to spend more time with the Hollywood transplant. Zac even canceled his flight home to L.A. in August and had his three-month tourist visa extended to a 12-month one, tipsters claim. And as GLOBE reported, the star put his Tinseltown digs on the market with an asking price of nearly $6 million, sparking rumors he was…

GAME show icon Pat Sajak added a gigantic flub to his recent bizarre behavior when he accidentally gave the answer away during a final bonus round on Wheel of Fortune. On the April 15 episode, as a contestant tried to fill out the phrase with the letters “---TE -RAN-L-,” the 40-year host of the crossword puzzle game show blurted: “Well, I’d rather be standing here than there, quite frankly.” Incredibly, the words “quite frankly” completed the puzzle. Even with the help, the contestant failed to come up with the correct answer in the allotted 30 seconds. Later at the waning moments of the hit game show, veteran co-host and letter-flipper Vanna White asked her 74-year-old partner if he realized he’d given out the answer. “I did, right after I said…

PRINCE HARRY’S bananas job title CHIMPO at a San Francisco mental health startup is making folks snicker in Japan — where the word is slang for penis! Nearly a year after Harry, 36, and wife Meghan, 39, ditched their royal duties, the Duke of Sussex — who’s now living in a Montecito mansion with his diva duchess and two-year-old son, Archie — accepted a job as Chief Impact Officer at Better Up Inc. But CHIMPO, the U.S. acronym for his corporate gig, hasn’t translated well overseas, and amused social media users roasted the redheaded royal for his crude handle! “Imagine if he came to Japan and introduced himself as a ‘chimpo’ to officials? I’d love to see their faces!” writes one. While another jokes, “So his role is Chief Pole Officer?” ROYAL STAR SIGNS PREDICTED…

Truth be told! Country music legend LARRY GATLIN admits he’s the mysterious cocaine addict in MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY’s memoir! “I truly believe there will be people that will read Greenlights and they are going to thank McConaughey for putting my story in there,” says the 72-year-old singer, who claims his daughter read the 2020 bestseller and guessed passages about an unnamed addict were about her famous pop! “I was on a Zoom with him last month and I was like, ‘Put my name in the damn book,’” reveals the acclaimed musician. As the story goes, Larry got caught with white powder under his nose during a 1984 charity golf tournament party, where the late University of Texas football coach DARRELL ROYAL counseled the struggling musician to get clean. “He told me,…

American Beauty star MENA SUVARI, 42, and hubby MICHAEL HOPE welcomed their first baby, son CHRISTOPHER. Also joining the first-time parents club, former Vanderpump Rules stars BRITTANY CARTWRIGHT and JAX TAYLOR, who named their little bundle of boy CRUZ. The stork dropped off another special delivery for Duck Dynasty star JOHN LUKE ROBERTSON and wife MARY KATE. Daughter ELLA KATHRYN joins big bro JOHN SHEPHERD, 1. RHOC’s BRAUNWYN WINDHAM-BURKE, still married to longtime husband SEAN BURKE despite coming out as a lesbian last fall, broke up with her first girlfriend, KRIS. The reality star’s now reportedly dating other women. The Talk co-host AMANDA KLOOTS, 41, is planting roots in Hollywood, plunking down $2 million for a two-bedroom Laurel Canyon cottage. SNL comic PETE DAVIDSON takes the title role, playing late…

American Beauty star MENA SUVARI, 42, and hubby MICHAEL HOPE welcomed their first baby, son CHRISTOPHER. Also joining the first-time parents club, former Vanderpump Rules stars BRITTANY CARTWRIGHT and JAX TAYLOR, who named their little bundle of boy CRUZ. The stork dropped off another special delivery for Duck Dynasty star JOHN LUKE ROBERTSON and wife MARY KATE. Daughter ELLA KATHRYN joins big bro JOHN SHEPHERD, 1. RHOC’s BRAUNWYN WINDHAM-BURKE, still married to longtime husband SEAN BURKE despite coming out as a lesbian last fall, broke up with her first girlfriend, KRIS. The reality star’s now reportedly dating other women. The Talk co-host AMANDA KLOOTS, 41, is planting roots in Hollywood, plunking down $2 million for a two-bedroom Laurel Canyon cottage. SNL comic PETE DAVIDSON takes the title role, playing late punk rock legend JOEY RAMONE,…

NEARLY 30 years after Emilio Estevez turned a ragtag bunch of lovable losers into pee-wee hockey champs as Coach Gordon Bombay in The Mighty Ducks, he’s reprised his role in a new Disney+ series. Emilio, 58, has once again laced up his skates for The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, a ten-episode comedy-drama that also stars Lauren Graham. Here are ten things you don’t know about Emilio. 1 He was born in NYC, but his family moved to Los Angeles in 1968 when dad Martin Sheen was cast in Catch-22. 2 At age 14, he accompanied his father to the Philippines, where Sheen was shooting Apocalypse Now. There, Emilio was rescued from drowning by 14-year-old Laurence Fishburne — who’d lied about his age during his audition for the flick. 3 Emilio had a bit…

A FORMER police chief in Kansas has been convicted of stalking his ex-wife. After a two-day trial, Brian Treaster was found guilty on April 14 of felony charges of stalking and criminal threat, along with misdemeanor counts of violating a protection order and battery by a Reno County jury. He was busted two years ago for stalking and violating a protection order after he confronted his ex-wife at her workplace while he was police chief in Bushton. The criminal threat and battery charges were filed two months later after Treaster confronted and shoved the woman’s boyfriend, according to investigators who say he threatened his ex and her guy in a phone call later that day. The creep is expected to get probation at his June 4 sentencing.…

HYPOCRITICAL First Lady Nancy Reagan secretly popped pills nonstop while famously telling America to “Just Say No” to drugs! A new book claims President Ronald Reagan’s wife took so many “uppers and downers” White House doctors had to tell the commander-in-chief that Nancy had a “problem.” Nancy launched the antidrug campaign in 1982 and the blockbuster biography, The Triumph of Nancy Reagan, rips the lid off her addiction to prescription meds. Her own brother, Dr. Richard Davis, “did not dismiss the possibility that Nancy had grown addicted to medication,” according to the book. “She took a pill to fall asleep, and then woke up in the middle of the night to take another,” Reagan’s deputy chief of staff Michael Deaver said in 1999, the book dishes. Presidential physician Dr. John…

GAINING lean muscle is possible with some simple diet and lifestyle changes, claims a dietitian from Down Under. Aussie Leanne Ward advises consuming adequate protein, doing strength-training exercises and getting enough shut-eye. But the expert from Brisbane says her “golden rule” is to eat from 20 to 30 grams of protein with every main meal — instead of scarfing down one “enormous amount” at the end of the day. “The body can only absorb and utilize a certain amount of protein at one time,” she explains. Ward also does not recommend the intermittent fasting fad and insists, “It’s not going to help you out.” But when it comes to workouts, Ward says, “Make sure you’re doing enough resistance training but not too much — more isn’t always better.”…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Lately, Rams have been so busy sleep is a luxury. But with the moon in Taurus Monday you can catch up on Zzzzs — and time with your honey! Midweek, offer your talents or skills to help your community. The initiative you kick off could make you a local star. Saturday, take care around ladders. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Venus brings Twins a quiet week, allowing time to decompress from recent events. Catch up on correspondence. Someone close will be thrilled to hear from you, and a snail mail letter would be a gift to an elderly relative. Looking for love? A potential partner is waiting where you run routine errands. LEO July 23 - Aug. 23 Monday finds you biting your…

Plots TV comeback three years after fired from sitcom DISGRACED Roseanne Barr has lost a ton of weight as part of her revenge scheme to make a big comeback splash on TV after she was axed from her own sitcom for a shameful racist remark. “Roseanne’s ready to show Hollywood folks what they’ve been missing,” blabs an insider. “She feels bad for what she did and she apologized, though some may argue that point. “But she’s mad as hell that they continued the show without her. She still has connections and is putting out feelers in Hollywood. “She’s angling to get her own show, maybe a talk show or another sitcom, maybe even both.” The 68-year-old funnygal was booted from Roseanne in 2018 after a racist tweet saying then-President Barack Obama’s former top aide Valerie…

KELLY OSBOURNE confesses she started boozing again after four years off the sauce! “I relapsed, not proud of it but I’m back on track,” says the 36-year-old wild child daughter of rocker Ozzy and former The Talk chatterbox Sharon. “I just want to let you know that I’m sober today and I’m going to be sober tomorrow, but I’ve truly learned that it is just one day at a time.” At the height of her partying, says Kelly, she regularly “embalmed” her body with a cocktail of amphetamines, tranquilizers and marijuana. “I never truly slept. I was in a haze of hangovers and withdrawals,” the purple-haired, former Fashion Police host dished last year. “I never thought I’d be alive at 35 years old.” After going to rehab seven times and even being locked in a padded…

KELLY OSBOURNE confesses she started boozing again after four years off the sauce! “I relapsed, not proud of it but I’m back on track,” says the 36-year-old wild child daughter of rocker Ozzy and former The Talk chatterbox Sharon. “I just want to let you know that I’m sober today and I’m going to be sober tomorrow, but I’ve truly learned that it is just one day at a time.” At the height of her partying, says Kelly, she regularly “embalmed” her body with a cocktail of amphetamines, tranquilizers and marijuana. “I never truly slept. I was in a haze of hangovers and withdrawals,” the purple-haired, former Fashion Police host dished last year. “I never thought I’d be alive at 35 years old.” After going to rehab seven times and…

GAME show icon Pat Sajak added a gigantic flub to his recent bizarre behavior when he accidentally gave the answer away during a final bonus round on Wheel of Fortune. On the April 15 episode, as a contestant tried to fill out the phrase with the letters “---TE -RAN-L-,” the 40-year host of the crossword puzzle game show blurted: “Well, I’d rather be standing here than there, quite frankly.” Incredibly, the words “quite frankly” completed the puzzle. Even with the help, the contestant failed to come up with the correct answer in the allotted 30 seconds. Later at the waning moments of the hit game show, veteran co-host and letter-flipper Vanna White asked her 74-year-old partner if he realized he’d given out the answer. “I did, right after I said it,” Sajak confessed to the…

KIM KARDASHIAN will be Hollywood’s most wanted divorcée when her split from hubby Kanye West is finalized, according to sources who say cream-of-the-crop suitors are lining up to woo the bootylicious reality wench. The 40-year-old “billionaire bachelorette” and CEO of KKW Beauty line, who filed for divorce in February, has already been out on the town with Colombian crooner Maluma, 27, in late April — but sources insist they’re “just friends.” Meanwhile, serious suitors reaching out to her through people and mutual pals include “everyone from royal family members to A-list actors to athletes to billionaire CEOs,” tattles a spy. But pals say the wealthy, thrice-divorced mom of four is not looking for anyone right now: “She’s not looking to jump into anything, but is keeping an open mind.”…

Truth be told! Country music legend LARRY GATLIN admits he’s the mysterious cocaine addict in MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY’s memoir! “I truly believe there will be people that will read Greenlights and they are going to thank McConaughey for putting my story in there,” says the 72-year-old singer, who claims his daughter read the 2020 bestseller and guessed passages about an unnamed addict were about her famous pop! “I was on a Zoom with him last month and I was like, ‘Put my name in the damn book,’” reveals the acclaimed musician. As the story goes, Larry got caught with white powder under his nose during a 1984 charity golf tournament party, where the late University of Texas football coach DARRELL ROYAL counseled the struggling musician to get clean. “He told me, ‘Larry Wayne,…

TRISHA TOSSES GLAM FOR A STARTLING SNAP Speaking of country truths, TRISHA YEARWOOD’s showing fans what she really looks like, bravely sharing a shockingly stark snap — taken without a trace of makeup magic or filters and admitting: “This is me, after a hard workout with my trainer, no glam, no lighting, no filter.” Almost unrecognizable, the jaw-dropping photo shows the star with her blond tresses pulled back and wearing large eyeglasses. “The selfie I posted earlier was after a photo shoot had done hair and makeup for me, I had great lighting, and a filter!” dishes the 56-year-old country queen. “It’s important for you to know that I have dream days like that, and I also have really ‘real’ days like tonight.” HALLE’S BERRY SIZZLING ROMANCE Isn’t it romantic? HALLE BERRY, 54,…

NEARLY 30 years after Emilio Estevez turned a ragtag bunch of lovable losers into pee-wee hockey champs as Coach Gordon Bombay in The Mighty Ducks, he’s reprised his role in a new Disney+ series. Emilio, 58, has once again laced up his skates for The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, a ten-episode comedy-drama that also stars Lauren Graham. Here are ten things you don’t know about Emilio. 1 He was born in NYC, but his family moved to Los Angeles in 1968 when dad Martin Sheen was cast in Catch-22. 2 At age 14, he accompanied his father to the Philippines, where Sheen was shooting Apocalypse Now. There, Emilio was rescued from drowning by 14-year-old Laurence Fishburne — who’d lied about his age during his audition for the flick. 3 Emilio…

ROCK legend Mick Jagger admits he gave up writing his memoir during the ’80s because his life story is a snooze! Despite being offered “a lot of money” to pen the tell-all, the Rolling Stones frontman recalls realizing his life was “inordinately dull and upsetting” — and gave up! The singer, 77, says he handed back his reported $2 million advance and offered a flimsy fib to the publisher: “I think I said something stupid like I couldn’t remember anything.”…

HOTHEAD Debra Hunter will cool her heels in jail for 30 days after the blowhard deliberately coughed on a cancer patient last year in Florida — at the height of the coronavirus crisis! A Jacksonville judge also hit the windbag with a $500 fine and six months’ probation — and ordered her to participate in anger management class following her arrest for misdemeanor assault. Hunter is also on the hook for the cost of her victim’s COVID-19 test. According to an arrest warrant, Heather Sprague — who’s being treated for a brain tumor and has a compromised immune system — recorded foulmouthed Hunter, 53, arguing with staffers at a store in June 2020. Authorities say Hunter then made a rude gesture toward Heather, said she’d cough on her — and…

BIGHEARTED Drew Carey is tip-top when it comes to Hollywood tippers — he’s been dropping whopping 200 percent gratuities! Sources snitch to GLOBE The Price Is Right host — who earns upwards of $12.5 million a year — feels compelled to spread his wealth, especially during today’s tough times. “Drew’s always had a reputation for being a big tipper, but during the pandemic he’s taking his approach up a notch and tipping in the range of 200 percent every chance he gets,” spills an insider. “He’s been lucky to be able to keep working when a lot of Hollywood has been shut down, but Drew has been laser-focused on the working people both in and out of his orbit. “When he orders takeout food, it’s pretty much a guarantee he’ll…

Plots TV comeback three years after fired from sitcom DISGRACED Roseanne Barr has lost a ton of weight as part of her revenge scheme to make a big comeback splash on TV after she was axed from her own sitcom for a shameful racist remark. “Roseanne’s ready to show Hollywood folks what they’ve been missing,” blabs an insider. “She feels bad for what she did and she apologized, though some may argue that point. “But she’s mad as hell that they continued the show without her. She still has connections and is putting out feelers in Hollywood. “She’s angling to get her own show, maybe a talk show or another sitcom, maybe even both.” The 68-year-old funnygal was booted from Roseanne in 2018 after a racist tweet saying then-President Barack…

Millionaires chase solo cash schemes after love split FORMER lovebirds Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are not only going their separate ways romantically — they’re launching a slew of very different cash-spinning schemes after years as business partners, insiders dish. During their four years of togetherness, the pair — each worth $400 million — teamed up to rake in bucks from His & Hers, a $70 million self-care company, bought into a drink business, a fitness app and a sunglasses firm. But the future money-making ventures of J.Lo, 51, and A-Rod, 45, are totally different, sources say. “If Jennifer had her way, she’d be starring in movies 100 percent of the time and right now, that’s what she’s pursuing,” spills a spy. “It’s relaxing and fun work for her. “Alex didn’t really get her when it…

THE H.G. Wells horror classic The Island of Dr. Moreau — where a mad scientist creates smart, half-man, half-animal beasts that eventually go ape — is on the verge of coming true, stunned scientists reveal. In a chilling breakthrough, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte and his Salk Institute team created and grew a part-human, part-ape embryo by injecting human stem cells into macaque monkey embryos, according to a report in the April 15 issue of the scientific journal Cell. The scientists at the California facility call the embryos “human-nonhuman chimeras” — after the mythological, fire-breathing monster with a lion’s head, goat’s body and serpent’s tail. They hope the experiment will lead to growing organs for transplants as well as helping researchers learn about human development and disease progression. “These chimeric approaches could be really very…

THE H.G. Wells horror classic The Island of Dr. Moreau — where a mad scientist creates smart, half-man, half-animal beasts that eventually go ape — is on the verge of coming true, stunned scientists reveal. In a chilling breakthrough, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte and his Salk Institute team created and grew a part-human, part-ape embryo by injecting human stem cells into macaque monkey embryos, according to a report in the April 15 issue of the scientific journal Cell. The scientists at the California facility call the embryos “human-nonhuman chimeras” — after the mythological, fire-breathing monster with a lion’s head, goat’s body and serpent’s tail. They hope the experiment will lead to growing organs for transplants as well as helping researchers learn about human development and disease progression. “These chimeric approaches…