Table of contents for August 14, 2017 in Globe

JOSH ABBOTT got his 11-weekold daughter EMERY to pop the question to galpal TAYLOR PARNELL. The Josh Abbott Band frontman put the cutie in a pink outfifit with the words: “Mommy, will you marry Daddy?” Meanwhile, Bachelorette stars JOJO FLETCHER and JORDAN RODGERS are engaged — but dragging their feet. Bridezilla JoJo’s wedding gown shopping — but hasn’t said yes to the dress! Snowden hottie JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT and robotics nerd wife TASHA McCAULEY have just had a son — but are playing coy about the little boy’s name. Word around Tinseltown is tequila billionaire RANDE GERBER and model wife CINDY CRAWFORD are on the rocks! EVAN HELMUTH, the actor who played Father David Keane in the horror flflick The Devil Inside, died at age 40 of complications from a stroke. FRANK…

COUNTRY icon George Strait is firing back at the deejays who won’t play him! George’s last album, Cold Beer Conversation, was his first to have ZERO top 10 hits — and now the All My Exes Live in Texas singer is taking potshots at country radio! “Radio’s not playing me anymore,” he says, “which is a hard pill to swallow, after all these years.” But George, 65, isn’t going quietly. Last year he wrote Kicked Outta Country, a song that mocks disloyal radio jocks for ignoring Johnny Cash and other greats. George played the ditty in Las Vegas recently, quipping, “This next song was actually released on the radio. I never heard it.” An insider says if George released his monster hit Amarillo by Morning today, radio would ignore it…

HOME Alone dad John Heard died bitter and resentful at the hit flick’s pintsized hero — 10-year-old Macaulay Culkin — who became a bigger star and won mega-million-dollar movie deals while his career fizzled. That’s the tragic and shocking secret the 71-year-old actor, who played Mac’s absentminded dad Peter McCallister in two Home Alone movies, took to the grave when he was found dead in his Palo Alto, Calif., room just days after minor back surgery. “John came off as a loving dad to little Mac in the movies, but that just showed what a great actor he was,” says a source close to Heard, whose July 21 demise was being investigated by the medical examiner. “He constantly felt upstaged by the kid while filming. For the rest of his…

RUSSIA’S macho strongman Vladimir Putin has to pop Viagra before bedroom romps Ñ and the little blue pill turns him into a rampaging sex machine! That’s the bombshell revelation from his former mistress who shockingly told GLOBE, “I was Vladimir Putin’s American love slave!” Identifying herself by the pseudonym Anna, the busty, 36-year-old blond bombshell was the kinky Kremlin kingpin’s playmate from 2012 to 2014. GLOBE tracked her down with the help of a CIA informant. Anna, who lives in the U.S., gave GLOBE a world-first exclusive interview, ripping the lid off the 64-year-old tyrant’s most intimate secrets. Shockingly, she insists “Vladie,” known for ruthlessly rubbing out rivals, can be a sensitive pussycat who bursts into tears! “My Vladie, the one I love, is not the man the world knows,”…

NO WONDER the Kardashians are so tacky! Late family patriarch Robert Kardashian — a member of O.J. Simpson’s legal Dream Team — had an incestuous romance with his own cousin, Denice Halicki, and even wanted to marry her after divorcing reality TV mom Kris Jenner! The explosive disclosure comes from Jerry Oppenheimer’s book The Kardashians: An American Drama, which reveals Robert hooked up with “his third cousin” Denice after dumping the mother of his three kids, today’s reality stars Kim, Khloé and Kourtney Kardashian. Robert’s pal and pastor, Kenn Gulliksen, described Denice as “very sweet.” But they were also “kissin’ cousins,” he says — and Robert knew they were related! Robert had told Kenn the “Kardashians and the family of Demos Shakarian were related. Demos was Denice’s grandfather,” according to…

USHER is living up to his U Got It Bad hit by reportedly forgetting to tell gals he’s infected with herpes before having unprotected sex! The 38-year-old R&B cheater, who’s married to Grace Miguel, recently paid $1.1 million to one gal, who says he gave her the disease. Now, he’s been socked with a $20 million lawsuit by another lover, charging he betrayed her in the bedroom, too. Identified only as “Jane Doe,” she claims the love rat used a condom for their first sex romp in her Atlanta home on April 16. But on April 28, when they hooked up for another steamy session in a New Orleans hotel, she claims the singer failed to wear protection and also neglected to tell her about his herpes. Now, Jane Doe…

AXL ROSE IS BLOOMIN’ JERK! AXL ROSE may be a great frontman for Guns N’ Roses, but he nearly wrecked the band with his choices for their first album’s cover art. Before the 1987 release of Appetite for Destruction, awful Axl pushed for a photo of the exploding Challenger Space Shuttle, which blew up shortly after liftoff and killed seven brave astronauts the year before. His suggestion was nixed as outrageously tasteless. His second pick — a cartoon of a gigantic galraping robot — was recalled after a livid backlash from women’s groups. That image was replaced by a Celtic cross featuring the rockers’ skulls — and has since sold a whopping 30 million copies. Stick to singin’, Axl. KANYE WEST SEX-SWAP BUZZ Yikes! KANYE WEST is the talk of…

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MOLES are common skin markings, but not all of these “beauty spots” are innocent freckles — some may be skin cancer! Fortunately, there are steps you can take to monitor your skin at home. Dr. Stefanie Williams, a dermatologist, recommends examining yourself to look for any changes. Here’s how to conduct a head-to-toe inspection. 1. Stand in front of a large mirror after coming out of the shower. 2. Conduct a thorough scan of your entire body. That means everywhere — your underarms, elbows and even between your toes! 3. Ask a family member or friend to examine areas you can’t easily see yourself. 4. Once you’ve taken stock of your skin’s condition, use this easy-to-remember checklist to look for potential signs of melanoma — the most deadly type of…

I HART FOOD (Series Premiere) Mon., Aug. 14, FOOD NETWORK, 10 p.m. Follow foodie Hannah Hart as she crosses the country, investigating Santa Fe, N.M.’s, red chilies and catching lobster in Portland, Maine, in this six-episode series. CMA FEST Wed., Aug. 16, ABC, 8 p.m. Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini host three hours of performances by Garth Brooks, Keith Urban, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum and many more. GIRLFRIENDS’ GUIDE TO DIVORCE (Season 4 Premiere) Thurs., Aug. 17, BRAVO, 10 p.m. Bravo’s messy relationships drama fifinds Abby, Barbara, Jo and other besties struggling to keep it together. THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE Sat., Aug. 19, TCM, 8 p.m. This 1962 Cold War thriller, based on a Richard Condon novel and starring Frank Sinatra as…

JULY 16 LEAVING HER PARIS HOTEL Celine Dion backup dancer Pepe Munoz sneak out of her hotel separately HOLDING HANDS Just 18 months after the death of husband Rene Angelil, Celine is smitten with hunky Pepe SKINNY superstar Celine Dion, who once bragged she was a one-man woman, has a new boy toy young enough to be her son! Her relationship with hunky Spanish dancer Pepe Munoz, 32, has set tongues wagging since it appears the man-hungry cougar can’t keep her hands off the kid. Celine hired Pepe as a backup dancer on her European summer tour — and sparks flew immediately, sources reveal. “Meeting Pepe has put a pep in her step,” spills an insider. “He makes her feel beautiful, sexy and alive.” The pair was spotted attending a…

FRAIL country queen LORETTA LYNN — who hasn’t been seen in public since being hammered by a devastating stroke three months ago — insists she doesn’t have one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel! Her pal MARTINA McBRIDE told a crowd at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry she’d chatted with the laid-up legend and Loretta was biting at the bit to “git back on” the Opry stage. “She’s doing really well,” Martina says. But the future looked grim for the Coal Miner’s Daughter singer when she collapsed at her home on the evening of May 4 — and wasn’t found until 10:52 the next morning. Experts feared during the long lapse before getting treatment, the 85-year-old suffered irreparable brain damage and her career was over. “A…

MELISSA McBride has drawn raves playing a toughas- nails survivor of the zombie apocalypse on AMC’s hit The Walking Dead. But she’s no overnight success story, with three decades of movie and TV work on her résumé. Here are 10 things you didn’t know about the 52-year-old star. 1 Born in 1965 in Lexington, Ky., Melissa has acting in her blood! Mom Suzanne studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse. 2 She shelved dreams of being a fashion designer after signing up for a drama workshop in high school. 3 Melissa appeared in commercials for Rooms to Go and Ford before capturing guest spots on Matlock, American Gothic and In the Heat of the Night. 4 She appeared on the first season of Dawson’s Creek, locking lips with James Van Der…

A CUNNING chemistry teacher who cooked up a life of crime by making meth in his home — just like Bryan Cranston’s character in Breaking Bad — has seen freedom go up in smoke! John W. Gose, 56, taught high school science in El Paso, Texas, and middle school science in Las Cruces, N.M., before descending into a personal drug hell. Cops busted the exeducator’s cover during a routine traffic stop in February 2016, when a sheriff’s deputy discovered a small bag of meth and a broken pipe in his vehicle. He was charged with possession of meth and drug paraphernalia. Then, during a second stop in October 2016 in Las Cruces, police discovered glassware, rubber tubing and chemicals used to cook the highly addictive drug. When state police searched…

DRUGS nearly destroyed Jada Pinkett Smith! The wife of superstar Will Smith reveals she grew up with parents who were drug addicts — and she was trapped in a dope hell with her close pal, the late rapper Tupac Shakur. “One of the things that I’ve never really said before is that when I first met Pac, I was a drug dealer,” confesses Jada, 45, who hooked up with the rapper while attending the Baltimore School of the Arts. “That’s how we started. Then as I was coming out, something bad happened to me. As I was coming out of the [thug] life, he was coming more into the life.” Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in September 1996 — one year before Jada married Will.…

SCIENTISTS have proven a woman’s menstrual cycle has zero effect on her ability to remember, make decisions or focus on multiple tasks at once. The finding eliminates the idea of so-called “period brain” — the idea that women may become more forgetful and less decisive while menstruating. Professor Brigitte Leeners and her team from the Hannover Medical School and University Hospital Zurich studied 68 women. She says their analysis showed, “The hormonal changes related to the menstrual cycle do not show any association with cognitive performance.” Leeners adds, “Although there might be individual exceptions, women’s cognitive performance is in general not disturbed by hormonal changes occurring with the menstrual cycle.” However, she cautions their small sample study was purely behavioral and additional research is needed to offer a more complete…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 You’ve got the urge to totally revamp your life from career to friends, maybe even partner! But slow down, Ram! With Mercury and Neptune retrograde, it’s likely you’ll take things too far! Wait and see how you feel later in the week! Uninvited visitors arrive from afar. Let someone else entertain them! TAURUS April 21 - May 21 Take extra care early in the week, Bull. Cosmic squabbles have you distracted and clumsy! Although it feels easier to hide than apologize for harsh words or a silly mistake, make amends now while Mars boosts your courage. Unexpected money arrives just in time to relieve a cash concern. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 It’s time to say yes to R&R and no to everything…

Wimpy Earnhardt is under her thumb NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. is wife-whipped! Other drivers are blasting the two-time Daytona 500 winner as a girly man — after he kowtowed to wife Amy’s order to retire! “Amy is saying enough is enough!” a source tells GLOBE. “Dale thinks he still has a lot of racing left in him, but he has to answer to Amy, and she wants children. “Dale’s had at least six concussions in his racing career, and one last year nearly did him in.” The track king struggled with his balance and vision for weeks after a crash in Michigan last year. He raced three times after the crash, but quit about a month later under doctors’ orders after another hard wreck. Dale, 42, wed Amy, 35,…

FASHION favorite Project Runway is going to be bigger than ever in season 16 — as plus-sized models are added to the mix in each episode for the first time! “It’s a shrewd marketing move — and a big victory for show mentor Tim Gunn,” says a media insider. “Tim’s been pushing for the show to represent the real world. Not everybody looks like Heidi Klum.” Lifetime says the models will range in size from 0 to 22 as the reality show “breaks out of the conventional modeling mold and celebrates body diversity.” Aspiring fashion designers “must show off their skills and ability to make stunning creations, for any size.” Unlike past seasons, the models will rotate with each challenge and force every fashionista to play in the big leagues.…

GH’S ODD COUPLE LYNN HERRING (Lucy) was a big fan of Kin Shriner (Scotty) before she joined General Hospital. “I watched it in college, and I liked Luke and Laura, but I was fascinated by Scotty,” she says. “I thought he was so sexy and interesting and unique.” When they first started working together, “I would have to catch myself — ‘You’re fanning out! Don’t fan out over Scotty Baldwin!’ ” she laughs. Now the two are pals. “Over the years, Kin has become one of my best friends, and what’s funny about it is that we are as different as night and day. I’m a country girl, married with kids; he’s never been married and he won’t come to the ranch because he’s afraid of the dark! How did we…

SPOOKED-OUT Danielle Hyde has chilling proof ghosts are real — a shocking video capturing the spectral image of a maid scurrying through Tryon Palace, a colonial North Carolina mansion notorious for bizarre events. But amazingly, Danielle didn’t see the eerie spirit — dressed like an 18th-century servant — until she reviewed her video clips hours after leaving the haunted house. “She was see-through,” says Danielle. “Her silhouette wasn’t very detailed. I think she was a younger woman and she was wearing what looked like a servant’s dress and carrying a basket.” The 21-year-old believes the ghost is a servant who died horribly in a Feb. 27, 1798, fire that destroyed everything except the kitchen and stable offices of the seven-bedroom home that once was the governor’s residence. “The palace is…