Table of contents for July 8, 2019 in Globe

TV QUEEN Kelly Ripa was mortified when her daughter walked in on her getting busy with hubby Mark Consuelos! To make matters worse, it was Lola’s 18th birthday and Father’s Day — and Mark’s parents were in the house! The host told her Live with Kelly and Ryan audience she wasn’t really “in the mood,” but she still “went through the motions” as a Father’s Day goodie for Riverdale star Mark. “Mark was like, ‘But it’s Father’s Day,’ and I was like, ‘All right, that’s not typically — doesn’t conjure up amorous thoughts but OK,’” she says. Mark, who was filling in on-air for Ryan Seacrest, adds, “Lola opens the door … and we’re like ‘Ah, close the door, knock, what are you doing?’” Kelly continues: “Lola shuts the door and…

CHRIS BROWN, infamous for punching ex-girlfriend RIHANNA, is expecting a child with ex-galpal AMMIKA HARRIS. The 30-year-old bad boy also shares a daughter, ROYALTY, 5, with yet another ex, NIA GUZMAN. Former Pretty Little Liars star BRANT DAUGHERTY, 33, married actress KIM HIDALGO, also 33. They met on a dating app nearly three years ago. CNN anchor ANDERSON COOPER’s mother, fashion icon-heiress GLORIA VANDERBILT, passed away in her Manhattan home. She was 95. “Gloria Vanderbilt was an extraordinary woman, who loved life, and lived it on her own terms,” says her son. FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI, the Oscar-nominated Italian director, died in Rome at age 96. He was best known for his 1968 big-screen interpretation of Romeo and Juliet, starring OLIVIA HUSSEY. DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM’s eldest son, BROOKLYN, 20, snubbed his…

INDULGENT mom Drew Barrymore admits she finally caved and bought a mouse for one of her kids, who’d been begging for the pocket-sized pet for “years!” The 44-year-old star of TV’s recently axed zombie fest, Santa Clarita Diet, shares Olive, 6, and Frankie, 5, with ex-husband Will Kopelman. Though Drew didn’t reveal which daughter wanted the little white rodent, she shared a goofy video on Instagram showing her household’s newest addition scampering along her neck and shoulder.…

AKANSAS teenager survived having his skull impaled by a ten-inch knife in what’s being hailed as a “miracle!” “If the knife so much as moved, just the slightest, it could have been the end of me,” says 15-year-old Eli Gregg. Dr. Koji Ebersole, who oversaw Eli’s surgery at University of Kansas Health System, adds: “It could not have had a pound more force on it and him survive that event.” The gruesome accident happened while Eli was playing outdoors in Redfield on June 13. His mother, Jimmy Russell, heard him scream in pain and hustled outside. Then she was horrified to see the knife’s butt end sticking out of Eli’s head! “There was blood, and he had a piece of metal in his face,” she recalls. “It was pretty grim.”…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Bitter bickering on Monday leads to a meeting of the minds by Wednesday — and a surprise chance to boost your bottom line by the weekend! Single, Ram? Someone you meet while running errands asks you for coffee — say yes! This could be your soul mate. Saturday brings news of a legacy. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 Mars pushes you toward a major lifestyle change, but the cosmos says wait a few weeks to ensure your plans go smoothly. Cash arrives midweek; it’s either the returns from an investment or money you forgot you were owed. An enemy becomes a friend after you share an exciting experience Saturday. LEO July 23 - Aug. 23 Today is the first day of the rest…

O.J. SIMPSON, who has denied murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman, says he didn’t do something else — bed Kardashian mom Kris Jenner. In a video tweet, the disgraced football star, who was acquitted of Nicole and Goldman’s murders, calls reports of a tryst with Kris “bogus, bad, taste less” since he was pals with her now late hubby Robert Kardashian, a member of his legal Dream Team. As for rumors that Kris’ daughter Khloé Kardashian is his, the ex-con, who served time for armed robbery, insists “she’s not mine.” The denials follow the bombshell claim by Norman Pardo, who says he was O.J.’s former manager and “The Juice” told him about bedding Kris.…

NORTH Carolina motorcyclist Benjamin Austin Lee, 45, was hit by a lightning bolt and killed as he cruised Interstate 95 near Daytona, Fla. Lawmen say the electricity shattered his helmet — and his bike crashed. SHERIFF’S deputies in Caddo Parish, La., insist an eight-foot alligator bit a giant chunk out of their patrol car’s front bumper when they were responding to a call. The lawmen say the rogue reptile got away before animal control officers arrived. COLORADO has collected a staggering $1 billion in revenue — and created 41,000 licensed jobs — after becoming the first state to legalize recreational marijuana sales in 2014. A RABID bat broke into a South Hampton, N.H., home, hid in an iPad case, then bit 86-year-old Roy Syvertson when he was using the device.…

INFECTED with the snooty royal attitude of bedding actresses — not wedding them — Prince Philip advised grandson Harry against tying the knot with Suits babe Meghan. “One steps out with actresses, one doesn’t marry them,” Queen Elizabeth’s 98-year-old hubby told Harry when the prince was getting serious with the American-born beauty. Sources say brother William even cautioned Harry, who was about to pop the question following a whirlwind year-long romance, asking: “Are you sure?” But Harry plunged ahead and got hitched to Meghan in May last year and now they’re parents of newborn Archie. Still, dating actresses is not unusual among Europe’s royals and aristocrats. Harry’s uncle Prince Andrew plunged into a sizzling two-year affair with actress Koo Stark in the ’80s. But he didn’t marry her.…

HONEY BOO BOO’S messed-up mom, Mama June Shannon, and beau Geno Doak were spotted stumbling about half naked, seemingly wrecked on some substance, after he crashed his SUV into their garage. A shocking video caught the roly-poly, 39-year-old From Not to Hot reality star running out of their Georgia house in skimpy purple lingerie and jumping into the SUV to help Doak “unfasten his seat belt,” says a source. He staggered out shirtless, “slapped her hand away” when she tried to help keep his shorts up and began “punching the windows of the vehicle,” a source says. In March, June and Doak were busted on drug charges in Alabama. Meanwhile, former Toddlers & Tiaras star Honey Boo Boo, now 13, is living with her older sister and telling her mom…

BRADLEY COOPER TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS Newly single BRADLEY COOPER is this close to signing on the dotted line to step into late silver-screen heartthrob TYRONE POWER’s shoes in a new version of the 1947 thriller Nightmare Alley. And look who’s vying for glamorous Joan Blondell’s part? “Two of Bradley’s previous leading ladies — JENNIFER LAWRENCE and LADY GAGA — are topping a list to play the female lead: a psychiatrist who partners with Bradley’s con man character to trick people into handing over their money,” spills a spy. “Once Bradley seals the deal, every actress in Hollywood will be fighting tooth and nail for the juicy role alongside him, especially his A Star Is Born co-star, Gaga.” Stay tuned… JENNA SWIPES MOM’S UNDIES! It’s literally a panty raid for JENNA…

HULKING David Bautista went from muscle-bound wrestling villain to big-screen action star as Marvel’s Drax the Destroyer in the Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers franchises. But the 50-year-old comes back down to Earth this summer to star as a grizzled cop on the trail of a killer in the action comedy Stuber. Here are ten things you don’t know about the retired grappler. 1 He has tattoos on his arm of the flags of Greece and the Philippines to represent his heritage. 2 He collects vintage metal lunch boxes and says, “My favorite is the 1967 Green Hornet. It’s my favorite because Bruce Lee is on it.” 3 David was living paycheck to paycheck as a bouncer when he says he decided to give wrestling a shot because he…

CRUEL dog owner Nancy Bucciarelli shoved her aged pet golden retriever, Bailey, into a lake and watched the poor beast struggle and then slowly drown, cops say. The shocking animal abuse happened as the 66-year-old Merrimack, N.H., woman was walking the 11-year-old pooch by Naticook Lake in Wasserman Park on June 8, according to police. Witnesses told cops the older dog — who’d be 66 in people years — appeared pooped as Bucciarelli pushed him off a dock and into the water. As Bailey struggled before finally sinking, his owner just watched, making no attempt to rescue him, cops were told. Other people in the park jumped in and tried to save Bailey, but were too late. Bucciarelli has been charged with animal cruelty, a misdemeanor. “It’s a sad story,”…

THE top secret military base at mysterious Area 51 is supposedly shut down — but a new spy film captured bustling activity and a shocking white UFO hovering over a gigantic new hangar at the CIA-run facility. The bombshell discovery boosts claims by experts that crashed alien spacecraft are hidden away and secretly being tested at Nevada’s Groom Lake base. Built in 1955, the U.S. Air Force facility is so top secret, the military denied its existence until 2013. Experts insist the CIA tests advanced aircraft and UFO technology at the installation. Constant military patrols keep curious visitors at a distance. But a sneaky YouTuber, who runs the Adventures with Christian channel, filmed the base — and the UFO — from atop Tikaboo Peak, 26 miles away.…

CURVY Cardi B has sworn off going under the knife after being laid low by lipo complications that forced her to cancel concerts in May. “I been working out for the past two weeks ’cause b***h I ain’t getting surgery again,” declares the 26-year-old former stripper. The candid rapper shared a pic of her painful looking piggies on Instagram and said, “Look how swollen my feet get every time I take flights. My stomach gets even more puffy.” She explained the condition was a side effect of liposuction and was why docs told her to rest. “I hate canceling shows because I love money,” says the buxom babe, who’s had two boob jobs and butt injections. “But like, health is wealth so I have to do what I have to…

PRINCE HARRY fell in lust with Friends beauty Jennifer Aniston after seeing her racy magazine cover and was so obsessed with the curvy beauty, he eyed her as “princess material.” That’s the stunning revelation from celeb author Ian Halperin’s upcoming book about Aniston. He writes that “crushing” 24-year-old Harry began texting the older actress, angling for a date after seeing her nude bod splashed across a 2009 GQ magazine cover. “He told a close friend his favorite actress was Jen and got her number,” claims the writer. “He texted her and sent emojis.” “One source told me Jen was aware of Harry’s crush but didn't want to lead him on because of the age difference.” Jen, now 50, is 16 years Harry’s senior. Still, the prince bagged a younger version.…

RAVAGED from years of substance abuse, Liza Minnelli is trapped in a living hell, too dazed and too weak to even walk, say sources close to the Cabaret star. The 73-year-old daughter of The Wizard of Oz legend Judy Garland is in agony and so frail she “can’t go anywhere without assistance,” dishes an insider. “She’s in a world of pain. Liza can barely stand and gets terrible dizzy spells when she tries to walk around instead of staying in her wheelchair. “If she tries to stand by herself she just keels straight over!” Liza boosted fears for her health during a rare public outing in Los Angeles, where she had to be propped up by Hollywood pal George Hamilton and a team of helpers. “Liza was trying so hard…

BUMBLING Brit Hugh Grant says he’s now “too old and ugly and fat” to star in romantic comedies! But the 58-year-old leading man of Love Actually, Notting Hill and Bridget Jones’s Diary admits he was lucky during his rom-com heyday because “I was being paid tons of money.” The actor does have one complaint, though: “I should’ve made interesting decisions and done different stuff. Instead, I repeated myself almost identically about 17 times in a row.”…

PRETTY 25-year-old mom Megan Danielle Holman was drunk as a skunk and babbling nonsense when she was pulled over for bad driving in a silver Power Wheels toy truck, cops say. But the officers couldn’t give her a DUI for motoring around in the battery-powered kids’ toy, so the Walhalla, S.C., single mom of two was ticketed for public intoxication. Megan was nabbed after a caller told cops about a “suspicious person on the street,” says Chief Sean Brinson. Police found her behind the wheel of the toy about a mile from her home and stopped her. They questioned the beauty, but she was so blotto, her answers made little sense, cops say. She told officers she was taking part in a scavenger hunt and also that “she wanted to…

BLOND bombshell Loni Anderson is making a come back at age 73 with a happy fourth marriage and lead sitcom role — now that her brutal hot tempered ex-husband Burt Reynolds is dead! “Loni feels she’s no longer living in Burt’s long shadow,” says a pal. “She can finally be herself. “It’s incredibly freeing and she’s taking advantage of every minute!” Even before Burt’s death at age 82 of a heart attack last Sept. 6, Loni accused the former Florida State running back of being a trigger-tempered, pill-popping monster who physically and emotionally terrorized her and once gave her a gun and told her to kill herself. Their five-year marriage — which included adopting a son, Quinton, now 30 — ended in 1993. But the Smokey and the Bandit stud…

PRETTY Woman’s onscreen lovebirds Julia Roberts and Richard Gere are secretly carrying a torch for each other even though they’re hitched to other people, insiders say. While Richard, 69, and Julia, 51, admit a close relationship, they insist it’s just “platonic, more like brother and sister,” says a source. But an insider dishes they’re more like “soulmates” who love each other. “Julia and Richard have incredibly strong feelings for each other,” the insider spills. “They’re both married and would never do anything to jeopardize that, but it doesn’t take away from the fact there’s a connection between them that nobody — not even their spouses — can touch.” Sources say Julia’s marriage to cameraman Danny Moder, 50 — father of her 14-year-old twins Hazel and Phinnaeus, and son Henry, 12,…

EVEN Uncle Fester was a kid once! JACKIE COOGAN, the actor who played the bald, creepy uncle on The Addams Family, surprisingly rose to fame a full four decades before the popular ‘60s program, appearing alongside iconic cutup CHARLIE CHAPLIN in 1921’s The Kid. The film made Coogan, only seven at the time, a huge star — with the pint-sized prodigy pulling in a ton of cash: about $4 million by his own account. However, his penny-pinching parents refused to cough up a cent, so he took them to court, eventually reaching a settlement that netted him $125,000 — a far cry from the millions he claimed.…