Table of contents for February 3, 2025 in Globe

EARL OF SANDWICH Ballooning ALEC BALDWIN crams down more carbs on a New York City street GETTING A LEG UP LEA THOMPSON kicks off a reunion of the Back to the Future cast SEEING DOUBLE Curvy HEIDI KLUM shows she’s still got talent on a St. Barts beach VESTED INTEREST Star Trek’s WILLIAM SHATNER dresses in intergalactic high-waisted granddaddy style ROCKING THE BOAT Wrinkly rocker ROD STEWART is on deck for his 80th birthday IN A PICKLE White Lotus star HALEY LU RICHARDSON relishes a brined snack on an outing to Disneyland…

COMEBACK queen Demi Moore has had an incredible year — she won a Golden Globe for The Substance and appeared in two other hits, the miniseries Feud: Capote vs. The Swans and the Taylor Sheridan drama Landman. But her No. 1 priority these days is spending time with her ex Bruce Willis and helping to ease the burden on his current wife, Emma Heming, sources tell GLOBE. “She’s handling all the new attention and awards buzz so gracefully while keeping Bruce’s comfort at the very top of her list of priorities,” spills an insider. As readers know, the family announced the Die Hard star had been diagnosed with front-otemporal dementia, a brain disease that affects patients’ behavior and ability to speak, in February 2023. “It can look kind of performative…

Harry Potter’s star-dwarf WARWICK DAVIS, 54, is suing a London hospital for negligence in the death of his wife, SAMANTHA, 53, also a little person. Samantha, mom of 3-foot-6 Warwick’s two adult children, died following spinal treatment. POST MALONE, singer of country’s No. 1 album of the year, F-1 Trillion, made Houston bartender RENEE BROWN cry when he slapped down a $20,000 tip on Christmas Eve. The mom of a 9-year-old girl notes his actual bill was only $1 ’cause everyone bought him drinks. “I immediately broke down crying,” says Renee. Divorcing 2017 Bachelorette stars RACHEL LINDSAY and BRYAN ABASOLO have agreed to a split of their property. That’s good news for Rachel, who was paying Bryan a whopping $13,275 a month in temporary support. Wanna stay in MICHAEL JORDAN’s…

DRAMA magnet Denise Richards’ dough may be in jeopardy as her wellness guru husband is being sued by a creditor and grappling with a fraud lawsuit that charges he refused a promised refund to a woman with terminal cancer, sources spill. According to legal documents, Creditors Adjustment Bureau Inc. claims Aaron Phypers, 52, and his company Quantum Epigenetics Consulting LLC, owe $228,000 related to a loan, and insists the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 53, is on the hook for her hubby’s debt! The collection biz is now eyeing the “wage earnings and other assets in the name, possession, custody and control” of the former Bravo babe, whose response to the filing is pending. Meanwhile, Aaron has also been socked with a suit from Rupert Perry on behalf of…

PACK RAT Tori Spelling — who once admitted she had around 50 shipping container–sized storage units — says she refers to herself as a “hoarder” all the time. On her 90210mg podcast, the Beverly Hills, 90210 star told Dr. Robin Zasio from A&E’s Hoarders that her problem dates back to her childhood. “We had a huge wealthy upbringing and there was room for stuff accumulated,” she says. But despite living in the 56,500-square-foot Spelling Manor, the family still always had storage units, a habit she carried into adulthood. “I used to have a really hard time letting go of things that I placed emotional value on,” the star explains. Now she claims she’s finally ditched the storage units — but says her garage is packed to the rafters.…

CHER is one of the greatest stars of all time — as a singer and actress — but if the 78-year-old continues her desperate May-December pursuit of 39-year-old music producer Alexander Edwards, it can only end in her becoming a laughingstock. Celebs are more touchy about aging because youthful looks are a plus for their careers. And like many stars, Cher has also undergone enough work to be on the edge of freaky. But the singer’s obsession with a man young enough to be her grandson is downright embarrassing. If it continues, it can only end in humiliation and heartbreak for Cher. Let’s face it: The relationship offers little benefit for Cher, but potentially a heap of pain. As GLOBE has reported, Cher met the mildly successful music producer at…

JUSTIN BIEBER’s scheming model wife, Hailey, is suddenly cozying up to long-time love rival Selena Gomez, say sources, now that the Only Murders in the Building cutie has exploded into a Hollywood powerhouse! Twice over recent weeks, the 28-year-old model-actress, who wooed away and wed Justin, 30, from Selena, has publicly shown support for her former enemy’s recent successes. In one instance, crafty Hailey thumbs-upped a message about the four Golden Globes nabbed by the musical comedy Emilia Pérez, starring Selena. And in mid-December, she liked a social media message where former Disney It-girl Selena, 32, posted a photo of the gaudy engagement sparkler that her beau Benny Blanco — a bigwig with Interscope Records — slipped on her finger. But sources slam Hailey’s online olive branches as obvious attempts to…

DETERMINED Demi Moore was the talk of the Golden Globes for her snotty attitude toward Kylie Jenner, and sources dish she’s equally full of herself when it comes to dating these days — and the lousy attitude is why the 62-year-old actress has had such poor luck snaring suitors! “She’s got an edge and she’s intimidating to guys, plus she’s a bit of a control freak and her dogs and daughters always come first,” spills an insider. “A lot of men won’t approach her because she gives off a moody vibe!” According to our spy, this is a relatively new character trait that developed after the bitter end of her marriage to Ashton Kutcher. The Charlie’s Angels looker was married to the That ’70s Show star for six years following a…

BILLIONAIRE Martha Stewart’s close pal-ship with Snoop Dogg has got his wife of 27 years, Shante Broadus, up in arms, according to sources, who say the rapper’s missus is feeling ignored and has given him an ultimatum — cool it with the man-hungry homemaking whiz! “Shante is getting sick of Snoop and Martha being attached at the hip and the public perception that THEY’RE a couple — leaving her on the outside looking in!” tattles a source. Martha, 83, met Snoop, 53, on The David Letterman Show in 2008, and he later sent word to her that he wanted to hang out and she happily agreed. They’ve been inseparable ever since! “Those two are a perfect match,” says a longtime pal. “They balance each other out, and while he’s great…

KAILYN: PLASTIC SURGERY RUINED ME Former Teen Mom 2 star KAILYN LOWRY burst into tears admitting she “mutilated” her body with plastic surgery in a desperate bid to be thin. “I was basically willing to go to any length to be skinny,” sobs the now 32-year-old babe, who reportedly had a butt lift and tummy tuck in 2016. Calling her thinning obsession a “mental illness,” she recently had docs reduce her boobs. “I just pray that my kids never struggle with their body images enough to mutilate their bodies to be skinny,” she insists, while adding: “I think a little nip and tuck in terms of a nose job or a boob job is okay.” Meanwhile, she neglected to mention her other apparent obsession — getting knocked up. Kailyn is…

EMILY BLUNT Cheers to the Sicario star’s champagne-hued Tamara Ralph gown, but boo to the bows MELORA HARDIN Apparently the Office star thought it was casual Friday on the red carpet ZOSIA MAMET The Girls alum is ODing on trends — polka dots! A one-shoulder top! A pouf skirt! KESHA Did the singer’s red-hot mess of a dress get mauled by a bear in the parking lot? SAOIRSE RONAN The Lady Bird actress’ mummy-inspired look gives new meaning to “wrap dress”…

DISGRACED hip-hop honcho Sean “Diddy” Combs is a sitting duck behind bars in New York City while awaiting his sex trafficking trial, according to sources who snitch the mogul’s been marked for death, just like accused flesh-peddler Jeffrey Epstein, because he has too much dirt on rich power players who want to silence him forever! “He knows too much about too many movers and shakers — and will likely be a target so he can’t spill their secrets in court,” squeals an insider. “He’s being monitored day and night as a high-risk inmate — but then again so was Jeffrey Epstein!” As GLOBE readers were among the first to know, Epstein’s lifeless body was found hanging by a sheet in his Manhattan jail cell in 2019 following his arrest for…

PRETTY Texas cheer-leader Aubrey Vanlandingham fatally poisoned a rival’s show goat in an ugly act of jealousy, lawmen bleat. An arrest affidavit states the 17-year-old suspect — who participated in competitive livestock shows with her own goat Lacey — even confessed to the baaad act! Police say they’ve obtained security footage from the barn at Cedar Park’s Vista Ridge High School that captures Aubrey using a syringe to force-feed a toxic pesticide to 6-month-old kid Willie, who desperately fought for his life! Authorities charge the teenage terror — who had recently been named president of her school’s Future Farmers of America chapter — overpowered the animal and made it drink the deadly cocktail! Officials say the cold-hearted killer even had the nerve to call her rival’s mom to report their…

FOLLOWING a disastrous brief marriage to a gal young enough to be his daughter, thus alienating his family, sources say broken-hearted Billy Ray Cyrus is begging his superstar kid Miley Cyrus to take him back and mend their shattered relationship. Sources snitch the 63-year-old crooner felt like he’d been kicked in his Achy Breaky Heart when 32-year-old Miley shared a social media post about “starting over again” this new year and didn’t mention him! “In everything I do I like to … Give it ALL I’ve got. ALL for it to come to an end, move on and start anew,” Miley writes. An insider spills that “it’s pretty heart-breaking for Billy Ray because Miley has totally cut him off, and talks about what a great year she had in 2024…

1. True or false: By 1969, Dark Shadows had become ABC’s highest-rated daytime series.2. What was the name of the show’s star vampire?3. Which of the following supernatural creatures did not make an appearance: ghosts, werewolves, zombies, fairies, witches, warlocks, ogres, vampires or phoenixes? A: 1. True; 2. Barnabas Collins, who was portrayed by Shakespearean actor Jonathan Frid; 3. Fairies and ogres “Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”—Ernest Hemingway…

IT’S almost impossible to think of the epic 1979 war movie Apocalypse Now without remembering the extreme chaos on the set! Obsessed bipolar director FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA nearly drove himself bankrupt to help fund the story of a secret assassination mission up a river from South Vietnam to Cambodia, even mortgaging his house, and conducted an affair right in front of wife Eleanor, who was filming her own scenes for a later documentary. Megastar MARLON BRANDO arrived shockingly bloated and unprepared, ignoring the script and preferring to improvise. MARTIN SHEEN suffered a heart attack. And a typhoon shut down production for weeks!…

AUDREY HEPBURN superfan Ariana Grande is obsessively trying to copy her idol’s look — including emulating her pin-thin frame — but people around her think she’s taken it too far and are convinced she may be starving herself to death, sources tell GLOBE! “Ariana has always been petite, but she’s lost a lot of weight recently,” spills a spy. “Everyone is noticing how unhealthy she looks. Herbones are sticking out all over!” The pint-sized pop princess, who has received multiple nominations for her star performance as Glinda in Wicked, has been making the awards show rounds in frocks that pay tribute to Audrey’s signature Givenchy gowns. Ariana even wore a vintage 1966 column dress by the designer to the Golden Globes! The heroine worship is working — the Love MeHarder…

PERVY Prince William’s secret penchant for porn is rocking an already rattled monarchy — and chatter about his horny habit is embarrassing the future king’s cancer-survivor wife, Kate, courtiers confide. Stories have recently emerged alleging that the heir to the throne was banned by a video store in Scotland during his days as a college student at St. Andrews University for renting raunchy films and keeping them well beyond their due dates! “The prince had a very randy disposition when he was at school — and that was apparent in his love of saucy sex comedies!” titters a royal insider. A source dishes one of William’s favorites was 2002’s Boat Trip, which features busty Swedish pinup Victoria Silvstedt — and the young royal racked up hefty late fees for failing…

CODE BREAKERS Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a number. Use the given letters to get 11 started by filling them in throughout the puzzle. Look out for patterns like repeated letters. Codebreaker puzzles use all 26 letters of the alphabet. There are no trademarks, abbreviations, hyphenated nor foreign words on the grid. BURNING GREEN Mystery words clue: Popular sushi condiment REFERENCE GRID MYSTERY WORDS WORD SEARCH Circle the hidden words in the grid, crossing them out in the list as you find them. Words can go horizontally, vertically, diagonally and backward. BAR SPOON BUCKET FOIL CUTTER FUNNEL GLASSES ICE TONGS JIGGER MIXING GLASS MUDDLER PARING KNIFE PEELER STRAINER TIN ON TIN WINE KEY ZESTER DOMINOES Dots represent the domino tiles (with hidden borders). Identify a complete set…

QUIRKY Quinta Brunson is keeping the faith as optimistic teacher Janine Teagues in the ABC hit Abbott Elementary. The 35-year-old creator is the driving force behind the mockumentary — executive producing, co-writing and starring in the show since its 2021 debut. Now in its fourth season, the sitcom has even delighted fans with a crossover visit from the oddball cast of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Here are 10 things you don’t know about Quinta. 1 Her name means fifth in Spanish, and she is the youngest of five children. 2 She was raised as a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses, but left the religion at age 21. 3 She majored in advertising at Temple University — but dropped out to pursue a career in comedy. 4 Her dream is to…

COUNTRY cutie Lainey Wilson is tired of waiting for longtime love Duck Hodges to pop the question, but the former National Football League quarterback stubbornly continues to, er, duck the issue! The Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year nominee took her grievance public on a podcast hosted by Bunnie Xo, wife of Lainey’s pal and Save Me duet partner Jelly Roll. When Bunnie told the Watermelon Moonshine singer she hoped Lainey would marry Duck in 2025, Wilson huffed, “I might have to propose to HIM!” But a friend says the 32-year-old songbird has no intention of asking her 28-year-old sweetheart to marry her — she believes it’s HIS job to get on bended knee, and she’s running out of patience! “For Lainey, it’s all about life planning,” shares the friend.…

FORMER TV tyke Frankie Muniz was excited about doing a reboot of his hit series Malcolm in the Middle, but his cryptic social media comment on friendship — or the lack thereof — seems to suggest it’s not going so well! Sources squeal that his message may be about his friends and costars from the show! The buzz started after the Malcolm alum, 39, recently alluded to his troubles on X. “Can’t sleep. Hard when you realize your friends aren’t really your friends,” he shared. Cyberspace erupted in a mass of sympathy, with one writing, ‘Yo Frankie u good bro?” while another chimed, “Hang in there man,” and a third echoed, “Better to realize than to continue to be used. It does suck though.” Insiders snitch that Frankie had seemed…

AN IRATE Angelina Jolie is desperate to ditch Los Angeles after being cast as the villain in her divorce from Brad Pitt, but she has run into a major roadblock — her kids, who don’t want to leave Tinseltown, sources tell GLOBE. The Maleficent star was bitterly disappointed when she was snubbed for the Best Actress Golden Globe for Maria, her big comeback film and passion project about opera diva Maria Callas. She believes she lost to Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres because the industry has scapegoated her for the bitter, long-drawn-out divorce from Brad. “Angie can’t get out of Hollywood fast enough,” an insider says. “She would love to start fresh somewhere else — either in Europe or Cambodia, where she’s done so much humanitarian work.” According to our mole,…

TWO child stars from the 2003 hit School of Rock have tied the knot — even though they were NOT interested in making beautiful music together 22 years ago while filming the Jack Black movie! Angelo Massagli and Caitlin Hale, both now 33 — who played Frankie “The Tough Guy” and Marta “Blondie,” respectively — first met as precocious 10-year-olds during auditions, where she sang Everything’s Coming Up Roses and he belted out Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train, the only song he knew at the time by heart. The movie’s gang of child actors stayed in touch over the past couple of decades, and Angelo and Caitlin reconnected over lunch in 2018 when they were getting degrees at Florida universities. “We thought that was kind of it,” says Massagli. “But we…

CAN’T tolerate hearing other people’s opinions? You could be suffering from allodoxaphobia, from the Greek words allo, different; dox, opinion; and phobos, fear. PLANTS love the pull of gravity! Scientists call their positive response to it as “gravitropism.” IF YOU don’t like being chewed up at dusk by pesky mosquitoes, stop wearing blue. That color attracts skeeters twice as much as any other hue. IN 2012, a missing woman on a vacation in Iceland’s volcanic region was found while in the search party looking for herself! The people on her tour bus didn’t recognize her after she changed clothes, and she didn’t realize the “missing” person was her. EVERYONE gives off a unique scent … except for identical twins. Smell ya later!…