Innehållsförteckning för January 1, 2018 från Globe

IN THE biggest blow to disgraced newsman Matt Lauer’s massive ego, the Today show’s rating have soared since he was kicked to the curb last month after a series of explosive sexual harassment charges! Today bested longtime rival Good Morning America two weeks in a row, achieving a higher overall audience — a feat loser Lauer hadn’t been able to manage during 2017 while co-hosting the once-invincible morning brand. “The rating surge may not last, but it’s got to hurt Matt’s already bruised ego,” says an industry insider. “But the improved viewer numbers are nothing but good news for Hoda Kotb, who stepped in with zero notice to temporarily take Matt’s place. She saved the show!”…

PALS tossed preggers JESSICA ALBA a baby shower. The Sin City bombshell and hubby CASH WARREN are set to welcome their third little one. Original Survivor winner RICHARD HATCH is “looking for love.” He says hubby EMILIANO CABRAL is a goner after 14 years and he’s now in the market for a new “Mr. Right.” The buzz about KENDALL JENNER and pro hoopster and would-be funnyman BLAKE GRIFFIN is growing louder. She appeared at his comedy show — and scored his jacket to keep warm. HONEY BOO BOO’s an aunt at age 12. Her 17-year-old sister, LAURYN “PUMPKIN” SHANNON, and fiancé JOSHUA EFIRD welcomed daughter ELLA GRACE. Heartbroken One Tree Hill beauty JANA KRAMER reveals she’s suffered a miscarriage. The actress and hubby, ex-NFL player MIKE CAUSSIN, have a year-old…

WANNABE celebrity Sean Spicer is trying to make it in La La Land! President Donald Trump’s disgraced former press secretary has “been holed up in a rented Hollywood condo taking meetings with the networks and cable companies,” a source tells GLOBE. “He isn’t just promoting himself as a Trump insider, he’s promising a total reinvention, including losing the weight that made him an object of ridicule on Saturday Night Live. “He’s running twice a day and drinking juice smoothies to shave off the pounds.”…

A PET store owner has something to squawk about — a bird-brained thief swiped an exotic $500 parrot! Security video from Petland Discounts in Williamsburg, N.Y., shows the fowl fiend snatching an exotic blue Quaker parrot from its perch and stuffing the critter into his pocket. Quaker parakeets — also known as monk parrots — are native to South America. The birds are about 12 inches long and green and gray in the wild. The blue color is created by genetic breeding in aviaries. Unlike most hook bills, Quakers thrive in the cold — and have established colonies along the Eastern Seaboard from New England to Florida. New York police fear the cheep crook is a flight risk!…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Stop worrying about everything from romance (or the lack of it) to whether or not your finances are solid, Ram. Uranus turning direct in Aries promises good times ahead! Mars tempts a splurge midweek — don’t do it! Advice from someone you see daily is just what you need to solve a health issue! GEMINI May 22 - June 21 The Cancer full moon guides a major decision, but while it’s good to trust your intuition, listen to advice from close friends or family, too. A boost of self-confidence helps attract a lucrative opportunity. It puts some Twins into a new house in months! Romance is starred — make time for a date night! LEO July 23 - Aug. 23 Sticking to New Year’s…

BETHENNY FRANKEL is suing for full custody of seven-year-old daughter Bryn after her former hubby was charged with stalking and harassing The Real Housewives of New York City star. The Skinnygirl mogul, 47, and ex Jason Hoppy settled their bitter custody dispute in 2014, but Bethenny reopened the case on Dec. 6 — weeks after Hoppy accepted a plea deal related to his January 2017 arrest. He’d been busted for showing up at Bryn’s school and warning Bethenny, “I will destroy you.”…

IN A tragic twist of fate, bighearted comic Robin Williams comforted a heartbroken widow whose husband had just committed suicide — before the desperately depressed Mork & Mindy legend hanged himself in a closet in his California home. Lawyer Kate Osher says Robin rushed to her aid back in 2002, after she broke down in L.A.’s airport because officers wouldn’t let her take her husband’s ashes through security. “Miss, I just want to be sure you are okay,” the Mrs. Doubtfire star said. He reminded her that while she was in pain, she had people who loved her. When Robin left, “he gave me a huge, warm bear hug with his famously hairy arms,” she recalls. “That moment save me.” Sadly, in August 2014 Robin, 63, killed himself — convinced…

ONLY IN GLOBE! BRITISH rocker Gavin Rossdale has turned his L.A. home into a Californication-style party pad — and ex-wife Gwen Stefani is fuming their young sons are being exposed to the Bush front man’s motley crew! Sources close to the pair say 52-year-old Gavin’s midlife crisis has sparked the trouble. “He hates to admit it, but Gavin’s going through some roller-coaster life changes,” snitches an insider. “That explains the wayyounger girlfriend” — 28-yearold German model Sophia Thomalla — “and massive party house filled with all the toys a man could want.” But the freewheeling atmosphere at Gavin’s digs is the opposite of Gwen’s place, which the pal says “is run like an army barracks with assistants and nannies working 24/7.” Gwen, 48, detests having to go to Gavin’s home…

STEVE HARVEY CHARITY SCANDAL! TV frontman STEVE HARVEY is being accused of stiffing a guy who says he raised $1 million for the Family Feud host’s charity. VINCENT DIMMOCK charges the comic promised to pay him 12.5 percent of any dough he collected from high-profile folks. After pulling in seven figures in donations, Steve refused to cough up the fee, Vincent charges in a lawsuit. Steve’s agent TODD FRANK says the claims “sound fake,” adding, “I’ve never been stiffed on a commission from Steve Harvey in 21 years.” But Vincent insists the lying cheapskate owes him $125G. COSBY’S REVENGE: BURESS’ BUST Comic HANNIBAL BURESS was busted for being a disorderly drunk in Miami. After being cuffed and booked, he spent the night in the slammer before bonding out on $500…

KUNAL NAYYAR had only a handful of acting credits to his name before landing a spot on TV’s top sitcom, The Big Bang Theory. But he’s now a familiar face, thanks to playing nerdy astrophysicist Raj Koothrappali. Here are ten things you don’t know about the 36-year-old Britishborn actor! 1 He moved to New Delhi, India, at age four with his family and played badminton for his high school team. 2 While attending college in the U.S., he took jobs cleaning toilets and managing a computer lab. 3 Kunal graduated with a degree in finance from Oregon’s University of Portland — but decided to pursue acting instead of business. 4 He says his Indian accent “is the real deal.” 5 In 2006, he performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in…

A real-life Star Wars is raging over the late Carrie Fisher’s beloved French bulldog, Gary. Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, wants Carrie’s ex-assistant Corby McCoin, who’s had Gary since the Princess Leia legend died in 2016, to stop bringing him to fan events like Comic-Con. Billie claims that cheapens her mom’s memory and has offered to pay Corby $250 a month to stop — but she refuses! What an arf-ful mess! ›› I’m very glad my mother didn’t let me quit piano lessons at age 10. She said I wasn’t old enough or good enough to make that decision, and she was right. I remember at the time I was shocked. I did not like that my mother said those things to me. But when I got a chance to play…

America’s most amazing astrologer EMILY HAMER-WEST presents: MONEY, LOVE, LUCK & HEALTH THE FUTURE WRITTEN IN THE STARS ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 20 Windfalls, feuds & good health news! Thrilling news from a childhood friend gets the year off to a great start, Ram. You’ll soon be planning a winter getaway together! February finds singles snuggling up to someone special but marrieds argue over everything from finances to friends under the Aquarius moon. By March, however, you’ll be happier than ever, in time for a huge family reunion. Listen more than you talk in May to learn a tip to earn fast cash. June brings health news that lifts a huge weight off your shoulders! Venus heading into Libra in August opens the door to a delicate agreement— now’s the time to…

CNN may be the network President Donald Trump loves to hate — but insiders say Turner Broadcasting is holding on tight to the news channel during its proposed merger with AT&T. “I seldom, if ever, watch CNN, which I consider fake news,” Trump tweeted on Dec. 11, in one of his many attacks on the brand. But despite such criticism, media pros say CNN is Turner’s crown jewel and unlikely to go on the chopping block as the corporations seek to diffuse federal concerns about unfair competition in the cable TV market. “In today’s political climate, news channel CNN is a hot property,” says an industry mole. “Letting go of DirectTV or TNT would let the Department of Justice claim a victory — and let the new company keep CNN,…

DON’T let a sore throat give you the winter blues. Try these natural remedies for some sweet relief. ▪ HONEY. This sticky substance is known for its antibacterial properties, but one study found manuka honey — produced in New Zealand and Australia — was effective in reducing how quickly the influenza virus reproduces. A report by Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, showed children treated with honeybased remedies found relief from coughs associated with the common cold, just as they would if they took medication. ▪ LEMON. The astringent juice from this citrus fruit can help break up mucus and shrink swollen throat tissues, as well as create a hostile environment for viruses and bacteria. Mix one teaspoon of lemon juice in one cup warm water for a soothing…

HITMAKER Fergie confesses her addiction to crystal meth had her seeing things! “I was suffering from chemically induced psychosis and dementia. I was hallucinating on a daily basis,” she admits. “It took a year after getting off that drug for the chemicals in my brain to settle so that I stopped seeing things. “I’d just be sitting there, seeing a random bee or bunny.” The Black Eyed Peas singer, 42, became a hard-core addict while in the girl group Wild Orchid. But the drug woes followed her even after she left the trio in 2001. Amazingly, Fergie says hitting rock bottom was also a learning experience. “The drugs thing, it was a hell of a lot of fun — until it wasn’t. But you know what, I thank the day it…

FORMER Disney dame Hilary Duff is sporting a new tat dedicated to screen legend Bette Davis! The mysterious inscription inked on her wrist reads: “Take Fountain.” Tinseltown’s tattooer to the stars, Dr. Woo, who inked Hilary, explains that the words stem from a smart-ass comment Davis once made during a TV interview. Asked if she had any tips for Hollywood hopefuls, the star of oodles of ‘30s and ‘40s flicks including Jezebel and Dark Victory tartly remarked, “Take Fountain.” It was a driving tip, since Fountain Avenue was known to be less busy than other streets. Now starring in TV Land’s sitcom Younger, Hilary, 30, has confessed she’s a tat freak and has more than a dozen — but she hasn’t revealed where!…

CAITLYN JENNER has learned the ugly truth — being a man-made woman doesn’t come cheap! The sex-swapper has spent a whopping $2 million on fillers, facelifts and other beauty boosters this year alone! The costs have hit the retired Olympic athlete below the belt — even though her net worth is estimated to be a jaw-dropping $100 million. “Cait was going over her accounts for 2017 and realized how much all this plastic surgery was costing her,” an insider dishes to GLOBE. According to the pal, the former reality star, 68, was stunned to realize she’s blown through tens of thousands on “Botox, lasers, eyelid lifts, face-lifts, liposuction and breast implants” — all to maintain her girlish good looks. “Botox alone is costing her $2,500, a face-lift can run her…

LEGENDS YOU LOVE EVERY WEEK! BELOVED songbird Olivia Newton-John admits that her latest bout with cancer has left her terrified! “Dying scares me,” the 69-year-old Grease legend confessed to GLOBE during her first battle with the life-threatening disease in 1992. But at the time, Olivia was even more frightened by the idea of never seeing her daughter, Chloe Lattanzi, blossom into marriage and motherhood! That fear faded when Chloe, 31, secretly wed longtime fiancé James Driskill in November! “Seeing her beloved daughter get hitched has given Olivia a reason to live a little longer,” spills a source. “There’s nothing more she could possibly ask for right now — except maybe a grandchild!” Olivia’s cancer nightmare began 25 years ago when she found a lump in her right breast and underwent…

CAD dad David Cassidy purposely cut actress daughter Katie out of his will! The Partridge Family heartthrob owned assets worth only $150,000 when he died of organ failure at 67 on Nov. 21. But his 2004 will stipulates it will all go to son Beau, 26! The booze-troubled singer never married Katie’s mom and had a complicated relationship with the Arrow cutie. After he passed, Katie, 31, wrote on Twitter: “My father’s last words were ‘so much wasted time.’”…

POP diva Janet Jackson’s terrified she’ll lose her only child, Eissa, after the boy’s billionaire daddy launched a dirty all-out divorce war claiming she’s too nutty to raise the 11-month-old! Sources say the 51-year-old Nasty songbird hasn’t been eating, is suffering mood swings and is edging toward a breakdown because her bitter billionaire ex, Wissam Al Mana, wants the court to order Janet to see a shrink. “She’s messed up right now,” the source says. “Her world is crumbling. She’s binge eating again and can’t be reasoned with. She’s out of control.” Wissam is ready to fight tooth and nail over Janet’s demand for a staggering $250 million divorce settlement. With his legal guns firing away, “she’d be fortunate to get $25 million at this point,” notes the source. As…

CYBER crooks for $200? A former Jeopardy! champ — and record-holder — has been slapped with two felony counts after a cyber crime bust! History professor Stephanie Jass was charged with illegally accessing coworkers’ email accounts at Michigan’s Adrian College and using a computer to commit a crime. The former game show winner appeared in Lenawee County District Court on Dec. 5, and faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted. In 2012 Jass won seven games and held the record for most consecutive wins by a woman on Jeopardy! She was dethroned in 2014.…

GWYNETH PALTROW’S goofy lifestyle site Goop is getting slammed again by experts for touting outrageous, and potentially dangerous, health advice — telling people they can drop 14 pounds in just four weeks! The bizarre brand has published a quick fix meal plan designed by Gwyn’s personal trainer pal Tracy Anderson. But like Gwyn’s zany advice to women about “steam-cleaning” their vaginas, health pros are blasting the diet as bunk! Nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert says the how-to, which pushes detox tea and sugary protein powder, can be “extremely damaging.” Medical organization NHS Choices cautions losing more than one to two pounds a week puts people at risk of “malnutrition and gallstones,” and warns fad diets are “unlikely to lead to a healthy weight in the long term.”…

75TH ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS Sun., Jan. 7, NBC, 8 p.m. Late Night host Seth Meyers fronts the 2018 Golden Globe Awards given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at The Beverly Hilton hotel. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Mon., Jan. 8, PBS, 8 p.m. The series opens its 22nd season at a Gilded Age mansion in Newport, R.I., where specialists from leading auction houses and independent dealers offer free appraisals of antiques and collectibles brought in by everyday Americans. THE MAGICIANS Wed., Jan. 10, Syfy, 9 p.m. Based on Lev Grossman’s best-selling books, The Magicians centers around Brakebills University, a secret institution specializing in magic. The series, now in its third season, stars Jason Ralph, Stella Maeve, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Hale Appleman, Arjun Gupta, Summer Bishil, Jade Tailor and Rick Worthy. BULLITT…

THE former wife of Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan is sporting a gold band on her ring finger, mere months after GLOBE revealed her secret engagement — dashing the aging Aussie’s hope of a reunion! Glamorous Linda Kozlowski starred alongside Hogan in the 1986 comedy, and their onscreen chemistry spilled over into real life. But the couple divorced after 24 years of marriage, and soon after, the 59-year-old retired actress hooked up with Moroccan tour guide Moulay Hafid Baba. Now pals are gushing they’re husband and wife! “They’ve been madly in love for three years and planning to get married for some time,” spills an insider. “It wouldn’t be a surprise to anyone if they’d decided to elope. Linda has already had a big ceremony, so it makes sense she’d…

CHEAP knockoffs of your favorite cosmetics may be tempting, especially when you’re on a tight budget. But experts warn inexpensive makeup and perfume can have ugly — and deadly — side effects. Here are some of the nasty problems and gross ingredients connected to counterfeit products. LEAD: Some fake makeup has as much as 19 times the legal limit of the poisonous metal. ALLERGIC REACTIONS: Dangerous chemicals and toxic ingredients can trigger allergies or cause rashes — and may leave you permanently scarred. BACTERIA: Unregulated manufacturing can lead to product contamination with a host of pathogens, including E. coli. ARSENIC: This toxic element can cause abdominal pain, shock and death. MERCURY: A natural element, mercury is deadly in high amounts, and when in eye makeup, it can permanently damage vision. URINE:…

As British privateer Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe, Errol Flynn knew how to make a point with his sword in the 1940 swashbuckler The Sea Hawk. But in real life, Flynn was a mediocre fencer, who self-admittedly owed his on-screen derring-do to “excellent choreography” and “a natural athletic ability.” But actor Basil Rathbone, a trained fencer who crossed blades with the Aussie in two flicks and lost, insisted Flynn was a “dangerous” opponent — because he lacked skill and could’ve been killed at any time! Touché!…

AMAZON’S home delivery service stinks — literally! A contract driver was caught on camera taking a massive dump in Nemy Bautista’s driveway — after the Sacramento resident wasn’t home to accept a package! Once Amazon got to the bottom of the incident, the wheelman was fired and Bautista received a crappy gift card. HOLY guacamole! Hawaii resident Pamela Wang is convinced she picked a record-setting avocado — a 5.23-pounder she claims is “as big as my head.” Wang submitted her discovery to Guinness World Records, hoping to shatter a mark set eight years ago in Venezuela. A DRUNK as a skunk opossum was taken into custody by Florida cops after breaking into Cash’s Liquors in Fort Walton Beach and slurping down an entire bottle of bourbon! A local wildlife official…