Table of contents for March 4, 2019 in Globe

LEGENDARY sports announcer Warner Wolf is in hot water with honchos at his Florida condo complex — over a word. Homeowners association ninnies called the cops on the feisty 81-year-old for removing the word plantation from a sign reading Classics Plantation Estates outside his East Naples gated community. Politically correct Warner — who originally made his mark in the Big Apple with the catchphrase “Let’s go to the videotape” — told the association the word plantation is racially offensive. When neighbors refused to change the sign — he did it himself, say cops. Warner was busted for criminal mischief of damage more than $1,000 and released on $5,000 bond. No one ever finds life worth living — one has to make it worth living.—Winston Churchill…

CHEERS legend John Ratzenberger’s weight has exploded to a staggering 293 pounds — and friends and medical experts warn the beloved actor is digging his grave with a knife and fork! The 71-year-old star, best known as lovable mailman Cliff Clavin on the long-running ’80s sitcom, is only five-foot-nine, so it’s no wonder he seemed to be struggling to hold up his nearly 300-pound load at an event at Universal Studios Hollywood on Jan 31. “John’s put on more than 100 pounds in the last few years,” dishes an insider. “He’s never met a plate of linguini he didn’t like and he’s eating the whole pot by the looks of it. “He can wolf down a submarine sandwich with everything on it and a side of chips with dessert in…

After a bunch of beaus, Oscar darling JENNIFER LAWRENCE is engaged. She was spied with a “massive ring” on her digit at a cozy din-din with art gallery boss COOKE MARONEY at the Big Apple eatery Raoul’s. RICHARD GERE, 69, and 36-year-old wife ALEJANDRA SILVA are the proud parents of a newborn son. The boy’s name was not revealed. ZAC EFRON’s buff bod is in for repairs. The 31-year-old hunk underwent surgery at L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai for a torn ACL from a skiing snafu. JENNIE GARTH’s on-again, off-again marriage is on, again! The Beverly Hills, 90210 babe and restaurateur-hubby DAVE ABRAMS were spotted at an L.A. Lakers hoops contest. Dave has also yanked divorce papers he filed last April. Falcon Crest alum LORENZO LAMAS, 61, is on the market — again.…

AFTER four months of pampering, convicted sex fiend Bill Cosby has finally been moved into a Pennsylvania prison’s general population — where he’s being targeted by a bloodthirsty mass murderer, sources tell GLOBE! SCI Phoenix inmate George Banks, 76, a spree killer convicted for the brutal murder of five of his children, two babies, five women and a man, has it in for the disgraced TV dad, a source warns. For some reason, Banks insists the once-popular sitcom The Cosby Show “destroyed his family,” according to the source. Now that Cosby’s in the general population with 2,000 other prisoners after being housed in a special unit in the immediate aftermath of his September sentencing, the 81-year-old comic could easily be attacked as he showers, exercises, eats or sleeps, insiders dish.…

YOUNGER star Hilary Duff is singing the praises of the “genius” who taught her infant how to fall — and stay — asleep! The 31-year-old actress says after a weekend with baby whisperer Kimberly Von Slomski, formerly fussy Banks — the daughter she welcomed in October with musician Matthew Koma — conked out for 11 hours! “I honestly didn’t remember what good sleep felt like! Pretty delicious!” gushes well-rested Hilary, who’s also mom to six-year-old Luca, her son with ex-hubby Mike Comrie.…

A DESPICABLE druggie left her helpless baby to rot to death in a maggot-infested diaper — and now the coldhearted kid killer will spend the rest of her life behind bars! Cheyanne Harris, 21, was convicted of first-degree murder by an Iowa jury that saw stomach-churning evidence of the horrifying neglect that snuffed out four-month-old Sterling Koehn. The tragic tot was found lifeless and bleeding from the mouth in a child swing on Aug. 20, 2017, clad in a soiled diaper crawling with maggots. Investigators say the boy had been wearing the foul wrap for at least nine days! An autopsy showed the underweight seven-pound infant, who’d been left in a sweltering bedroom, had severe diaper rash and died of malnutrition, dehydration and an E. coli infection developed because of…

CURIOSITY killed the cat — and got a two-year-old stuck in a restaurant’s claw machine! Ezra Ingersoll was playing with his siblings and some pals at a pizza joint in Alabama on Feb. 4 when he crawled inside the machine to get a toy — and promptly got trapped! “I had been checking on the kids every couple of minutes to make sure they were still playing nicely,” recalls his mom, Kelsey Ingersoll. “All of a sudden, my daughter ran up to me and said, ‘Ezra’s in the game.’” Thinking her daughter was exaggerating, Kelsey walked over to the arcade machine — and discovered to her horror that Ezra was standing inside the glass booth staring at her! With her husband’s help, the panicked pair desperately tried to free the…

CHER’S botched boob job failed to boost the diva’s image — and left her a walking disaster! The 72-year-old Goddess of Pop stunned fans with her ageless appearance in last year’s Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, but the performer admits her efforts to improve her bust turned into an utter “nightmare!” The Believe singer gripes about her boobs, “They’re worse than before. They were really botched in every way.” Cher went under the knife for breast shaping, according to a spokesperson — a pick-me-up that doesn’t involve implants. Augmentations and lifts are common, says Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Dr. Rady Rahban, who did not treat the Moonstruck star. But Rahban adds, “Of course the surgery can be botched. It happens daily!” The Oscar winner’s nip/tuck nightmare could have sparked…

YOU are what you eat! The new Refrigerdating app from Samsung helps the lovelorn hook up by using photos of their fridge’s contents — not personal pictures! DENVER’S Blue Moon brewing company intends to take the hangover out of beer benders with a line of suds laced with marijuana, not alcohol! The brew will be spiked with a special marijuana formula that mimics the effects of beer. It’ll only be available in Colorado, where pot use is legal. OOPS! Investors who stashed $137 million in cryptocurrency at the Canadian digital platform Quadriga can’t access their accounts because the secret slush fund’s 30-year-old owner Gerald Cotten died suddenly — and took the password with him! Says his widow Jennifer Robertson, “Despite repeated and diligent searches, I have not been able to…

SCOTT FOLEY returns to TV less than a year after the finale of Scandal with the new ABC spy dramedy Whiskey Cavalier. Premiering Feb. 27, the action-packed series will see Scott’s FBI agent Will Chase sharing the screen with Walking Dead alum Lauren Cohan as a no-nonsense CIA spook. Here are ten things you don’t know about 46-year-old Scott. 1 Born in Kansas, he also lived in Japan and Australia as a child because of his father’s career as an investment banker. 2 Scott’s fluent in Japanese. 3 He’s a direct descendant of Samuel Wardell, who was convicted of witchcraft and executed by hanging in Salem in 1692. 4 Foley once worked in a cookie shop and was so broke at the time, he says he pretty much lived off…

A STICKY-FINGERED Florida restaurant worker is accused of stealing a massive slice of pie from a pizza joint! Jenay Marie Evans, 25, pocketed nearly $16,000 while working at a Little Caesars in Boynton Beach, according to cops. She was busted when the store’s owner was at home watching transactions at the shop through its surveillance cameras and spotted her slipping money into her purse, police say. While reviewing 160 hours of video recorded during her shifts, the owner noticed Evans palming money before taking it outside at the end of her shift, lawmen charge. The owner claims Evans — who was fired — swiped about $1,300 between Sept. 10 and Nov. 30, 2018, alone. She faces charges of grand theft and scheme to defraud — but hasn’t entered a plea.…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Beauty sleep must come first Monday and Tuesday, Ram, for the sake of your emotional and physical health! By the time the moon moves into your sign Thursday, you’ll be raring to go! An invite to a book club can lead to romance — say yes! Saturday spotlights bargains on outfits, especially shoes! GEMINI May 22 - June 21 You’re focused on a nagging household problem, Twin, but thanks to Monday’s Aquarius moon, the solution magically appears! Think seriously before agreeing to make travel plans with relatives. They could have a falling out and drag you into the middle! Friday, try a new restaurant with a friend. LEO July 23 - Aug. 23 Even though your heart wants to step in to solve a…

TWO-TIMING Brad Pitt stole away from galpal Charlize Theron to be with ex-wife Jennifer Aniston for her star-studded birthday bash, leaving his Atomic Blonde baby mama in a fury, insiders say. The 55-year-old Troy hunk was spied slipping into Hollywood’s Sunset Tower Hotel where he joined celeb pals George and Amal Clooney, Reese Witherspoon, Ellen De-Generes, Demi Moore, Barbra Streisand and Kate Hudson to celebrate Jen’s 50th milestone. Now Charlize is beside herself, pals say, as Hollywood is being swept by talk the former husband and wife hooked up over the summer, too. “Charlize is fit to be tied,” says an insider. “She now feels like she was betrayed and duped by Brad!” Pitt and Charlize, 43, are said to be expecting a baby — even though his divorce from…

PINK has porked up — and pals blame the pop star’s rocky marriage and the demands of raising two kids! A source tells GLOBE the 39-year-old songbird has packed on 25 pounds in the last 18 months — and now smashes the scales at a massive 185! “Ever since she had the second baby, Pink’s been putting on more weight,” tattles the insider. “She’s ditched her vegan diet and she’s gorging on fried chicken, pizza, mozzarella sticks, and the list goes on. “When she’s overwhelmed, which has been a lot, she goes on massive eating binges.” Adding to Pink’s weight woes, friends say her 13-year marriage to 43-year-old off-road truck racer Carey Hart — father of their kids, daughter Willow, 7, and son Jameson, 2 — is no bed of…

O.J. SIMPSON prosecutor Marcia Clark — who became a TV fixture during the jock’s double murder trial — is back in the spotlight as the co-writer of ABC’s new legal drama, The Fix. The curiously familiar story she helped create focuses on a prosecutor who loses a high-profile case in which an A-lister was accused of a twin killing. Simpson was acquitted in 1995 of slaughtering ex-wife Nicole Brown and pal Ron Goldman — but was later found liable at a civil trial.…

LOW levels of vitamin D have been linked to high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics. An expert says study results indicate “vitamin D supplementation may help improve blood sugar control.” Brazilian researchers tested 681 women aged from 35 to 74 to determine if blood sugar levels were affected by the amounts of vitamin D in the system. They discovered blood sugar rose as levels of the vitamin fell in patients with type 2 diabetes. Their findings suggest the vitamin “plays a role in improving the insulin response to an increase in the blood glucose level.” Vitamin D also lowers dangers from metabolic syndrome — a condition of high blood pressure and blood sugar, excess waist fat and high cholesterol — which rockets the risk of heart disease, diabetes and…

SOAP legend Susan Lucci says she feels “lucky to be alive” after emergency surgery kept her heart from exploding! The former All My Children actress — who starred as Erica Kane for 41 years on the daytime drama — says she experienced a tightness in her chest on two separate occasions before a frightening incident late last year. The 72-year-old fitness fanatic recounts feeling breathless and “like an elephant was pressing down” on her chest while shopping. A quick-thinking boutique manager then drove her to a hospital, where docs discovered two nearly blocked arteries that had to be treated with surgical stents. “I was shocked,” says Lucci. “Had she gone home, that 90 percent blockage could have become 100 percent,” says her cardiologist Dr. Holly Andersen. “She could have suffered…

PROJECT Runway’s Nina Garcia says she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after docs discovered she was “at a high risk for breast cancer.” Testing in 2015 revealed the Elle editor had the BRCA1 gene mutation, which upped her odds of getting the killer disease and caused her to undergo frequent checks and procedures. “I was living in a loop of testing, every day waking up thinking: Is today the day I will get cancer? I no longer wanted to have these scary thoughts,” she explains. “I knew the only way they would stop was to schedule the surgery. The answer was clear.” The married mom of two adds, “For the first time in years, a dark cloud lifted, and I felt a sense of relief and clarity about my choice.”…

AFTER creating a sensation playing mild-mannered mechanic Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show, Jim Nabors got his own spin-off co-starring Frank Sutton as an exasperated Marine sergeant trying to train the looney leatherneck. Launched in 1964, Gomer Pyle, USMC was an instant hit and ran for five seasons, never falling out of the Top 10 in the TV ratings and being credited with killing off the original Star Trek. Decades later, Nabors, who died in 2017, came out of the closet. His sidekick Sutton died at age 50 in 1974.…