Table of contents for April 18, 2022 in Globe

TROUBLED Hayden Panettiere is considering marrying her bad boyfriend Brian Hickerson, according to insiders who say the actress’ loved ones are terrified for her safety. And they have good reason for their fears, sources claim. Hickerson, 32, already received 45 days in the slammer for an ugly attack on the former Nashville beauty two years ago, and was photographed brawling with Hayden in West Hollywood on March 24. Now, Hayden, 32, who reunited with the real estate agent and business manager last year, appears headed for the altar. “Her friends and family obviously see it as the worst move she could possibly make, but for all of Brian’s faults Hayden loves the guy,” spills an insider. “She wants to see the good in him, and he plays that to his…

GRIEVING Queen Elizabeth ripped the royal family apart by giving accused rapist Prince Andrew a key role at a special church service despite the objections of future kings Prince Charles and Prince William, palace sources tell GLOBE. The 95-year-old monarch insisted on taking the arm of the disgraced Duke of York at the memorial service for her late husband, Prince Philip, at Westminster Abbey, shocking Britain by sending a clear signal she still embraces her bad boy son. “I’m told Charles and William wanted Andrew to stay away — like troublemakers Prince Harry and Meghan,” says a high-level palace courtier. “They tried to convince Her Majesty Andrew’s presence would taint Philip’s memory and shine the spotlight on the scandals that got her favorite son exiled from royal life. “But she…

CORONERS made a shocking discovery after Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dropped dead in his luxury hotel room crammed with drugs — his heart was twice as big as normal. The 50-year-old stickman was found in his Four Seasons Casa Medina room in Bogotá, Colombia, March 25 hours before he was to perform with the band. Colombian authorities found at least ten different substances at the death scene including vodka, marijuana, antidepressants, beer and heroin, according to local reports. There were no signs of foul play and death was ruled a cardiovascular collapse. Forensic experts say his heart weighed 600 grams — twice as much as normal. Hawkins, who had a history of drug abuse, beat the skins for Foo Fighters hits My Hero, Learn to Fly and Best of…

Hunky Grey’s Anatomy TV doc CHRIS CARMACK, 41, and wife ERIN SLAVER are expecting another girl! The pair have a five-year-old daughter, KAI. OZZY and SHARON OSBOURNE await a fourth grandchild, thanks to son JACK OSBOURNE, 36, and his pregnant fiancée, AREE GEARHART. Jack shares three kids with his ex-wife, LISA STELLY. Olympic gold medalist CAITLYN JENNER, 72, celebrates a 20th grandchild, a girl named GOLDIE. The baby’s parents are the sex swapper’s son BURT JENNER and girlfriend VALERIE PITALO, both 43. Monaco’s PRINCE ALBERT is still going solo — hitting the local yacht club without troubled wife PRINCESS CHARLENE. He insists she’s still recovering from an undisclosed ordeal. 90 Day Fiancé’s MARK SHOEMAKER, 64, is divorcing his wife, NIKKI, 25, after six years of marriage. The controversial pair wed…

TWICE-wed mom of three Denise Richards has been caught in a bombshell Real Housewives lesbian love triangle scandal! In an explosive claim, RHOC star Tamra Judge, 54, tells Brandi Glanville, 49, her Beverly Hills co-star Denise, 51, put the moves on her at the network’s November 2019 BravoCon event. Tamra tattled because Brandi claimed she had a gal-on-gal love-in with the former Bond Girl and ex-wife of Charlie Sheen, who denied both tales of lesbian lust. Brandi claimed her steamy April 2019 tryst was no problem for Richards because she believed Denise and second hubby Aaron Phypers had an “understanding” and an “open marriage.” But Denise called bull and even issued cease-and-desist letters to Glanville and Bravo.…

WHILE recovering from a horrific 2021 car wreck, banged-up golf giant Tiger Woods set his sights on smaller achievements — puttering around to create a $4.9 million miniature golf course set to open in Delray Beach, Fla., next year! The 46-year-old, who owns a posh restaurant in nearby Jupiter, designed the facility set on three acres to include an eatery and outdoor play area in addition to two tiny 18-hole courses.…

APATHETIC pop is charged with swiping $185,000 from his daughter’s New York City elementary school PTA and blowing it on a bloated lifestyle of Caribbean getaways, designer duds and fancy furniture! Manic Marc Haynes, 34, is even accused of using the swindled funds to pay fines he owed after a previous conviction for stealing from his last job! Haynes was a co-treasurer of the Parent-Teacher Association at PS 267, the public school where his kid is enrolled on the East Side of Manhattan, during the 2020-2021 academic year. He was indicted for second-degree grand larceny. The Manhattan DA’s office charges he blew embezzled loot on shopping sprees at Fendi, Restoration Hardware and other upscale emporiums, as well as stays in the finest Caribbean hotels. The missing money was first flagged…

SHARK TANK titan Kevin O’Leary and wife Linda are livin’ LARGE now that they’ve put a fatal boating disaster in their wake, GLOBE has learned! Linda was found not guilty last September for her role in the 2019 boat collision on Ontario’s Lake Joseph that left two people dead — and since then, sources say, the loaded couple is in party-hearty mode. “They’ve always had this crazy rich lifestyle, but they’ve stepped it up since Linda was acquitted,” spills an insider. “They’re spending an insane amount of money on their yacht, mansions and five-star vacations while gorging on gourmet food and chugging fine wines, not just their own O’Leary Wines label. “They feel they deserve it after what they went through. That trial took two years away from their very…

AFTER taking nasty shots at each other for decades, grumpy old rockers Bob Dylan and American Pie singer Don McLean have buried the hatchet, stunned spies snitch. Sources attribute the peacemaking to age — McLean is 76 and Nobel Prize winner Dylan is 80. “No one saw this coming, but Don’s finally started to warm up to Bob and admit the guy is a genius who he should never have crossed,” spills an insider. “He wants to shake hands and forget all about their feud.” Music sources believe the bad blood began flowing after McLean released his super-hit American Pie in 1971, where he basically called Dylan a clown. In the song, Dylan is “the jester” who “sang for the king and queen in a coat he borrowed from James…

DIRTBAG Dubai ruler Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been branded an abusive beast by a British court that awarded his young ex-wife full custody of their two kids! Princess Haya, 47, formerly the sixth and youngest wife of the 72-year-old billionaire sheik, won control of daughter Jalila, 14, and son Zayed, 10, after a judge slammed the tyrant for “exorbitant” abuse! The court ruled Mohammed “consistently displayed coercive and controlling behavior to those members of his family who he regards as behaving contrary to his will.” Previously, Haya fled to England and was awarded a record $720 million settlement that included money for 24/7 security against the dictator, who allegedly tried to buy a home near her and sent a chilling message threatening: “We can find you anywhere.”…

UNCLE JOEY’S SOBERING TELL-ALL Full House’s beloved Uncle Joey was a sloppy drunk — and is now telling all. “I was a drunk. Yes. An alcoholic. I’ve been alcohol free since January 1, 2020,” spills DAVE COULIER, 62, who recently celebrated two years of sobriety by sharing a flashback snap of his badly bruised face after he literally hit rock bottom! “I could make people laugh until they fell down. In this picture I was the one who fell down. Not because I was playing hockey or doing the things I love — like chopping wood or doing construction, golfing, fishing or flying airplanes. I was hammered and fell, going up some stairs made of stone.” Addressing his battle with alcohol, Dave admits: “I loved booze, but it didn’t love…

FLASH star Ezra Miller went bonkers in a karaoke bar and was busted for disorderly conduct and harassment. The 29-year-old, who stars as the super-fast hero in the Justice League films, freaked out in a South Hilo bar in Hawaii, cops say. “Miller began yelling obscenities, grabbed the microphone from a 23-year-old woman singing karaoke and later lunged at a 32-year-old man playing darts. The bar owner asked Miller to calm down to no avail,” according to a witness. He was released on $500 bond.…

U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Oz won’t get votes from his former TV staffers who charge the coldhearted cardiac surgeon left them in a financial hole when he suddenly quit his show in January to run in Pennsylvania. He’s a “heart doctor without a heart,” according to a longtime staffer. People who spent 13 years trying to make his show a success “are now scrambling for jobs and are furious he’s left them in a lurch financially after they worked their asses off for him for so long,” a source says. An insider says Oz “blindsided everyone” who thought they had jobs for two more years. “It was abrupt,” the insider says. “No one had a clue. The show was picked up, so that was almost two more years of guaranteed…

HEARTBROKEN Hoda Kotb says she broke down in tears after finding out her 2007 breast cancer diagnosis meant she couldn’t get pregnant! “I was in my room and I just sobbed. I thought, ‘Well, that’s that, isn’t it?’” recalls the Today co-host, 57. “How do you survive knowing you can’t have what you desire and what you feel like you actually physically need?” Hoda and then-fiancé Joel Schiffman eventually adopted two daughters — Haley, 5, and Hope, 3. Hoda and Joel have since split up.…

DEMON doc James Ryan repeatedly fed his junkie galpal highly addictive drugs — until the aspiring model fatally overdosed at his Maryland home, lawmen claim. Ryan, 48, was charged with second-degree depraved-heart murder — nearly three months after the death of live-in love Sarah Harris, 25. According to authorities, Sarah’s suspicious sister, Rachel, accessed the dead gal’s phone and social media accounts and found ten months of incriminating messages between the tragic beauty and the oral surgeon. A criminal complaint reveals, “The conversations are very frank and often depict Sarah Harris asking Ryan to procure/obtain different drugs.” Police accuse Ryan of illegally pirating clinical injectables from his dental practice — including the potent anesthetics ketamine and propofol — and regularly administering them to Sarah, his former patient and employee. The drug-addled…

TORMENTED Kelly Clarkson’s bitter divorce from Brandon Blackstock, grueling work schedule and dateless nights have plunged her into an emotional pit of despair, according to pals who are worried for her health. While the TV queen is usually the life of the party, sources say Kelly is down in the dumps and can’t get excited for her milestone 40th birthday on April 24. “She’s in no mood to celebrate,” spills an insider. “She’s hit rock bottom because she blames herself for all these problems, which is ridiculous. People try telling her that, but she doesn’t believe them. She can’t sleep, she cries a lot and feels alone.” Friends and co-workers are especially shocked over the Since U Been Gone singer’s request to legally change her name to Kelly Brianne after…

BILLIONAIRE Bill Gates’ scheme to rebuild his $43 million bachelor pad is driving his San Diego neighbors batty due to constant noise caused by construction crews! After the Microsoft magnate, 66, kept the oceanfront estate in his divorce from ex-wife Melinda French, Gates got gung-ho on the idea of customizing the joint to his exact taste, say spies. “It’s been a nuisance,” gripes one neighbor while another adds, “They make a lot of noise, my baby can’t sleep. It’s become a real hindrance on the whole neighborhood!” Melinda, 57, said she filed for divorce in 2021 after 27 years due, in part, to her nerdy hubby’s association with convicted billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, who died in prison. She also discovered he was a horndog who had multiple affairs.…

BLOATED Blake Shelton is smashing the scales at a scary 300-plus pounds and his ballooning blob has pop beauty wife Gwen Stefani in a tizzy, insiders dish. The 45-year-old country stud and The Voice mentor is struggling with healthy habits and his pin-thin 52-year-old bride isn’t happy he’s losing his battle with the bulge, spies say. “Before they got married last summer, Blake threw himself into getting fit and he dropped nearly 50 pounds but he’s gained that back, plus a bunch more,” blabs a tipster. “Gwen’s really turned off by how far he’s let himself go. She keeps dropping hints that he should get things under control but he’s totally ignoring her.” As GLOBE previously reported, sources say the 6-foot-5 Come Back as a Country Boy singer tried to…

FINALLY free after 13 years in a prison-like conservatorship, Britney Spears unleashed a blistering blast at former boyfriend Justin Timberlake for smearing her as a heartbreaker to boost his career! Meeting as teen Mouseketeers on the set of Disney’s rebooted The Mickey Mouse Club, Britney and Justin dated from 1999 to 2002. They suddenly broke up as 21-year-olds amid buzz she’d cheated. Justin went on to paint Britney as a heartbreaker and use his wounded image to sell his albums and skyrocket his career, she claims. “In the music video for his 2002 hit Cry Me a River, he even used a Britney look-alike,” notes a source. “Britney was vilified for their breakup.” In a recent text, the 40-year-old Oops!… I Did It Again singer blasts her ex for “claiming…

KHLOÉ Kardashian’s repeated tampering with her nose has triggered fears her over-fixed schnoz is in danger of collapsing like the late Michael Jackson’s, spies tattle! Sources snitch the 37-year-old reality queen has already done significant bone damage to her slimmed-down snout — but that hasn’t stopped her from pushing for more procedures! “There’s only so many nose jobs she can have before it caves in,” says a source. “It’s the big elephant in the room when she starts talking about getting more work because no one wants to say the wrong thing and upset her. “The fact is she needs to leave her nose alone.” L.A.–based plastic surgeon Dr. Stephen P. Grifka, who hasn’t treated Kim Kardashian’s sister, says, “Khloé started out as a very beautiful woman and I don’t…

ROBIN THICKE’s blurred the lines with his 27-year-old fiancée, APRIL LOVE GEARY! April thinks she’s the best the 45-year-old pop star could ever do, but The Masked Singer judge ain’t rushing to waltz down the aisle with his sweetie after a four-year engagement. Apparently, Robin’s insisting on a prenup and, after gushing “YES YES 1000x YES” when he popped the question, April’s now declaring NO, NO, 1000x NO to any deal protecting their assets. April has made it clear she has zero intentions of signing on the dotted line, declaring, “I’m not signing one. He’s not marrying anyone else after me. How do you go from, like, the baddest bitch on the planet? Where do you go from there? Trash.” April, who has three small kids with Robin — Mia…

ANGELINA Jolie’s skin-and-bones body is taking a backseat to the alarmingly scary condition of her funky feet, with some fearing they’re a sign she’s developed osteoporosis and even diabetes! The 46-year-old Eternals actress was spotted shopping at The Grove in L.A. with youngest daughter Vivienne, and observers tattle her tootsies looked veiny and weird. “She’s been walking around barefoot or in shoes with little to no support, and now veins and painful bunions are a problem,” spills an insider. “Her feet look swollen and gross. Many are blaming a poor diet and the fear is it’s causing chronic conditions like osteoporosis and maybe even diabetes.” As GLOBE has reported, medical experts say the 5-foot-7 Maleficent witch’s weight has plunged to a terrifying 100 pounds, with her hands looking bony and…

DANISH actor Mads Mikkelsen has turned in chilling performances as vicious villains in Casino Royale, Doctor Strange and TV’s Hannibal. Now, he’s taking up a wand to join the Harry Potter universe as dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore. Here are ten things you don’t know about the 56-year-old star. 1 During his childhood, he trained as a gymnast and ballet dancer. 2 Mads spent nearly a decade dancing professionally and admits, “I did the math: There were a lot of really hot chicks and not a lot of boys around.” 3 He’s a brother of Lars Mikkelsen, who played Russian president Viktor Petrov on House of Cards. 4 The actor speaks Danish, Swedish, English, German and French. 5 Martial arts legend Bruce Lee and…

MORE than 40 dirty deputies in two L.A. County Sheriff’s offices are ruthless gangbangers who act above the law while hiding behind their badges, a city watchdog charges. Inspector General Max Huntsman shockingly claims 11 deputies at an East L.A. sheriff’s station are in the brutal biker Banditos gang and 30 members of the Executioners control the Compton headquarters! Huntsman didn’t expose the gangsters by name, citing the ongoing investigation, but he demanded the L.A. Sheriff’s Department cooperate with requests for additional information. The Banditos, who have tattoos of sombrero-wearing skeletons, are accused of harassing fellow officers and doling out violent beatdowns. Meanwhile, the Executioners, who sport ink featuring Nazi imagery, rule their roost through threats and acts of revenge against foes, Huntsman claims. But department bigwigs are blowing off Huntsman.…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Venus breathes fresh life into a flagging romance and you could take things to the next level by the weekend, Ram. Does this mean wedding bells? The stars say: Yes — but not ‘til summer. Meanwhile, when someone offers an investment or business plan consider the source. Saturn says it’s a bad idea. TAURUS April 21 - May 21 The sun moving into your sign Tuesday has Bulls motivated and energized and a surprise that lands on your doorstep just cheers you more. You could make an impromptu journey to see a faraway friend or elderly relative. Kick off a new diet and exercise plan — it’s easier now than it’s been for months. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 You’re gung-ho about a…

FLORIDIAN John Hopkins, 59, died when his car rolled over after hitting an 11-foot alligator waddling across Country Road 672 about 20 miles southeast of Tampa. 1939 Marvel Comics No. 1 — featuring the Human Torch and Namor the Sub-Mariner — just fetched a staggering $2.4 million after 33 bids! MONTANA has more cattle than people by more than a two-to-one ratio. An estimated 2.6 million beef cows roam the Treasure State compared to 1.1 million people. ON SEPT. 23, 1955, British actor Alec Guinness, a.k.a. Obi-Wan Kenobi, warned pal James Dean not to buy a Porsche 550 Spyder saying, “If you get in that car, you will be found dead in it by this time next week.” He was right. Dean, 24, wrecked the car and died seven days later.…