Table of contents for August 21, 2023 in Globe

KING STRUT Machete tough guy DANNY TREJO has a spring in his step at a California charity bash ARMS RACE GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS strikes a strange pose as the Good Morning America host trots through NYC’s Central Park ODD DUCK Singer GRACE JONES stays true to her quirky style and takes the stage in England festooned with golden feathers REIGN CHECK The Equalizer’s QUEEN LATIFAH ain’t looking regal as she gabs on the phone in L.A. BITING WORDS Live’s MARK CONSUELOS continues to sink his teeth into his daytime talk show gig RESTING WITCH FACE Overall, this glamfree look leaves Harry Potter’s EMMA THOMPSON needing a magical makeover! THE BEST CELEB PHOTOS EVERY WEEK!…

THE famed backwoods banjo boy who wowed the world in the 1972 Burt Reynolds flick Deliverance is now struggling to make ends meet with odd jobs — and can’t play the instrument that made him a movie icon! Billy Redden, now 66, played a teenage hillbilly with lightning fast fingers in a banjo duel in the movie but it was all a fake. His banjo playing was done by the late bluegrass stringman Eric Weissberg, who stuck his arms through the back of Billy’s shirt, say sources. A native of Rabun County, Ga., along the Chattooga River where Deliverance was shot, Billy was picked for the part because he looked like an inbred resident of the backwoods community. Still, the movie hit made him famous and allowed him to play a banjo…

GUTSY ThighMaster exercise icon Suzanne Somers scaled back appearances on her Facebook Live show to battle cancer a third time. “She has now dealt with her cancer once again,” reveals longtime hubby Alan Hamel, 87. “On June 6, she got an all-clear, but cancer is tricky and we will now closely monitor everything going forward.” The 76-year-old former star of the classic ’70s sitcom Three’s Company previously beat skin cancer in her 30s, breast cancer in her 50s and suffered from precancerous hyperplasia, notes Hamel.…

Oscar winner MICHELLE YEOH, 61, finally tied the knot in Geneva with her French fiancé of 19 long years, former Ferrari CEO JEAN TODT, 77!  ARIANA GRANDE’s new boyfriend and Wicked movie co-star, ETHAN SLATER, 31, filed to divorce his wife, LILLY JAY, who gave birth to the couple’s son last year. She was reportedly blindsided by her hubby’s romance with 30-year-old Ari, who is still legally hitched to realtor DALTON GOMEZ, 28. BEYONCÉ’s fashion designer mom, TINA KNOWLES, 69, has shed second husband RICHARD LAWSON, 76. Chrisley Knows Best star CHASE CHRISLEY, 27, and influencer fiancée EMMY MEDDERS, 26, ended their engagement. Guess fraudsters TODD and JULIE CHRISLEY’s eldest child didn’t know best after all! Wedding plans have washed out for Motomami singer ROSALÍA and rapper RAUW ALEJANDRO, both…

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TV Judge Greg Mathis could end up in court himself after Los Angeles city workers accused him of pulling a gun on them! The 63-year-old jurist got into a tiff with some Department of Water and Power employees who were working near his home. Apparently, there was a misunderstanding about their vehicles blocking each other — but it’s a he says, they say situation! The city guys insist they asked Mathis to move his car. He claims he asked them to move their truck because it was blocking his driveway. They say the judge waved a gun at them. He says one worker threatened to run over him and, feeling threatened, he warned them he had a weapon. But Mathis insists he never brandished the firearm. In any case, one…

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MICHAEL JACKSON’s firstborn son is whipping up a recipe for success — as a top chef, sources dish. Prince, 26, the oldest of the late King of Pop’s three children, recently boned up on his culinary skills during a kitchen cooking party at the five-star Hotel Dollenberg in Germany, according to tipsters. “Prince was really taking the whole thing very seriously, donning the chef’s toque and working on his dishes,” an insider spills. “Now, he wants to become a chef and open a restaurant back home in L.A. with his girlfriend Molly Schirmang, who was with him in Germany — and he wants to name the place in memory of his famous father!” Prince earned a business administration degree from Loyola Marymount University in 2019, and while still in school,…

CRYBABY John Stamos hated his kiddie castmates on Full House — and feared being upstaged by the scene-stealing cuties! The former General Hospital hunk admits strutting to an initial table read for the ABC sitcom’s script and believing he was the “star” — until five-year-old Jodie Sweetin got all the guffaws! The jealous jerk gripes, “I was slinking into my chair. You couldn’t even hear my lines. They were laughing so hard at her.” Steamed Stamos, 60, recalls dialing his agent immediately and barking, “Get me the f*ck off this show!” But the hothead cooled his temper and wound up playing affectionate Uncle Jesse for eight seasons from 1987 to 1995 — but that doesn’t mean the gig was child’s play! Stamos has also confessed the now famous Olsen twins…

1. When did Sesame Street first start airing on PBS? 2. Where is the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company branch located on the sitcom The Office? 3. Which first lady criticized The Simpsons as “the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen”? A: 1. 1969; 2. Scranton, Pa.; 3. Barbara Bush “I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.”—Marilyn Monroe…

AS VANNA WHITE battles for a huge raise to continue her iconic gig on Wheel of Fortune, the game show’s new host, Ryan Seacrest, is fighting to kick the lovely letter-turner to the curb and pick his own partner, insiders tattle. Sources say 48-year-old Ryan is pestering bosses at Sony Pictures to let him choose a new sidekick when he takes over for retiring host Pat Sajak at the end of next season — and he’s making a compelling case. “Ryan says he has nothing against Vanna personally, but she and Pat were a team for 40 years on Wheel and he’s trying to usher in a new era,” a source says. “Ryan thinks that’s hard to do if the show is stuck in the past — and that past…

BELEAGUERED Prince Harry has been “fired” for the second time this year, according to palace sources who say he’s been kicked off the board of the nonprofit Travalyst, an organization promoting environmentally friendly travel he founded himself! Now sources say the renegade royal’s grand plans to build a global empire are left in tatters, especially since Harry, 38, and his celebrity-obsessed wife, Meghan, were branded “grifters” by a Spotify exec and let go three years after inking a $20 million deal with the streaming giant. Announcing a “new phase of growth” this spring, Travalyst CEO Sally Davey welcomed a new board of director members, which didn’t include Harry — though his omission wasn’t publicly noted in the announcement. However, Davey later insisted the prince remains “regularly involved in strategic discussions…

MONACO’S Prince Albert is caught in an explosive corruption scandal that’s forced him to ax his top advisers and threatens to blow the lid off the billionaire royal’s top-secret finances! The 65-year-old ruler of Europe’s poshest gambling den fired financial adviser Claude Palmero and chief of staff Laurent Anselmi amid claims of crooked mega-million-dollar property deals that also hint of corruption in Monaco’s courts! After sticking by Palmero and Anselmi when the firestorm first broke in June, Albert was finally forced to cut them loose, saying: “When questions arise, you need to know how to change the people who surround you to find the right path again and to write a new page in your history. If confidence evaporates, you can no longer work together.” But sources say the money-bags…

VANESSA WILLIAMS The ex Miss America is a modern-day beauty queen in a vibrant gown with a statement flower MEGHAN KING The Bravo alum goes ultra casual in a pastel maxi that’s long on length and short on flair LUANN DE LESSEPS The reality TV countess tanks in a crocheted dress that clings to her in all the wrong ways LILY ALLEN The Smile singer displays cool summer style in a floral frock and peep-toe pumps HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE Call the fashion police! The 21 Jump Street cop looks downright dumpy in denim duds…

DEFEATED Angelina Jolie has finally and begrudgingly agreed to seek an amicable end to her $162 million wine war with ex-hubby Brad Pitt after the movie witch’s sour grapes campaign wrecked her Hollywood reputation and bankability, sources spill. After nearly seven years of going after Pitt tooth and nail on all fronts, Jolie “has decided to change tactics” in their dispute over Château Miraval, a French vineyard the couple purchased in 2008, by agreeing to consider mediation over the property, an insider says. “Angelina’s gotten nowhere by branding Brad an abusive dad and a shady businessman — and refusing to budge on any of the issues in their divorce,” says the spy. “It’s had a reverse domino effect. Instead of sinking him, her career has stalled, the public’s turned against…

SCREWY couple Anastazia Cretcher and Alexander Dillman got busted for playing beach blanket bingo in broad daylight in clear view of families in Florida, authorities say. Cretcher, 19, and Dillman, 26, were arrested at Daytona Beach after a lifeguard witnessed them having “intercourse for approximately 15 minutes” near his watch tower, according to an arrest affidavit. The document states another lifeguard reported having “observed” the male suspect’s “erect penis” penetrate “the female’s vagina.” The shore patrol says they shooed away the duo, but cops claim they later cuffed the canoodlers after finding them completely naked in a nearby stairwell! Cretcher denied getting busy with her beau on the sand — but the affidavit states she copped to leaving the area with her man to “find somewhere more private.” Lawmen say the…

Constipation dulls brainpower + BEING chronically constipated is linked to a 73 percent higher risk of cognitive decline, research suggests. A study led by Dr. Chaoran Ma of University of Massachusetts Amherst assessed data from more than 112,000 patients. The scientists found folks who didn’t poop for three or more days were increasingly likely to experience impaired mental capacity five years later than people with more regular bowel movements. The study also determined the individuals with cognitive issues had a depletion of beneficial gut bacteria. Cow milk is cream of the crop! + MOO juice is the cream of the crop because milk alternatives don’t measure up nutritionally to the dairy drink, experts say. University of Minnesota researchers analyzed more than 200 plant-based products — including oat, soy and almond…

MUSIC legend Tina Turner’s daughter-in-law plans to get knocked up by the singer’s son Ronnie — even though he’s been dead for EIGHT MONTHS! Widow Afida Turner, 46, says she’s hoping to get preggers from sperm Ronnie froze as a birthday gift to her before his death at 62 on Dec. 8, 2022, while battling colon cancer and heart disease. “My heart is destroyed,” says French-born singer-actress Afida, who was also rocked by Tina’s death at 83 just five months later in May. Afida says she shared a “beautiful life” with Ronnie, the only biological son of Tina and her abusive first hubby, Ike Turner, at their Encino, Calif., home. But she’s still devastated by his death, saying: “Morning and night, I’m crying and screaming. My life in Los Angeles…

DOCTORS say you get an entirely new skeleton every ten years — because bone renews at about 10 percent annually. WHITE dwarf stars have the highest-gravity environment in the galaxy, about 350,000 times more powerful than Earth’s. Scientists believe a gigantic diamond is at the center of every one of these stars. A U.S. passport allows American citizens to travel to 186 countries without first obtaining a visa. ALAN Alda was the only actor to appear in every episode of M*A*S*H and even wrote the series’ final episode. RENO, Nev., is actually 86 miles farther west than Los Angeles! AMERICA’S amusement parks were created in the late 19th century as special end-of-the-line destinations to create business for electric trolley lines. The parks included dance halls, public picnic areas and the…

SOARING sales of Kanye West’s leftover Yeezy shoes made a whopping $562 million for sneaker maker Adidas — long after the company cut ties with the Gold Digger rapper over his anti-Semitic rants! Adidas had ceased selling the in-demand kicks in October after the bipolar performer, 46, announced on social media: “I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.” But the German-based biz once again offered the footwear in June and promised to donate a significant portion of the products’ proceeds to charity.…

QUIRKY Pee-wee Herman’s fictional tales all had happy endings — but it was another kind of happy ending in an adult movie theater that exposed the dark side of the beloved character’s creator, Paul Reubens, and haunted him to his grave! Reubens, who died July 31 at age 70 after a secret yearslong battle with cancer, was rarely seen out of his bow-tied Pee-wee character, enchanting children and adults alike with his offbeat but wholesome productions — until he was busted in 1991 for entertaining himself in a Sarasota, Fla., porn theater. Reubens vehemently denied he’d been caught in the act, but he eventually pleaded no contest to indecent exposure and served 75 hours of community service. “No experience like this has a positive impact on anyone, but this was…

FORMER heavy metal madman Ozzy Osbourne may never perform again after battling through excruciating pain and even more surgery that forced him to put his comeback show on ice! The 74-year-old rocker — who has been ravaged by Parkinson’s disease and life-altering back surgery — revealed he recently had a medical procedure to remove a filter from his artery. “It’s just disappointment after disappointment,” says the sidelined singer. “I feel like a one-legged man in a butt-kicking contest!”…

PICKY diva Barbra Streisand is no Funny Girl when it comes to her outrageous demands for her upcoming book tour, insiders dish. As she gears up to support the Nov. 7 release of her memoir, My Name Is Barbra, the 81-year-old showbiz legend is “being a real pain in the neck for everybody,” tattles an insider. According to sources, Barbra wants her henpecked hubby, James Brolin, 83, to hold her hand the whole way. Staffers reportedly need to be dressed in black jackets and slacks, and not have the audacity to ask for an autograph or risk being fired. “The events must be equipped with metal  detectors, and she wants the all-clear from explosive-sniffing dogs,” says our mole. “And she must have her lemon water at room temperature to soothe her throat.…

WASHINGTON Post fact-checkers claim Donald Trump told more than 30,000 lies or misleading claims during his four years in the White House, and now the Dems have their own potential liar-in-chief — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The 69-year-old environmental lawyer has developed a rep as a raving crackpot for his crusade against what he calls dangerous vaccinations — despite the fact that super-killer smallpox, crippling polio, measles and other devastating diseases have been pretty much eradicated by inoculations. Scientists also insist COVID shots have prevented countless deaths by lessening the impact of infections. Yet recent polls indicate 16 percent of Democrats would vote for RFK Jr. over President Joe Biden. But as GLOBE has reported, besides his loony anti-vax stance, he’s a bald-faced liar and possibly a racist. At a…