GlobeAugust 31, 2020的目錄

MUSIC diva Mariah Carey is turning her back on her sister, who’s caught in a raging battle over revelations charging shocking sex abuse and devil worship, sources say! While the 50-year-old Grammy-winning songbird is out promoting her new bio due in stores next month, her troubled older sis, Alison, 57, is suing their mom, Patricia, 83, for damages for claiming she was forced to perform sex acts with strangers when she was as young as 10 during satanic gatherings that included ritual sacrifice. In her court filing, Alison claims she was whisked to “middle-of-the-night” gatherings, where her mom, a former opera singer, “made her witness people engaged in sexual acts with adults and children” and also forced her to take part in the sick goings-on. She also claims her mom…

COUNTRY king Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood were terrified when their youngest child was stricken with killer COVID-19 — and now pals say the girl’s chilling brush with death turned their world upside down! “This has been the toughest experience either of them can remember, and it broke their hearts seeing their daughter go through this torture,” spills an insider. “The whole family got through it together, mainly thanks to Garth and Trisha, who were incredibly strong throughout.” The 58-year-old If Tomorrow Never Comes crooner and multi-Grammy winner Trisha, 55 — who are worth $400 million combined — were plunged into helplessness when Allie, 24, tested positive for the rampaging virus that’s killed more than 155,000 Americans. “It hit them hard,” adds the source, “and reminded them about the…

OUTSPOKEN actress Alyssa Milano claims her brush with COVID-19 has left her losing her hair! The Who’s the Boss? star, 47, says she was struck by the dangerous disease in April — and spent time in a hospital. And recently in a shocking Twitter video, she brushed her wet locks and pulled a large clump of separated strands! “I just wanted to show you the amount of hair that is coming out of my head as a result of COVID,” she adds. “Wear a damn mask!” ›› I don’t believe in happy endings, but I do believe in happy travels, because ultimately, you die at a very young age, or you live long enough to watch your friends die. It’s a mean thing, life.— George Clooney…

KRASINSKI’S HAIRY MOMENT! HERE’S some Offifice gossip — about a hair-raising backstage battle between former Offifice star JOHN KRASINSKI and producer GREG DANIELS! During season three of the smash comedy, the TV bigwig wigged out when John, who played scruffy-haired sales guy Jim Halpert, begged for a haircut in an attempt to launch a big-screen career. Angling to star alongside A-listers GEORGE CLOONEY and RENÉE ZELLWEGER in 2008’s Leatherheads, John made his plea — but the boss busted the actor’s bubble with a resounding NO! Determined to nab the juicy role as a 1920’s war hero/football star, he recruited the show’s Emmy-nominated hairstylist, KIM FERRY, to comb away the problem. “He paid for … a human hair wig,” reveals the salon whiz. “When it was just him and I, I…

SCORES more women have come forward to accuse portly porn star Ron Jeremy of rape and sexual assault — dating as far back as two decades! — just a few weeks after he pled not guilty to sex offenses against four West Coast gals. According to offificials, the L.A. Sheriff’s Department received more than 30 additional sex allegations against the jailed 67-year-old creep. Some of the alleged victims — including some skin-flflick stars — claim the slimy screen stud used his fame to prey on them. ›› A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life. — Muhammad Ali…

A DEMENTIA-stricken senior was raped in her California home by a creep who was caught in the act of attacking the 92-year-old, police say. According to deputies, the woman’s caregiver — who stops by twice a week — walked in on the sick afternoon sex assault. But as the suspect fled, she snapped a photo of him, which she gave to investigators. Surveillance video also captured images of the accused culprit running away from the oldster’s residence in Stockton. The victim was brought to a hospital and treated for her injuries. She’s expected to make a full recovery. The next day cops cuffed James Lee Coose, 45, two blocks from the scene of the crime that left neighbors outraged. “I’m appalled,” says local Richard Thompson. “The lowest form is someone that’s going…

GRIEVING mom Melissa Etheridge admits she steeled herself for the possible death of her drug-addled son, Beckett — making the heartbreaking confession nearly three months after the 21-year-old’s fatal opioid overdose. “I needed to really sit down with myself and say, ‘I can’t save him,’” says the Come to My Window singer, 59. “And I had to come up against the possibility that he might die. But I had to be able to go on living.”…

Fat guys fire baby-making blanks! + WANT to make babies, guys? Then watch your weight! A new study suggests body bulk plays a major role in sperm quality. Researchers from the U.S., Argentina, Iran and Spain reviewed 88 articles and found overweight or obese men struggled with several semen quality factors, which include volume, sperm count, sperm concentration, vitality, motility and structure. Study author Albert Salas-Huetos says the results suggest “overweight/obesity prevention should be considered at an early age to avoid deleterious effects on reproductive health.” Oxygen breakthrough zaps dementia! + AN ISRAELI doctor claims he’s found a way to “reverse” aging and mild dementia with a simple treatment — pure oxygen! Shai Efrati, a Tel Aviv University associate professor, says the therapy “improves cognitive function and doesn’t just slow…

BOXER Mike Tyson confesses facing killer sharks as part of Discovery’s Shark Week turned him into a quivering weenie! “I was scared all the way through and was just trying to get through it alive,” says the not-so-tough guy, who notoriously bit off Evander Holyfield’s ear during a 1997 heavyweight bout. “One shark kept bumping me and I’m like, ‘What the hell do you want?’” But the former world champ, 54, had good reason to be terrified! As GLOBE has reported, ravenous sharks are prowling America’s beaches in record numbers this summer — and the maneaters have exploded in a feeding frenzy that’s left swimmers slashed to pieces and fatally mauled! The massive predators have killed two Americans, including New York City executive Julie Dimperio Holowach, who was eaten alive…

LISA MARIE Presley’s future looks grim as sources say her liver problems have roared back — and experts warn Elvis’ only child faces death if the vital organ fails! An insider tells GLOBE the late King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s 52-year-old daughter has been battling liver ailments and an abdominal muscle tear for some time, forcing her to seek treatment in the days before the heartbreaking July 12 suicide of her son, Ben Keough, 27. “Lisa had a trip to the hospital before Ben’s death and has been in very bad health,” says a source. “She’s very ill, with serious liver issues. “Years of drug and alcohol abuse have devastated her body. She appears jaundiced, with yellow skin.” Adds the insider: “She also has a bad hernia, which makes her…

A BRAVE ten-yearold old boy hid in a bathroom of his Florida home and called 911 as a bat-wielding sicko brutally beat his grandpa and uncle to death, cops say. Ezekiel Emanuel Hopkins allegedly attacked the child’s grandparents — John and Lisa Savey, both 61 — after they reportedly tried to stop him from swiping their car. Police say Hopkins fatally battered John and the couple’s 30-year-old son, James, and left Lisa with serious injuries. The boy, whose name was not released, was not injured. Hopkins, who is facing murder and battery charges, was found by police in another bathroom, unresponsive, after apparently drinking bleach and was brought to a hospital.…

William & Harry’s mom exhumed again to solve 23-year murder mystery PRINCES WILLIAM and Harry have secretly arranged for the body of their late mom, Princess Diana, to be exhumed for a second time and subjected to another autopsy in a desperate last-ditch bid to learn the truth about her death in Paris 23 years ago, palace sources say. Diana’s resting place at the Spencer family’s ancestral home, Althorp, is being opened on the princes’ order, say palace courtiers, who insist the brothers suspect her Aug. 31, 1997, death may have been a murder ordered by the same people who forced Harry’s wife, Meghan, to flee Britain. “Harry fears his whole family has been lying to him about his mother’s death for 23 years,” says a royal insider. “There are…

DEBRA MESSING dropped from a size eight to a twiggy two while filming TV’s Will & Grace — but says the extreme slim-down harmed her health! “For a while there, I was maintaining that, and then I got sick. My body just could not hold out,” says the 52-year-old redhead. “I was exhausted, and it just became clear to me that I couldn’t be healthy and a size two at the same time.”…

FIRST, the good news: Reality babe Countess Luann de Lesseps hasn’t been knocking back waterfalls of booze during her coronavirus lockdown. Now the bad: Fat chance of it lasting very long. Even after two years of legal troubles due to her love of hooch, the twice-divorced aristocrat wannabe — she got the title from her first hubby, a fancy French dude — can shockingly be seen drinking along with her co-stars on this season’s The Real Housewives of New York City. She admitted in January, “I’m drinking,” but insisted: “I’m drinking socially and responsibly.” Now months later, she swears she’s been sober while in lockdown with her 26-year-old daughter, Victoria, saying: “We’re kind of not drinking together.” “Kind of”? That’s not exactly taking the pledge. And it’s gotta be worrying…

LADY GAGA’S sharp dance moves — and killer manicure — left fellow pop singer Ariana Grande with a nasty scratch on her face as the pair rehearsed for a music video! “I shanked her with my nail by accident [while] dancing,” Gaga, 34, admitted in a behind-the-scenes social media clip. As Ariana, 27, lay on the flfloor, the Bang Bang singer also joked on social media: “Lady Gaga scratched my eye. It’s an honor. I hope it scars.”…

FEARING she’s losing ground in her continuing custody battle with Brad Pitt, desperate Angelina Jolie is demanding the judge deciding the dispute be booted from the case! The 45-year-old Maleficent witch’s hardball move insists that Judge John W. Ouderkirk be ousted, claiming he’s a business crony of a lawyer working for the hunky star. But sources say the real reason is she’s really terrified she’s losing her leverage in their years-long battle with Brad — who has a strained relationship with sons Maddox, 18, and Pax, 16 — having won greater time with younger kids Zahara, 15, Shiloh, 13, and 12-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox. “Things haven’t been going her way even though she’s budged on everything having to do with money and custody,” spills an insider. “Now she’s found…

DEMONS do exist, swears exorcist Bishop Plato Angelakis, who for the first time reveals his terrifying battle with an evil fiend that possessed a granny-aged woman — and gave her the strength to overpower four grown men! The 56-year-old Orthodox Catholic priest, who was ordained by Wisconsin’s Oblates of St. Therese, performed his first chilling exorcism five years ago in Canada and confesses the ordeal was hell on earth! The real-life nightmare began when a paranormal team in Toronto contacted him about a gal who claimed her 60-year-old mother was possessed by a monstrous presence. “This older woman grew up with parents who were actually satanic ritualists!” he says. “She had this demonic thing that had been following her and plaguing her for many, many, many years, and she wanted…

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SCANDAL-SAVAGED Ellen DeGeneres wants to put her woes on pause and pamper herself with a morale-boosting plastic surgery blitz, sources say. The tarnished daytime darling, 62, has been rocked by sinking ratings and allegations from former staffers of a “toxic” work culture behind the scenes at The Ellen DeGeneres Show — and an insider says the strain has made an ugly impact! “It shows in the bags under her eyes, the saggy cheeks and jaw. She’s breaking out something terrible, and her skin looks blotchy from all the stress she’s been under,” snitches the source. “Even with makeup on she looks haggard!” The tipster claims imageconscious Ellen — who denies any wrongdoing but still apologized to her staff — is desperate to spruce up her looks! “She’s booking appointments with…

A NEW drug stops multiple sclerosis in its tracks! The experimental drug beat a standard medication in reducing MS relapses — preventing them in nine out of ten patients with the crippling autoimmune disease, according to researchers. In a clinical trial, more than 900 volunteers with a common form of recurring MS were given injections of ofatumumab, a drug designed to alter the immune system, over about 18 months. Within the first year, patients experienced fewer MS flare-ups and their blood work showed far fewer signs of inflammation. In a life-altering breakthrough, by the second year of treatment, nearly 90 percent of patients had no symptoms at all, according to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco. Docs predict med to be available in 2021 The drug offers new…