Table of contents for March 23, 2020 in Globe

BITTER Lisa Marie Presley is locked in a raging war over men, money and Elvis’ legacy with mom Priscilla, who she blames for her disastrous life! “She feels Priscilla has never really been on her side,” says an insider. Sources say furious Lisa Marie, 52, believes Priscilla, 74, is the root cause of her drug problems, financial woes and custody battle with estranged fourth hubby Michael Lockwood, dad of 11-year-old twin girls Harper and Finley. And now she’s determined to get back by dishing the dirt on her mom’s darkest secrets in a meaty memoir Gallery Books is reportedly giving her $3 to $4 million to pen! “It’s gearing up to be the mother of all mother-and-daughter battles,” snitches an insider. “She’s sick of Priscilla telling her how she’s a…

PARTY-CRASHER Tom Cruise did a real mission impossible — climbing an intimidating gate to bust into a wild bash thrown by Kate Hudson and brother Oliver while their famous folks were out of town! The Almost Famous actress explains “like 400 people” had swarmed the home of her parents, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, and recalls, “I’m kind of freaking out a little, and I see someone scaling, literally scaling, an eight-foot gate. “They come off and they do a back handspring and pose, and I’m about to yell at this guy, and it’s Tom Cruise!” Kate says the uninvited action-movie hero — who’s famous for performing his own film stunts — told her he’d dropped by because he “heard there was a party.” Adds Kate: “He IS Mission: Impossible! It’s…

GORGEOUS Mandy Moore is sizzling with her hit TV drama This Is Us and just-released album Silver Landings — but there was a time when she was ready to walk away from showbiz! The crunch came in early 2016 when the 35-year-old beauty, who’d wed singer Ryan Adams in 2009, was in a tailspin with a crumbling marriage and “four failed TV pilots,” she recalls. “I was like, ‘Maybe this acting thing is done for me. … Maybe I need to hang it up [and] go try my hand at something else.’ She also claims her relationship with Adams “destroyed my sense of self … my belief in who I was, as a musician and as a singer.” The couple split in 2015 and the following year she nabbed the…

IT’S a Jumpin’ Jack Flash sale! Rolling Stones legend Bill Wyman — an original band member who played bass guitar for the group from 1962 to 1993 — is auctioning off his $3 million collection of rock memorabilia. Guitars, keyboards, amps, awards and outfits the Stones wore will be sold, with a portion of proceeds going to charity. “It feels like the right time to share my archive with the world and I hope people will get as much joy from my collections as I have,” says the 83-year-old Brit.…

STARSKY & Hutch heartthrob David Soul has gone from crooning No. 1 hits to a recluse who’s lost his voice! The 76-year-old — who played undercover cop Hutch in the ’70s series — can no longer sing after being ravaged by a string of serious health issues, including lung cancer. The former golden boy had five top 15 hits and two number ones, Silver Lady and Don’t Give Up on Us, between 1977 and 1982. “I sang because I couldn’t find a job,” he confesses. David, who’s lived in the U.K. for 25 years, got his showbiz start in the mid-’60s on The Merv Griffin Show as “The Covered Man” — wearing a hood and belting out songs! As GLOBE reported, the star, who has packed on the pounds, reunited with…

A MIDDLE school principal insisted that an 11-year-old girl slow dance with a boy who gives her the creeps — and now her mom is on the warpath! Furious Laketown, Utah, parent Alicia Hobson says daughter Azlyn was “excited” about dancing with a kid she was crushing on at the Rich Middle School bash. She got to dance with her dream boy, but was also “asked by a kid she hates,” says the mom. “She tried to say no thank you, and the principal overheard and intervened.” Principal Kip Motta reportedly told the girl: “You guys go dance. There’s no saying no in here!” On her Facebook page, Alicia claimed the boy had made “disturbing” sexual comments and “this kid makes my daughter feel uncomfortable. She should not have to…

BLANKET has a new pad! Michael Jackson’s youngest son — born Prince Michael and a.k.a. “Bigi” — just turned 18 and he’s plunked down a cool $2.6 million for a starter home in California! The trendy Calabasas crib features six bedrooms and seven-and-a-half bathrooms in 6,400 square feet, plus a killer backyard with a pool, spa, outdoor kitchen and covered patio. And the luxury kitchen even boasts a wet bar — even though Blanket’s not old enough to drink!…

IT’S a boy for That ’70s Show alum LAURA PREPON, 40, and her hubby, actor BEN FOSTER, 39. The couple also have a daughter, 2. RHOBH’s TEDDI MELLENCAMP and husband EDWIN ARROYAVE welcomed their third child together. WILL ARNETT and his girlfriend, businesswoman ALESSANDRA BRAWN, are expecting their first baby. Will shares two sons with ex-wife AMY POEHLER. Food Network star KATIE LEE and husband RYAN BIEGEL are finally getting their miracle baby. The chef, previously married to BILLY JOEL, had been trying for years to get pregnant. It’s way more than just friends for MATTHEW PERRY, 50, and galpal MOLLY HURWITZ, 28. The former Friends star and the talent manager are going on their second year of dating. Single mom MINDY KALING, 40, did it her way, snagging late…

ACTRESS Liu Yifei has long been popular in China — and now she’s galloping into the spotlight in the West in Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan set to hit theaters March 27. Here are ten things you don’t know about the 32-year-old star. 1 Born in Wuhan, China, she lived in the U.S. with her mom from age ten to 14 before returning to her native country to pursue modeling and acting. 2 She sometimes goes by the name Crystal Liu. 3 At age 15, she was accepted into the prestigious Performance Institute of Beijing Film Academy. 4 Her big break was a lead role in the 2004 romance Love of May, which was inspired by the popular Taiwanese rock band Mayday. 5 In 2005, Liu signed a record deal…

AN OHIO airhead is facing felony charges after authorities say the 36-year-old dialed 911 to whine — that her parents had shut off her cellphone service! Massillon cops say rankled realtor Seloni Khetarpal called the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center to complain about her folks — and was warned only to use the line to report legitimate problems. But stubborn Seloni persisted, they add, and was “belligerent” when she called again two hours later. According to official transcripts, Seloni told the dispatcher, “I feel unsafe. I’ve been unable to call for help or any of my friends.” Officials say she also demanded police come to her home to investigate her tale of woe. And eventually they did — to arrest her on charges of disrupting public services! The cranky caller appeared…

BLAZING mad about not getting a timely response from nurses, cops say, a fired-up geezer used a cigarette lighter to set his hospital bed on fire! Authorities say impatient pyro John King started the inferno, which damaged a $4,000 bed, and now the 75-year-old is on the hook for replacing it! “The motherf**ker in here lit his bed on fire,” King’s roommate, Samuel Moreno, 84, shouted to a nurse, according to an affidavit. “There’s smoke in the room.” Cops say King admitted to the crime but insisted he wasn’t trying to hurt anyone and just wanted to “get the attention” of staffers.…

AN AILING woman was accused of being a closet boozer until docs discovered her bizarre condition — which causes her to pee alcohol! The unidentified 61-year-old had been suffering from cirrhosis — a liver-wrecking disease frequently associated with alcoholics. In fact, she was considered ineligible for a transplant after physicians thought she was secretly swilling the sauce because her urine tests kept coming up positive! However, specialists at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center diagnosed her with bladder fermentation syndrome — making her the first person in the world with the sobering condition, which was taxing her liver. The docs discovered that after she consumed sugar, her bladder contained high amounts of a yeast similar to a strain used by beermakers! She’s now being treated with antifungal drugs and is…

TALK about a special delivery! A grieving dad who brought a pizza to a Rhode Island home got an extra-special tip — a sweet hug from a toddler who didn’t know the driver had just lost his teen daughter! When deliveryman Ryan Catterson came to drop off an order at Lindsey Sheely’s house in West Warwick, he was warmly welcomed by her two-year-old son, Cohen. Lindsey shared a video of the “funny and cute” embrace on social media — unaware that Ryan had just lost his 16-year-old daughter the week before. But he later told Lindsey how much her son’s spontaneous gesture meant during his emotional time. “That might have been her just looking out for me,” he says.…

WORRIED papa Billy Ray Cyrus thinks wild-child daughter Miley’s new boytoy beau, Cody Simpson, is a dud — and is pleading with her to kick the Aussie singer to the curb, sources spill. Turns out the Achy Breaky Heart crooner “adored” her ex-hubby, movie hunk Liam Hemsworth, 30 — also from Down Under! — and thinks Cody, 23, is a “poor imitation,” tattles an insider. “He was devastated to be told that Liam was leaving the family,” adds the source. “They loved smoking weed together and setting the world to rights, and had a great time at the wedding in Nashville.” “All Cody can come up with are boring stories about surfing and lame movies he’s watched or starred in. Billy Ray thinks Miley traded way down with this guy,”…

BEAM up the diapers! Yes, Star Trek alum LEONARD NIMOY was behind the cameras directing 1987’s Three Men and a Baby, which attracted the biggest box office numbers of the year. Starring, from left, TED DANSON, STEVE GUTTENBERG and TOM SELLECK, the comedy followed three swinging bachelors through the messes, mishaps and adventures of raising a baby — fathered during a tryst by Danson’s character — and a mix-up over a drug deal! The adorable baby, Mary, was played by identical twins MICHELLE and LISA BLAIR, who were just four months old at the start of shooting. Lisa went on to make another movie, but this was Michelle’s first and last!…

POP heartthrob Harry Styles has revealed a terrifying brush with death at the hands of a knife-wielding mugger! The 26-year-old was five minutes away from his London home when he spotted a shady group of guys. “They’ve all got, like, hoods up and their faces covered,” recalls the former One Direction singer. He crossed the street, they followed and asked if he wanted “weed.” After Harry forked over some cash, “the guy’s like, ‘Unlock your phone,’ and the other one pulls his shirt up and he’s got a knife sticking in his pants,” the “Adore You” singer says. Harry ran off and tried to stop a car, but they wouldn’t let him in. He kept running until the thugs stopped following him.…

JENNA’S HIGH ON ZANY BLOW-DRIES! It’s the pits for JENNA BUSH HAGER, who has a mortifying dilemma: unwanted underarm sweating. In fact, the 38-year-old Today host is so terrified of producing unseemly underarm sweat stains on camera, she shuns telltale fabrics, such as silk. On the upside, the former first daughter thoroughly enjoys perspiration quick-fix: an armpit blow-dry! “I have to say, it’s one really great feeling. Even if y’all don’t sweat, I suggest you try it,” gushes the chat show host. “If it’s good enough for Mark, it’s good enough for us,” she exclaims, referring to MARK ZUCKERBERG, the gazillionaire Facebook co-founder who’s rumored to have underlings blow-dry his sweaty pits before big speeches. HOW HELEN WEEDS OUT HER DEMONS! Here’s why everything’s coming up roses for HELEN MIRREN!…

MARKY Mark is too uncool for school — his daughter Grace, 10, refused to dance with him at a daddy-and-daughter party! “I didn’t get one dance,” laments the 48-year-old former New Kids on the Block star, now known as Mark Wahlberg. “She said, ‘Dad, if you embarrass me, I will never talk to you again!’ “But we still did have a great time together,” adds the Hollywood heartthrob, who has three other kids with wife Rhea Durham.…

A HEARTLESS Florida hellcat trapped her terrified boyfriend in a suitcase, cops say — and taunted him as he begged for mercy and slowly suffocated to death! Orange County deputies say Sarah Boone, 42, told them she was boozing with her beau, Jorge Torres Jr., when the pair decided it would be funny if she zipped him into the luggage in her home on the outskirts of Orlando. According to court records Boone claimed she fell asleep and forgot about him — but called 911 after she woke and found him unresponsive. Cops discovered Torres’ body near the front door of Boone’s residence. Authorities say he had a small laceration on his lip, scratches on his back and bruising around his eye. Investigators claim a search of Boone’s phone turned…

TWO would-be baby-nappers posed as pro photographers, say cops, and drugged a new mom with a tainted cupcake in a twisted plot to steal her three-week-old baby from her home! Washington state cops charged Juliette Parker, 38, with assault and attempted kidnapping, and a 16-year-old suspected accomplice was booked into a juvenile detention center. Parker pleaded not guilty. After eating the cupcake, the mother began to feel numb and drowsy, investigators say, and told the pair to leave. She then called 911.…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Tuesday’s Aries new moon reveals your secret for a stress-free week, Ram: admitting you’re not all-powerful and can’t control another person’s behavior! Instead, look to solving your own problems. A nagging health woe can be healed and the money worry troubling you resolved with a quick phone call. GEMINI May 22 - June 21 All the hard work you’ve put in lately finally pays off, Twin, and when Venus meets Jupiter you get the recognition you deserve, even if it’s just someone saying thank you! Later, the sun provides inspiration to clear out clutter, leading to the discovery of something valuable hidden in plain sight. LEO July 23 - Aug. 23 Make the delete key your best friend while you’re quick to be drawn…

A CRAFTY California homeowner has rained on the parade of potential thieves — by soaking them with a high-pressure hose hooked up to a motion sensor! Katie Camarena gripes sticky-fingered crooks have been cruising her Porterville neighborhood to “try and steal tools out of vehicles” and “anything else they can get their hands on.” So Katie came up with a unique solution: “Our flood light didn’t seem to scare them off, so we decided to have a little fun with a motion-activated sprinkler that has an impressive amount of pressure!”…

WILDLIFE officers in Bulls Gap, Tenn., were called to assist a bald eagle in distress — and found that the bird had eaten too much and was too fat to fly! The officers relocated the ravenous raptor to a place where it could digest its massive meal. A CALIFORNIA driver had a miracle escape when the Jeep he was driving zoomed off the top of a six-story Santa Monica parking garage and crashed into a building across the street! The 20-year-old man, who cops did not identify, was conscious and talking to officers when they arrived. THE bedroom wall of nine-year-old Lockport, Ill., girl Brianna Smith is mysteriously playing music and talk from a local Christian radio station! The station, AM 1160, sent out an engineer to investigate, but he…