Table of contents for July 22, 2024 in Globe

KNOT THE BEST Fresh Off the Boat’s RANDALL PARK tries to shield himself from the California sun with an assortment of headgear CLAWS & EFFECT The Color Purple’s TARAJI P. HENSON gets to the point by nailing yet another ornate manicure THE BEST CELEB PHOTOS EVERY WEEK! WHAT THE FORK? Rotund RUSSELL CROWE seems devoted to keeping his wider waistline as the gargantuan former Gladiator chows down in Italy DOUBLE OR NOTHING Country chunk LUKE BRYAN doesn’t let anything stop him from keeping his chins up at a concert in Michigan TRUE COLORS! Windbag CYNDI LAUPER plays England’s Glastonbury Festival — but spywitnesses say some fair weather fans left the pop legend’s set early! OH SUGAR! Havana hottie CAMILA CABELLO gets caught in a sticky situation in the U.K. with…

SHAMED reality star Julie Chrisley may get a break on her prison term after pinning the blame for her fraud and tax evasion crimes on her incarcerated hubby, Todd, and sources say the sellout could lead to a nasty divorce! Julie, 51, was originally deemed a guilty partner in her husband’s money-spinning scheme dating back to 2006. But now a judge has ruled there’s no evidence of her involvement before 2007. “Julie could get her sentence reduced by years or she could get off on time served, which means she’ll be kicking that loser husband of hers to the curb,” spills an insider. The disgraced Chrisley Knows Best stars have been serving time since January 2023. Todd, 55, was sentenced to 12 years but has since had that term reduced to ten…

SASSY Bette Midler is saying I do to yet another movie by appearing as a later-in-life bride in The Fabulous Four. The wedding comedy sees the Beaches sensation starring along-side Susan Sarandon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullally. Bette has made her mark on stage, screen and TV since her debut as a seasick extra in 1966’s Hawaii — and shows no sign of slowing down at age 78! Here are ten things you don’t know about the Wind Beneath My Wings singer. 1 She was named after Jezebel’s Bette Davis — although she pronounces her name as “Bet” instead of “Betty.” 2 The motormouth was voted Most Talkative while attending Radford High School in her birthplace of Honolulu. 3 Before finding fame, she worked at a pineapple processing plant…

LORD of the Dance star Michael Flatley praises prayer and positive thinking for saving him from deadly cancer, and now sources say the fast-footed favorite is ready to tap his way into the hearts of his fans once again. But the 66-year-old twinkletoes, who had a malignant melanoma removed from his face in 2003, wants everyone to know when he was again diagnosed with cancer last year, he immediately turned to prayer and right thinking. “The most important thing is one’s mental attitude,” he says. “When I was diagnosed with cancer, I never entertained this could be fatal in any way. I surrendered my fate to the Lord, and he saw me through.” A pal notes the 2023 diagnosis was for “a more aggressive form of cancer, elsewhere in his…

PIONEER Daniel Boone never wore a coonskin cap — and despised the fashionable fur headgear, according to his son Nathan! VERMONT resident Greg Bombard won a $175,000 settlement after being arrested for giving a cop the finger! His lawyers argued the arrest violated his free speech rights and constitutional protections against illegal search and seizure. ONLY 2 percent of American families live on farms or ranches! PROLIFIC Dolly Parton wrote her big hits Jolene and I Will Always Love You in one day. WHITE West Virginians Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, are facing trial for allegedly using their adopted Black children as “slaves,” in the words of a judge. The kids, aged 16, 14 and nine, were kept in a locked hellhole shed and forced to…

COUNTRY stud Billy Ray Cyrus’ estranged bride, Firerose, accuses her daddy-aged hubby of keeping her a prisoner during their hellish, seven-month marriage. “Billy had very strict rules,” says the Aussie songbird, who wed Billy Ray last Oct. 10, only to get hit with divorce papers a few weeks ago. “I didn’t have a car. I was only allowed to go to the local chiropractor and allowed once a month to get my nails done.” The 36-year-old beauty, who first met the singer when she was 21 and visiting his daughter Miley on the set of her hit TV show Hannah Montana, says her 62-year-old hubby banned friends and family from visiting: “It was systematic isolation and I couldn’t find the courage to leave. “If I had to send a text, I…

TRAGIC King of Pop Michael Jackson died BROKE — with more than 65 creditors reaching into The Gloved One’s pockets for the $500 million he still owed them, stunning new court documents reveal! The Smooth Criminal hit-maker died in 2009 at age 50 of cardiac arrest caused by “acute propofol intoxication,” leaving behind a sprawling, unwieldy estate still being hashed out by family and executors today. “At the time of Michael Jackson’s death, Michael Jackson’s most significant assets were subject to more than $500 million of debt and creditors’ claims, with some of the debt accruing interest at extremely high interest rates, and some debt in default,” reads the filing. Jackson died three weeks before his sold-out This Is It residency in London, leaving his estate liable for $40 million…

RAMBLIN’ gal Tanya Tucker is ticked off her homebody beau, Craig Dillingham, is dragging his feet about joining her on tour, insiders dish. The singer, 65, is hitting the road all summer. “She thought he would’ve jumped at the chance to ride along in her tour bus and hang out with her and the crew and see this blazing country of ours,” spills a spy, noting Craig, 65, has known Tanya since they were both 13 and starting out in the music biz. They reunited in 2019 and decided to give romance a go. “She lives for [touring], it’s always a good time whether they’re performing on stage or jamming on the bus,” the tipster tattles. “There’s a lot of just hanging out and partying, too.” But Craig is crooning a different…

Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback TREVOR LAWRENCE and wife MARISSA, both 24, are expecting a little rich kid. Dad-to-be just inked a $275 million deal with his NFL team. HANNAH ANN SLUSS got dumped on 2019’s The Bachelor, but the 28-year-old has captured jock JAKE FUNK, 26. She and the Detroit Lions running back got hitched June 26. PRINCE HARRY must be a good sport. The Duke’s been given the Pat Tillman Award, after the late NFL player, by the ESPYs for his Invictus Games that helps wounded service vets. Jackass star BRANDON “BAM” MARGERA really is one. He pleaded guilty to attacking his brother and other kin last year. Bam, 44, was smacked with six months of probation and random drug testing. Heart of Gold singing legend NEIL YOUNG, 78, canceled the…

DESPITE being physically frail and legally blind, disgraced 87-year-old comedian Bill Cosby still harbors delusional dreams of a comeback, according to sources who tell GLOBE the tone-deaf codger is too bull-headed to heed advice on how to make it happen! The formerly beloved TV dad was sprung from prison in 2021 on a technicality after serving three years of a ten-year sentence for the rape of Andrea Constand — and cockily announced he would launch a stand-up tour to kick his career back into gear. But the onetime Jell-O Pudding Pops huckster has heard crickets from theater and club bookers, and sources snipe it’s because he refuses to settle his legal issues. He still faces civil lawsuits from 17 women who allege he drugged and sexually assaulted them in a pattern…

COUNTRY star Wynonna Judd’s drug-troubled 28-year-old daughter, Grace Kelley, was released from jail after serving more than a month for shameful indecent exposure. The mom of two-year-old daughter Kaliyah, Grace was originally busted for soliciting prostitution, indecent exposure and obstructing a highway, but she pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of public lewdness. As GLOBE reported, cops busted her on April 5 when she was allegedly standing by a busy road flashing bare breasts with her skirt slit up to her crotch and holding a sign saying: “A Ride for a Ride.” Grace previously spent eight months at a rehab center for a drug conviction. Wynonna, 60, who had Grace with first husband Arch Kelley III, has reportedly turned her back and is using tough love. Grace claims her mom…

SOCIAL media sensation Caryn Marjorie earned $70,000 in just one week by pimping out her artificial intelligence clone to online admirers — but the irate influencer says her digital doppelganger soon took on a life of its own and became a lewd nymphomaniac! & The sci-fi shenanigans began last year when Marjorie, 24, launched CarynAI, which was reachable via the encrypted messaging app Telegram. The busty brunette, whose Snapchat posts have garnered more than a billion views, crowed at the time, “I have uploaded over 2,000 hours of my content, voice and personality to become the first creator to be turned into an AI. Now millions of people will be able to talk to me at the same exact time.” Eager subscribers, who were mostly male, signed up to socialize…

TROUBLED Britney Spears is packing on the pounds, according to pals who tattle the Oops! … I Did It Again singer has tossed diets and healthy eating out the window in favor of comforting, junk food pig-outs to banish her blues. The 42-year-old Criminal singer was spotted looking shockingly plump — especially around her tummy — as she landed at Van Nuys Airport following another Mexico vacation where she could wallow in fattening treats and boozy drinks without fear of tattletale spies. “Food is one of the big comforts she has in life, whether she’s on holiday or at home,” dishes an insider. “She loves Mexican food and those slushy cocktails, but it gives her just as much of a thrill to tuck into a burger and fries and shake.…

ACTOR Eric Dane confesses he was “struggling with drug and alcohol addiction” when he was starring on TV’s Grey’s Anatomy, but insists that’s not why he was booted from ABC’s hit medical series. Dane, 51 and now starring as Cal Jacobs on TV’s teen drama Euphoria, says after playing Dr. Mark Sloan from 2006 to 2012, “I was starting to become too expensive,” so he was “let go.” He adds he wasn’t sacked due to his booze and drug issues, “although it definitely didn’t help.”…

OZZY PLANNING HIS LAST LEG Rocker OZZY OSBOURNE was known as a wild man in his heyday, once biting the head off a bat onstage. But now the health-challenged 75-year-old is going out with a whimper instead of a bang. His motormouth wife, SHARON, 71, former co-host of The Talk, says they’ve been forced to cancel an appearance this month at the Mad Monster Party in Phoenix, a sci-fi convention where guest celebs give autographs, because her hubby’s “unable to travel.” Ozzy, who once seemed indestructible, has suffered nerve damage in his neck following a fall and is also battling Parkinson’s, which does a number on balance. Sharon says her hubby’s planning two final concerts at his Birmingham, England, home before packing it all in. “We will do it in…

AMY POEHLER The petite funnylady could have elevated her floral frock by opting for a much higher hemline DEBRA MESSING The Will & Grace alum correctly chooses funeral black as she’s buried in a riot of ruffles MAYA HAWKE The Stranger Things starlet goes out on a limb, but her velvet gown is a tree-mendous flop DAKOTA JOHNSON The Fifty Shades of Grey gal’s sheer negligee-like gown is better suited for the boudoir PAULA POUNDSTONE The candy-striped comic is ready to run off and join the circus — as a carnival barker!…

AN ENDANGERED — and adorable — cheetah cub is miraculously still alive after zoo-keepers snuck him into another big cat’s family and tricked the mom into fostering him! The black-spotted, fuzzy-faced baby needed a new family because he was born an “only child” in an Oregon breeding center in June. “A singleton cub does not provide enough stimulation to produce lactation” in the biological mother cat, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden announced after the cub was shipped there for his “adoption.” Fortunately, another cheetah mom, Etosha, was still nursing her two newborn cubs — and did not seem to notice the cheetah cheat when zoo officials added a third critter to mealtime! “We coordinate with the other cheetah breeding centers so litters are born semi-close together, so that if…

Penis cancer on the rise ✚ RARE penis cancer is on the rise — with the Global Cancer Registries predicting the disease will spike 77 percent over the next 26 years, increasing the odds of amputations! Mauricio Dener Cordeiro of the Brazilian Society of Urology believes human papillomavirus infections may to blame for the malignancies. Docs advise dudes noticing any unusual discharge, growing lesions or a change in color to the penis shouldn’t putz around because seeking prompt medical care could save their life — and their manhood. Sex is better on empty belly ✚ GETTING down before chowing down is the recipe for better sex because being full of food can impact a person’s perception of pleasure, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of Oslo enlisted 60…

GUTTED Kourtney Kardashian, 45, is afraid her vagina may fall out after giving birth to her fourth child! She says she’s been advised to avoid strenuous exercise, so it’s been more of a challenge to get back to her prepregnancy weight with this baby, her first with rocker Travis Barker. “They say to keep your vagina intact, you should not jump or run for like six months … [or] you can have prolapse,” when the uterus slips down and protrudes out of the vagina, says Kourtney.…

NOBODY has an excuse for driving drunk or stoned on drugs, but celebrities should realize while they can easily pay fines, they have a lot more to lose from DUIs than the average dope. As GLOBE reported last week, pop prince Justin Timberlake, 43, and NFL defensive lineman Lonnie Phelps, 23, are the latest celebs nabbed for DUI. Cops in the Hamptons grabbed Justin for weaving and blowing through a stop sign, they say, after leaving the ritzy American Hotel following a boozing night with pals. Britney Spears’ former beau, who’s now dad to two young kids with actress wife Jessica Biel, isn’t the only pop star who’s had trouble drinking and driving in the Hamptons. In 2003, Billy Joel nearly died after slamming his Mercedes into a Sag Harbor…

THE original 1979 Mad Max, starring Mel Gibson, is the ultimate guy movie — but hellcat CHARLIZE THERON helped turn Mad Max: Fury Road in 2015 into a post-apocalyptic feminist chick flick! As Charlize zooms around the desert as Imperator Furiosa, kicking butt and taking no prisoners, a virtual Sister Wives’ worth of a warlord’s harem helps her defeat the baddies. Director George Miller even invited feminist playwright Eve Ensler to be an on-set adviser, where she raised the consciousness of the action-movie actors about violence against women.…