Table of contents for October 30, 2023 in Globe

CALIFORNIA SCREAMIN’ Scrawny singer MICHELLE PHILLIPS, the last surviving member of The Mamas & the Papas, is scary skinny! KEEP YOUR CHINS UP! Somber SEAN ASTIN, The Lord of the Rings’ now-saggy Sam, seems down in the dumps THE BEST CELEB PHOTOS EVERY WEEK! TWIST & SPOUT Reality star KENDALL JENNER strikes a pose on an NYC fountain — but the mopey mannequin isn’t gushing with excitement WHATTA DRIP! Muscular model TYSON BECKFORD is a sweaty mess after a dance workout in Los Angeles HOW SWELLEGANT! RHOBH’s LISA RINNA goes glam in Paris — but her puffy cheeks and inflated trout pout are totally fishy! STICKING AROUND WWE legend RIC FLAIR may have left the ring behind — but the bandaged wrestler is still grappling with an injury…

SUPER Trump booster Mike Lindell — the megabucks My Pillow mogul — is looking for new legal eagles after stiffing lawyers who were defending him against his claims voting machines rigged the 2020 election for Joe Biden. In filings last month, his attorneys claim deadbeat Lindell owes millions of dollars in unpaid fees and they’re quitting before he bankrupts them. The pillow man’s fortune was once estimated at over $100 million, but now Lindell’s crying poor, claiming: “We’ve lost everything, every dime.” He is being sued for defamation in Washington, D.C., for $1.3 billion by Dominion Voting Systems and for an unspecified amount by Smartmatic voting machines in Minnesota. FOX News paid a whopping $787 million settlement for lying about Dominion and still faces a $2.7 billion suit by Smartmatic.…

POP hunk Joe Jonas and Game of Thrones beauty Sophie Turner have reached a temporary truce in their bitter custody battle over their two young tots! The Sucker singer, 34, and his soon-to-be ex-wife, 27, have agreed to split time evenly with daughters Willa, 3, and Delphine, 15 months, with each parent getting two weeks at a clip until early 2024 — but the American-born tykes will spend Christmas in England with their British mom! The estranged couple, who split in September, spent four days in mediation to hash out the arrangement, which allows each star to go anywhere in America or the U.K. with the kids. Sources snitch the travel stipulation was a big win for the X-Men firestarter, who’d accused her former sweetie of “wrongful retention” of the…

BLACK MAGIC BRITNEY’S DAD SUFFERS TOXIC TERROR WITCHY woman BRITNEY SPEARS’ vengeful voodoo hexes may be working — her detested dad, JAMIE SPEARS, has just cheated death after surgery to relieve a toxic infection that was literally eating him alive! Just months after sources told GLOBE Britney was casting spells to settle the score with those who did her wrong, the songbird’s 71-year-old former conservator was hospitalized for weeks by a bacterial bug that nearly killed him. Now released as an outpatient, the once-strapping six-foot former welder is a shadow of his old self and has “lost more than 25 pounds,” according to a source. It’s not the first time Jamie looked death in the eye. In 2018, his colon spontaneously ruptured, requiring emergency surgery and a month-long hospital stay. “It’s…

SULTRY Sharon Stone, 65, says she must always get a full night’s rest or it could kill her — just the way she nearly died 22 years ago from a horrific brain bleed! “I need eight hours of uninterrupted sleep for my brain medication to work so that I don’t have seizures,” she confesses — and she says her fits make studios too nervous to hire her! The Basic Instinct bombshell nearly bought the farm in 2001 after a devastating nine-day brain bleed.…

MATRIX star Jada Pinkett Smith confesses that while her life “on paper looked grand,” she was plagued by “bouts of depression” and “despair.” Will Smith’s wife says she plunged into a dark pit of “hopelessness” when she turned 40 in 2011 about the time her series Hawthorne, where she played a single mom and nurse, was ending its three-year run. “On paper, it all looked grand. I had the beautiful family, the superstar husband, the lavish lifestyle, fame and fortune,” she reveals in her just released memoir, Worthy. But instead of happiness with Will and kids Jaden, then 13, and Willow, 10, she admits, “I’d fallen into despair and wanted to be on this earth less and less. Every morning, waking up was like walking the plank of doom — could…

LADY GAGA doesn’t have to throw a bone to the dognapping accomplice who returned the pop star’s stolen Frenchies — a California judge tossed the gal’s lawsuit seeking a $500,000 reward! Jennifer McBride, 53, pleaded no contest to receiving stolen property after handing back purloined pups Koji and Gustav in 2021 — but argued the hitmaker’s “no questions asked” cash offer meant she could pocket the bounty! Cops say McBride, who got two years’ probation for her part in the canine caper, was dating the dad of one of the hounds who snatched the pooches in an ambush that left dog walker Ryan Fischer with gunshot wounds. But the judge ruled the gal — who insists she wasn’t involved in the theft — isn’t eligible to collect the cash!…

TAYLOR & TRAVIS ROMANCE IS STUFF OF DREAMS SORRY folks, the fairytale romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce is DOOMED. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Of course, the coupling of America’s reigning pop queen and the All-Pro football jock, which could as easily end an hour from now as in several years, is like a dream come true for them and the world’s romantics! But while these two love the attention from each other — and much of the world — even they must know the end is coming. Why? Because they are two driven people who are dedicated to their trades — not marriage and babies — and business always seems to come first. While Taylor, 33, is a musical prodigy, her career is fueled by…

EXPLOSIVE Tanya Tucker has a history of bolting from the altar when things turn serious, and now she’s getting cold feet over marrying her boyfriend of four years, Craig Dillingham. Sources snitch the 65-year-old Texas Tornado can’t handle the pressure of settling down, no matter how wonderful the lovin’. “She knows what a great guy she has in Craig,” spills an insider. “They’ve known each other since they were teenagers and there’s no one else in her universe who comes close to his sweetness and generosity.” They’ve discussed getting hitched and 64-year-old country crooner Craig really wants a stronger commitment, “but there’s a warning sign that goes off in Tanya’s head when there’s talk of marriage,” the insider notes. “She’s getting the itch to move on despite the way she…

SCI-FI rivals Patrick Stewart and William Shatner have traded potshots for years, but Star Trek’s first skipper still tells everyone he’s the best Enterprise captain in the universe and that’s got his classically trained rival’s trousers in a twist! “Bill has a grudging respect for Patrick as a stage actor, but he never thought Stewart’s Star Trek: The Next Generation was up to par with the original series and his own work as Capt. James T. Kirk,” an insider spills. Sources claim Shatner’s nose is also out of joint over all the noise Stewart’s memoir, Making It So, is getting, especially since the title is borrowed from his character Capt. Jean-Luc Picard’s trademark catchphrase. “It annoys Bill to high heaven to see Patrick getting so much attention, especially with a…

THE double-dealing Clintons and Obamas are recruiting independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in their scheme to derail another run for the White House by aging President Joe Biden, Washington, D.C., insiders tell GLOBE. While the power-player couples have never been close with the controversial son of Camelot, sources say they see third-party candidate RFK Jr. as the key to forcing 80-year-old Biden to step aside in favor of Michelle Obama’s run for president in 2024. “The Clintons and Obamas know if Bobby Kennedy continues his run, he’ll take 15 percent of the Democratic vote away from the president and doom Joe’s chance of beating Donald Trump,” a political insider says. “So they’re quietly urging Kennedy to stay in the race long enough to convince Joe to quit —…

Rap king DRAKE is sick as a dog with tummy troubles and dropping out for “maybe a year.” The 37-year-old is being cryptic and tight-lipped about what ails him. Righteous Gemstones star ADAM DEVINE, 39, and actress wife CHLOE BRIDGES, 31, are expecting their first child. “I’m just fat now, but Chloe is all preggo with a human baby,” he spills. Dawson’s Creek alum JOSHUA JACKSON, 45, was dumped by JODIE TURNER-SMITH, 37, after being wed three years. She brands the marriage “unhealthy.” This Is Us actress CHRISSY METZ, 43, and beau BRADLEY COLLINS are kaput after three years. BRAD PITT, 59, and galpal INES DE RAMON, 30, celebrate a year of togetherness. Word is she still hasn’t met his six kids with exwife ANGELINA JOLIE, 48. 2015 American…

PRINCE HARRY and wife Meghan’s bid to be crowned as Hollywood’s reigning power couple has failed miserably, according to sources who say the Sussexes’ worst nightmare is coming true — hated royal rivals Prince William and Kate officially rule the showbiz roost. “Meghan and Harry have all but lost their war with William and Kate to be top celebrity dogs,” says a royal source. “They’ve worn out their welcome in Hollywood and America with greed and hypocrisy while William and Kate have become big power players. “Don’t forget, Meghan and Harry are the monarchy’s black sheep while William and Kate are the future king and queen of England — and everyone who’s anyone wants to rub elbows with them!” Already, Meghan and Harry’s A-list neighbors in Montecito, Calif. — including…

DISGRACED country star Jimmie Allen can’t celebrate being a new dad because baby mama Alexis Gale has clobbered him with divorce papers after two gals whacked him with lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault. The 38-year-old Best Shot singer’s 27-year-old wife gave birth to son Cohen late last month, joining his big sisters Naomi, 3, and Zara, 2, as the family tragically splinters. Alexis filed for divorce in April when two women, one his ex-manager, claimed in lawsuits Allen raped them and videotaped the assaults. Admitting he cheated with the gals, Allen insists the sex was consensual. He’s been trying to worm his way back into his wife’s good graces, a source says. “Alexis has put her divorce petition on hold and is willing to listen to Jimmie when he…

ARIES March 21 - April 20 Feelings of indecision have you troubled. You want to start a new project but aren’t sure how or when. You’ll know the answer when the moon moves into Cancer later in the week. Halloween candy could cause a toothache — get it checked it out fast. Single and ready for romance? Say yes to a blind date. TAURUS April 21 - May 21 Wishing for solitude doesn’t guarantee you’ll get it, Bull. Cosmic aspects indicate you’re in for a busy week. But make time for a few hours alone under Thursday’s Cancer moon to avoid getting burned out. Be wary of lending anything you value now. You may not see it again. The number 11 is lucky Saturday. GEMINI May 22 - June 21…

Every American eats about 180 slices of pizza a year! We prefer ready-to-bake at-home pies over eating the treat at restaurants. Home delivery pizza is our least favorite! President Zachary Taylor never voted until he unexpectedly became the Whig Party’s White House candidate in 1848. The retired Army general refused to actively campaign — but still won a three-way race with 1,360,099 votes. He died after 16 months in office. Officials in Bonnechere Valley, Ontario, are finally changing the name of the township’s most famous street — Harry Dick Road — after replacing stolen signs for more than five decades. The route was named after a local farmer. Escape artist Tank the Tortoise has been fitted with a GPS tracker after busting out of the Mahoning Valley Animal Hospital in…

DR. QUINN, Medicine Woman star Jane Seymour is in love yet again — now with guitarist John Zambetti — but admits her past romance record is a horror show with four divorces and other failed affairs. The 72-year-old mom of four gushes she’s “never been happier” than with 74-year-old Zambetti, but they won’t wed. As for her failed marriages to theater director Michael Attenborough, artist Geoffrey Planer, manager David Flynn and actor James Keach, and her busted romance with producer David Green, the Wedding Crashers beauty insists: “I loved them all.” Still, the former Bond girl admits, “The number of marriages is frightening, but the explanation of all of them is perfectly rational. When the marriage was good, it was great and I never ended any of them.” Jane blames the…

GRIEF-STRICKEN Wynonna Judd has dropped a whopping 55 pounds in the months since her mom Naomi’s tragic suicide and is determined to lose even more — leaving friends alarmed the country queen is wasting away in a dangerous crash-diet frenzy. The 59-year-old songbird, who’s joined the Christmas at the Opry lineup, sent jaws dropping in shock over her sudden, slimmed-down look at the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards last month, with sources blaming her personal grief for triggering the drastic weight loss. Tortured Naomi Judd, mom to Wynonna and her actress sister, Ashley Judd, ended her emotional torment at age 76 by putting a bullet in her head on April 30, 2022. Naomi battled mental health issues for decades and killed herself 24 hours before she was scheduled to accept…

ACTRESS Geena Davis picked Brad Pitt to play his career-making role of one-night-stand hustler J.D. in her hit film Thelma & Louise over a bunch of hunks — including his now best pal and also then-unknown, George Clooney. The dashing dudes along with The Avengers star Mark Ruffalo and Melrose Place actor Grant Show auditioned with Geena, now 67, for the part in the 1991 hit. But Pitt’s good looks and magnetism had Geena so gaga during the audition, she kept flubbing her lines, and later pushed him for the role. The Long Kiss Goodnight actress says she got an earful from Clooney for the snub when they were seated beside each other on a flight years later. Gorgeous George told her he resented pal Pitt for snatching the part —…

THE late Michael Jackson was a shocking dead ringer for an ancient Egyptian statue, which is feeding frenzied claims the King of Pop was a time lord who traveled thousands of years to modern America. The bizarre bust was carved more than 3,000 years ago — somewhere between 1550 and 1050 BC — and is on display in Chicago’s Field Museum, where Jackson fans discovered the shocking resemblance after the 50-year-old singer’s 2009 drug overdose death. Since then, fans have flocked to the exhibit and speculated Michael was a time traveler. “I saw Michael Jackson in the Egyptian exhibit at the Chicago field museum,” posts a fan. Museum official Darnell Williams says: “People are coming from all over the country to see the statue and compare its likeness to the King of…

GAYLE KING The dowdy newsgal is plum loco to think her striped purple frock is anything but frumpy RAMONA SINGER The longtime RHONY regular is simply ho-hum in feather-trimmed dress that’s for the birds! ANNE HATHAWAY The Devil Wears Prada gal is a showstopper in a shimmering silver and green slip gown DONNA MILLS The Knots Landing soap stunner brings back ’80s razzle-dazzle with an embellished dress EVA LONGORIA The Desperate Housewives alum leaves us cold with her bulky mock-necked sweater…

THE bad blood between brothers Harry and William includes an ugly fight over whether Harry should’ve worn a beard at his wedding to Meghan Markle! In his memoir, Spare, Harry writes he’d gotten permission to have chin hair from his granny Queen Elizabeth for the May 2018 event, but his big brother “bristled” at the idea. “A beard was thought by some to be a clear violation of protocol, especially since I was getting married in my Army uniform,” writes Harry. “Beards were forbidden in the British Army.” William told him, “Not the done thing. Military rules.” When Harry said he’d gotten permission from the queen, William “became livid.” Harry claims William “wouldn’t let it go” and argued with him “for more than a week,” ordering him to shave. Harry…

COUNTRY icon Dolly Parton is notorious for her trampy look and says her preacher grandpa Jake Owens would whup her when she was a girl for the way she dressed. Still, that didn’t stop the perky musical talent from donning high heels and tight skirts that she copied from “the town tramp.” “I was willing to pay for it,” says the 77-year-old singer. “It hurt my feelings so bad to be scolded or whipped or whatever. But sometimes there’s just that part of you that’s willing to go for it.”…

THREE Amish men got shunned from their anti-modern horse-and-buggy religious community for cheating when their secret taboo cell phones went off during an emergency alert test. Former church member Eli Yoder says his old Amish pals often ask him to secretly get them forbidden modern gadgets — and three of them got caught red-handed at 2:18 p.m. on Oct. 4 when a test of the national emergency alert system set their hidden phones blaring. “Over the few years there’s been quite a few Amish men that reached out and wanted phones, so I’ll do everything to try to get them,” Yoder says. In the case of one man, “the elders were coming in his driveway to speak with him about something that they heard that he might have to get…

NASCAR is on a collision course with disaster as its popularity fades, sponsors flee and drivers get caught up in deadly feuds, insiders tell GLOBE. Once poised to overtake the National Football League as America’s favorite pastime, the sport is now tilting toward doom as revenue dips, TV ratings continue to fall and former fans shun attending the races. “NASCAR is at a crisis point in its history,” a veteran racing source tells GLOBE. “The world is changing. While NASCAR has tried to change along with it, many people look at it as a throwback sport that isn’t as relevant as it once was — and the dollars are flying out the window.” The source notes that in 2005, 60 percent of NASCAR’s sponsorship revenue came from Fortune 500 companies.…