Table of contents for August 4, 2025 in Globe

OVERALL DOG LOVER Stranger Things star SADIE SINK is more into cuter things at New York City’s Broadway Barks OLD HAT Life doesn’t look like a bowl of cherries for JENNIFER JASON LEIGH as she takes a stroll with a fruit snack at the ready CHAIR YOGA Singer CIARA does a balancing act on the Today show, using Yeti boots for ballast FLOWER CHILD MACAULAY CULKIN buys enough sunflowers for a Vincent van Gogh painting at a New York City farmers market with pal and Party Monster costar SETH GREEN WET WIPE LEONARDO DICAPRIO sweats it out at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in England, where temperatures soared GARBAGE DUMP Former movie hunk BRONSON PINCHOT is a Perfect Stranger on his way to the gym in Pasadena…

TINSELTOWN’S current “it girl” Sydney Sweeney has A-list hunks drooling over her, but insiders say the buxom babe finds the attention so overwhelming that she’s nixed dating for the foreseeable future. The 27-year-old star of Euphoria and 2023’s summer blockbuster Anyone but You is single since ending a longterm love-in and engagement with producer-businessman Jonathan Davino, and sources snitch she plans on staying that way, despite all the fawning from guys. “She was in a relationship with Jonathan for so long, she just wants space to find her footing again,” spills an insider. “She swore she would take her time, so as tempting as some of these guys are, she’s sticking to her guns.” According to tattletales, big-time hunks such as NFL legend Tom Brady and Pirates of the Caribbean…

TONI GARRN The German model looked wunderbar in a polka-dot gown with a lace-trimmed bodice PENNY LANCASTER The former model — and current Mrs. Rod Stewart — wore it well in a long floral-patterned dress RITA WILSON The It’s Complicated star took a walk on the wild side in a Prada studded-leather dress LENA DUNHAM The Girls alum flaunted her curves in an Ellie Misner red corset dress with a train CATE BLANCHETT The Ocean’s Eight star went full mermaidcore in a Dilara Findikoglu skirt and corset with shells…

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BIRTHDAY boy Jonathan Patrick Winslow went off the rails in Florida — by hijacking a Key West sightseeing train, picking up passengers and going on a meth-fueled joyride, cops charge. Winslow was celebrating turning 57 on July 4 when he allegedly conned a worker into giving him a look at the trackless Conch Tour Train by saying he was a former employee — and driving off with the vehicle, according to an arrest report cited by WPLG. Authorities say two strangers unwittingly boarded the train while Winslow operated the stolen vehicle, which was later discovered on a downtown street. The arrest report states that cops easily pegged spiky-haired Winslow as a suspect because he’d left his Kia running in the parking lot of the train depot — still blasting rock…

PARENT Trap pop Dennis Quaid admits he tossed and turned until he knew for certain that his 17-year-old daughter was safe amid the deadly floods that recently ravaged Texas. Houston native Quaid, 71, shared his story with Fox News Digital, revealing that his child Zoe was working as a counselor at a camp not far from the fatal floods at Camp Mystic, which killed at least 27 youngsters and staffers in the early morning hours of July 4. “Hill County in Texas is a magical place … especially for children going to camp there. It’s a cherished memory you carry with you all your life,” Quaid tells Fox contributor Kellyanne Conway. “My daughter was actually a few miles away from Mystic … further north. Thankfully, their camp was okay.” The…

KITTY EDITION: If you can pry yourself away from online cat memes for a moment, consider this: Felines have a built-in GPS navigation system. It’s called “whiskers.” Why doesn’t your little purr-face have a sweet tooth? Because cats lack the taste receptors for sweetness. (Anyway, chocolate is bad for them.) Humans have unique fingerprints by which they can be identified, particularly at crime scenes. What do cats have? Their noses have a unique pattern of ridges: No two noses are alike! Most adult cats are lactose intolerant — so despite all the cartoons you’ve seen, do not pour them a bowl of milk. Cats are chatty! They can make more than 100 vocalizations, including chirps, purrs and trills. Their purrs vibrate at a frequency at which healing can occur in…

POP diva Jennifer Lopez seemed to shade ex-hubby Ben Affleck in a new tune about triumphing over a bitter breakup — and sources say the mopey moviemaker wishes his former wife would give it a rest so that they can both move on from their doomed romance. “J.Lo’s happy to be singing her truth. She’s totally unapologetic and convinced this will be a launchpad for a whole new musical chapter,” an insider says of the emotional song Wreckage of You. “If it upsets Ben, then all the better, after the hell he put her through. She hasn’t forgotten the pain, and writing about the experience and setting it to music is helping her.” J.Lo, 56, presented six new tracks at an exclusive listening party in Los Angeles for 30…

FORMER trainwreck Charlie Sheen has had no time for exwife Denise Richards’ husband Aaron Phypers while also having major beefs with her, but now that she’s divorcing, insiders say the former Two and a Half Men star is rubbing salt in her wounds. “Charlie was never a fan of Aaron and thought the guy was smug and a leech,” dishes an insider. “But he also hasn’t got a lot of sympathy for Denise — they’ve had some contentious fights over the years. And she hasn’t been there much for Charlie during his darkest days. “Now she’s dealing with this guy who is going to take her to the cleaners, and Charlie can say, ‘I told you so.’ ” As GLOBE has reported, Charlie and Denise’s breakup was messy, with her…

DEAD LIAM LEFT SECRET ALBUMS Good news for fans of tragic singer-songwriter LIAM PAYNE, who guzzled booze, took cocaine and popped anti-depressant pills before plunging to his death from a Buenos Aires hotel balcony last Oct. 16: Sources say two secret albums by the 31-year-old former One Direction band member have been discovered — reportedly made during a time when he was sober — and may be released soon. The first album was recorded in North London and the second in the summer months before his death in Sweden and Palm Beach, Fla., where he was living with galpal KATE CASSIDY. Argentina cops are currently holding two men charged with supplying Liam with cocaine. Since the singer died without a will, his son, BEAR, 8, who lives with mom CHERYL TWEEDY,…

AILING former actor Bruce Willis’ loved ones, led by his ex-wife, Demi Moore, have been campaigning for years for him to receive an honorary Oscar. But they’re growing increasingly frustrated that he still hasn’t been recognized by the Academy despite having been a major box-office draw for decades, sources tell GLOBE. And with his health in decline, time is running out! “Everybody knows how badly Demi wants a competitive Oscar of her own, and she’s not giving up after the near-miss with last year’s The Substance,” spills an insider. “But she’s also been waging a shadow campaign for the Oscars to recognize Bruce with an honorary award while he can still stand up and accept it. “She and his daughters feel Bruce’s contribution to modern cinema is undeniable. Everybody…

KAITLYN DEVER The Booksmart actress was all about back-to-school fashion. “You gotta bring it first day, and my mom would always get me something so rad and cool,” says the 28-year-old. “I would always be coordinated with my sister, who’s two years younger than me.” KATE WALSH The Grey’s Anatomy vet has had her good years and bad. “The best back-to-school memory was when I was going to my freshman year of high school in Tucson, Ariz. I had my outfit planned for my first day and I had just moved from California, so I was wearing my OP shorts, a Hawaiian shirt, Birkenstocks. And I felt real cool. I was like, move over Tucsonans, a Cali girl is in your midst,” says the 57-year-old. “Worst memory was probably going…

MOST folks dream of saving enough dough so they can retire at 65 — or, if they’re really lucky, 55 — but country star Tim McGraw refuses to hang up his guitar and ten-gallon hat even though he’s nearly crippled and his health is in jeopardy. Tim, 58, and songbird wife Faith Hill, 57, are worth $200 million, so money can’t be the reason he keeps plucking away. He’s not the only one — Barbra Streisand, 83, Elton John, 78, Ozzy Osbourne, 76, Willie Nelson, 92, and other showbiz bigs have declared they were quitting, only to return for more gigs. Ozzy announced his retirement in the early ’90s and went on to perform for three more decades. He just retired again because of crippling health problems — but will…

NEWLY single Dakota Johnson is so busy mingling on a girls’ trip aboard a yacht in the Mediterranean with Kate Hudson and a few hot guys — including Tom Brady — that she’s completely ignoring her ex Chris Martin’s pleas to take him back. Snitches say the Fifty Shades of Grey alum, 35, is having the time of her life while the Coldplay frontman, 48, struggles to move on. “Chris is absolutely lost without her,” spills an insider. “He didn’t realize how much he depended on Dakota until she walked away. “He’s been trying to call her, sending messages, trying to start things back up, but she’s not really responding the way he’d hoped. They’ve broken up before and always gotten back together, that’s their pattern.” While Chris was moping…

PANICKY Justin Bieber has been pulling out the stops to turn around his rocky marriage with wife Hailey, but insiders say that the model is not letting him off the hook so easy and wants major changes if she’s going to stick around. After months of trouble, the couple was the picture of marital bliss as they enjoyed a recent getaway to Mallorca, Spain. Mixing business with pleasure, Hailey was on the island to launch the latest addition to her Rhode makeup line, and Justin went along for the ride. The lovebirds were spotted enjoying dinner and then going to a beach where they sat close, Hailey’s arm resting on Justin’s shoulders. Sources say the trip was just the refresher they needed. “Justin has completely thrown himself at Hailey’s feet,”…

The show must go on, according to gutsy guitarist RICHIE SAMBORA, who played four songs at a charity fundraiser at the recent Kentucky Derby despite “immense pain” from two broken bones in his left hand. “The doctor thought he was crazy, but he insisted,” says a source. Docs have since mended the 66-year-old Bon Jovi member’s paw, but had to rebreak and reset bones to do it. HEATHER LOCKLEAR’s ex now says he has a “new lease on life.” Prayers were answered for former baseball star JIMMY ROLLINS, who won a $325,000 speedboat by getting a hole-in-one at the July 12 American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe. The 46-year-old floated his boat after smacking a 139-yarder with a wedge. “It’s funny because last night I prayed for a hole-in-one, and…

MARYLAND monster Ryan Kenneth Ball — a licensed hospital pharmacist — fatally injected his pet pooch with powerful anesthetics because he hated the 6-year-old Plott hound and wanted the pup permanently out of his life, authorities bark. Ball, 38, is feeling the bite of the law after recently pleading guilty to aggravated animal cruelty and obtaining a prescription by fraud, according to the Hartford County State’s Attorney’s office. Bell was slapped with a five-year sentence, but most of the term was suspended. However, the dirty dog will still serve 12 months behind bars at the county detention center, officials say. Cops responding to a report of a controlled dangerous substance found in a trash can in July 2024 say they discovered discarded syringes and two prescription vials that contained the…

BISCUITS-and-gravy-loving chef Paula Deen and her husband, Michael Groover, have lost over 160 pounds of fat between them, and now the two lovebirds can’t stop the PDA! “They’re acting like two teenagers in love,” says a source close to the aging country-kitchen couple. “Their sex life has never been better! “They’ve both gone out and splurged on new wardrobes, and Paula has stocked up on sexy lingerie,” the insider says. “She’s ditched the old PJ bottoms and granny nightdresses and Michael’s a happier man for it.” According to the mole, they’re also more active outside the bedroom, taking trips to romantic places like Paris, going out more with friends, and doing things with their grandchildren. The 78-year-old Food Network star first began losing weight in 2009 when doctors diagnosed her…

ENTITLED nepo baby Lulu Simon, the daughter of singer Paul Simon, is blasting Richard Gere for selling her childhood mansion to developers, who plan to demolish it. “Just in case anyone was wondering if I still hate Richard Gere – I do!” Lulu, 30, posted on Instagram. She claims the Pretty Woman actor, 75, who bought the estate for $10.8 million in 2022, “promised he would take care of the land as [a] condition of his purchase. Proceeded to never actually move in & just sold it to a developer as 9 separate plots. I hope my dead pets buried in that backyard haunt you until you descend into a slow and unrelenting madness.” It’s not clear what Gere, who moved to Spain to be near his wife Alejandra’s family,…

MELISSA GILBERT’s biological “Pa” recognized her as his daughter just from watching her on Little House on the Prairie! The 61-year-old star, who played Laura Ingalls, aka Half Pint, on the beloved show, was adopted at birth, but didn’t search for her birth parents until she was an adult. When she found her dad, she called him to introduce herself. “I didn’t tell him who I was, and then he asked me, ‘Well, who are you? What do you do?’ ” she recounted on former series costar Patrick Labyorteaux’s podcast. “And I said, ‘Did you ever watch Little House on the Prairie?’ And he said, ‘You’re Laura, aren’t you? I knew it!’ ” Melissa says he realized she was his daughter because she looked so much like her half siblings!…

ONE of the best running gags in the 1975 British comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a satire on Arthurian legend, is how the actors clapped coconut shells together to pretend they were galloping on horses. This leads to a classic exchange involving GRAHAM CHAPMAN as King Arthur and director TERRY GILLIAM as his squire Patsy over just how the tropical fruits managed to migrate to the temperate zone of England, perhaps in the mouths of swallows — which leads to a lengthy argument regarding weight ratios and air-speed velocity. The production only used coconuts because they didn’t have the budget for horses.…