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National Enquirer|June 3, 2024ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT SHRIMP PUT LOBSTER EATERY IN THE RED!CASUAL dining pioneer Red Lobster may be swimming toward bankruptcy after its every day, all-you-caneat shrimp deal backfired and sent patrons into a feeding frenzy at the chain’s bonanza buffets!In an incredible turn of events, the once successful 56-year-old restaurant chain — which serves up seafood at reasonable prices — says its clientele packed away so much lip-smacking shrimp it reported losses of $11 million and $12.5 million for the final two financial quarters of 2023!“We knew the price was cheap, but the idea was to bring more traffic in the restaurants,” sighs Ludovic Regis Henri Garnier, the CFO of Red Lobster minority owner Thai Union Group.“We wanted to boost our traffic, and it didn’t work.”Management concedes the trouble began last June with the expansion of their iconic, 20-year-old “endless…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024NEWS FLASHES!✚ CBS newsgal Gayle King is making waves as a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue model — at 69! The giddy old bird — who’s featured on one of four covers for the edition — crows, “I look damn good!”✚ BOARDWALK Empire’s Steve Buscemi, 66, was slugged in the Big Apple by an unhinged assailant, who fled the scene after the actor gave chase. Police are seeking Clifton Williams, 50, as a person of interest in the assault.✚ X-MEN beauty Olivia Munn, 43, put her breast cancer treatment on hold to freeze her eggs for a second child with baby daddy beau John Mulaney — before having a complete hysterectomy!✚ WATCH aficionado Sylvester Stallone is auctioning off 11 luxury timepieces from his personal collection. One of them, a Patek Philippe Grandmaster…2 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024MAKIN’ TOO MUCH WHOOPI!COMBATIVE View co-host Whoopi Goldberg’s X-rated admission she prefers wham-bam-thank-you-man hookups to a real relationship have the controversial chatfest’s producers wondering if it’s time for a cast change.In an interview, the three-times-divorced pundit, 68, told former CNN anchor Don Lemon she regularly engages in sleazy booty calls.“I want to see you when I see you and then you go,” Goldberg spilled about non-overnight hookups, adding she is “fundamentally a selfish person.”The Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winner has been single since splitting from businessman boyfriend Michael Visbal in 2006 and says she has no interest in ever getting married again.Whoopi’s admission of her “hit and run” trysts have View execs weighing whether to renew Goldberg’s contract when it expires next year, a source tells The National ENQUIRER.“Whoopi has been The…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024HOUSE-HOPPING SHORT ESCAPES WIFE’S GHOST!LONELY widower Martin Short is finally ready to move out of the love nest he shared with his beloved wife, Nancy — 14 years after her death from ovarian cancer!The Only Murders in the Building funny guy, who’s been reluctant to move out of the home he shared with Nancy and their three children, shelled out $2.2 million for a swanky new four-bedroom bachelor pad in Brentwood’s star-studded Mandeville Canyon.“Marty loves the home he shared with Nancy, but pals feared there were too many memories there and he needed to make a fresh start in a new place,” an insider shares.Only Murders co-star Steve Martin was one of the friends egging him on. “Steve gave it a big thumbs-up!” the snitch shares.Martin and Nancy, who met in 1972 and were…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024GAME OF MOANS!GAMES of Thrones beauty Sophie Turner is finally hitting back at ugly rumors claiming she preferred partying over caring for her two tots with estranged husband Joe Jonas!After the Sucker singer, 34, filed to end the pair’s four-year marriage in September, gossips gabbed the 28-year-old British babe was busy painting the town red, while the Jonas Brothers hunk stayed home to care for their daughters — Willa, 3, and Delphine, 1.“Those were the worst few days of my life,” admits Sophie, who insists she’s “a good mum” and has “never been a partier!”As the barbs flew, the actress was in Europe shooting the TV series Joan.She explains, “I was contracted to be on set for another two weeks, so I couldn’t leave. My kids were in the States, and I…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024THE TALKING DE AD!FAMED forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht — who accused the Warren Commission of concocting a cover-up by concluding President John F. Kennedy’s assassin Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone — went to his grave carrying the secrets of America’s most infamous mysteries!Known for his work on the high-profile deaths of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Ted Kennedy aide Mary Jo Kopechne, child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey and others, Wecht passed away on May 13 at age 93.After performing 21,000 autopsies, consulting on roughly 42,000 postmortem exams and participating in thousands of media interviews, Wecht and his family symbolically decided to keep HIS final cause of death a mystery!Noted attorney Alan Dershowitz, who calls the former Allegheny County, Pa., coroner the “Sherlock Holmes of forensic science,” credits Wecht for changing the face of…4 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024REBA CASTS REX TO BAN LOVE HEX!WORKAHOLIC Reba McEntire insisted boyfriend Rex Linn be cast in a starring role on her new sitcom in a bid to save their four-year relationship, insiders reveal!While Rex, 67, a former CSI: Miami star, is a respected actor, a source told The National ENQUIRER getting him on the new show was a way for the country queen, 69, to keep a close eye on him.“Reba really feared that between her music career, serving as a coach on The Voice and now, starring in a new TV series, Rex was going to feel she wouldn’t have enough hours in the day for him,” a friend tells The ENQUIRER.The new series, Happy’s Place, which is set for NBC this fall, comes as the couple ponders their future — and debates tying the…2 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024JELLY LOSES BELLY AFTER RUNNING FOR HIS LIFEROLY-POLY country giant Jelly Roll has raced his way to a 70-pound weight loss! The 39-year-old Son of a Sinner singer, who once tipped the scales at more than 500 pounds, competed in a 5K race in Pasadena, Calif., on May 7.Jelly got emotional at the finish line. “I couldn’t walk a mile when I started trying to do this back in January,” he said as he wiped away tears. “So I felt really, really good about it. It was a little bit harder than I thought it was going to be, but it’s awesome. The coolest thing is how many people stopped to tell us that they were motivated by us, other big guys.”The former half-tonner isn’t slowing his roll and will run in an even more challenging half…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024CODE BREAKERSHOW TO PLAY: Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a number. Use the given letters to get started by filling them in throughout the puzzle. This should give you enough letters to guess more words. Look out for patterns like double letters or the letter “E” as it’s a rather frequently used letter. Codebreaker puzzles use all 26 letters of the alphabet. We don’t use words that are trademarks, abbreviations, hyphenated words, proper nouns or foreign words unless specified by a puzzle theme.PECULIAR ROMANCE Mystery words clue: COMEDY HORROR MOVIEREFERENCE GRIDMYSTERY WORDSANSWERS FOR THIS PUZZLE CAN BE FOUND IN NEXT WEEK’S ISSUE…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024BIDEN WISHES ON THE STARS!DESPERATE Joe Biden is frantically pleading with his Tinseltown pals to use their popularity to boost his sagging presidential campaign as polls indicate he continues to fall behind Donald Trump in key battleground states, say sources.White House requests for Hollywood heroes to rescue Biden’s campaign are said to be both widespread and increasingly urgent.“There doesn’t seem to be a left-leaning star in town who hasn’t been approached,” blabs one showbiz insider. “Joe knows his back is against the wall. He needs help raising money and rallying voters in any manner he can.”Sources claim Biden’s pleas for assistance have been rewarded with support from some of the biggest names in the industry.On March 28, the campaign threw a star-studded fundraiser at New York’s Radio City Music Hall hosted by comedian Mindy…2 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024CROSSWORD #23HOW TO PLAYUnscramble the letters highlighted in the finished puzzle to spell a cooking ingredient that doubles as a girl’s nameWork it out!ACROSS1 Fantastic Four co-star5 Maker of holes9 “What’ve you been —?” (2 wds.)13 Comedian’s stock17 Seventh anniversary gift18 Eye19 Bad guy20 Be next to21 Biol. branch22 Boat in Jaws23 Kind of team24 Round number25 V.I.P.27 Way to go: abbr.29 Outfit30 Tank filler31 Bothered35 Procrastinator’s word38 Close an eye39 Standard40 — Vegas43 Flightless flock44 The Big — Theory45 Stick together46 Addition47 Invoice abbr.48 Frigid finish49 Composes a letter51 In-flight info, for short52 Multiplied by two54 Lose badly55 Chocolate substitute57 Afflict58 Cream cheese flavoring59 Bounce60 Browse (through)63 “That’s the spot!”64 Gather68 “Gee whiz!”69 Tel Aviv’s land71 Father’s Day month72 Modern courtroom evidence73 Inventor Whitney74 Toot one’s horn75 Bell sound76 Feathery…2 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024CHINA ZOO PAINTS DOGS TO LOOK LIKE PANDASA ZOO in China is getting a black-and-white eye over its decision to pawn off dogs painted to look like pandas to make a fast yuan!The Taizhou Zoo in Jiangsu Province reportedly used black dye and an artful clip job to transform two Chow Chow dogs into creatures that kinda maybe somewhat resemble the giant bamboo-chewing national critter —and the oddball bait-and-switch is making paying customers barking mad!“A lot of people are coming to visit them and you need to queue up,” growled a zoo spokesperson. “There are no panda bears at the zoo and we wanted to do this as a result.”While many of the tens of thousands of viewers of a viral zoo video of the painted pups agree the “panda dogs” are cute, others call the dye…1 min
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National Enquirer|June 3, 2024MCMAHON SLINGS MUD AT WWE SEX ACCUSERWRESTLING kingpin Vince McMahon delivered a smackdown to the woman accusing him of trafficking and abuse by bashing her as a hot-to-trot kinkster who begged for “rough sex” and wanted him to watch her bed other guys!The former WWE boss, 78, is grappling with a raunchy lawsuit from ex-staffer Janel Grant, 43, who charges the beefy billionaire made her his sex slave and forced her to bed his buddies!Now, McMahon is fighting the sleazy charges by countering the brunette beauty wanted painful encounters — and asked for cash for clothes and plastic surgery!In her blockbuster suit, Grant calls McMahon a crappy boss who coerced her into lewd liaisons and outrageously pooped on her head during a wild three-way romp involving another WWE exec!The married muscleman has long maintained the charges…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024GIGI’S WEDDING WISH: COOP UP BRADLEY!MODEL Gigi Hadid’s dream life stars Bradley Cooper playing her hubby and baby dad in a blended family, but sources say that scenario is a nightmare for him!The screen hunk and Gigi, 29, have been blissfully paired for seven months — and even double-dated with power couple Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce — but Bradley, 49, is said to sweat bullets whenever the M-word is brought up.“Gigi has let it be known to Bradley she expects the two of them to marry sooner rather than later,” blabs a friend. “But he’s happy with the status quo. He tried married life and considers it a disaster.”His only stab at matrimony flopped big-time when Bradley and actress Jennifer Esposito split just months after their 2006 walk down the aisle. She dissed him…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024KIM DELANEY SUED FOR DUI HIT-AND-RUNCOP show alum Kim Delaney is being sued for crunching a motorcyclist, who’s claiming the actress was drunk when she hit him and drove off!The former NYPD Blue and CSI: Miami beauty was “unsteady” and “slurring” her words following a 2022 hit-and-run, The National ENQUIRER has exclusively learned from a lawsuit filed against the booze-plagued actress.Dzhamal Badalov sued Delaney, 62, for rea-rending his motorcycle at a red light, sending him tumbling to the pavement and damaging his bike.“Her eyes appeared unable to stop moving in all directions as if she was unable to control them, her balance looked unsteady, and she was slurring while attempting to speak,” Badalov charges in court papers.Badalov adds he and witnesses “noticed a strong smell of alcohol” emanating from Delaney and her black Mercedes.Badalov claims…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024DEAN TORMENTS TORI WITH CUSTODY CLAIM!PROLIFIC baby daddy Dean McDermott has fired back at Tori Spelling’s divorce filing as the once amicable split devolves into a bitter battle.While the 90210 star requested spousal support and sole custody of their five kids in her filing two months ago, Dean’s now demanding joint custody and says he wants to terminate spousal support for Tori and, instead, have her pay HIM. Both cite irreconcilable differences.During a phone call, Tori informed the actor she had filed for divorce while recording the March 31 epi sode of her misSPELLING podcast, nine months after he re vealed their separation on Insta gram.The couple were both married to other people when they met in 2005. They began a torrid affair the next day and tied the knot in 2006. They share kids…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024BRADY DOING SLOW BURN AFTER ROASTLOOKS like Tom Brady can’t stand the heat after getting roasted!Netflix’s Tom Brady special was a runaway success, but now the gridiron legend is whining he “wouldn’t do it again” because “of the way it affected the people I love most.”Some of the zingers flung at him by various comedians sideswiped his family, even though his kids were supposed to be off-limits. In one case, Kevin Hart joked about Brady, 46, giving up his wife and kids to play another NFL season in which his team lost more games than it won.Brady’s ex Gisele Bündchen, 43 — now dating her 35-year-old jiu-jitsu instructor, Joaquin Valente — was said to be “deeply disappointed” by “irresponsible” wisecracks.The stingers included Nikki Glaser telling the seven-time Super Bowl champ, “You have seven rings —…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024HOARDER JENNINGS’ JUNK PILE!NERD poster boy Ken Jennings’ digs are just as drab and dusty as he is, insiders tattle.While his wife, Mindy, wants to redecorate their family home in Seattle, his taste is so stodgy and he’s too tightfisted to agree to a major makeover, according to spies.Sources snitch to The National ENQUIRER the cheapskate Jeopardy! host, 49, likes the dated, dumpy furniture he inherited or found at thrift shops and refuses to buy anything less shabby.“Mindy would like to make their home more contemporary, but Ken won’t hear of it,” spills an insider, who insists they can afford to splurge with his $4 million-a-year salary.“Ken’s got questionable taste straight out of the 1970s,” the source snarks.“He loves the old wallpaper and couch and other knickknacks from their home.“He refuses to get…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024UNCLE SAM CAUGHT HIDING UFO TRUTH!A SECRET government initiative dedicated to retrieving downed UFOs was exposed by newly declassified documents amid claims the Pentagon has long led a cover-up to hide its existence!According to a recently revealed dossier, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) former top scientist Dr. Tara O’Toole met with late U.S. senators Harry Reid and Joe Lieberman in 2011 to discuss the creation of a plan to quietly “investigate, identify and analyze” UFOs under “investigation in National Laboratories, government organizations and/or contractors.”Code-named Kona Blue, the program was intended to conduct “scientific and technical investigation” of “advanced aerospace vehicles” with the goal of “technology exploitation.”In other words, sources say, the feds hoped to reverse engineer potential alien inventions!People backing the study also theorized Kona Blue could identify U.S. “hot spots” for UFOs —…3 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024CRISS CROSSHOW TO PLAY: All the words in the lists appear in alphabetical order and are listed according to their length. They need to be put into their correct positions in the grid, which is easier said than done! Sometimes several words will fit in the same space. This means you’ll have to think a few steps ahead and try different combinations of words until you find the ones that fit.IN THE OVEN4 LETTERSMOLDPANSPOTSTAVATIANWOKS5 LETTERSGLASSHANDIKAZANMETAL6 LETTERSDOLSOTFRY PANKARAHITAJINE7 LETTERSBEANPOTBRAISERCAKE PANCERAMICGAMASOTRAMEKINSAUCIERTERRINE8 LETTERSALUMINUMCAQUELONCAULDRONSILICONESTOCKPOT9 LETTERSCASSEROLEDUTCH OVENSINSEOLLO10 LETTERSSLOW COOKER11 LETTERSBAKING SHEETROASTING PANANSWERS FOR THESE CAKE PAN PUZZLES STOCKPOT CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 46…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024HILLARY BOMBS ON BROADWAY!PRESIDENTIAL also-ran Hillary Clinton’s new Broadway musical Suffs is hitting a sour note with audiences as the show has drawn lackluster attendance and confused fans are disappointed not to see the former First Lady herself treading the boards!At the height of New York tourist season, the three-hour play is selling about 80 percent of available seats, ranking it well in the bottom half of Broadway’s 35 shows.“Maybe people aren’t interested in suffragettes right now,” says Hank Sheinkopf, a renowned New York–based political consultant.Still, Sheinkopf, gives Hillary, 76, a round of applause for venturing outside her wheelhouse since ditching politics after the former first lady, U.S. senator and secretary of state sustained a crushing loss to Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.Her show is co-produced by Vice President Kamala Harris’…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024NEW DRUG ENDS TYPE 1 DIABETES!A BLOCKBUSTER new drug may prevent — and even reverse — type 1 diabetes, offering hope to 2 million Americans suffering from the incurable, hard-to-manage disease, according to scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine.“People with type 1 diabetes face lifelong injections of insulin and many complications, including stroke and eyesight problems if the condition is not managed properly,” says Johns Hopkins Medicine Professor Dax Fu.Unlike type 2 diabetes, where the pancreas makes too little insulin, Dax Fu in type 1, the pancreas produces no insulin because the body’s immune system identifies the insulin-making beta cells as “invaders” and attacks them.But in experiments with mice, the researchers discovered the monoclonal antibody mAb43 shielded the beta cells from attack by the immune system. The new drug binds to clusters of small proteins on…2 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024SEACREST MAKING GALS AUDITION TO BE HIS DATE!PERSNICKETY Ryan Seacrest wants a new girlfriend now that he’s dumped model Aubrey Paige, 26, after three years — but sources tell The National ENQUIRER the middle-aged emcee’s over-the-top demands are making things difficult.“He’s paranoid and convinced the only way he’ll find the perfect woman is by doing auditions for his dream date,” tattles a tipster. “His friends are all telling him he needs to get with the real world and stop taking himself so seriously if he actually wants to meet someone.”But the American Idol host, who also has his own radio show, runs a nonprofit foundation and begins fronting Wheel of Fortune in the fall, is worth a whopping $450 million, and “thinks nothing of setting high standards” for his future arm candy. He’s treating his hunt for…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024YOUR HOROSCOPEARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 20You’ve accomplished a lot since the start of the year and you have this week to process it all. The foundation laid will pay off soon. An encounter midweek leads to fun. Lucky Numbers: 1, 5, 23TAURUS APRIL 21-MAY 21Whatever you started in April could finally get completed this week. You are headed into a very profitable and lucky period. Enjoy the fruits of your labor! Lucky Numbers: 2, 6, 7GEMINI MAY 22-JUNE 21You are pulled in many directions right now. You are feeling a bit anxious about the future but understand the result of this journey will be a positive one. Lucky Numbers: 2, 5, 10CANCER JUNE 22-JULY 22Set clear boundaries before someone takes advantage of your kindness. You usually go out of your way to…2 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024BAR NONE!DEFUNCT country duo Florida Georgia Line hit the skids two years ago, and now their popular Nashville hotspot, FGL House, has bitten the dust, too! The move was the last battle in the escalating civil war between the feuding former friends, Florida’s Brian Kelley and Georgia’s Tyler Hubbard, who scored 17 Top 10 hits in their decade together.“The FGL House was actually still quite popular — one of the most fun celebrity spots in Nashville,” an insider shares. “But as far as marketing, what’s the sense in having a Florida Georgia Line bar when Florida Georgia Line no longer exists?”The Meant to Be hitmakers were riding high on the country charts when they opened the bar and restaurant on the Nashville strip in 2017, but disputes about contracts and solo…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024SUDOKUHOW TO PLAYYou must fill in every empty square in the Sudoku grid. There’s no right way of going about this, but there is only ever one solution. The big grid is split into nine mini-grids. There are nine rows running left to right and nine columns running down. In every row, you must have each of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. These can be in any order. The same applies to columns and mini-grids: Place every number 1 through 9 in each column and in each mini-grid.ANSWERS FOR THESE PUZZLES CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 46…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024SHE SEES DEAD PEOPLE!THE grateful daughters of Theresa Jones say psychic Carolyn Clapper led them directly to their mom’s body four days after the 56-year-old vanished from her Louisiana home — and local lawmen failed to find her!Ashley Deese recalls spending hours fruitlessly searching for her mother before reporting her missing last year. Deputies from the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office — and their K-9 units — also came up empty.According to Ashley, she and her sister Brittany contacted Wisconsin-based Clapper after hearing the medium helped other families locate their loved ones.Clapper offered her services for free — and in a single 45-minute phone call described the exact location of Theresa’s corpse!Ashley says the seer claimed her visions kept “showing” her a “pronounced log” near water in the woods, adding it “wasn’t just little…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024BAD JUJU ZAPS MAGIC MAN COPPERFIELD!MAGICIAN David Copperfield has been accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior by at least 16 women — including one who charges she was just 15 when the Las Vegas legend targeted her, according to a report out of England.The shocking scandal comes 16 years after a limo driver told The National ENQUIRER he’d witnessed Copperfield force himself on a female passenger, which the entertainer denies.In the latest complaint, three gals claim 67-year-old Copperfield drugged and sexually assaulted them — while another four say the star groped them or coerced them into touching him during live performances!The celebrated billionaire — who was once engaged to German supermodel Claudia Schiffer — has vehemently denied ALL the alleged instances of misconduct, which supposedly occurred from the late 1980s to 2014.Several of the…2 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024GWEN’S GOT NO BEEF WITH SLIMMER BLAKE!ONCE blubbery Blake Shelton is suddenly looking much slimmer — and pals dish the country heavyweight finally ditched his doughboy diet because fed-up wife Gwen Stefani banned him from their bed until he lost some lard!According to insiders, the God’s Country singer, 47, dropped as much as 20 pounds by eating lean proteins, veggies and fruits — and even cut back on beer after his fit duet partner laid down the law!“Blake feels like a new man,” an insider squeals. “Before, he was huffing and puffing going up stairs — but now he’s darting up and down with no trouble at all!”The tipster tattles the No Doubt frontwoman, 54, got her hungry hubby to replace his favorite frozen pizzas and other junk foods with sensible, well-portioned meals.“She said no nookie…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024SMART MOVE!KIDNAPPING victim turned women’s advocate Elizabeth Smart is stepping in to support an exploding revolt by beauty queens fed up with bullying and unchecked sexual harassment within the Miss USA pageant organization!Smart, who was infamously snatched from her bedroom as a 14-year-old in 2002 and held against her will for nine months, reached out to former Miss USA Noelia Voigt after she abdicated her throne in protest of alleged abuses, igniting a campaign to oust pageant CEO and President Laylah Rose.“I was made to feel unsafe at events without an effective handler, and this culminated in being sexually harassed,” Noelia, 24, reveals in her resignation letter.As The National ENQUIRER reported, just two days after Noelia resigned, Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava, 17, gave up her crown to protest an allegedly…2 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024BOGEYMAN RORY DUMPS HIS WIFE!GOLF great Rory McIlroy drove his wife into the rough just 24 hours after snubbing her on Mother’s Day, sources dish to The National ENQUIRER.The 35-year-old Northern Irishman filed papers to end his seven-year marriage to former publicist Erica Stoll, 36, on May 13.His action came on the heels of his Mother’s Day victory at the Wells Fargo Championship, where he paid gushing tribute to his mom, Rosie, but didn’t mention Erica —mother of his three-year-old daughter, Poppy!“That was a low blow for Rory, but it’s just his nature,” reveals a PGA insider. “He can be very loving, but he can also turn icy cold at the drop of a hat.”McIlroy famously had a flirty relationship with future princess Meghan Markle in 2014, the same year he dumped his tennis…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024STRAIGHT SHUTER!BLUE BLOODS BLOWOUT OVER TOM’S TANTRUMS!THE fallout from the cancellation of Tom Selleck’s beloved Blue Bloods has CBS execs red in the face!Selleck, 79, has been going around complaining that he might lose his sprawling California ranch because the cop show’s demise will put him in the poorhouse, and the network isn’t impressed with his crocodile tears, sources say.“Despite Selleck’s pleas of poverty, CBS higher-ups aren’t buying it, armed with knowledge of his jaw-dropping paycheck over the years,” hisses a source. “He raked in a staggering $200,000 per episode, accumulating a jaw-dropping $56 million over the show’s run — and that’s not even factoring in residuals from reruns!”Insiders say Tom’s tantrums have left CBS big shots seething, especially in light of the stark contrast between his riches and the modest…3 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024GMA DUNKS JUNK MAN DeMARCO!RIPPED GMA3 host DeMarco Morgan is causing jaws to drop for all the wrong reasons — even though the physically gifted gabber has the ladies in a lather, ABC honchos are said to be horrified by a series of grin-and-bare-it social media snapshots of the beefcake wearing blindingly tight bike shorts!Now they are in a tizzy over what to do about what they consider Morgan’s sartorial missteps.“Executives at the highest levels of ABC have flagged the photos internally,” spurts a source. “It leaves very little to the imagination!”As The National ENQUIRER first reported, DeMarco — who replaced cheating scandal pariah T.J. Holmes — has earned himself the nickname DeYummy for his embrace of Lycra-clad crotch shots.“He knows he’s got it and he’s not afraid to flaunt it — and with…2 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024SIMPSONS DOCTOR HAS A COW!FUNNYMAN Harry Shearer is claiming the irreverent animated series The Simpsons is the latest victim of the woke mob! The white actor played Dr. Hibbert, the Simpsons’ Black family physician, from 1990 to 2020 and in 2021, the show’s producers gave the part to Kevin Michael Richardson, a Black actor.“Folks say the show has become woke in recent years and one of my characters has been affected,” he says. “I voiced the Black physician, Dr. Hibbert, who I based on Bill Cosby. Back then he was known as the ‘whitest Black man on television.’ Then, a couple of years ago, I received an email saying they’d employed a Black actor, who then copied my voice. The result is a Black man imitating a white man imitating the whitest Black man…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024BENNIFER DIVORCE!LAME lovebirds Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are winging their way to divorce court after less than two years of marriage, according to spies who say the two are looking scrawny and wrecked because their toxic union is making them sick!The 54-year-old diva and the 51-year-old Batman — who finally got hitched in 2022 after calling off their 2003 wedding — have been butting heads for months and are now at full crisis mode, according to snitches.“Divorce seems inevitable at this point, barring some type of miracle,” reveals an insider. “She craves the spotlight and wants them to be king and queen of Hollywood, which Ben finds totally uncomfortable. He’s tried to tell her but she doesn’t listen, and now he simply lets her do all that stuff by herself,…3 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024GRANNY GET YOUR GUN!GUN-TOTING granny Anissa Tinnin fearlessly shot a felon who burst into her Albuquerque home as she watched Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour film on TV with her four-year-old granddaughter, lawmen say.The planned fun-filled sleepover took a terrifying turn when 32-year-old Joseph Rivera broke through the front door and demanded keys to the woman’s Range Rover, police claim.Cops say he was running from the law after being accused of driving a stolen car while out on bail!Tinnin recalls, “He said he didn’t want to go to jail. He did threaten to hurt my granddaughter and me.”The coolheaded gal secretly dialed 911 as she scrambled for her vehicle’s fob and handed it to the suspect, who promptly fled.A recording captured Tinnin begging the operator for help — and sweetly urging the sobbing child…2 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024WORM ATE RFK’S BRAIN!PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s wild rantings about the dangers of vaccines, a CIA plot to assassinate his father and other bizarre declarations could be due to cognitive impairment from a combination of mercury poisoning and a brain-munching parasite, medical experts exclusively tell The National ENQUIRER!Despite fears of permanent brain damage from the peculiar one-two punch, Kennedy remains a threat as an independent third-party candidate to derail President Joe Biden or Donald Trump’s run for the Oval Office in what promises to be a razor-thin race.“The parasite could definitely cause distorted thinking or actions and explain why he’s not making a case for himself as a viable candidate,” renowned New York internist Dr. Stuart Fischer tells The ENQUIRER. “Since he’s a big anti-vaxxer, I wonder if he rejected medications…2 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024ACID REFLUX MEDS ARE A HEADACHE!ACID reflux medications may increase the risk of migraines and severe headaches, researchers at the University of Maryland warn.One in three American adults suffers from acid reflux, which occurs when acid from the stomach flows up into the esophagus, usually after you consume a large meal or lie down shortly after eating. It causes heartburn and ulcers and can develop to GERD —gastroesophageal reflux disease — which can lead to esophageal cancer.The researchers analyzed data from nearly 12,000 people and found those taking a variety of acid-reflux drugs had more headaches compared to those not taking the drugs. People who used proton pump inhibitors like Prilosec and Nexium were 70 percent more likely to have a migraine, those on H2 blockers like Tagamet HB, Pepcid and Zantac had a 40…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024CAT-EYE RENÉE CLAWS BACK!SQUINTY Renée Zellweger looked shockingly different on the London set of Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, spywitnesses say — and a top doc tells The National ENQUIRER the Oscar winner’s freakishly feline face may be a man-made disaster!A tipster squeals, “Her skin is so smooth. It seems obvious she’s had a ton of Botox and filler — but what’s more worrying is the fact her eyes look all closed up and catlike!”Chicago-based plastic surgeon Dr. Otto Placik, who has not treated 55-year-old Renée, explains the overuse of injectables could be to blame for her appearance.“It looks as if her brow is lower and her upper eyelids are swollen and have dropped. This almost looks like the droop caused by excessive use of Botox,” notes the bodysculptor.com doc.The morphing Jerry…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024LAINEY DIVES INTO SALOON BUSINESS!COUNTRY babe Lainey Wilson is bellying up to the Nashville nightlife scene with her very own bar — but sources warn she’s taking a risky gamble because Music City is already overflowing with hitmakers’ honky-tonks!The Watermelon Moonshine songbird, 32, has distilled plans for a summer opening for Bell Bottoms Up, which takes its name from her signature flared pants. The gin joint is filling the 27,000 square-foot space vacated by Florida Georgia Line’s shuttered FGL House. But moles say Lainey is dipping her toes into a flooded market, which already contains watering holes from a slew of superstars — including Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen!“Now in country music having your own nightclub is practically a rite…1 min
National Enquirer|June 3, 2024DESPERATE SPACEYTRYING TO REBUILD HIS HOUSE OF CARDSDEFIANT Kevin Spacey is on a social media rampage in a desperate bid to salvage his showbiz career after the accused sex creep’s sensational crash and burn was detailed in a scathing U.K. television documentary!The two-time Oscar winner turned outcast, 64, admits to hooking up with fellow actors and getting flirty with others — but he vehemently denies the charges of nearly 30 men who claim he sexually harassed or molested them.“I take full responsibility for my past behavior and my actions. But I cannot and will not take responsibility or apologize to anyone who’s made up stuff about me or exaggerated stories about me,” he fumes in an interview he streamed on his X account.The social media tear is an apparent attempt to offset the two-part bombshell documentary Spacey…2 min
