National Enquirer|January 25, 2021‘FRIEND’ WITH BENEFITS: COURTENEY COX TO WEDLOVEBIRDS Courteney Cox and Johnny McDaid are officially ready to become more than just “Friends” — they’re planning a special wedding in Ireland, sources spilled.“The lockdown definitely put a strain on their relationship, but they’ve decided distance has only made their hearts grow fonder!” an insider dished. “Now they can’t wait to tie the knot.”As The National ENQUIRER reported, sources snitched the on-again, off-again pair had been separated for more than nine months due to the coronavirus pandemic, leaving the “Cougar Town” cutie alone in L.A. to deal with the declining health of her 79-year-old mom, Courteney Bass.Sources said the Snow Patrol singer had planned to go to Switzerland to write earlier this year but instead got stuck in lockdown in the U.K.“Courteney was angry she had to deal with…1 min
National Enquirer|January 25, 2021THOR VS AQUAMAN: AUSSIE TURF WARS!SUPERHERO screen stars Chris Hemsworth and Jason Momoa are set to face off in competing big-budget flicks, but sources said their rivalry extends beyond the box office!The muscle-bound movie hunks are each shooting their own potential blockbusters — with Chris filming “Thor 4: Love and Thunder” and Jason helming “Aquaman 2.”But a source spilled, “They both have huge egos, and they’ve been sniping at each other since Jason has been making himself comfortable on Chris’ home turf in Australia.“Now things are getting a little personal.”As National ENQUIRER readers know, Chris, 37, and his brothers, Liam, 31, and Luke, 40, are born and bred Australians — and massive stars in their home country.But sources said Hawaiian-born Jason, 41, has stolen the spotlight Down Under after shooting the first “Aquaman” film there!“Chris…1 min
National Enquirer|January 25, 2021LIOTTA’S GOTTA HAVE JACY – FOR LIFE!MOVIE gangster Ray Liotta recently revealed he made galpal Jacy Nittolo an offer she couldn’t refuse — he asked her to marry him! But National ENQUIRER readers already knew the lovebirds were flying toward the altar.Ray, 66, gushed on Instagram that 46-year-old Jacy — “the love of my life” — said yes to his romantic proposal.But back in October, The ENQUIRER reported the “Goodfellas” toughie was taking his relationship with the brunette stunner to the next level.Tipsters told The ENQUIRER Jacy and Ray, who divorced actress Michelle Grace in 2004, began dating in 2019 and grew inseparable during lockdown.…1 min
National Enquirer|January 25, 2021J.LO TO SEX UP ‘CITY’ REBOOT?FASHIONISTAS, rejoice! “Sex and the City” is coming back — and Jennifer Lopez may join the cast! Kim Cattrall has announced she won’t sign on to the HBO Max reboot and her character, Samantha Jones, won’t be recast. Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Sarah Jessica Parker will reprise their roles — and insiders spilled Sarah Jessica is looking to add some diversity to the show by bringing J.Lo on board! “You can’t do a New York–based show anymore with just a bunch of white women and another actress won’t replace Kim,” a source dished to Straight Shuter. “The reboot will introduce a completely new character and lots of names are being mentioned with Jennifer Lopez at the top of the list. Another idea is to bring back Jennifer Hudson, who…2 min
National Enquirer|January 25, 2021‘DEADLIEST CATCH’ CURSE HOOKS EIGHTH VICTIM!THE death of yet another cast member has proven that the show “The Deadliest Catch” couldn’t have a better title!Nick McGlashan, 33, died suddenly on Dec. 27 — becoming the eighth in a line of tragic deaths connected with the show. Friends said he may have relapsed into alcohol and drug abuse after publicly pronouncing himself “clean” in 2017.The reality series — which follows real-life events aboard crab fishing boats in the perilous waters of the Bering Sea — has been cursed by a string of tragedies, including overdoses and murders.“The show’s cast and crew have seen more than their fair share of heartbreak,” said noted TV critic Bill Mann. “No show has ever seen this much tragedy!”Discovery, the network home of the series, did not respond to a request…2 min
National Enquirer|January 25, 2021THE QUESTION IS: WHICH ‘JEOPARDY!’ TEMP HOST IS TOAST?JEOPARDY!” fans want new host Ken Jennings fired over his dark past — claiming Alex Trebek would never approve of his behavior!Former champion contestant Ken, 46, has temporarily stepped into Alex’s shoes after the beloved host died from cancer in November.But after a barrage of Ken’s insensitive internet messages surfaced — including making fun of the disabled: “Nothing sadder than a hot person in a wheelchair” — fans are calling for him to be canceled.“I’m sure Alex is turning in his grave at these revelations about Ken. It seems he’s not the guy he made himself out to be,” said a TV source.“The reason ‘Jeopardy!’ has been on the air so long is because it exudes warmth and inclusion to all, and that’s not the message seen here.“Nobody expects Ken…1 min
National Enquirer|January 25, 2021DREW BLUE OVER BAD FIRST DATESTHE “50 First Dates” star Drew Barrymore has confessed her dating life is a disaster!Drew — who split from third hubby Will Kopelman in 2016 — revealed she was “stood up” by a guy she met on a celebrity dating app!“I booked a date with one guy, finally. He stood me up at the exact time we were supposed to meet,” the 45-year-old single mother of two told comedian Nikki Glaser on “The Drew Barrymore Show” Jan. 4.“And I was like, ‘Can’t you be a jerk like an hour before?’ That would have been such a time-saver.“I know that happens all the time. I felt so stupid.”Although Drew wouldn’t dish on which app she’d been on, she hinted its members were “big, high-powered men.”“Of course, I didn’t go for any…1 min
National Enquirer|January 25, 2021SHARON STILL STUCK IN COVID SLIPSTREAMSHARON OSBOURNE feels “lucky” to have beaten COVID-19 — but still feels effects from the killer disease.“The Talk” host, 68, tested positive on Dec. 14 and was briefly hospitalized, but has since bounced back.She said: “I went through all the symptoms, headache, eye ache, body ache, dizziness, sickness.“I’m feeling really fine now, except I’m still very tired. I nod off at, you know, ridiculous times of the day.“There’s people who are much worse than I got it. I came out very lucky.”Sharon also had to isolate away from her at-risk husband, 72-year-old Ozzy, until testing negative, as he suffers from Parkinson’s disease.…1 min
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National Enquirer|January 25, 2021COLORCROSS #4ACROSS1 Supporter6 Assumption11 Monkey cousins14 Havana is here15 Break — —!16 Far-out planet18 Stirring vigorously20 Trade22 Santa —24 Obsession: — fixe25 Asian country26 “As — World Turns”27 Time unit28 Agreed30 Big organ31 Forest beast32 Reverence33 More scarce34 Ice cream holders35 Affleck and Kingsley36 Tel Aviv natives38 Titled peers39 Blended41 Stitched fabrics42 Small gulls43 Great deeds44 Sidekick45 Wading bird46 Escapades47 Warty hoppers48 Inexperienced49 Takes to the ocean50 Go team!52 Turn on an axis53 Heat measure55 No more than56 Head cover57 Dam58 Scorches59 Garrets60 Drive away61 Heart parts62 Actress Day63 Crazy talkerFAMOUS NAME64 Shun65 Dirty shack67 Suits — — —69 Cowboy classic70 Antelopes72 Finished73 Not those74 Farm bundles75 Jarreau and Jolson76 Outbuilding77 Cereal grain78 Kind act79 Qualified80 Ink writer81 Rip up82 Comfort83 Small land masses84 Acceptance86 High quality89 Traffic move90 Amusing sorts91…2 min
National Enquirer|January 25, 2021KRISTIN DIVORCED FROM REALITY – ‘2020 MY BEST YEAR!’REALITY star Kristin Cavallari and retired NFL pro Jay Cutler sidelined their marriage in 2020 — but she called it one of the “best years” of her life!The former “Hills” star, 34, and the former Chicago Bears quarterback, 37, tied the knot in 2013. But in April 2020, the pair — who are parents to sons Camden, 8, and Jaxon, 6, and daughter Saylor, 5 — announced their split after returning to their Nashville home following the family’s COVID-19 quarantine in the Bahamas.The couple’s bust-up came a month before she hit the brakes on her E! show “Very Cavallari.”Since then, the “Laguna Beach” beauty admitted there were “ups and downs,” but she recently gushed on Instagram, “I feel like I’m back to my old self and it feels really damn…1 min
National Enquirer|January 25, 2021MOVIE LINKSMOVIE LINKSRyan ReynoldsJake GyllenhaalLifeJake GyllenhaalRachelMcAdamsSouthpawRachelMcAdamsRachel WeiszDisobedienceRachel WeiszColin FarrellThe LobsterCELEBRITY WORD MATCHFind a word that can follow the word on the left and precede the word on the right. When you’ve filled in all the answers, the name of a celebrity can be read from top to bottom in one of the lines.CELEBRITY WORD MATCHSPLIT PERSONALITIESCan you identify the two celebrities we’ve merged together?SPLIT PERSONALITIESJAKE GYLLENHAALRYAN GOSLINGJUST SOWhich well-known saying or expression can be found alongside?JUST SOBroken promises…1 min
National Enquirer|January 25, 2021A HOME WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAMSEVERYTHING is bigger in Texas, including one couple’s house pet — a 2,500-pound buffalo!The shaggy beast, named Wild Thing, shares the home of R.C. Bridges, 63, and his wife, Sherron, 47.“Wild Thing is the real-life bull in a china shop, although I’m surprised he doesn’t do more damage with his 400-pound head,” said R.C.The cowboy couple sold their herd of 52 buffalo in 2004 and later replaced the animals with a calf, which they decided to raise in the house.Wild Thing, now 15, has his own room where he can watch action movies, and eats his breakfast at the kitchen table. “He has a barn and land to walk about in, but being in the house is his favorite thing,” added R.C.The bison is such a big part of the…1 min
National Enquirer|January 25, 2021FROZEN SOLID WHALE IS A BEACH TO BURY!WHAT a whale of a problem! Authorities in New Jersey said they were forced to bury the remains of a 15-ton humpback on the beach — because they had difficulty disposing of its frozen-solid corpse! The 31-foot male whale washed ashore near the inlet in Barnegat Light after a storm in December.Bob Schoelkopf, director of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center, said officials were unable to investigate further via a necropsy.Shortly after the discovery, Bob said, “The whale’s too frozen. We can’t even cut into the blubber.”Experts said dead beached whales are commonly cut into pieces for removal — but the behemoth’s icy body proved too tough for the task.Instead, authorities used heavy equipment to bury it in the sand, leaving nothing behind but a deep lingering stench.…1 min
