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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Dec 11, 2017
December 11, 2017
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The Los Angeles fires:
Couple of celebrity notes in the fire coverage:
--LIONEL RICHIE cancelled his show at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas so he could go back and help his family evacuate from the Los Angeles wildfires. Lionel was back in Vegas for his Friday and Saturday night shows.
--ELLEN DeGENERES took to Twitter Sunday to say she had to evacuate her house as the largest of the fires, the Thomas Fire, approached her neighborhood. She and PORTIA de ROSSI live in Montecito, and she wrote "Our house is under threat of being burned. We just had to evacuate our pets."Less guacamole for everybody next year: One of the big problems as a result of the Los Angeles fires is the destruction of a large portion of California's avocado crop. Nearly 90-percent of US avocados are grown in California, and most of that is based in the southern part of the state. California's avocado income has been estimated at around $400-million bucks, according to the California Avocado Commission.
Much ofit has been destroyed by wildfires that have ripped through the southern part of the state, industry experts say.On, off and way-off-Broadway:
ALICE COOPER will play King Herod in NBC's upcoming live telecast of the ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER/TIM RICErock opera, "Jesus Christ Superstar." The Hollywood Reporter says he was the first one cast in the production which is set to on Easter Sunday, April 1st, 2018. Alice has some experience with Herod's big song, since he recorded it in 1996. The rest of the cast will be revealed soon. (Marino)
Stars and their movies:
Today's the day the nominations for the 75th Anniversary of the Golden Globe Awards will be announced.
ALFRE WOODARD, GARRETT HEDLUND, KRISTEN BELL and SHARON STONE will be doing the honors from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, beginning at 8:15 am (Eastern); 5:15 (Pacific). You'll also be able to pick up the nominations using Facebook Live on the Golden Globes Facebook Page and at GoldenGlobes.com. -
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