Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jan 4, 2017

Drying out:

HEATHER LOCKLEAR rang in 2017 in rehab. RadarOnline.com reports the "Melrose Place" star suffered a massive breakdown over the holidays and showed up to Cliffside Malibu Rehab Center drunk, high on pills, crying and screaming. If you're keeping track at home, this would be the blonde bombshell's fifth shot at sobriety. The actress issued a statement to E! News saying she's "feeling great and taking steps to enrich and better my life" and hopes to "hit 2017 full steam ahead." (Lee)
FYI: Cliffside Malibu uses the 12 Steps as an adjunct to other forms of therapy. Spirituality is also introduced and integrated, though not specific to any religion. The average cost for a 30-day stay (estimated): $53K (shared bedroom) or $80K (private bedroom).

Trash talk and satellite dish:

Look for a private, small memorial to be held tomorrow (Thursday) in Beverly Hills for CARRIE FISHER and her mother, DEBBIE REYNOLDS.
A source close to the family who is attending tells the Hollywood Reporter"I'm not sure what they're calling it --a funeral or a wake-- but it will be Thursday at the house. It will be exactly what they both wanted, to be together."
It's still unknown whether there'll be a public memorial for either actress.

Pet Patrol:

A Great Dane in England has been named World's Tallest Dog.
Guinness Record officials say FREDDY measures 7-feet-6-inches standing on his hind legs. Owner CLAIRE STONEMAN has had Freddy since he was a pup. She says he was the runt of the litter at first but eventually outgrew the rest of the litter. It costs Stoneman $123-dollars a week to feed Freddy. He prefers to down whole roasted chickens and peanut butter on toast.
Even with the expense, the pet owner says she is "utterly devoted" to Freddy and has no intention of ever selling him. (Still)