Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - May 24, 2017

Sucking up:

NICKI MINAJ is seriously crushing on NAS. The sassy rapper revealed to ELLEN DeGENERES on her daytime talk show that he's "so dope," "kind of cute" and they've got a lot in common --she considers herself the Queen of Queens, New York and he's the king. Although she admits they've had "sleepovers," Nikki says she's celibate and wanted to go an entire year without dating. (Lee)

Trendspotting:

Runway trends to expect at prom, from the New York Post:
--Two-piece dresses that show just a little skin, but still appropriately called formalwear.
--Head-to-toe sequins for that Studio 54 vibe kind of glamour
--Textured jacquard fabrics
--Red dresses are the new black. (Bartha)

Broadcast, cable and video news:

Today is the last day of the May TV sweeps... which means we'll be seeing re-runs for a while now.

That three-hour-long "Dirty Dancing" remake is on ABC tonight. Word is that the movie will reportedly reveal what happened to Baby and Johnny after the original movie ended. The movie stars ABAGAIL BRESLIN as Baby, COLT PRATTES as Johnny and DEBRA MESSING and BRUCE GREENWOOD as Baby's mom and dad.

Taking everything much too seriously:

A Florida woman's flamingo collection has earned her a new world record.
CINDY DUNLOW has a total of 793 flamingo-related items, which she keeps at her frame shop in Ocala. Guinness World Records has officially certified Dunlow's collection as the world's largest. She started collecting flamingo memorabilia in the 1960s, before the fad really took off. The previous record holder only had 613 flamingo items. Dunlow says her frame shop also doubles as "The Official Florida Flamingo Museum." (Still)