Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jul 12, 2017

Fashion Emergency:

SALMA HAYEK is launching a line of smoothies that double as face masks!But the actress does not recommend eating it off your face. The Hollywood Reportersays Salma's Blend It Yourself smoothie brand contains all natural ingredients designed to be both drinkable and spreadable. The trio of beauty smoothies/masks come in three flavors: Aloe Greens, for repairing the skin; Watermelon Hibiscus, for refreshing and soothing your skin; and Papaya Avocado, for brightening and reinvigorating the complexion. Each cup costs $7 dollars and is big enough to provide a smoothie snack and facial in one. It goes on sale later this month --next Thursday, July 20th, at blendityourself.com. (Bartha)

Broadcast, cable and video news:

Turns out that photo of AMELIA EARHART used to plug the History Channel documentary was *not*taken after Amelia and her navigator, FRED NOONAN, crashed.
The documentary used the photo to claim that they both survived a plane crash after they disappeared on July 2, 1937, on their around-the-world flight attempt. And the photo supposedly proved a long-held theory that the pair were subsequently captured by the Japanese after their crash landing and then died in captivity.
But, the London Guardianpublished a report by a Japanese military history buff named KOTA YAMANO, who showed the picture was taken from a book published in 1935 --two years before Earhart even left on her trip. And he showed the picture in the book.

Like you really care:

Tourists in Times Square got a big treat last Monday when BILLY RAY CYRUS joined forces with the Naked Cowboy to strum a few tunes like "Hound Dog" and "I Want My Mullet Back." The "Still the King" star was dressed as his signature character, ELVIS impersonator Vernon Brown and the event was streamed live on Facebook. The CMT show returned for a second season last night. (Lee)

Brain dead:

Who gets so mad that they cut their OWN finger off??!!!
Sixty-eight-year-old NORMAND LARIVIERE, of Olympia, Washington, was so mad at the IRS that he cut off his own finger and mailed it to them --along with a fake bomb, a bullet and a marijuana cigarette. He started filing complaints back in the 90's and since no one was listening to him, he took matters into his own hands, well, finger anyway. He was arrested on federal charges of threatening. No word on which finger he sent.... (Myers)