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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Aug 27, 2019
August 27, 2019
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NBC sezWOODY HARRELSONwill host the season 45 premiere of "Saturday Night Live" along with BILLIE EILISH--who won a "Moon Person" last night at the MTV Video Music Awards-- as his musical guest. But the big buzz is that EDDIE MURPHYcoming back to host SNL in December. It'll be Murphy's first time hosting "SNL" in 35 years --since 1984.
Sexual harassment news:Film producer HARVEY WEINSTEINhas pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan federal court to two additional charges of predatory sexual assault. He's already pleaded not guilty to raping a woman in 2013 and forcing sex on another woman in 2006. The latest charges delay the start of his trial 4 months to January but allows actress ANNABELLA SCIORRAto testify against him.
Forbesmagazine released its 2019 list of the top 10 highest-paid women in music yesterday. The top four:
4. KATY PERRY, $57.5 million,
3. RIHANNA, $62 million,
2. BEYONCé, $81 million,
1. TAYLOR SWIFT, $185 million!!!Finally, Hasbro--the folks who make Mr Potato Headand My Little Ponybought Death Row Recordsyesterday... not because they like Snoop Dogg, Dr Dreor Tupac... because they want the Peppa Pigsubsidiary which the company also owns.
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