Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Mar 8, 2021

How much did that OPRAH interview with PRINCE HARRY and MEGHAN MARKLE cost? Try $7 million bucks. The Wall Street Journal says CBS shelled out between $7 and $9 million. No word from Oprah's production company, although a spokesperson for the couple told the Journal that Harry and Meghan were not paid for the interview.

One small problem for the pair --the Times of London sez Harry and Meghan might be losing their titles as Duke and Duchess of Sussex for breaking their Megxit deal made a year ago involving their exit from life as senior royals. Insiders at the Palace told a British tabloid it depends on how “cheesed off” Queen Elizabeth II is over the special.

Can't get that vaccine yet? Maybe you ought to live at a Zoo. Four orangutans and five bonobos at the San Diego Zoo each had two doses of a vaccine made by Zoetis, a veterinary pharmaceutical firm. One problem for the Zoo is that eight gorillas already tested positive for Covid-19 back in January. So it's pretty important for Zoo officials to vaccinate the animals. In fact, there's been other cases found at Zoos around the world, like lions and tigers in the Bronx Zoo, and lions at Barcelona Zoo in Spain. Your pet might catch the virus, too --there've been rare cases of the virus found in dogs, cats, ferrets and even mink.

Wanna get on a ride at Walt Disney World? Sorry, Charlie! The theme park and resort is completely booked already and there's currently no parks available for reserving Park Passes starting Monday, March 15th through Thursday, March 18th. Same goes for Disney's Hollywood Studios. Disneyland in California could reopen at 15% capacity as early as April first, if the California county reaches the red, or second most restrictive, tier of reopening. But... unless you're a California resident, you won't be allowed in.

This coming Sunday is the Grammy Awards, and already the artists are jamming the stage. In alphabetical order, BAD BUNNY, BLACK PUMAS, CARDI B, BTS, BRANDI CARLILE, DABABY, DOJA CAT, BILLIE EILISH, MICKEY GUYTON, HAIM, BRITTANY HOWARD, MIRANDA LAMBERT, LIL BABY, DUA LIPA, CHRIS MARTIN, JOHN MAYER, MEGAN THEE STALLION, MAREN MORRIS, POST MALONE, RODDY RICCH, HARRY STYLES, and TAYLOR SWIFT will be performing. The Grammys, hosted by TREVOR NOAH, will take place “in and around” the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Quite a startling moment when a guy visiting a NYC fish market in downtown Manhattan, looking for some fresh fish on Saturday, found the body of a 19-year-old teenage girl wrapped in plastic. The person who found her called 911 right away and police later arrested two men, 20 and 25 years old, who were charged with second-degree murder.

Sorry to hear that British satire guy TONY HENDRA, who worked for both the National Lampoon and Spy magazines and also played SPINAL TAP's manager, Ian Faith, in the movie, has died at 79. The NY Times reports he'd been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease a year and a half ago. In his heyday, Hendra also opened for LENNY BRUCE at the Cafe Au Go Go, and also became a frequent guest on “The Merv Griffin Show” and “The Ed Sullivan Show."