Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jul 29, 2021

The NY Post reported Tuesday that PARIS HILTON was pregnant with her first child at 40 years old --but she's denied it. She took time on her podcast yesterday to say “Not yet. I am waiting ’til after the wedding.” On her podcast, she did say that she's having her wedding dress made and wants to make sure it fits for her wedding next year. In case you missed it, her fiance, CARTER REUM, is also 40 years old and proposed to her on a private island in February after they'd been dating for a year.

"Better Call Saul" actor BOB ODENKIRK had to be taken to the hospital Tuesday after reportedly collapsing on the set of his Breaking Bad spin-off. Bob, who's 58-years-old, was shooting a scene at the time and was immediately taken by ambulance to a hospital in the Los Angeles area.

Good news for fans of the "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" show --a remake of the NORMAN LEAR show has been picked up by TBS. The new series will star "Schitt's Creek" star EMILY HAMPSHIRE taking over the role originally played by LOUISE LASSER. Interestingly, Norman Lear will also be one of the producers of the new show, and said “The kick of kicks as I turn 99 today is learning that TBS will allow us to make a new version of it. As someone who believes his 99 years on this planet is owed to the amount of laughter he enjoyed through the years, here’s to the next 99. Bless you all!”

Fox News reports a Los Angeles judge has ordered KELLY CLARKSON to pay her ex-, BRANDON BLACKSTOCK, nearly $200-thousand dollars a month in spousal and child support. It breaks down to $150-grand for spousal support and $45,601 per month for child support. The couple was married for nearly seven years and shares two children, RIVER ROSE, who's seven, and REMINGTON ALEXANDER, who's five.

See ya: news broke yesterday that the longest-running children’s cartoon, "Arthur," will be ending next year after its upcoming 25th season, according to the PBS series’ executive producer. The series won four Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Children’s Animated Program, as well as a Peabody Award, and spawned hundreds of sad online comments.

Gotta job at Walmart? News came out yesterday that they'll pay for full college tuition and books at some schools for their workers. But, you'll have to attend one of their 10 "academic partners." They are:
--Johnson & Wales University
--The University of Arizona
--The University of Denver
--Pathstream
--Brandman University
--Penn Foster
--Purdue University Global
--Southern New Hampshire University
--Wilmington University and
--Voxy EnGen.