Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Mar 30, 2022

The FDA says they're authorizing adults aged 50 and older to get a second Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 vaccine booster. The FDA says the second booster should be more protection for both older and immuno-compromised individuals. The CDC is expected to also endorse a second booster for those people as well.

Note: At this point, drug stores and other outlets who are supplying the shots and boosters have not authorized a second booster, and likely are waiting for the CDC recommendation.

One person who benefited from Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars Sunday night was --believe it or not-- Chris Rock himself, as Variety reports the demand and prices for tickets to Chris' comedy tour have gone way up since the slap. Chris' tour --called the "Ego Death World Tour" begins April 2nd in Atlantic City and runs thru November in 30 cities across the US.

Note: Check www.tickpick.com/comedy/chris-rock-tickets for a location near you.

Ezra Miller, who played “The Flash” in Justice League films, was arrested just after midnight Monday at a Hawaiian bar when folks at the bar began singing karaoke. The police report said Miller "began yelling obscenities and at one point grabbed the microphone from a 23-year-old woman singing karaoke" despite the fact that the bar owner asked him to calm down several times. Miller also lunged at a 32-year-old man playing darts as well. He's still set to star as “The Flash” in the upcoming movie about the character coming in 2023.

Gotta love a guy who works for the same company for 50 years. That'd be Fred Smith, who's the CEO of FedEx. He founded the company back in 1973, and is stepping down on June 1st. Raj Subramaniam, who's the current President and COO of the company, will become CEO and succeed Fred, who's 77 years old.