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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jun 14, 2022
June 14, 2022
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Actor Kevin Spacey will be in court in England Thursday morning at 10 am British Time. He’s being charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, and also charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. The sexual penetration charge is the most recent, from 2013; the others are from 2005 and 2008.
The United Arab Emirates have banned Disney and Pixar's latest animated movie, “Lightyear,” from theatres. Insiders say the reason is a same-sex kiss, although the Emirates just says the film was banned for its "violation of the country's media content standards."
COVID News: The epidemic continues, as Mick Jagger has tested positive, forcing the Stones to cancel an upcoming concert in The Netherlands. And Ringo Starr has also been forced to postpone the rest of his North American summer tour, after two members of his back-up band tested positive for coronavirus.
Country music star Toby Keith has stomach cancer. He announced the startling information on Instagram, and said "I've spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery --so far, so good. I need time to breathe, recover and relax."
The news may have an effect on his upcoming tour, although the only date which has been cancelled so far is his July 28 concert at the Ohio State Fair. The first date of his tour is scheduled for this Friday, June 17 in Wheaton, IL.
Finally, tonight look for a big, full, Strawberry moon, which happens to be at its closest distance to Earth in its orbit, making it a supermoon by most standards.
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