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November 17, 2008
Morning Call Exclusive: Criss and Holly resume dating spree — he celebrates new NBC series, and she lands Vegas gig!
November 14, 2008
Morning Call: An ultimate UFC weekend in Vegas: ‘the biggest fight in history,’ legal drama and after-parties
November 18, 2008
Morning Call Exclusive: Scary Spice to headline Planet Hollywood’s new Peep Show; DWTS season one winner Kelly Monaco joins her!
November 14, 2008
Strip Scribbles: Smokey Robinson kicks off entertainment at Aliante, plus Kathy Griffin, Danity Kane and Alanis Morissette all head into town
November 14, 2008
Gerry McCambridge celebrates 600 shows since moving to Las Vegas

Recent Posts

November 20, 2008
Special Feature: Charlie Trotter’s new cuisine experiment draws Strip’s chefs and raves
November 20, 2008
White truffles are a tempting treat — even at $4,000!
November 20, 2008
Poker stars shine on third day of Global Gaming Convention
November 20, 2008
Strip Scribbles: Is Julianne Hough taking a break from Dancing With the Stars?
November 20, 2008
Ellen DeGeneres kicks off first day of Comedy Festival at Caesars
November 20, 2008
Breaking News Update: Judge orders Michael Jackson to appear in British courtroom
November 20, 2008
The truth behind Paris and Benji’s surprise breakup
November 20, 2008
Morning Call: Lance Bass turns Strip’s Eiffel Tower red for new wine harvest
November 19, 2008
Gaming leaders discuss how nation’s economic woes will affect industry for years to come
November 19, 2008
Special Feature: Meet Penthouse mogul Marc Bell, the man who plans to change the face of the Strip and make it ‘hotter and sexier’

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06.30.08 · 12:26 PM

Technical challenges delay Criss Angel’s Cirque show

Cirque du Soleil officials confirmed early this afternoon that the premiere of Criss Angel’s new Believe magic spectacular has had to be pushed back to a new October 9 gala opening. They are hoping that previews can go ahead on September 12 which was scheduled as a new actual opening date. It’s the second such postponement. The very first announcement had planned an initial August preview start. Technical rehearsals for the show have been set back because of delays to ... Read more...

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06.30.08 · 10 AM

Walters: Caesars has a great View

The best! The biggest! The first HD remote from Vegas! Legendary broadcast journalist Barbara Walters was thrilled with last week’s location broadcasts of her hit daytime network show, The View. A record 4,000-plus fans turned up for the three days of filming the five shows -– and they were lined up three and four deep on two sides of the stars’ walkway to the set. Now Barbara has promised her co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd ... Read more...

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06.29.08 · 10:24 PM

Photos of Boston-Styx show at the T&M

More than 13,000 fans enjoyed the back-to-back concerts from Styx and Boston on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. It marked the 25th anniversary and a return to rock concerts for the UNLV facility - and ticket prices were held to just $30 for the event. It was “More than a Feeling” as fans joined in to sing along with Tommy Shaw and James Young as they led the Styx charge to “Come Sail Away.” Our Luxe Life ... Read more...

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06.29.08 · 4:42 PM

Pussycat Dolls give surprise performance at LAX

Gorgeous Pussycat Dolls lead singer Nicole Scherzinger celebrated “growing up” with a show-stopping, star-studded birthday bash at LAX nightclub inside the Luxor Satirdau night. Dressed in a beautiful silver beaded dress, Nicole was joined by a large group of her closest friends, including the rest of the Pussycat Dolls group: Kimberly Wyatt, Melody Thornton, Ashley Roberts and Jessica Sutta, along with Pussycat Dolls creator Robin Antin and record producer Marco “Polo” Bruno. The pop princesses couldn’t sit still at their ... Read more...

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06.27.08 · 8:30 PM

A sky-high progress report of Lou Ruvo Brain Institute

A 67,000-square-foot medical marvel is now taking shape downtown –- and these brand new aerial photos show the incredible progress of Frank Gehry’s amazing architectural wonder. When completed the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute across from our World Market Center will become America’s top premier research and care facility for patients suffering from brain disease. Each year our Keep Memory Alive fundraising gala with star chefs and guest entertainers has raised awareness and financial support for the building. World-renowned architect Gehry’s ... Read more...

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06.27.08 · 7 AM

Hefner sends his No. 1 for Bunny Hunt at Playboy Club

Beautiful blonde Holly Madison is Hugh Hefner’s favorite of the three Girls Next Door who star with him onscreen — and live with him in real life at the Playboy Mansion. By now Luxe Life readers know from our separate interviews with Hef and Holly that they’ve even discussed marriage and having a baby together! The Playboy King has dispatched his No. 1 girl to the Palms today for the third annual Bunny Hunt — and this time around Holly ... Read more...

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06.26.08 · 6 AM

Something old, something, new, something borrowed … and an elephant

The easiest assignment was getting a live elephant — and that only cost the groom a mere $5,000! But when they tallied up all the other expenses, the wedding at the exclusive and private Stirling Club at Turnberry Place, opposite the Las Vegas Hilton on Paradise Road, ran far more than $1 million! For entrepreneur Deepak Nath, it was a case of “money’s no object” when he married his bride Sara Hlavka (a student) with more than 660 guests on ... Read more...

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06.25.08 · 8 AM

A backstage glimpse of the sexy Fantasy cast at Luxor

All the backstage secrets of the topless Fantasy adult revue will be revealed when the new super-sexy 2009 calendar is released in early fall –- but Luxe Life has an advance peek at all the fabulous photos. I’m the first to tell you that a perfect picture of pulchritude is worth a thousand words — so I’ll be brief deliberately so you get to enjoy more art than ink! Last year’s Fantasy poolside calendar, which was pretty steamy and sexy ... Read more...

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06.24.08 · 6 AM

Luxor shows it’s a good sport in revamped image

The world’s most expensive, valuable and elaborate interactive sports memorabilia museum is headed to the Strip, and the most expensive baseball card at $2.35 million will be just one of its attractions at the Luxor. Luxe Life has learned exclusively that Sports Immortals will take the place of the resort’s current IMAX Theater and will join the newly arriving Bodies and Titanic exhibits taking up 30,000 square feet of mezzanine space under the pyramid. Titanic takes the place of the ... Read more...

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06.23.08 · 8:01 AM

Angel strapped in his Mindfreak season premiere efforts at Lake LV

Mindfreak magician Criss Angel has had to shuffle the launch of his new TV-season in order to ensure nothing goes wrong with the most dangerous escape stunt he’s ever attempted. Originally the July 23 debut of Mindfreak 4 was to feature a death-defying live broadcast from Florida. Instead the premiere will now be his attempt to ”walk on water’” out at Lake Mead just 30 minutes from the Strip. Then one week later, on July 30, Criss will attempt the ... Read more...

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06.20.08 · 6:16 AM

For Sir Elton and Barry Manilow, a time to celebrate

It is an impressive and magical milestone for Caesars Palace headliner Sir Elton John as he marks the 200th performance of his Red Piano show Saturday night. Hard to believe that its debut was back in February 2004 -– and this weekend’s show wraps his current run before singer Bette Midler returns to the Colosseum on Tuesday. The official closing night CineVegas party will be at the new Palazzo casino resort pool starting at 9 p.m. and coincides with VEGAS ... Read more...

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06.19.08 · 4:02 AM

Michael Jackson Vegas casino a thriller of a concept

Pop prince Michael Jackson has been thrown an economic lifeline, which could untangle his messy financial fortunes and simultaneously land him new concert dates and even, hard to believe, his own “Thriller” casino! Once again you’re all saying I’ve lost my marbles and daydreaming in 96-point Gothic Bold headlines! NO! No less an authoritative voice of respectability than the prestigious Wall Street Journal is weighing in with the breathless monetary minutia. Better still is that both the New York Times ... Read more...

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06.18.08 · 8:44 AM

No disguising the latest tantalizing Gibbons allegations

It’s become one of the juiciest, out-of-control, self-propelled, all-time gossip stories for news media around the world — with all the right ingredients! It has the political scandal of a married Governor wanting a divorce, the disheartened wife being evicted from their official mansion and the extraordinary skirt-chasing story of truly bizarre behavior. And best of all its right in our own backyard, here in Nevada! Just over six weeks ago I wrote a “wicked whispers and racy rumors” item ... Read more...

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06.17.08 · 6 AM

Photos of Horn show a poignant moment with white tigers

These exclusive photos of a very special moment at Siegfried & Roy’s Jungle Palace home are priceless- and poignant They say a photo is worth a thousand words and the sequence of Roy feeding his fully grown tigers speak volumes. This very private collection is simultaneously joyful and heart-tugging and shows the extraordinary love the injured illusionist has for his animals. It happened shortly after a small, privileged, handpicked group of media members had watched Siegfried & Roy introduce their ... Read more...

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06.16.08 · 8:58 AM

Britney runs the Vegas gamut during whirlwind Vegas weekend

It’s been a wonderful 72-hour “relaxed restful” Fathers Day weekend for pop princess Britney Spears and her dad Jamie, who now acts as her court-appointed conservator. She and he have packed “family time” with a nonstop almost round-the-clock schedule of fun in our sun valley! And for those who keep count of such things not once was she spotted with anything stronger in her hands than bottled water! Here’s the rundown that actually began Thursday evening, when Britney fooled everybody ... Read more...

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06.13.08 · 11:50 AM

Britney, K-Fed — a hardly harmonic convergence in Vegas

Moments ago, pop princess Britney Spears who has been expected in Vegas the last three weekends , checked into good friend, George Maloof’s Palms resort hotel. Her former husband, would be rapper Kevin Federline will arrive in Vegas later this afternoon and check into the Planet Hollywood, where tonight he will be named “Father of the Year” in a pre-Fathers Day celebration party at the Prive nightclub. Its not likely that Britney will turn up for that dubious award ceremony ... Read more...

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06.13.08 · 6 AM

Luxe Life exclusive: Photo of Roy feeding white tiger cub

Injured illusionist Roy Horn has never before been photographed feeding his beloved white tigers since the near-fatal white tiger incident back in October 2003. Luxe Life was given special access to the two master magicians after they introduced their five new 6-week old baby tiger cubs which go on show to fans today (FRI) at the Mirage right on time for Siegfried’s 69th birthday also today! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIEGFRIED. Luxe Life has the full photo report of the new adorable ... Read more...

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06.12.08 · 4:33 PM

Tommy-Pamela giving it try No. 801

The reunion of divorced couple Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson will certainly make good television for her new reality show — but Tommy swears its for real, and not just a publicity stunt for the show’s success. The couple, who were divorced back in 1998, have two children from their marriage. They have remained “close friends and lovers” since the break-up. “Pamela and the kids have moved in with me,” Lee told Rolling Stone magazine. “It’s awesome, man. It’s definitely ... Read more...

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06.12.08 · 6 AM

She borrows his briefs — and he slips into her thong!

It’s the most bizarre story I have heard in my nine years in Vegas — and believe me I’ve heard some deliciously juicy tidbits. This one, however, is the ultimate and deserves to be told because its so outrageous. I swear as sure as the driven snow it’s totally true — and involves a major Strip nightclub executive who partied with his girlfriend and his brother at the Hard Rock Hotel. The passionate fun got so heated that the couple ... Read more...

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06.11.08 · 11:14 AM

State gaming profits sag by 5 percent

Wall Street banking corporation J.P Morgan reported this morning (Wednesday) that the Nevada Gaming Control Board is stating serious slippage in gaming revenues for the month of April. LV Strip gaming revenues decreased 1.3 percent to $524.1 million, and statewide revenues decreased 5 percent to $1 billion. A 5.7-percent decline in total drop on the Strip was partially mitigated as total hold increased 40 bps (basis points, or one-hundredth of a percentage point) over last year. Strip slot revenues were ... Read more...

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06.11.08 · 12:29 AM

Sex lairs, prostitutes, drug charges at center of Nicholas case

FBI agents are probing links to Vegas prostitutes and escort agencies amidst extraordinary allegations that billionaire Broadcom co-founder Henry Nicholas drugged his business cohorts, hired hookers and maintained a drug and sex dungeon warehouse. Federal prosecutors have charged the industrialist in one of the largest stock-option fraud cases in U.S. history. An 18-page indictment on the charges alleges that Nicholas kept properties in Las Vegas and in Orange County including a sex and drug warehouse in Laguna Niguel, Calif. Luxe ... Read more...

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06.10.08 · 7:53 AM

For Hopper, life is a festival

CineVegas Film Festival chairman Dennis Hopper flies into Vegas for the 10th anniversary celebrations that kick off on Thursday night with the premiere of The Rocker. He’s just returned from Europe, where he filmed an Internet movie-commercial and attended the Cannes International Film Festival. He’s about to start an original hourlong weekly new TV series for the cable-TV Starz movie channel – and he may have to commute back and forth between CineVegas and Los Angeles as the cameras crank ... Read more...

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06.8.08 · 10:46 PM

Paris, Benji talking of wedding — but not in Vegas

Glamorous pop couple Paris Hilton and Benji Madden admit they are not only head-over-heels in true love but have already discussed marriage and baby plans -– even though they will only be celebrating their four-month anniversary this coming weekend. “It’s the real thing,” the tattooed Good Charlotte rocker told me, “Its true love and we are just totally happy. Both of us have said we’ve never been in love like this before.” Paris added: “We are the perfect match and ... Read more...

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06.5.08 · 10:34 PM

Paris and her Benji — inseparable

It’s a whirlwind of a working weekend with honeymooned overtones! Paris Hilton is bringing lovemate Benji Madden with her today (Friday) when she flies in to spend a crazed 48 hours shooting scenes for her new MTV reality show My New BFF. Benji and Paris were here solo this past Valentines Day, but hit it off later that February 14 weekend — and they’ve been inseparable ever since. Paris traveled with the Good Charlotte rocker on the group’s tour through ... Read more...

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06.4.08 · 8:42 PM

Nelly bracing for hip-hopping Vegas celebrations

Six-time Billboard Award-winner and superstar recording artist Nelly has a star-studded three-day weekend in store for some 100 lucky fans when he takes over the Red Rock Resort on Friday. The 11-time Grammy Award nominee already recruited producer pal Jermaine Dupri to play DJ for the affair and his friend, basketball star Allen Iverson will celebrate his birthday there as part of the wild weekend. Its all part of a unique sneak peek (and listen) to his new Brass Knuckles ... Read more...

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06.4.08 · 10:34 AM

Strip plans for $5 billion Crown Resort canceled

Wall Street investment bankers report this morning that the ambitious $5 billion Crown Las Vegas resort casino project at the former Wet ‘n Wild amusement park location near the Sahara hotel-casino has been canceled. The Australian gaming company Crown Ltd. had partnered with Texas-based developer Christopher Milam blamed the current difficult credit market conditions for their joint decision. The casino resort was expected to include 5,000 rooms, a 250,000-square-foot casino, with significant meeting and retail space. The first phase was ... Read more...

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06.3.08 · 7:56 PM

Beacher Pays Heavy Price in Weight Loss Fiasco

Heavyweight comedy producer Jeff Beacher has admitted the doctor’s cocktail of drugs he took for dramatic weight loss almost killed him. In an exclusive Luxe Life interview, the impresario said: “It nearly killed me – I nearly died from it. I came mighty close. My liver is totally destroyed and not functioning. My entire endocrine system is ruined. I was basically a woman after she gives birth with post-partum depression. I couldn’t eat, think, or do anything.” Beacher says he ... Read more...

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06.3.08 · 10:18 AM

Club czar Sasson makes list of 800 richest Brits

Who would ever have guessed that 16 of the richest 800 Brits all have strong connections to the Vegas strip? Every year the prestigious Times of London newspaper sifts through financial filings and statements to make its heavily scrutinized list. This year for the first time Light Group’s Andrew Sassoon, who co-owns the Bank and Jet nightclubs, Stack, Fix, Brand, Diablo’s Cantina and new Yellowtail restaurants and the upcoming Harmon Hotel at MGM’s City Center project, burst onto the list. ... Read more...

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06.2.08 · 1 PM

Ashlee Simpson does the bump at Palms Place opening

Lovestruck pop newlyweds Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson were all aglow at the grand opening of George Maloof’s new Palms Place condo-tel under the ever-watchful eye of “grandpa-to-be” Joe Simpson. But Ashlee’s big sister, Jessica, was solo with former boyfriend Tony Romo nowhere in sight, and George Clooney’s former galpal, model Sarah Larsen, made her first solo appearance since their split. It was a night of both “the look of love” and “romances on the rocks.” I got to talk ... Read more...

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