Las Vegas Weekly

November 20, 2008 · 12:32 PM

Strip Scribbles: Is Julianne Hough taking a break from Dancing With the Stars?

By Robin Leach

Julianne Hough and Cody Linley.

Photo: ABC TV

*Former Las Vegas Academy student Julianne Hough is rumored to be leaving Dancing With the Stars. She was KO’d in Tuesday’s semifinals with Hannah Montana partner Cody Linley, who she has described as her “sweet little kid brother.” Julianne says that she’s rooting for her brother Derek to win Monday night’s finals with partner Brooke Burke, and reveals that she won’t return for the spring season of the ABC hit show so she can fulfill country-singing career obligations and a big concert tour of her own -- but she does hope to be back for next fall’s season. Her debut CD is in stores, and she recently followed it up with an album of Christmas classics available only at Target.

Photo: TVT

Lindsay Lohan and her partner, Samantha Ronson, at the DJ booth in Pure.

*It might just be the biggest party of the year, but Lindsay Lohan won’t be there with DJ gal pal Samantha Ronson as they were a week ago here in Las Vegas at Pure nightclub. Instead, Samantha will be spinning for Las Vegas’ Janet Jackson, obviously recovered from her medical problems that KO’d her recent pop tour, along with our Hard Rock Hotel restaurant kingpins Robert De Niro and Nobu Matsuhisa. Tonight, half a world away in Dubai, billionaire Sol Kerzner, who plans to eventually duplicate his Atlantis resort from the Bahamas here alongside Circus Circus, opens his new Palm flagship resort. It’s a 1,539-room, ocean-themed destination resort located at the center of the crescent of the world-renowned, man-made five Palms Island with 50 acres of water park amusements and marine and entertainment attractions, plus a collection of some of the most renowned world-class chefs. Our Vegas fireworks experts Grucci will light up 25 miles of palm-shaped shoreline with more than 100,000 pyrotechnic devices. Nobu is preparing the feast for the stars attending, who include Charlize Theron, Michael Jordan, Lily Allen, the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, Denzel Washington, Mary-Kate Olsen, Mischa Barton and Petra Nemcova.

*Which major Strip resort is about to announce the arrival of a super singing duo? Rumblings indicate the handsome couple will get their own new lounge area with their image emblazoned on gaming tables and chips! Their run will kick off on New Year’s Eve and fulfills a longtime dream of the twosome to star on the fabled Strip.

Photo: Erik Kabik/Retna/www.erikkabik.com

DeAnna Pappas.

Photo: Erik Kabik/Retna/www.erikkabik.com

Heidi Cortez.

Photo: Erik Kabik/Retna/www.erikkabik.com

Brittny Gastineau.

*Former Bachelorette star DeAnna Pappas is newly single and ready to mingle -- again! She flew into Vegas for a girls’ only celebration at the new Rok Vegas nightclub in New York-New York. DeAnna palled up with Sunset Tan’s Heidi Cortez. Gorgeous Ford model and aspiring actress Brittny Gastineau was celebrating her 25th birthday at Rok, so it was to be expected that the stunners would all wind up together in one very large “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” pleasure-packed party.

Photo: Pure Management Group

Cole Hauser.

Photo: Pure Management Group

Jeremy Jackson at LAX.

*Handsome actor Cole Hauser hosted a party at LAX nightclub in the Luxor after dining at Social House in Treasure Island. He just missed former Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson, who was hosting his own festivities downstairs at the new Christian Audigier nightclub. For the record, Jeremy stuck to Fiji water and Red Bull. Midway between LAX and Club A, Laguna Beach actor Dieter Schmitz partied at Pure nightclub in Caesars Palace.

Tonight’s tip

The lion roars with a double-header as wizard of wonders David Copperfield starts a run through Dec. 7 at the Hollywood Theater in the MGM Grand, while the winter 2008 tour gets underway for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in the resort’s Grand Garden Arena. They will be playing Christmas classics and holiday songs from their new album The Lost Christmas Eve.

Tomorrow’s tease

We’ll have the overnight report of the Comedy Festival kickoff with Ellen DeGeneres, plus a rare, exclusive meeting with the greatest racecar champion of all time, Mario Andretti. We get ready for an up close and personal sit-down with sexy Kim Kardashian, and our magical weekend features superstar singer Usher, boxer Ricky Hatton and the opening of our Opportunity Village winter wonderland.

— From Vegas Deluxe

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