Las Vegas Weekly

September 19, 2008 · 1:12 PM

Exclusive photos as Janet Jackson, Jermaine Dupree treat tour-mates to early Vegas visit

By Robin Leach

The Janet Jackson crew at LAVO.

Photo: TVT

It was a night on the town for superstar Janet Jackson and her hip-hop boyfriend, record producer Jermaine Dupree. They arrived last night (Thursday) and treated their band, their backup singers and dancers to a relaxing dinner at the new two-story lavish LAVO restaurant nightclub in the Palazzo.

More than 40 of their group took over a private dining room in the back of the Moroccan-Mediterranean themed complex. Jermaine is a good pal and told me that he’s expecting Janet’s brother, Michael, to sneak into the Mandalay Bay Events Center for the concert. Janet is on her new Rock Witchu tour, for the first time in seven years.

Janet and Jermaine marveled at the restaurant’s amazing furnishings and the “share with your friends” menu items. They simply ordered one of everything for their group! Jermaine told me: “The tour is going great. Everybody on stage is together and having a fabulous time -– and the audiences love her and the show. Janet is wonderful. She’s thrilled to be back on tour and it couldn’t be better.” However when I asked, as I had to do, when the two lovemates were going to tie the knot he hugged me, smiled and returned to Janet’s side at the table! (Mums the word!).

Elsewhere in LAVO last night, 82-year-old musical legend Tony Bennett, who is performing this weekend at the Hilton, treated his daughter to dinner!

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