Las Vegas Weekly

March 18, 2009 · 10:52 AM

Strip Scribbles: Whitney Port throws bachelorette party for sister Ashley

By Robin Leach

Whitney Port at Tao.

Photo: Denise Truscello

Reality star Whitney Port will be the maid of honor at her sister Ashley’s upcoming wedding. So MTV’s The City star fulfilled her duties by throwing the perfect bachelorette party here at Tao in The Venetian. Whitney dressed simply but sexy in a white T-shirt, black leather mini-skirt and black and gold Manolo Blahnik stiletto shoes.

Photo: Denise Truscello

Ashley, Jade, Paige and Whitney Port.

Port sisters Jade and Page also were on hand for the party. Whitney treated the entire group of girlfriends to signature menu items at a table under the watchful eye of the Tao Buddha. Afterward, upstairs in the nightclub, the sexy servers surprised Ashley with champagne, sparklers and cupcakes, and the dancing continued into the pre-dawn hours!

The next night, Whitney continued the celebration at sister Lavo restaurant and nightclub where the girls ordered up Veuve Cliquot Grande Dame champagne before dancing on the couches to “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”

Photo: Denise Truscello

Sasha Grey celebrates her birthday with Billy Corgan and cupcakes.

Photo: Denise Truscello

Sasha Grey celebrates her birthday with Billy Corgan and cake.

*Adult film star Sasha Grey celebrated her 21st birthday at Tao. I’m pretty certain that Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, who was at the long table in the center of Tao’s dining room, is her secret boyfriend! Sasha, who is starring in Steven Soderbergh’s Girlfriend Experience, had a masterpiece of a chocolate cake and was so impressed, she took photos of it with her cell phone.

Photo: Denise Truscello

A.J. McLean and Lance Bass.

Photo: Denise Truscello

A.J. McLean and Lance Bass.

Backstreet Boys singer A.J. McLean joined Sasha’s party as they went upstairs to the nightclub. The servers lit up their sparklers to serenade her arrival and poured her drink of choice, a 12-year-old McCallan scotch! Former ’N Sync singer Lance Bass was celebrating his assistant’s birthday nearby, and Brittany Snow, who celebrated her birthday there last weekend, returned -- and they all wound up in Sasha’s group.

Photo: TVT

Nathan Burton and Don Marrandino.

Wonderful whispers & right-on rumors

Singer Marie Osmond will start pre-production of her new syndicated daily TV talk show here June 22. … Congratulations are in order for another Flamingo headliner, magician Nathan Burton, who is about to be signed to an extended contract that keeps him here until at least 2012!

Photo: Tryst

MMA stud Tito Ortiz and Las Vegas-born Jenna Jameson.

Photo: Denise Truscello

Charlie Sheen and wife Brooke Mueller at Yellowtail.

*Double congratulations! I’d be derelict in my duties if we didn’t record the fact that Jenna Jameson and boyfriend Tito Ortiz welcomed twin sons into the world -- and so did actor Charlie Sheen and his wife Brooke Mueller. Charlie, who has been hopping back and forth from our Planet Hollywood recently, has named the boys Max and Bob. They are the first children for the couple who married last May. Charlie has daughters Sam and Lola with ex-wife Denise Richards. Jenna, who grew up here, has been dating MMA hunk Tito since divorcing her second husband in 2006. No names yet from Jenna, but we’ll let you know when we find out!

Photo: Scott Harrison/Retna/www.harrisonphotos.com

Charlie Murphy.

Photo: Angela Stabile

Tempest Storm.

Star surveillance

Our contributing photographer Scott Harrison was on duty when comedian Charlie Murphy performed live at the House of Blues in Mandalay Bay. The name is familiar because Charlie is the older brother of superstar Eddie Murphy. … Veteran burlesque queen Tempest Storm wanted to see how the youngsters of today’s art of striptease shed their clothes, so she turned up at X Burlesque in the Flamingo. … MMA star Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is king of the ring and a party prince. He took a group of friends to Pure in Caesars Palace to celebrate continuing UFC successes and found himself seated near another winner, poker pro David Williams, who was there celebrating a friend’s birthday with Patron shots.

Photo: Pure Management Group

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson at Pure.

Photo: Courtesy

Elvis Presley ice sculpture.

*It’s going to become an overnight top tourist attraction here, and everybody will want a photograph! It took two tons of ice and two days of work by sculptors to carve a 7-foot-tall Elvis Presley ice sculpture. It comes complete with the King of Rock ’n’ Roll’s iconic costume! You’ll find it on display at the unique Minus 5 ice lounge at Mandalay Place between the Luxor and Mandalay Bay. It’s the coolest experience in all of Vegas -- at 31 degrees! Eighteen tons of ice was used to build and decorate the lounge right down to the seats at the bar and the ice glasses that chill the vodka and tequila shots!

Photo: Jet

Dennis Quaid & Co. are all grins at Jet.

*Congratulations to actor Dennis Quaid, who will be presented with the 2009 ShoWest Male Star of the Year Award on the closing night at Bally’s and Paris here April 2. “Dennis Quaid’s impressive accomplishments as an actor and his charismatic onscreen presence have been entertaining audiences for over three decades,” said Mitch Neuhauser, co-chair of the movie convention. His incredible number of movie appearances over the years have won him numerous awards and nominations, yet his newest 3D film Battle for Terra released in May features just his voice! However, he’ll be seen this summer in Paramount Pictures’ actioner G.I Joe: Rise of the Cobra, this fall in the horror flick Pandorum and in January in the dramatic thriller Legion. ShoWest, March 30 through April 2, is the largest annual convention for the motion picture industry, drawing more than 5,000 delegates from 50 nations.

Photo: Scott Doctor/www.greatscottstudios.com

Criss Angel.

Abracadabra!

Magician Criss Angel, who stars in Cirque du Soleil’s Believe at the Luxor, didn’t go far from magic on his night off! He took in Magic’s a Drag with new female impersonator Cashetta, Queen of Magic, and her tricks at the Harmon Theater in Planet Hollywood. Don’t dare ask where the disappearing cards turn up or what she does with a 5-foot balloon! … Monte Carlo master magician headliner Lance Burton has become the newest honorary board member of the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Lance, in supporting the no-kill animal sanctuary, says that one of the main goals of NSPCA is to get people to adopt pets in their care and provide good homes for them.

Photo: Jet

T.I. sang about a half-dozen songs before leaving Jet in time for his court-ordered curfew.

Tonight’s tips

Hip-hop superstar T.I. is in concert with Jazmine Sullivan and DJ Skribble at Thomas & Mack Center. … Looks as if St. Paddy’s Day celebrations aren’t over: Young Dubliners with Reckless in Vegas perform at Carey Hart’s Wasted Space in the Hard Rock Hotel. … It’s the grand opening of the new Rhumbar lounge at The Mirage, and Kid Cudi debuts the opening of Rok Vegas Show Wednesday. … At The Beatles Revolution ultra lounge in The Mirage, the largest group of revelers wins a three-day stay for 12 people in a California beach house! ...  Due to last-minute visa issues, the Michael Schenker Group, scheduled to perform tonight at the House of Blues, has had to cancel its opening night of its U.S. tour. It remains uncertain if the restriction will be lifted for the concert to be rescheduled at a later date. Refunds are available at point of purchase.

Tomorrow’s teases

At 90,000 square feet and with 15 bedrooms, 30 bathrooms, underground parking for 30 cars, an indoor skating rink and two-lane bowling alley, it’s one of the largest houses in America -- twice the size of the White House! And it’s the Cinderella dream come true of an on-and-off Vegas high-society queen. (I think I’ll write this story in my old Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous voice!) Plus, photo features with Tony Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, Big Boi and Penn & Teller.

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