Las Vegas Weekly

June 8, 2010 · 5:28 PM

Photos: Partying with Macy Gray, Gastineau girls, Ronaldinho and Korn

By Robin Leach

Macy Gray performs at Lavo in the Palazzo on June 6, 2010.

Photo: Al Powers

PARTY PATROL

Singer Macy Gray celebrated the June 22 release of her album The Sellout at Lavo in the Palazzo by performing tracks at the nightspot. Macy wowed the crowd in a purple velvet suit and sunglasses after hiding under a hoodie to watch the Lakers-Celtics game. … Reality TV stars Brittny Gastineau and her mother Lisa Gastineau hosted a party at Lavo to celebrate their new jewelry line Tres Glam after dinner at Lavo. … Australian R&B singer Daniel Merriweather performed his songs “Red” and “Change” for a crowd that included Warren Sapp at Lavo …. Over at Tao in The Venetian, Brittny, Lisa, Giuliana and Bill Rancic and 90210 star Jessica Lowndes were overheard singing “Ring of Fire” during their meal. After dinner, they watched Tao launch Stephen Webster’s autumn and winter 2010 collections, while actor Lukas Haas enjoyed a dance floor cigar. Late-night TV host Craig Ferguson checked out Tao after visiting Tao Beach earlier in the day. … Playboy Playmate Jayde Nicole, Brody Jenner’s ex-girlfriend, was at Vanity in the Hard Rock Hotel celebrating a friend's birthday with 30 girlfriends and had a pink flower cake and personalized bottle of Cristal brought out for the birthday girl. Over by the DJ booth, NFL free agent Willie McGinest enjoyed a magnum of Grey Goose with friends. 30 Rock funnyman Tracy Morgan posed for photos with fans in The Joint after his show before returning to the HRH Tower.

STAR SURVEILLANCE

Members of Korn celebrated James “Munky” Shaffer’s birthday at Rare 120 in the Hard Rock Hotel. Our spywitness reported: “The restaurant presented him with a guitar-shaped cake, which he immediately started to play. In true Korn form, Munky then proceeded to destroy the cake neck and shoved a fistful into his mouth. Over at Vanity, DJ Eric DLux played Korn’s “Freak on a Leash” for Munky at 3 a.m. to continue his birthday celebration into dawn. … Brazilian soccer players Ronaldinho and Nelson de Jesus Silva partied at The Bank in the Bellagio with seven friends, and fans flocked to their table. Ronaldinho and Dida stayed at The Bank until the early hours singing and dancing along with the crowd. The two ended their night toasting to the crowd. Also at The Bank, Simon Rex, aka Dirt Nasty, performed his take on House of Pain’s “Jump Around” and “1980.” Ronaldinho and Dida gave Simon a round of high-fives. … Tennis legend Boris Becker dined at Fix in Bellagio. … Joel Madden of Good Charlotte watched Viva Elvis at Aria and afterward partied at Gold Lounge, where he even invited fans over to his VIP table. … Far East Movement performed their club anthems and their newest single produced by Lil John at Haze in Aria. Also at Haze, Jerome Thomas of West Bromwich Albion and Gael Givet of Blackburn Rovers. The next day, the soccer stars lounged on daybeds at Aria’s Liquid Pool Lounge. … Golfer Rocco Mediate dined at Yellowtail in Bellagio. … Members of Avenged Sevenfold dined in a group of six at N9NE Steakhouse in the Palms.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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