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Robin Leach: Luxe Life
What's your story? If you are a celebrity in Vegas, Robin Leach wants to know.
01.31.11 · 10:03 PM
Photos: Priscilla talks Viva Elvis changes; Lisa Marie her new album
Nevada Ballet Theatre Woman of the Year Priscilla Presley promises that more changes are coming to Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis at Aria at MGM’s CityCenter. Over the weekend when she was honored in NBT’s annual tribute, she saw the spectacular yet again. Priscilla went with daughter Lisa Marie and son-in-law Michael, son Navarone Garibaldi, her mother Ann and her granddaughter Riley Keough, plus several Santa Barbara, Calif., friends, including my pal Tom Rollerson from The Dream Foundation, which Priscilla ... Read more...
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Facebook01.31.11 · 5:36 PM
Strip Scribbles: Brangelina, Jackie Chan celebrate CNY at Tussauds
Madame Tussauds is celebrating Chinese New Year by adding a life-size replica of action hero Jackie Chan. Officials also are celebrating the Year of the Rabbit, which officially begins Thursday, by dressing superstars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in traditional Chinese outfits. They will be on display at The Venetian through Feb. 22, while other casino resorts on The Strip, including the Palazzo, the Bellagio, the Wynn and Aria, also are celebrating with festive and decorative displays. *Hair guru to ... Read more...
01.31.11 · 4:27 PM
Holly Madison, amid ratings spike, jets off to Mexico with boyfriend
Holly Madison’s second episode of Holly’s World last night attracted more viewers that the premiere on E! Entertainment. Maybe it had a little to do with her onscreen confrontation with former love Hugh Hefner at The Playboy Mansion? Holly was not too kind in her initial reaction to his surprise Christmas engagement to Crystal Harris, so she went to L.A. so that he could hear her own words — and with her reality TV show cameras trailing her. Holly told ... Read more...
01.31.11 · 2:38 PM
Photos: Tonight’s Bachelor in Las Vegas full of tragedy, drama
Real-life heartbreak haunts tonight’s episode of ABC’s The Bachelor when handsome hunk but relationship shy Brad Womack brings the gorgeous girls vying for his affection to Las Vegas. MGM’s CityCenter and Las Vegas Motor Speedway are front and center throughout the episode, with plenty of spotlight on Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis at Aria and the luxury shops at Crystals. But it’s the story of a tragedy that we’ve unearthed that will be the talk of the highly charged Episode ... Read more...
01.31.11 · 12:35 PM
Exclusive: Vince Neil talks about Priscilla Presley, jail and the IRS
When rocker Vince Neil showed up to support Priscilla Presley at Nevada Ballet Theatre’s tribute to her as Woman of the Year on Saturday night, nobody really knew of their friendship. I sat with my friend Vince and his news gal pal Alicia Jacobs at the 27th Annual Black & White Ball at Aria, so it was natural that we’d talk about several things: how he became a houseguest in Priscilla’s home; how he feels about the upcoming 15-day DUI ... Read more...
01.30.11 · 11:36 AM
Photos: Four generations celebrate Priscilla Presley as Woman of the Year
When Priscilla Presley received accolades and applause during last night’s Woman of the Year gala, four generations of the family attended. Obviously Priscilla, the radiant queen herself, but also her mom, Ann Boyer; her children, son Navarone Garibaldi and daughter Lisa Marie, with husband Michael; and Priscilla’s granddaughter Riley Keough. As glittering and glamorous as every Nevada Ballet Theatre Black and White Ball is each year, there were additional magic and miracles at the 27th annual celebration at MGM CityCenter’s ... Read more...
01.29.11 · 1:46 PM
Photos: A wild — and messy — night with Ozzy Osbourne, Slash and foam
Editor’s note: The photo gallery coding for VegasDeLuxe.com is being fixed right now, but you can see the Ozzy Osbourne and Slash photo gallery in full in the LasVegasSun.com version of this story. Warning! If you are in the first few rows of the Ozzy Osbourne concert tour with Slash, take a brolly and mac (cockney English for umbrella and raincoat). Legendary rocker Ozzy is no quiet, retiring and genteel member of the British landed gentry. At 63, he’s still ... Read more...
01.29.11 · 11:57 AM
Priscilla Presley is named NBT’s Woman of the Year tonight at Aria
It’s one of the top annual events on the Las Vegas social calendar, where tonight the stars shine as bright as the dazzling jewelry they wear — or check out at Cartier in advance. Tonight’s Nevada Ballet Theatre Black & White Ball at MGM’s CityCenter will be a glorious, glittering and glamorous gala. Legendary beauty Priscilla Presley will be honored as Woman of the Year, and cast members of Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis at Aria will be her escorts. ... Read more...
01.28.11 · 4:07 PM
Strip Scribbles: Ghost Adventures focuses on Madame Tussauds
In the six years that Las Vegas ghost hunter Zak Bagans has hosted and produced his Travel Channel series, he’s focused on paranormal episodes throughout the Southwest, including Nevada. Now he gets really close to home next week with an all-Las Vegas episode for Ghost Adventures that investigates Madame Tussauds right on The Strip. Zak tells me: “Apparently employees and security have been experiencing tons of unexplained stuff, including seeing full-bodied apparitions. Remember: This is the old location where the ... Read more...
01.28.11 · 11:14 AM
Photos: Carmen Electra names winner of $10,000 go-go contest at Tao
Pint-sized powerhouse Carmen Electra wowed fans at last night’s 5th Annual Tao-a-Go-Go contest at The Venetian. Contributing photographer Scott Harrison was on red carpet duty with videographer Richard Corey, who posted his video on YouTube, while David Becker of WireImage captured shots inside the nightspot. The sexy actress and Playboy cover girl and centerfold handed over $10,000 to the winner of the sexiest go-go-dancer contest after the field of 40 contestants was narrowed down to four finalists. Carmen watched from ... Read more...
01.28.11 · 9:19 AM
Celebrity forecast: Priscilla Presley, Ozzy Osbourne, Wyclef and more
When Priscilla Presley shows up at the Nevada Ballet Theatre red carpet tomorrow night with daughter Lisa Marie, the city’s annual glamorous Black and White Ball officially gets underway. (Please see our story on Priscilla and the gala being posted here a little later today.) It all starts with an amazing big-donors party at Cartier at Crystals at MGM CityCenter before the gala at Aria. The spotlight will fall on a large number of VIPs and celebrities, but the weekend ... Read more...
01.27.11 · 5:17 PM
Strip Scribbles: Food Network series set in L.V. to feature Nathan Burton?
It’s a new, top-secret The Food Network reality TV show elimination project to be shot here in Las Vegas, and all I can confirm is that it will take place set against the fountains of Caesars Palace. I know Flamingo headliner Nathan Burton is attached to the show, but he’s forbidden to talk about it and won’t confirm that he’s shooting the program. However, a Caesars Palace spokesman confirmed that filming starts next month. I’ve also learned that Nathan will ... Read more...
01.27.11 · 4:02 PM
Hubert Keller’s Fleur: liquid nitrogen cocktails and a $5,000 burger
Earlier this week, I reeled over the $1,100 price tag for a shot of Glenfiddich scotch. I’ve grown accustomed to $100 margaritas and even $25,000 magnums of the bubbly stuff. But now I’m really back into the land of the Rich and Famous with an extravagant burger that rivals anything else in the world. Celebrity Top Chef Hubert Keller has concocted a $5,000 burger at his new restaurant Fleur in Mandalay Bay. He’s sure hit the gastronomic jackpot with this ... Read more...
01.27.11 · 3:02 PM
Photos: Bobby Slayton’s opening night draws comedians, Sunset Thomas
He’s nicknamed “The Pitbull of Comedy” for good reason. Bobby Slayton is relentless, energetic, fearless and ferocious in his new act that begins tonight at Hooter casino, where he will be the headliner through April 2. His show is described as “not for the faint of heart,” and Bobby ensures that he offends everybody with his shock jock sarcasm and filthy four-letter words. Nobody is left unscathed. At his gala opening Tuesday, veteran comedians and even a porn princess turned ... Read more...
01.27.11 · 1:58 PM
Photos: Jason Statham’s news, Holly Madison’s debut at The Mechanic
Without doubt, handsome hunk and movie actor Jason Statham is the coolest of calculating criminals onscreen. His new movie The Mechanic wowed fans at last night’s Las Vegas premiere, and they turned out in full force. Jason walked a long red carpet with fans packed three deep on both sides and then won applause for his own stunts — and heated bedroom scenes in the buff — for the remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson flick. It was a night ... Read more...
01.26.11 · 9:53 PM
Photos: Weezer, Imagine Dragons, Buckcherry and more at The Joint
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor It was a jam-packed weekend of music at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel. Weezer performed two full albums, 1994’s Blue Album and 1996’s Pinkerton, to a sold-out crowd, and hometown favorites Imagine Dragons served as the opening act. Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor Spencer Patterson gave the “cool show” four out of five stars, and wrote, “Quite simply, the live Pinkerton rocked.” The next evening, the heavily tattooed Buckcherry, with lead singer ... Read more...
01.26.11 · 6:14 PM
Strip Scribbles: $38,000 for a bottle of scotch? $1,100 a shot?
The only bottle of 50-year-old Glenfiddich scotch in Nevada has just gone on display at Casa Fuente in The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. In fact, there are only six of them in the United States, and one recently sold for $38,000 at auction. A shot of the stuff is $1,100. The cigar store has just launched its own Spirits Society, and Glenfiddich global ambassador Mitch Bechard flew from Scotland to present the rare bottle. Members who joined the Spirits ... Read more...
01.26.11 · 12:26 PM
Jason Statham is 2011’s Charles Bronson in The Mechanic
One of the all-time action-thriller movies is The Mechanic, and it put Charles Bronson on the map as a mega star in 1972 when he starred in the assassin’s role alongside Jan-Michael Vincent, Keenan Wynn and a newcomer named Jill Ireland, who would become Charles’ wife. Tonight, the film comes full circle with the Las Vegas premiere of The Mechanic remake, and who better than big screen hero and hunk Jason Statham to resurrect it with more excitement, danger and ... Read more...
01.26.11 · 1:26 AM
Exclusive: New career for Holly Madison — TV correspondent for Extra
Blond beauty Holly Madison has joined the media mob that spends its time tracking stars just like her! VegasDeLuxe.com has learned exclusively that the reality TV star has signed a deal to be a full-time correspondent for the national syndicated entertainment news program Extra. When the Peepshow headliner at Planet Hollywood arrives at tonight’s red carpet premiere for The Mechanic, which has taken over her Chi Theater for the night, she’ll actually be on the media side of the red ... Read more...
01.25.11 · 4:06 PM
Strip Scribbles: Bachelor Brad Womack, ladies shop at CityCenter
One lucky lady vying for The Bachelor Brad Womack’s heart on Season 15 of the ABC reality TV series received a one-on-one date with the hunk on a visit to MGM’s CityCenter. There also will be a two-on-one date and a group date in the fifth episode filmed in secrecy at Aria and Crystals that airs Monday. The dinner was on Crystals’ rooftop complete with a private Fireworks by Grucci presentation. That has to lead to other sparks, right? While ... Read more...
01.25.11 · 2:28 PM
Photos: More than 20 star chefs announce fifth annual Vegas Uncork’d
More than 20 top Las Vegas star chefs met this morning to unveil the first-of-its-kind culinary masterpiece to celebrate the announcement of the fifth annual Bon Appetit Vegas Uncork’d epicurean extravaganza set for May 5-8. Our thanks to Denise Truscello of WireImage and Darrin Bush of Las Vegas News Bureau for the photo coverage. This year’s partner resorts include the Bellagio, Caesars Palace, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Steve Wynn’s Encore and Wynn. In addition to the first details of ... Read more...
01.25.11 · 12:28 PM
Photos: Rita Rudner celebrates at I Heart Burgers and The Venetian
Comedienne Rita Rudner has to be the funniest female entertainer on Earth, and I can’t imagine the humor that goes on in her home with British-born husband Martin Bergman and their 8-year-old daughter Molly. What goes on in Rita’s head? Do men really suffer from fridge blindness? She finds jokes, gags, hilarity and comedy at every turn, and last night, her brilliant 70-minute standup of humor had her audience in hysterics. Sometimes a chuckle, other times outright guffaws, and definitely ... Read more...
01.25.11 · 10:34 AM
Photos: Centerfold Claire Sinclair says romance with Hef’s son is over
Playboy centerfold and Playmate of the Year contender Claire Sinclair confirmed Sunday night that her near 6-month romance with Hugh Hefner’s 21-year-old son Marston has ended. “On the rocks,” she told me. The love match had begun before I interviewed her in late September for her October debut in Crazy Horse Paris at MGM Grand. At 19, she became the Miss October Playmate of the Month and was the youngest ever featured Crazy Horse Paris starlet, following in the footsteps ... Read more...
01.24.11 · 4:26 PM
Frank Lieberman was a legend and a gentleman in our business
Las Vegas lost one of the great guys over the weekend when former Siegfried & Roy publicist Frank Lieberman died. He’d been a good friend of mine for more than 35 years when I worked with him on Tony Danza stories for the Star and segments for my television shows. Frank was a legend and a gentleman in our business. Our condolences go to his lovely wife Karen and their son Adam. Rest in peace, good friend. Words can never ... Read more...
01.24.11 · 3:57 PM
Strip Scribbles: Celine Dion’s show adds Lanvin, cellist from Bulgaria
Superstar singer Celine Dion has chosen stylist designers from the House of Lanvin for the wardrobe of her new Caesars Palace show premiering March 15. Couturiers Annie Horth and Albert Elbaz of Lanvin will be at Celine’s homes in Florida and here in Las Vegas for the special, all-original designs. Celine, who is featured this week on the cover of France-Dimanche magazine in Paris with her newborn twins, also has signed on a unique cellist to play in the small ... Read more...
01.24.11 · 2:58 PM
Photos: Holly Madison addresses Hef, weight loss and Jayde Nicole
Emotional fireworks exploded on last night’s Season 2 premiere of Holly Madison’s E! Entertainment reality TV show Holly’s World. The platinum blond bombshell was shell shocked from all sides as she tackled Peepshow producer demands that she lose weight, former love Hugh Hefner announcing his engagement to Crystal Harris and Playmate Jayde Nicole’s bizarre takeover attempt as her Las Vegas rival. Moments after I sat with her for the premiere screening last night at Extra Lounge at Planet Hollywood, Holly ... Read more...
01.24.11 · 10:06 AM
Terry Fator entertains Fort Hood troops ahead of their deployment
The Mirage headliner Terry Fator flew his own special mission for the troops over the weekend and ended up with what he described as “one of the greatest experiences of my career.” Terry, wife Taylor Makakoa and his collection of ventriloquist dolls departed for Fort Hood, Texas, the largest U.S. military installation in the world. Tragically, it’s where a mass shooting took place Nov. 5, killing 13 and wounding 29. Many troops there are set to deploy to Afghanistan this ... Read more...
01.24.11 · 9:34 AM
Cirque expands Michael Jackson tour dates — more Las Vegas shows?
Rehearsals are underway for the Oct. 2 world premiere in Montreal of the Michael Jackson show Immortal from Cirque du Soleil. The first U.S. performance is in Detroit on Oct. 15. The theatrical company has now hit the 30-city mark for the tour, with dates extended to July 6, 2012, and more cities and venues being added — and to the worldwide tour that will follow. Interestingly, the Las Vegas dates — Dec. 3-11 at Mandalay Bay Events Center twice ... Read more...
01.23.11 · 3:55 PM
Miss America’s whirlwind first week ahead of 18th birthday at Super Bowl
It was one week ago that 17-year-old Teresa Scanlan of Gering, Neb., was crowned the 2011 Miss America at Planet Hollywood, and what a jam-packed whirlwind she’s already experienced. At least as she takes a breather today, she can look forward to celebrating her 18th birthday while attending Super Bowl weekend in Dallas as the host of the annual fundraiser Taste of the NFL featuring big name chefs, many from and with Las Vegas connections. VegasDeLuxe.com will be in Dallas ... Read more...
01.23.11 · 10:33 AM
Photos: Naya Rivera celebrates belated 24th birthday at The Bank
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Glee star Naya Rivera, who portrays cheerleader and Glee Club member Santana Lopez on the hit and award-winning Fox series, celebrated her belated 24th birthday at The Bank at the Bellagio last night with cast mates Cory Monteith, Kevin McHale, Harry Shum, Jenna Ushkowitz, Heather Morris, Amber Riley and Chord Overstreet. The group reportedly dined at Chef Akira Back’s Yellowtail before partying at The Bank, where Naya, whose actual birthday is Jan. 12, was ... Read more...
01.22.11 · 2:58 PM
TKR: Priscilla Presley on Elvis’ legacy, tribute artists and all those books
Senior Editor John Katsilometes spoke with Priscilla Presley ahead of her Woman of the Year Award dinner and fundraiser by Nevada Ballet Theater next Saturday at Aria. In the fascinating Q&A, Presley speaks about Elvis, Viva Elvis, Elvis tribute artists and the importance of supporting the arts. Priscilla Presley is calling from her home in Beverly Hills, and something loud and unwelcome is happening outside her windows. “I’m sorry if I seem distracted during this, but if I pause, it’s ... Read more...
01.21.11 · 1:04 PM
Strip Scribbles: Donny Osmond predicts the end of American Idol
Nice guy Donny Osmond didn’t pull any punches, as he predicted the end of American Idol this year moments after the Season 10 premiere was over. Hours later, it appeared that he was vindicated when the ratings with new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler had dropped drastically. Over two consecutive nights, it was a tumbling trajectory. Last night, there was a 12 percent drop on top of the 16 percent loss Wednesday. Second-night Nielsen ratings had 22 million viewers ... Read more...
01.21.11 · 10:06 AM
Celebrity forecast: Kings of comedy and a Glee-ful birthday
It’s a weekend of true LOL comedy on the Las Vegas Strip, but despite some of the biggest names in the business of funny, their jokes and standup routines might be overshadowed by Naya Rivera. Jay Leno, Drew Carey, David Spade and Gilbert Gottfried have been around for years, while Naya is a newcomer. Who is she, you ask? Naya is popular Cheerios cheerleader Santana on the hit and award-winning Fox series Glee, and the news that she’s bringing a ... Read more...
01.21.11 · 12:46 AM
Historic P.J. Clarke’s a modern-day watering hole for rich, famous
It’s held in high esteem and regarded as one of New York City’s most famous watering holes. For more than 125 years, P.J. Clarke’s has played host to politicians, journalists, businessmen, Wall Street mega-mogul brokers, sports and Hollywood celebrities and — they won’t admit it — mobsters. If only the walls of the venerable building still standing at 3rd and 55th could talk, the tales would be tall. Developers even had to build a 45-story skyscraper around and behind it ... Read more...
01.20.11 · 4:27 PM
Photos: Michael Dezer is bringing Hot Rod City museum to Las Vegas
For nearly 40 years, renowned New York and Miami real estate developer Michael Dezer has collected cars — hundreds of them. So many vehicles on wheels and auto memorabilia that he’s built it into one of the world’s largest auto collections, and, incredibly, he’s still buying and expanding the amazing museum. He’s moving part of it in a third expansion to right here in Las Vegas. Michael has simply run out of room at his two Miami storage and display ... Read more...
01.20.11 · 2:06 PM
Strip Scribbles: Michael Jordan golf tourney comes to town for first time
Superstars from the entertainment and sports worlds will collide at Michael Jordan’s 10th annual celebrity invitational golf tournament to be played over four days in Las Vegas for the first time starting March 31. It coincides with the Academy of Country Music Awards, so expect a real cavalcade of headline names. The tournament will be played at the prestigious private golf course Shadow Creek, which is being opened to the public for the first time. The course, built by Steve ... Read more...
01.20.11 · 12:09 PM
2011 ACM Awards to include first Fan Jam party at Mandalay Bay
For the first time during the Academy of Country Music Awards weekend here in April, fans will be treated to an all-star jam that will run before, during and after the telecast so that they’re not frozen out of country music’s biggest party. The April 2-4 weekend is highlighted by two TV specials from MGM Grand Garden Arena and the Fan Jam at Mandalay Bay hosted by Sugarland. The first CBS special on April 3 is the 46th Annual ACM ... Read more...
01.20.11 · 9:12 AM
Jenna Haze takes charge in the fight against adult industry piracy
Adult entertainer and producer Jenna Haze is angry that the adult film industry isn’t fighting back against pirates who steal content to show it for free because it will eventually put it out of business. She plans a one-woman fight if necessary to protect their rights and is ready to lead the charge by herself. The subject of piracy dominated the Adult Entertainment Expo and AVN Awards here this month, and in previous VegasDeLuxe.com coverage, it’s been a hotly debated ... Read more...
01.19.11 · 10:05 PM
Q&A: Chef Alex Stratta talks Alex’s closing, his and fine dining’s future
It was a sad moment even though the champagne poured like a running tap, and it signaled a sea change in the public’s attitude toward haute cuisine and the finer things of life’s taste treats. Star chef Alex Stratta has long reigned as one of our all-American culinary geniuses, ranking up there with the French kings of the kitchen. Hotel mogul Steve Wynn brought him to Las Vegas to open at The Mirage after I’d filmed Alex many times in ... Read more...
01.19.11 · 5:04 PM
Viva Elvis receives a subtle but instrumental makeover
It’s almost a classic chicken and egg story. Which came first? Originally, it was the old Elvis Presley recordings that stayed out of the spotlight in Cirque du Soleil’s Viva Elvis at MGM CityCenter’s Aria. They were raw — and to be honest — ancient in terms of our digital age. As the show continued to change, tweak and polish itself to perfection, the masters of music went to work, and now it’s their new soundtrack that drives the spectacular. ... Read more...
01.19.11 · 2:06 PM
Strip Scribbles: Andre Agassi to be inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame
Congratulations to hometown tennis hero Andre Agassi, who will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame this July in Newport, R.I. The announcement takes place here at Andre Agassi Preparatory Academy tomorrow. Andre retired in September 2006 after playing his final U.S. Open in Forest Hills, N.Y. An eight-time Grand Slam champion, Andre joins his wife Stefanie Graf, who was inducted in 2004 after winning 22 Grand Slam championship titles in her illustrious career. Meantime, Andre and Steffi ... Read more...
01.19.11 · 12:24 PM
Cher makes music history with her latest No. 1 song
Superstar Cher has just a few remaining concerts before her final Feb. 5 show at Caesars Palace that ends her three-year contract, but she’s sure going out on top and in high-flying style. In fact, she’s made history and going into the record books. Billboard reports that her new single “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” from Burlesque has rocketed to No. 1 on the Dance & Club Play Songs chart. That means Cher becomes the only star to ... Read more...
01.18.11 · 11:57 PM
Adult star Jessica Drake chats about piracy, safety and her new double
Blond bombshell Jessica Drake was the hit of the recent Adult Entertainment Expo/Adult Video News at Sands Expo Center at The Venetian because she had everybody seeing double. That’s because Jessica traveled to Las Vegas with a look-alike life-sized doll that she’s promoting as the newest addition of her adult products. It’s not a Madame Tussauds $300,000 wax figure, but it’s just as realistic. I fact, when you consider the private parts, it’s even more true to life. Jessica and ... Read more...
01.18.11 · 4:01 PM
Strip Scribbles: Annie Duke launches professional poker league
Poker princess Annie Duke was named commissioner of the new Pro Poker League, which will have an initial schedule of four marquee tournaments and one championship event at the Palms. Annie said: “A unified league is something we have been talking about in the industry for years, and I’m really looking forward to bringing this vision to life.” PPL features the world’s Top 200 players, and the events will be rake free for poker pros with generous prize pool overlays. ... Read more...
01.18.11 · 2:32 PM
Road to U.S. for Miss America’s family started in communist Yugoslavia
New 2011 Miss America Teresa Scanlan’s grandparents escaped the Soviet invasion of the former Yugoslavia by leaving a tiny island in the Adriatic Sea on a raft bound for Italy. They eventually landed in America as political refugees as Croatians, and one of the first TV shows that they watched was the Miss America Pageant. “I can’t believe this is happening to us,” Grandma Scanlan told me right after Teresa was crowned Saturday night at Planet Hollywood. “It happens to ... Read more...
01.18.11 · 11:31 AM
Photos: Styx sails away at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay
Contributing photographer Tom Donoghue needed a change of pace after spending 10 consecutive days and nights with the 2011 Miss America Pageant contestants. So, even though not a night off, he decided to go front row and center for a photo gallery of his pals in the Chicago band Styx at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay for this new VegasDeLuxe.com collection of photos. To mellow out in an assignment that couldn’t be further removed from 53 pageant contestants at ... Read more...
01.17.11 · 3:32 PM
Strip Scribbles: Celine Dion hits the $10 million box office mark
Superstar Celine Dion celebrated manager husband Rene Angelil’s 69th birthday over the weekend, and she wound up with a gift herself. Her new show premiering at Caesars Palace on March 15 has just passed the $10 million mark at The Colosseum box office. I’m told that it’s the fastest $10 million sale in the history of the venue, and Caesars Palace President Gary Selesner says the first set of performances through April 17 will be sold out. I think that ... Read more...
01.17.11 · 1:28 PM
‘Beso and Eve are open for business as usual,’ Eva Longoria says
Hours before she shined as a knockout on the Golden Globes red carpet last night in Beverly Hills, Calif., Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria admitted via Twitter that she was “at the end of her rope.” The beautiful actress has faced uphill New Year’s battles over the pending divorce from San Antonio Spurs hubby Tony Parker and a furor over her Beso restaurant and Eve nightclub here in MGM’s CityCenter filing for bankruptcy over financial fraud allegations against previous operating ... Read more...
01.17.11 · 10:57 AM
2011 Miss America Pageant: Ratings increase 47% for ABC telecast
TV ratings indicate that not only did the 2011 Miss America Pageant on ABC enjoy a whopping 47 percent increase in viewers over last year, but in the battle of the beauty contests, Miss America also decked Donald Trump’s Miss USA Pageant last year by more than 1 million viewers. Both contests took place at Planet Hollywood. The down-to-the-wire decision to select 17-year-old Miss Nebraska Teresa Scanlan, one of the youngest winners in the 90-year history of Miss America, kept ... Read more...
01.16.11 · 11:33 AM
Video exclusive: One-on-one chat with 2011 Miss America Teresa Scanlan
Moments after she was crowned the new 2011 Miss America at Planet Hollywood last night, 17-year-old Teresa Scanlan from the small town of Gering, Neb., sat for an exclusive video interview with VegasDeLuxe.com’s Robin Leach. We have the full conversation even before she appears live tomorrow for her first TV appearances on Fox & Friends with host and 1989 Miss America Gretchen Carlson, and then on The View with Joy Behar, one of this year’s 90th anniversary pageant judges. As ... Read more...
01.15.11 · 6 PM
Live blog: The new 2011 Miss America is one of the youngest at 17
Editor’s note: The 2011 Miss America Pageant is tape delayed on the West Coast and airs at 9 p.m. The 2011 Miss America Pageant is at the Theater for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood tonight, and this year’s 90th anniversary competition is hosted by Chris Harrison of The Bachelor and Brooke Burke of Dancing With the Stars. Fifty-three women, including Miss Nevada Cris Crotz of Mesquite, are competing, while more than 40 Miss Americas are in attendance in this ... Read more...
01.15.11 · 3:26 PM
2011 Miss America photos: Historic Miss America event is ‘unforgettable’
It was a magical moment for the history books: More than 40 Miss Americas flew in from all over the country to take part in this weekend’s 90th anniversary pageant celebrations. But it was reigning Miss America Caressa Cameron of Virginia who stole the show when she sang the Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole hit “Unforgettable” with her father Jerome. Yesterday, the 2011 Miss America Pageant took over Holly Madison’s Peepshow Theater at Planet Hollywood for a media meet-and-greet. ... Read more...
01.15.11 · 1:01 PM
2011 Miss America photos: pricey production, new elimination process
Tonight’s production will be the most expensive Miss America Pageant telecast ever staged! That’s the promise from producer Tony Eaton as he answered media questions yesterday with co-hosts Chris Harrison from The Bachelor and Brooke Burke from Dancing With the Stars. Tony said planning for the show began in August, and he’ll use 12 cameras for tonight’s broadcast from Planet Hollywood’s Theater for the Performing Arts. “We have over 200 people working behind the scenes on the crew, plus juggling ... Read more...
01.15.11 · 11:02 AM
2011 Miss America photos: Shoe parade dazzles thousands on Strip
Thousands of fans, families, tourists and locals jammed the circular driveway of the Paris yesterday afternoon with the relaunch of the long-ago tradition of Miss America’s Show Us Your Shoes Parade. “It was for a first-time venture a total success, far bigger and more enthusiastic than we dared hope for,” Miss America President Art McMaster told me. “Next year, we can and will do bigger, better and more ambitious. “It was always a big favorite attraction in Atlantic City, but ... Read more...
01.14.11 · 3:22 PM
Strip Scribbles: Shameless star Emmy Rossum spills sexy secrets
The sex scenes with actress Emmy Rossum from her new Showtime series Shameless have made her an It Girl at the center of a Hollywood media firestorm. She turns up as the cover girl of February’s Vegas Magazine, and she doesn’t hold back about the naked and steamy action. First she dishes about her no-frills look on the set of Shameless, saying: “We pretty much get no hair and makeup at all. They frizz out my hair a little and ... Read more...
01.14.11 · 1:09 PM
Celebrity forecast: Julio Iglesias, Ray J, Lil Jon, Smokey Robinson, more
It’s a weekend about lovely ladies and love songs from the singers they adore! The music is from today and yesteryear and features everybody from Julio Iglesias to Smokey Robinson and Frankie Avalon and Bobby Rydell. Even Lena Prima pays tribute to her famous late veteran Strip entertainer father Louis Prima with a concert of his hits. The glamour girls of the 90th Anniversary Miss America Pageant have the rebirth of their “Show Us Your Shoes” parade today ahead of ... Read more...
01.14.11 · 11:06 AM
2011 Miss America photos: Nebraska and Oklahoma win third night
Producers of ABC’s live 90th Anniversary Miss America Pageant broadcast tomorrow night are aiming to somehow top last night’s incredible third and final preliminary competition. It was the ultimate tune-up for the fantastic finale of the 53 contestants’ 10-day Las Vegas visit. Plus, Chris Harrison of The Bachelor and Dancing With the Stars beauty Brooke Burke have been hired as co-hosts to ensure extraordinary excitement and record ratings. Congratulations to scholarship winners Miss Nebraska Teresa Scanlan on piano for the ... Read more...
01.14.11 · 8:58 AM
An extraordinary day of events to mark Miss America’s 90th anniversary
To celebrate 90 amazing years, the 2011 Miss America Pageant will be a record-breaking affair today ahead of ABC’s live broadcast tomorrow night from Planet Hollywood’s Theater for the Performing Arts. It is one extraordinary day, from celebrity judges and the 2011 co-host stars to the largest gathering of Miss Americas to executives from the Miss America Organization and ABC to the return of a beloved tradition — the Miss America Parade. It all starts at high noon today at ... Read more...
01.13.11 · 11:46 PM
2011 Miss America photos: Four contestants stand out among field
Covering the Miss America Pageant is a journalist’s dream assignment because when you sit down to have lunch with 53 gorgeous women, you never know what stories you will unearth. And at the Spice Market Buffet at Planet Hollywood, I came across four blockbusters! Miss Vermont Caroline Bright has a well-mapped-out 20-year timeline to be in The White House as president. Miss New York Claire Buffie is the first-ever pageant hopeful to run on a gay rights platform. Miss Delaware ... Read more...
01.13.11 · 10:31 PM
Reigning Miss America Caressa Cameron: ‘It’s about stamina this week’
By Caressa Cameron, 2010 Miss America First of all, I must say that this year’s 53 competitors are the best, brightest and most attractive we have ever had. My class of women was incredible, and I thought there would never be another class of women who are this intelligent, this smart and this talented. It’s not going to happen. And then I met these girls, and not only have they done it again, but also it’s even better than ever. ... Read more...
01.13.11 · 9:24 PM
2011 Miss America photos: Judges say their work an ‘awesome experience’
You could not have chosen a more diverse group of 2011 Miss America Pageant judges if you’d even called Central Casting in Hollywood. This year’s panel is Emmy-Award winning Joy Behar of The View; Marc Cherry, creator and executive producer of Desperate Housewives; Tony Dovolani of Dancing With the Stars; Marilu Henner, actress and author; Mark Wills, country singer; Taryn Rose, shoe designer; and Miss America 1990 Dr. Debbye Turner Bell. The judges met the media to reflect on their ... Read more...
01.13.11 · 5:28 PM
Strip Scribbles: Search continues for The Real Housewives of Las Vegas
Casting agents for the production company signed to deliver a 10-week reality TV series on The Real Housewives of Las Vegas are back here this week and next looking for the right free-wheeling glamor girls. It’s the second go-round to find the right candidates who will spice up the series with over-the-top luxury, provocative personalities and extravagant experiences. The first go-round more than a year ago resulted in the project not getting a go-ahead. But Bravo is determined to find ... Read more...
01.13.11 · 1:03 PM
Photos: Up close and personal with The Great American (Las Vegas) Circus
This is one of the most extraordinary photo collections of circus performers and their animals, and as contributing photographer Tom Donoghue said: “I was allowed so close to the animals, at times my hair stood on end when they grazed my arm as I put the lens in the cages!” The Great American Circus, hailed as featuring some of the best circus performers in the world today, criss-crosses the country to raise funds for Shriners Children’s Hospitals and in each ... Read more...
01.13.11 · 11:26 AM
2011 Miss America photos: Alabama, Rhode Island win on second night
It was a reunion for Miss America winners Katie Stam (2009) and Kirsten Haglund (2008) when they co-hosted the second night of preliminary competition in the 2011 Miss America Pageant with Denver Broncos star Reggie Rivers at Planet Hollywood’s Theater for Performing Arts last night. The winners were Miss Alabama Ashley Davis for the Lifestyle & Fitness swimsuit and Miss Rhode Island Deborah Saint-Vil for singing in the talent portion. Miss America President and CEO Art McMaster joined Children’s Miracle ... Read more...
01.12.11 · 5:28 PM
Strip Scribbles: Rescued Chilean miner’s royal treatment at Viva Elvis
More than 30 miners trapped underground in a Chilean shaft for more than 2 months riveted the world as TV cameras reported every aspect of their rescue. Edison Pena became a global hero with the stories of how he worked out deep below the surface by running and singing Elvis Presley hits, which also kept up the spirits of the miners. Incredibly, 30 days after his amazing rescue, he ran the New York Marathon, but it wasn’t until the past ... Read more...
01.12.11 · 1:13 PM
2011 Miss America photos: A ‘hip’ pageant, and ‘no more white gloves’
Miss America Pageant officials revealed yesterday that they were far from happy with last year’s reality TV series, but admitted that it renewed interest in the aging pageant and helped get it back on national network TV. “We may not have liked that reality show. In fact, I was genuinely concerned for our contestants because you just don’t know about reality programming” said Miss America Chairman Sam Haskell III. “ But it brought us to the dance, and the record ... Read more...
01.12.11 · 9:59 AM
Drew Carey talks Wayne Newton, improv, No H8 Campaign, weight loss
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe Editor Comedian, actor and The Price Is Right host Drew Carey returns to Las Vegas for Drew Carey’s Improv-a-Ganza at the Hollywood Theater at MGM Grand from tomorrow through Sunday (Jan. 13-16), Jan. 20-22 and Feb. 3-6. GSN is filming every performance for a TV series that will air in March. Carey talked with VegasDeLuxe.com over the phone last week ahead of his arrival in Las Vegas. Don Chareunsy: Robin Leach sends his regards and ... Read more...
01.12.11 · 8:15 AM
Photos: Rita Rudner wades in Venetian fountain to ‘christen’ arrival
Comedy star Rita Rudner was welcomed back after an interrupted 12-year absence to her new home as the newest headliner at The Venetian yesterday. It was a grandiose arrival befitting a long-lost queen complete with a red carpet covered with pink rose petals. Rita wore a red Valentino dress and a pink and purple fur coat for the occasion. Rita emerged from her limo to a delightful scene of singing gondoliers, Streetmosphere performers and cheering onlookers. She jumped on a ... Read more...
01.12.11 · 7:09 AM
Mayor to declare Jan. 15, 2011, as ‘Miss America Day’ in Las Vegas
The milestone 90th Anniversary Miss America Pageant receives a very special recognition Friday as 46 previous winners join this year’s 53 contestants to resume a long-ago beloved tradition. Our Merry Mayor of Mirth Oscar Goodman has proclaimed Saturday as “Miss America Day” in Las Vegas. Cathy Tull, vice president of marketing at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, will this Friday read the proclamation, which encourages all “citizens of Las Vegas to welcome the participants and organizers of this ... Read more...
01.11.11 · 11:20 PM
Jesse Jane talks about her double life: sex star and soccer mom
Pint-sized porn powerhouse Jesse Jane says she has two more years of sexual shenanigans before she’s voted into its Hall of Fame, and then she’ll retire. In the meantime, she’s already begun to change gears. “I’ve got eight years into it so far. We have to be in for 10 for the Hall of Fame. Next month, I’m launching my own tequila, so I’m hoping that’s fully up and running, and I’m going to write the tell-all book,” Jesse told ... Read more...
01.11.11 · 7:45 PM
Strip Scribbles: Shania Twain shows at The Colosseum closer to reality?
Turns out there’s a lot more to just rumor I reported last week about the possible run of Shania Twain concerts at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Now I can reliably confirm that there have been serious conversations and negotiations with Shania, her business representatives and AEG, which produces the Caesars Palace shows. I also can reveal that all parties want the deal to be finalized, and if the t’s get crossed and the i’s get dotted, then we will ... Read more...
01.11.11 · 4:26 PM
Cher begins final shows in three-year run at Caesars Palace
If I could turn back time, I’d roll back the calendar to May 2008, when Cher began her run with the glitziest show to ever rock Las Vegas entertainment. Instead, sadly, nobody is able to do that, and the end of her three-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace looms. Cher’s final run of shows starts tonight, and as it draws to its Feb. 5 close, she’ll have performed some 200 shows during those three years — and missed ... Read more...
01.11.11 · 2:29 PM
Photos: Bellagio celebrates Chinese New Year and the Year of the Rabbit
Winter is officially behind us (despite the chilly weather!) because the Chinese New Year celebrations have come alive. That’s the transformation now completed at the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, where the Winter Wonderland has been turned into a serene sanctuary for the new — and free — 24/7 public display. This year is a celebration of the spirit of the Rabbit, and, accordingly, the centerpiece is a 45-foot tall Chinese Junk Boat topped with a 12-foot rabbit to represent ... Read more...
01.11.11 · 11:18 AM
Rita Rudner moves next door to The Venetian from Harrah’s
One-time Broadway ballerina Rita Rudner, who abandoned the art to become a successful comedienne, writer and actress, gets a royal showbiz welcome this morning at her new home. Rita literally moves next door from Harrah’s to The Venetian, where she’ll begin her new residency on Saturday. Since 2001, Rita has appeared almost exclusively on The Strip and has accumulated an extraordinary 1 million ticket sales. Today, though, is all about celebrations of a new contract and a new home. She ... Read more...
01.11.11 · 4:52 AM
2011 Miss America photos: NFL representative states and rehearsals
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor The 53 contestants of the 2011 Miss America Pageant rehearsed yesterday for the big night Saturday at the Theater for the Performing Arts at Planet Hollywood, but there was time for a little brevity among the contestants from states with NFL teams still in the hunt for the Super Bowl. Eight contestants donned their team’s football jerseys and posed with the Super Bowl football. In the AFC, it’s the New England Patriots (Miss Massachusetts ... Read more...
01.10.11 · 5:28 PM
Strip Scribbles: Plan to present Chilean miner with Elvis belt is nixed
Official Elvis Presley impersonator Jesse Garon had hoped to meet rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena tomorrow and present him with his replica Las Vegas Hilton belt, but Cirque du Soleil has turned down Jesse’s request. In an email to Jesse, a rep said: “Appreciate your interest in wanting to meet Mr. Pena, but unfortunately the schedule for his time in Vegas is fully committed.” Edison, who was trapped underground for 69 days, sang Elvis songs during his keep-fit runs through ... Read more...
01.10.11 · 1:15 PM
2011 Miss America photos: Atop the Eiffel Tower at the Paris
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe Editor It’s five days until the 2011 Miss America Pageant at Planet Hollywood hosted by Chris Harrison of The Bachelor and Brooke Burke of Dancing With the Stars, and the 53 contestants vying for the title and tiara received a sky-high view of Las Vegas on Saturday, traveling 460 feet upward to the top of the Eiffel Tower at the Paris. The state beauty queens also were at the Paris on Friday night for a ... Read more...
01.9.11 · 6:06 PM
2011 Miss America photos: Fashion Show catwalk and Buca di Beppo
The 2011 Miss America Pageant contestants’ third day in Las Vegas included events at Fashion Show mall and Buca di Beppo, and contributing photographer Tom Donoghue provided the report for VegasDeLuxe.com. Day 3 is in the books on the road to the pageant next Saturday at Planet Hollywood and airing on ABC. It was all Miss America at Fashion Show as the 53 contestants walked the runway and treated the Las Vegas crowd to the best smiles in America. Then ... Read more...
01.9.11 · 5:43 PM
2011 Miss America photos: IHOP pancake breakfast and Barry Manilow
As they gear up for the 2011 Miss America Pageant next Saturday on ABC, the 53 contestants were armed with forks and spatulas Friday morning. They donned aprons and their state sashes for a pancake-making breakfast in honor of Children’s Miracle Network at Planet Hollywood. It also was a double celebration marking Elvis Presley’s birthday and Miss America’s 90th anniversary. The glamour girls created a pancake birthday cake dressed with peanut butter and bananas and sang “Happy Birthday” to the ... Read more...
01.9.11 · 1:57 PM
Photos: Which of these ladies was crowned 2010 Miss Playboy Club?
A dream came true for one of the 12 monthly winners in the 2010 Miss Playboy Club Model Search that culminated yearlong competitions at The Playboy Club at the Palms. Comedian Pauly Shore, who tapes his new variety cable TV special Vegas Is My Oyster at The Pearl at the Palms tonight, was the judge. The competitors — all of whom appeared on VegasDeLuxe.com last year as they were crowned — were January 2010 Miss Playboy Club Shannon Kelly, February ... Read more...
01.7.11 · 6:38 PM
Strip Scribbles: Kim Kardashian to open Sugar Factory at Paris in March
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian will usher in the new era of delectable dining promised by the partners of the new flagship Sugar Factory entertainment emporium set to open March 4 at the Paris. Our Las Vegas lady ambassador Holly Madison from Peepshow at Planet Hollywood will represent our Strip entertainers. Also flying in from Hollywood will be David Arquette, Mel B and Nicole Scherzinger. The Sugar Factory at Paris includes a restaurant, retail space, the Chocolate Lounge for fondue ... Read more...
01.7.11 · 3:01 PM
Photos: Lady Gaga’s instant camera products a CES smash hit
Hundreds of smartly dressed business people and electronics experts from around the world turned into Little Monsters yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show when superstar Lady Gaga whipped them into a frenzy and launched her new “camera of the future.” Gaga, who is Polaroid’s creative director, joined President Bobby Sugar to proclaim her new Haus of Gaga-designed cell camera and printer “will totally change the rules of the game.” Gaga has created the G10 — small enough to fit into ... Read more...
01.7.11 · 1:02 PM
Photos: AVN’s adult stars to fight piracy before it kills their industry
They may look like blond bombshells and tempting tigresses in their too-short skirts, plunging necklines and thigh-high zippered boots, but out of the public eye and silver screen sex shots, they are all business. Very serious business. In fact, behind the latex leers and seductive smiles, the porn princesses are actually very concerned about being put out of business. As if they didn’t have enough to do battling censors and zealots, now they’re scrapping over the online piracy that was ... Read more...
01.7.11 · 10:26 AM
Photos: Miss America 90th anniversary events begin with official welcome
R&B superstars Boyz II Men nearly stole the show when the 53 Miss America Pageant hopefuls arrived in Las Vegas yesterday and made their first public appearance as a group on the Las Vegas Strip at Planet Hollywood. For many of them, it was their first-ever visit here, and Boyz II Men sang, danced and joked with the contestants, as well as presented each one of them with a red rose. Crowds lining the casino resort’s promenade cheered loudly for ... Read more...
01.7.11 · 8:58 AM
Celebrity forecast: Adult stars, Adam Levine, Santana, Common
It’s the weekend of Elvis Presley’s birthday, the first anniversary of Vanity at the Hard Rock Hotel and the opening of P.J. Clarke’s saloon from Manhattan at Caesars Palace, but the adult stars dominate the weekend and give true meaning to our nickname of Sin City. Here’s the full Royal Robin Rundown: Friday, Jan. 7 *Elvis’ birthday is not forgotten, and to commemorate it, A Celebration of the King’s Life features performances by close friends at The Club at the ... Read more...
01.6.11 · 9:58 PM
Caressa Cameron reflects on her year as Miss America, offers advice
Miss America Caressa Cameron took time out to reflect on her year’s reign as she packed for Las Vegas and today’s arrival of the 53 pageant winners who will vie for her tiara over the next 10 days leading up to the 2011 Miss America Pageant from Planet Hollywood and ABC telecast on Jan. 15. “525, 600 minutes,” she mused, quoting the song from Rent. “525,600 minutes — how do you measure a year? To me, it was all about ... Read more...
01.6.11 · 6:29 PM
Exclusive: Eva Longoria files bankruptcy protection for Beso, Eve
In their last steps of dealing with the fallout stemming from two allegedly fraudulent ex-partners, Eva Longoria’s Beso Restaurant and Eve the Nightclub at MGM CityCenter’s Crystals have filed a controlled and organized Chapter 11 bankruptcy tonight. “It’s a New Year, and we’re making a new start,” the dynamic Desperate Housewives star and philanthropist told friends. “This is a great opportunity to begin anew, and I look forward to an exciting and enterprising 2011.” VegasDeLuxe.com has learned exclusively that Eva ... Read more...
01.6.11 · 3:28 PM
Chef Alex Stratta’s Alex at the Wynn to close its doors Jan. 15
By Sarah Feldberg, Las Vegas Weekly Foodies, get a tissue. Alex Stratta’s beacon of French cuisine at Wynn Las Vegas is closing. The nearly 6-year-old Alex restaurant will close its doors after service Jan. 15, giving diners just seven days (Alex is open Wednesdays through Saturdays) to stop by and pay homage to the Michelin two-star restaurant. “I’m really bummed out,” Stratta said this afternoon. “It was a good run. I guess it was just time.” The lavish restaurant has ... Read more...
01.6.11 · 2:10 PM
The Light Group surprises Las Vegas with Flo Rida and Will.I.Am
By Mark Adams, Las Vegas Weekly Attention all clubgoers: I assure you, your hands will be “In the Ayer” after reading this last-minute Hot Spots highlight. Surprise! This morning, nightlife management company The Light Group revealed a pair of unannounced appearances at two of its venues tonight. Demonstrating the skills that brought him to the Electric Daisy Carnival in Southern California this past June, Black Eyed Peas member Will.i.am will spin a special set tonight at The Bank in the ... Read more...
01.6.11 · 12:59 PM
Strip Scribbles: New gold ATM is unveiled at the Golden Nugget
The Golden Nugget downtown has become the first Las Vegas casino with the Gold to Go ATM that delivers real gold bars and gold coins in exchange for cash. The first one in the world was installed in Abu Dhabi and the first in North America in Boca Raton, Fla. Yesterday, the Golden Nugget became the second venue in the U.S. to offer the unique teller machine, and contributing photographer Erik Kabik was on duty for its debut. The Gold ... Read more...
01.6.11 · 9:01 AM
Photos: Santana returns to Hard Rock Hotel to begin final concert run
Award-winning guitar legend Carlos Santana began to wind down his final two sets of residency shows when he returned to The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel last night. As VegasDeLuxe.com reported yesterday, this marks the “beginning of the end” for his band and its two-year residency of Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through The Hits. Carlos now has just 14 shows remaining under the terms of his 2011 contract expiration date. He’ll play again this weekend (Jan. 7-9) and again ... Read more...
01.5.11 · 4:30 PM
Porn princesses turn out in XXX force for annual flesh and fantasy festival
They sizzle in their stilettos, heighten their hemlines, cling to their cleavage and burst from their bust lines. In eye-popping, no-mystery mini-skirts, lurid latex, sensual stockings and higher-than-thighs glittery garter belts, it’s the annual sensual, sensory overload of the adult video world and its performing, posing parading porn princesses of pulchritude! The fun and frenzied festival of flesh and fantasy — officially known as the Adult Entertainment Expo and the AVN Annual Awards — offering edgy and erotic entertainment returns ... Read more...
01.5.11 · 2:20 PM
Strip Scribbles: Former Rao’s Chef Carla Pellegrino’s next restaurant is …
Since Chef Carla Pellegrino left Rao’s at Caesars Palace, there’s been a frenzied guessing game about where she’d wind up. Carla and husband Frank Pellegrino Jr., the son of the original Rao’s founder from New York, split up last fall. He stayed at the Las Vegas outpost of the family business, while Carla departed. Food writers here speculated that she was leaving town, as she kept a tight lid on her future. Nobody said she’d be staying here to launch ... Read more...
01.5.11 · 11:58 AM
Santana begins final shows of two-year Hard Rock Hotel residency
It’s difficult to believe that guitar giant Carlos Santana starts the last of his final 24 shows of his two-year residency at the Hard Rock Hotel tonight. Where did the time go? True to form, though, he’s going out in style in the classiest of ways. All headline music superstars should learn from him, take a page from his instruction manual of dealing with fame and follow his lead with the mantra of community goodwill. He and his crew have ... Read more...
01.5.11 · 10:01 AM
Celebrity recap: $100,000 for a big bottle of bubbly at XS?
Wrapping up our 2010 NYE notes here at VegasDeLuxe.com: The biggest star of New Year’s, as far as I am concerned, was the 30L Armand De Brignac “Midas” champagne bottle at XS at the Encore, which was purchased anonymously by a high roller for $100,000! It was offered on New Year’s Eve, but it wasn’t sold until the next night when UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez hosted his UFC 125 after-party, where fighters Gilbert Melendez, Urijah Faber, Jake Shields and ... Read more...
01.4.11 · 5:02 PM
Lady Gaga’s Polaroid Grey Label among CES’ most-anticipated gadgets
Pop phenomenon Lady Gaga will keep a yearlong promise when she arrives on The Strip to shake up the 44th Annual International Consumer Electronics Show that begins Thursday for four days. It’s the globe’s greatest gathering of gee-whiz electronics to take consumers into the future. Amid the geeks, gadgets and gizmos, Gaga will unveil her secret Polaroid Grey Label techno project. She’s the company’s creative director, and one year ago here at CES, she tantalized attendees with a vow to ... Read more...
01.4.11 · 2:28 PM
Strip Scribbles: A run at Caesars Palace for newlywed Shania Twain?
First, before I address the rumor, congratulations to Shania Twain on her sunset oceanside New Year’s Day wedding to Nestle executive Frederic Thiebaud, the ex-husband of the woman who stole the singer’s husband from her. Shania’s career and life suffered over the spousal betrayal — a marriage shattered by her best friend! Now to the rumor that surfaced yesterday as a result of the new Oprah Winfrey Network that debuted to more than 1 million viewers over the weekend. Shania ... Read more...
01.4.11 · 11:01 AM
Bitter, bruising battle and legal war settled between Palms, 9 Group
Palms President George Maloof and 9 Group’s former head honcho Michael Morton announced this morning that they have reached an amicable and mutually beneficial settlement of their pending litigation. News reports posted at our colleague LasVegasSun.com of the official court claims show the extent of the war between the former partners. Under the terms of their settlement, George will take over the management of NM Ventures, the entity that owns and operates N9NE Steakhouse, Ghostbar, Rain, Nove Italiano, The Playboy ... Read more...
01.3.11 · 5:29 PM
Strip Scribbles: Las Vegas Chef Adam Sobel goes to Washington
Star Chef Adam Sobel has picked up his knives from Rick Moonen’s RM Seafood at Mandalay Bay and heads this week to open a new farm-to-table project in Washington, D.C. Adam will start his executive chef partner duties there next week for our Las Vegas celebrity Chef Michael Mina at Bourbon Steak at the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown. Adam is revamping the menu to his specialty of Modern American cuisine. “It’s going to be a really busy year,” Adam ... Read more...
01.3.11 · 3:04 PM
Photos: Tiesto in Concert premieres at The Joint
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Tiesto’s Tiesto in Concert debuted at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on New Year’s Day, and the Dutch DJ, producer and musician couldn’t have asked for a better premiere for his much-anticipated yearlong residency. Max Vangeli admirably warmed up the revelers from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on the floor, but the crowd, who had paid more than $100 apiece for the privilege of being at the same party as Tiesto, was ... Read more...
01.3.11 · 2:03 PM
2010 NYE photos: Kim Kardashian debuts song while hosting at Tao
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian celebrated the New Year at Tao at The Venetian and surprised fans with a preview of her new untitled song. Kim arrived on the red carpet in a silver, hand-beaded, asymmetric draped dress custom made by Marc Bouwer and Christian Louboutin heels. Kim’s evening started with dinner at Tao, where she enjoyed Chilean sea bass and other signature dishes. After dinner, she indulged in Tao’s fortune cookie that promised her a future of happiness, love ... Read more...
01.3.11 · 12:38 PM
2010 NYE photos: Marquee grand opening a superstar-studded affair
It was a New Year’s Eve unlike any other the Las Vegas Strip has ever seen, as Marquee Nightclub & Dayclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas celebrated its grand opening over the holiday weekend. DJ Erick Morillo kicked off New Year’s Eve with a set in Marquee’s Main Room and led the countdown to 2011, while Interscope’s Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre got the party started in the VIP Room with DJ Ross One. After private concerts by Jay-Z ... Read more...
01.2.11 · 3:03 PM
2010 NYE photos: Nelly celebrates at Haze and B.o.B. at Jet
Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist Nelly hosted a blowout New Year’s Eve bash at Haze at MGM CityCenter’s Aria and performed “Dilemma,” Here I Am” and “Supermodel” with up-and-coming artist Avery Storm. When not performing, Nelly partied at a VIP table with an entourage of 25 friends. Later in the evening, his girlfriend Ashanti arrived and was spotted sipping champagne, playing with confetti canisters and giving Nelly many New Year’s Eve smooches. She hosted the New Year’s Eve celebration at Crown ... Read more...
01.2.11 · 1:58 PM
2010 NYE photos: Ludacris celebrates at Vanity at the Hard Rock Hotel
Rapper Ludacris rang in the New Year for partygoers at Vanity at the Hard Rock Hotel. He was dressed in an all-black ensemble, including a black ski vest for the chilly Las Vegas weather, and his friends, family and he were seated at a table front and center of the nightclub as fans awaited him to take the microphone. Ludacris entered the DJ booth, where he warmed up the crowd just before midnight. He got on the mic and addressed the ... Read more...
01.2.11 · 11:36 AM
2010 NYE photos: Holly Madison celebrates 2011 with new boyfriend
Peepshow and Holly’s World star Holly Madison started New Year’s Eve with her new boyfriend punk rocker Jack Barakat of All Time Low and her best friend Angel Porrino with an intimate dinner at Lavo at the Palazzo. In our last interview with her about the new budding romance, she told VegasDeLuxe.com that she hoped their schedules would jibe for the start of the New Year — and they did! Holly arrived at the red carpet in a futuristic, gold, ... Read more...
01.1.11 · 5:31 PM
2010 NYE photos: Rihanna is the only girl (in the world) at Pure
Singer Rihanna rang in the New Year by hosting the party at Pure at Caesars Palace last night. After spending the holidays in Barbados with her family, she flew to Las Vegas for the celebration. While in town, she stayed at her suite at the Hard Rock Hotel and hosted a VIP party for the debut of Savile Row at the Luxor on Thursday. Rihanna made her way to the red carpet at Pure last night just after 11 in ... Read more...
01.1.11 · 3:08 PM
2010 NYE photos: Diddy, Fabolous ring in 2011 at LAX
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor Sean “Diddy” Combs knows how to throw a party, and the music mogul, fashion designer and actor did just that last night at LAX at the Luxor to ring in 2011. Before walking the red carpet, Diddy took to his Twitter account (@iamdiddy) and told all of his fans to come party with him at Las Vegas’ hottest and most sophisticated nightclub: LAX. Tweeting “Vegas for New Year’s! Vegas is the new official NYE ... Read more...
01.1.11 · 1:17 PM
2010 NYE photos: Spectacular fireworks light up The Strip skyline
Our thanks to contributing photographer Tom Donoghue for his incredible fireworks photo gallery captured 60 floors high from the penthouse roof of Planet Hollywood’s Towers by Westgate, a perch that gave him unparalleled views from the top to the bottom of the Las Vegas Strip. An estimated 320,000 revelers partied on The Strip and watched the fireworks at midnight. There’s not much more to say about Tom’s fireworks photos, except for one word: Spectacular!!! Robin Leach has been a journalist ... Read more...
01.1.11 · 10:49 AM
2010 NYE photos: Kim Kardashian and Holly Madison outshine the boys
It was a night that knockout beauties Holly Madison and Kim Kardashian stepped into the battle between Jay-Z and Diddy and stole the show! Despite bone-chilling temperatures, there was no freeze on the fun and festivities at midnight on The Strip as Las Vegas ushered in the New Year. Music moguls and rappers did battle against one other, but the gorgeous glamour of our local heroine Holly and Las Vegas regular Kim outshined them. Their shimmering radiance was as bright ... Read more...
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