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Conversation starters: From Paris Hilton to a Catholic priest’s gambling addiction

Las Vegas Weekly Staff

Wed, Jan 4, 2012 (4:01 p.m.)

Bible

The company you keep

Father Kevin McAuliffe, a Las Vegas-based Catholic priest who reportedly stole $650,000 from the Church, is now asking a judge for leniency, saying he stole the money because of his gambling addiction. We’re not crazy about advice after the fact, but shouldn’t McAuliffe have chosen, oh, any parish but this one?

Brandi Glanville
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Real publicity stunt

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville got married to Darin Harvey last weekend, but meant the whole thing as a joke—the marriage will soon be annulled. She then began tweeting that she never dreamed it would cause such an uproar from her fans. Brandi, c’mon—you knew exactly what you were doing. You’re a minor celebrity just looking to get a bit of extra ink. Admit it!

Paris Hilton
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Paris in Vegas

So, it appears as if the rift between Paris Hilton and Steve Wynn’s resorts is over. More than a year after she was banned from both Wynn and Encore after her arrest for cocaine possession, Hilton partied at Encore’s Surrender for New Year’s Eve weekend. Only one thing: Most of the partygoers were heard asking, “Which Kardashian sister is that again?”

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