Robin Leach

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Star Surveillance: Joey Fatone, Ryan Kwanten, ‘Gigolos,’ Siegfried & Roy
Monday, June 18, 2012
“Dancing With the Stars: Live in Las Vegas” star Joey Fatone showed off his cooking skills in celebrating the newest Smashburger in town ..

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Strip Scribbles: New travel series to film with unsuspecting L.V. tourists
Monday, June 18, 2012
TV shows keep cameras rolling on the Strip with a more-than-ever increased production schedule. The newest is Travel Channel’s original series ...

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Tyson on Broadway; Tim and Faith; Madonna; ‘Spider-Man’ at Venetian?
Monday, June 18, 2012
Exactly as we first tipped, boxing legend and Las Vegas resident Mike Tyson was welcomed to Broadway this morning by theater owner and ...

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Photos: Voluptuous Aubrey O’Day hosts at Hard Rock Hotel’s Rehab
Monday, June 18, 2012
It was a case of best curves forward when shapely and sexy singer and reality TV star Aubrey O’Day walked the red carpet Sunday at the infamous ...

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Photos: Stanley Cup champions L.A. Kings trade jerseys for board shorts
Saturday, June 16, 2012
The Los Angeles Kings are celebrating their NHL championship with stops all over Las Vegas, and their headquarters are at the Palms with their 35- ...

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Celebrity preview: Nickelback, Weezer, The Wanted, Da Vinci, circus
Friday, June 15, 2012
Along with "Leonardo da Vinci: Genius Exhibition" and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's "Dragons," the weekend includes Joanna Angel, ...

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Strip Scribbles: NHL and NBA stars are headed to Las Vegas, baby
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Get ready for a mass invasion of sports superstars and their Hollywood pals over the next few weeks. First up is the 2012 NHL Awards at the Wynn on ...

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Photos: New KISS product tested by Mike Tyson is nothing to sneeze at
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Las Vegas resident and former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson took on a new task of testing the strength of tissue paper in an evening ...

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Strip Scribbles: MSNBC bets on Bettie Page; Haze hostess on ‘The Choice’
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
2011 Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair has been the face of the clothing line that began in 2006. Now there are two Las Vegas boutiques, plus others ...

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Photos: Venetian’s Carnevale reveals Queen Kimora behind Monarch Mask
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Talk about fabulosity! The duchess of design, the sovereign of style, the formidable figure of fashion Kimora Lee Simmons dazzled and radiated golden ...

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Tyrese Gibson’s journey from ghetto and gangs to film and music success
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
His unlikely and improbable journey to fame and fortune in Hollywood began in the ’hood where he candidly admits a lot of his friends were murdered ...

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Bagatelle and Hakkasan to face off at Tropicana and the LVB
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Nightclubs, dayclubs and supper clubs are getting a big boost on the Las Vegas landscape at facing corners of a busy Strip intersection. Bagatelle at ...

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Strip Scribbles: Liberace musical to London? Wynn inks $70M penthouse
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Flamboyant Las Vegas headliner and legend Liberace was the king of our Strip for many years, and New York investors secured the rights to his life ...

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Photos: Joey Lawrence takes it (T-shirt) off for Chippendales at Rio
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Joey Lawrence was concerned about ripping off his T-shirt to go bare-chested for his guest appearance hosting Chippendales at the Rio, but ...

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Photos: Steve Wynn’s $4 billion Macau bet, kiss at Mizumi opening
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Hotel mogul Steve Wynn knows how to throw a party, even if just two hours earlier, he had landed after an 8,000-mile flight from Macau. No jet lag ...

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Strip Scribbles: Liza Minnelli remembers ‘Mama’ Judy Garland
Monday, June 11, 2012
Las Vegas veteran and regular Liza Minnelli commemorated what would’ve been her mother’s 90th birthday on Sunday -- Judy Garland died in 1969. ...

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Celine Dion salutes Adele in return to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Monday, June 11, 2012
After a 3 1/2 month absence, superstar Celine Dion has returned in triumph to her run of Caesars Palace shows, and her fans and audience at The ...

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Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro offer Nobu Caesars peek at NYC party
Monday, June 11, 2012
Restaurant partners actor Robert De Niro and chef Nobu Matsuhisa unveiled more plans for the culinary king’s first restaurant and hotel on the Strip ...

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Photos: ‘Rock of Ages’ rocks on at The Venetian and New York City
Friday, June 8, 2012
The cast of the new musical “Rock of Ages” arriving December at The Venetian will visit nightly with fans after each show in the nearby and just-opened ...

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Celebrity preview: Celine, Electric Daisy Carnival, Pacquiao return to L.V.
Friday, June 8, 2012
While sports fans will be ecstatic over the showdown with a front-row celebrity turnout, music fans will be even wilder with the 16th Annual Electric Daisy ...

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Strip Scribbles: ‘Legends’ to Rio? Cirque, Donny & Marie, ‘Jersey Shore’
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Following up on my exclusive report Wednesday on the stage musical maneuvers with “Million Dollar Quartet” and “Legends in Concert” at Harrah’s, ...

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Celine Dion returns to Caesars, adds songs, cuts Michael Jackson medley
Thursday, June 7, 2012
“I had a rough time a few months ago, but I'm back to 100 percent, and I can’t wait to do the show,” Celine Dion said this week in her homecoming to Las ...

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Photos: Stars, pageant princesses sparkle in sexy dresses, diamonds
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Million-dollar diamond displays normally outshine everything during the parties at the annual jewelry convention at hotels up and down the Strip, but ...

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Photos: Kristin Hanggi leads ‘Surf: The Musical,’ ‘Rock of Ages’ to the Strip
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The odds of it happening must be more than 1,000 to 1. The odds of it happening for the same woman in just a half-mile stretch of the Strip in the ...

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Photos: Dagger in garter belt? Gordon Ramsay Steak uniforms dazzle
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
When people find a great new restaurant, they rave about the food, wine and decor. Rarely do they go away and say the uniforms worn by the staff were ...

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Photos: Holly Madison poses for swimwear portraits at Caesars Palace
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
On Dec. 30, Holly Madison says au revoir to her role as Bo Peep in “Peepshow” at Planet Hollywood after a three-year-plus run as its headliner. She’s ...

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Strip Scribbles: Million Dollar Quartet, Tim & Faith, Miss USA, EDC
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
On Dec. 4, 1956, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis had a by-chance impromptu jam session in Memphis at Sun Recording ...

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Donald Trump responds to Miss Pennsylvania USA’s claims of fraud
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Business mogul Donald Trump is angrier in real life than he’s ever been on NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” and it’s because he’s facing one of the ...

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Star Surveillance: Cheryl Burke, Glen Campbell, Ryan Labbe, 'Pawn Stars'
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
“Dancing With the Stars” pro-dancer stunner Cheryl Burke helped host US Weekly’s Hot Bodies Issue party at Aria's Liquid Pool Lounge, and contributing ...

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Strip Scribbles: Kelsey Grammer renews vows; Pamela’s heroic walk
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Also: Vegas Magazine cover girl Kelly Rowland talks about her new album, and Chippendales at The Rio celebrates its milestone 4,000th performance. ...

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Spike Lee to direct Mike Tyson’s ‘Undisputed Truth’ on Broadway
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Controversial boxing legend and Las Vegas resident Mike Tyson is set to head to Broadway to work with director Spike Lee this summer while juggling ...

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Photos: Star turnout for Murray Sawchuck dazzles like his magic
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
In a tip of the magician’s hat by Murray, he welcomed Las Vegas singer and guitarist Michael Grimm, the winner of “America’s Got Talent” the same TV ...

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Photos: Sammy Hagar, Kerry Simon celebrate KGB’s 2nd anniversary
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Rocker Sammy Hagar helped “Iron Chef” winner Kerry Simon celebrate the second anniversary of KGB (Kerry’s Gourmet Burgers) at Harrah’s and ...

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Photos: Kim Kardashian at Kardashian Khaos in Mirage, Rehab at HRH
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
It was a whirlwind, double-duty Las Vegas visit for reality TV star Kim Kardashian over the weekend. Kim put her powered-up New York City romance ...

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Photos: ‘Short, chubby nerd’ Olivia Culpo, 20, is the new Miss USA
Monday, June 4, 2012
Today, the 2012 Miss Rhode Island USA, a graduate of an all-girls Catholic school, is on top of the world, and she left Las Vegas on an 8 a.m. flight ...

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Strip Scribbles: ‘Hangover 3’ in L.V.; Gordon’s new chef; Celine’s illness
Monday, June 4, 2012
“The Hangover” stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis, along with Las Vegas resident Mike Tyson, will be filming the third and final ...

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Shania Twain adds March and April dates to Caesars Palace residency
Monday, June 4, 2012
Ticket demand for country and crossover queen Shania Twain’s upcoming residency at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace is proving so strong ...

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Vegas Rocks Magazine Awards to honor Sammy Hagar, David Coverdale
Monday, June 4, 2012
Rocker Sammy Hagar had only hours to spend in Las Vegas between two out-of-town concert dates -- arriving from Houston and headed to Portland, ...

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Photos: Olivia Culpo, 20, of Rhode Island is crowned 2012 Miss USA
Monday, June 4, 2012
2012 Miss Nevada USA Jade Kelsall of Las Vegas finishes third runner-up. Read our live blog from the 2012 Miss USA Pageant to find out all the action. ...

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Photos: Surrender’s 2nd birthday with Skrillex, ‘Le Reve,’ Paris and Floyd
Saturday, June 2, 2012
In the nightclub and adjoining Encore Beach Club: Floyd Mayweather Jr., who began his 90-day jail sentence Friday, Paris Hilton and Ellie Goulding ...

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Celebrity preview: Kim Kardashian, Playboy Club, Miss USA, burlesque
Friday, June 1, 2012
There’s an ironic coincidence with the end of The Playboy Club’s six-year run at its happy hutch at the Palms on Saturday: As the curvy creatures in ...

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Strip Scribbles: Burlesque’s bras, boas, breasts at Orleans all weekend
Thursday, May 31, 2012
The world’s top showcase of international burlesque stars kicks off a weekend-long run at the Orleans tonight. Think of the Burlesque Hall of Fame as a ...

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Photos: Live broadcast and new jungle paradise at Criss Angel’s home
Thursday, May 31, 2012
TV cameras are being loaded into Criss Angel’s sprawling mansion Serenity today in advance of June 9’s live MagicPlace.com broadcast with the ...

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2012 Miss USA: One-night-only preliminaries at Planet Hollywood
Thursday, May 31, 2012
It’s glamour at its most glittering and comes packed with a 24-karat-gold punch. It’s sexy at its most spectacular and shown at its maximum in thigh- ...

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Holly Madison to exit ‘Peepshow’ at Planet Hollywood on Dec. 30
Thursday, May 31, 2012
After 3 1/2 years starring in a Las Vegas striptease spectacular, blonde bombshell and Las Vegas ambassador Holly Madison will complete her run ...

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Six-month countdown begins to Shania Twain’s Caesars residency
Thursday, May 31, 2012
In just 24 hours, we start the six-month countdown to country and crossover queen Shania Twain’s first performance of her new residency show ...

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Strip Scribbles: Will Maria Menounos attend Derek Hough’s birthday?
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Big gossip question of the day is if “Extra” host Maria Menounos will be at the side of three-time “Dancing With the Stars” champion Derek Hough ...

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Exclusives: Lance Burton’s film; Teller’s ‘Exorcist’; new L.V. TV series
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The “Gone Fishing” sign that headliner magician Lance Burton hung when he ended his residency at Monte Carlo has turned out to be another one of ...

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Photos: Cool down with East Coast cool at the Bellagio Gardens
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Summer in the desert is taking on a cooler East Coast feel this year at the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens with a salute to the crisp New ...

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2012 Miss USA: Twitter question; Akon, Cobra Starship to perform
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
For the first time, the Miss USA Pageant will invite fans on Twitter to ask the dreaded “final question” in the crucial, live onstage interview portion of ...

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