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Published Thursday, May 31, 2012 | 12:28 p.m.
Updated Thursday, May 31, 2012 | 3:26 p.m.
LAS VEGAS — A judge has granted Wayne Newton a restraining order against his landlord amid stalled plans to turn his Las Vegas estate into a celebrity museum — a project that has sparked allegations of fraud, mismanagement and sexual harassment.
Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez ruled Thursday that developer Steve Kennedy must stay 50 feet away from the Newton family and their home.
The ruling means construction to turn Newton’s Casa de Shenandoah estate into a tourist attraction cannot continue.
Kennedy, manager of CSD LLC, filed a lawsuit two weeks ago claiming the Newton family was unwilling to move out of the mansion so it could be converted into a museum. The Newtons filed counterclaims alleging breach of contract and fraud.
Wayne Newton and Kennedy were both in court Thursday during the hearing at the Regional Justice Center.
After the hearing, Newton said he regretted entering into the deal.
Attorneys for Kennedy declined to comment on the case.
Both sides are scheduled to be back in court June 15 for a status check hearing, followed by a July 6 hearing to consider Newton’s motion to dismiss the suit.
Sun Staff Reporter Conor Shine contributed to this report.
Anyone who has anything with Wayne loses. Look at his complete past.
Talk about bumbling. Either Wayne's contracts are written on toilet paper or someone is way off base. He entered into a deal with this guy so I'm assuming since it was his home property that everything was laid out in plain, simple language.
There's only One Graceland....Casa de Shenandoah wasn't going to be the west version. Wayne has more trouble follow him than any other celebrity I've ever seen.
Casa De S. is no castle. Needs lots of work. You can still be a celebrity and have your property fall into disrepair..but you would think the other party would know that before entering into a business deal with Newton.
A restraining order? A real man does not need a restraining order.
Getting involved with Wayne is simply idiotic-as anyone & everyone should've already learned.
This is Las Vegas, where true facts don't matter and the legal system is bought and paid for. No surprise at the judge's ruling. Congrats to Mr. Las Vegas' lawyers for playing the game for whatever it's smarmy worth and wining. Only question is how much for the contribution to the judge's re-election campaigh fund?