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Celine Dion talks Whitney Houston, drugs on ‘Good Morning America’: Monday, Feb. 13, 2012; Caesars Palace headliner Celine Dion spoke candidly about her fear of drugs when she paid tribute this morning to singer Whitney Houston on ABC’s ...
A personal tribute and a plea: Memories of Whitney Houston: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012; I once chatted with Whitney Houston on and off for six hours on a New York to Los Angeles American Airlines flight when we sat next to each other in first ...
Strip Scribbles: Is ‘Dancing With the Stars’ at Tropicana on again?: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012; It’s been an on-again-off-again story for “Dancing With the Stars Live” at the Tropicana with its revolving cast of fan-favorite dance professionals. First, it ...
Photos: Nik Richie toasts 33rd birthday at Pure with wife Shayne Lamas: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012; Dressed head-to-toe in stylish attire -- Nik looked especially dapper in his black suit with a red vest -- the couple hit the red carpet and posed for photos ...
Photos: Lauren Conrad celebrates her 26th birthday at Hyde Bellagio: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012; Fashion designer and reality TV starlet Lauren Conrad celebrated her 26th birthday at Hyde in the Bellagio on Friday night, and her friends included her ...
Photos: Parade of 16 Nations downtown kicks off USA Sevens Rugby: Friday, Feb. 10, 2012; The Parade of 16 Nations on Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas on Thursday night kicked off the 2012 USA Sevens Rugby International ...
Criss Angel denies allegations of fight with fired employee: Friday, Feb. 10, 2012; Magician Criss Angel has angrily fired back at allegations and reports elsewhere that he was involved in a physical altercation with one of his employees, ...
Star Surveillance: Vince Neil turns 51, Criss Angel, Angel Porrino, ‘Stripped’: Friday, Feb. 10, 2012; It was a wild birthday celebration for Vince Neil’s 51st when the Motley Crue frontman hopped aboard drummer Tommy Lee’s 360-degree circular ...
Celebrity preview: JWoww, Sean Kingston, Ice-T and Coco, Nelly: Friday, Feb. 10, 2012; It’s a special celebration for Sean because he’s alive and well after nearly losing his life in a horrific jet-ski accident in Miami last year. Sean, who marked ...
Strip Scribbles: Is Manny Pacquiao getting $25 million for his next fight?: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012; The Manila congressman and eight-title boxing champion arrives here Feb. 16. The next day, he gives testimony in a deposition in the ...
16 nations are competing in 2012 USA Sevens Rugby at Sam Boyd Stadium: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012; The high-speed, nonstop action of rugby is played without padding, timeouts or on-and-off player changes. It’s fast, brutal, raucous and physically ...
Spirit of Sinatra returns as Robert Davi fulfills a childhood dream: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012; The villain from James Bond’s “Licence to Kill” and Steven Spielberg’s “The Goonies,” the Mafia hitman in “Kill the Irishman” and the star of 88 ...
Is Kate Upton the next Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover model?: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012; Heavy petting … er, betting, that 19-year-old Michigan model beauty Kate Upton will be on the cover of the annual, coveted Sports Illustrated ...
Strip Scribbles: A new wave of reality TV heads toward Las Vegas: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012; It will be gut wrenching and brutally honest. It’s the next step forward in reality TV shows, except this one is not for television. Call this reality live, ...
‘Vegas Stripped,’ an insider’s look at South Point, airs tonight on Travel Channel: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012; As Vegas DeLuxe reported two weeks ago, the Travel Channel’s new, original six-part series “Vegas Stripped” premieres with two half-hour, back- ...
Star Surveillance: ‘Girls Next Door,’ Super Bowl, ‘Peepshow’ and Joe Jonas: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012; It was a Las Vegas-style party weekend at Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis with a “Girls Next Door” reunion for Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett, Bridget ...
Photos: L.A.'s three-peat in Lingerie Bowl IX; new reality TV series: Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012; Watch for a new fall reality TV series following the non-Lingerie Football League jobs held down by the gridiron girls. Additionally, ...
Strip Scribbles: Manny Pacquiao back in L.V. for Ali bash, June fight: Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012; Las Vegas fight promoter Bob Arum today confirmed Monday’s rumors that eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao has been added to the ...
Madonna to embark on world tour May 29; Las Vegas date is Oct. 13: Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012; Fresh off the success of her Super Bowl XLVI Halftime spectacular Sunday watched by more than 1 billion people in 200 countries, pop queen ...
Strip Scribbles: Motley Crue adding more debauchery to Joint show: Monday, Feb. 6, 2012; It’s not just the barely clad, fire-breathing women, twisting female aerialists, bondage S&M mistresses and deliciously dangerous dancers ...
‘Peepshow’ at Planet Hollywood celebrates 1,000th performance tonight: Monday, Feb. 6, 2012; Our heartiest congratulations to the “Peepshow” cast, crew and stars Holly, Josh Strickland and Cheaza on hitting the 1,000-show milestone tonight ...
Cee-Lo Green inches closer to his Liberace tribute show at Caesars: Monday, Feb. 6, 2012; It’s more and more definite that hip-hop star -- and Super Bowl XLVI halftime performer -- Cee-Lo Green will produce his Liberace tribute show ...
Photos: Miss America roots for Patriots, gets inside scoop from Madonna: Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012; Less than a month ago, Laura Kaeppeler only dreamed that she’d one day get to see the Super Bowl in person. Then here on the Strip, the ...
Celebrity preview: Motley Crue, UFC 143, George Strait, LL Cool J, girls, girls, girls: Friday, Feb. 3, 2012; It’s such a huge weekend in Las Vegas that the Hard Rock Hotel is transforming itself into a one-of-a-kind Sin City circus extravaganza to welcome ...
Photos: Lingerie Bowl IX teams promise a ferocious battle for title: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012; Vengeance? Victory? Violence? Two Lingerie Football League teams of fit and fierce females will skirmish for the second consecutive year, and gridiron ...
Exclusive: Official portraits of Miss Nevada USA, Miss Teen Nevada USA: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012; They are truly stunning official portraits. The first duty of the newly crowned Miss Nevada USA Jade Kelsall and Miss Teen Nevada USA Katie Eklund ...
Strip Scribbles: Sports Illustrated swimsuit models + music in L.V.: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012; Twenty of the world’s most incredible bikini beauties will leave New York for two days of fun on the Strip, arriving Feb. 14 to celebrate the 2012 Sports ...
Motley Crue plans sexy, outrageous after-parties at Hard Rock Hotel: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012; Motley Crue promises that the 12 mini-residency concerts at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel starting Friday will be wilder and more outrageous ...
Strip Scribbles: Will 43rd World Series of Poker be the biggest yet?: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012; Interest for this year’s 43rd Annual World Series of Poker is at an all-time high, as officials say all 55,000 square feet of the Rio’s convention center ...
Christian Louboutin, David Lynch strut their way to ‘Crazy Horse Paris’: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012; Changes are coming to the erotic “Crazy Horse Paris” at MGM Grand. “Crazy? No. Very crazy? Yes!” one top executive told me from French ...
Tickets for Vegas Uncork’d from May 10-13 go on sale Thursday: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012; Tickets for 2012 Vegas Uncork’d by Bon Appetit from May 10-13 go on sale Thursday at 9 a.m. This year’s Vegas Uncork’d, at Bellagio, Caesars ...
Star-studded birthday bash for Ali in Las Vegas continues to grow: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012; All-star support to celebrate the life and legacy of “The Greatest,” Muhammad Ali, at the 16th annual Power of Love Keep Memory Alive Gala ...
Photos: 2012 Miss Nevada USA and Miss Nevada Teen USA pageants: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012; Statuesque stunner Jade Kelsall, an XS nightclub hostess at Steve Wynn’s Encore, had never entered a beauty pageant, but 2011 Miss Nevada USA ...
Star Surveillance: Matt Goss, Lil Jon, ‘Absinthe,’ ‘Le Reve,’ ‘Fantasy’: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012; Caesars Palace headliner Matt Goss joined Caesars Palace President Gary Selesner and Senior VP of International Marketing Jon Jaggers for the ...
Strip Scribbles: Has NBC’s ‘Fear Factor’ gone too far with donkey challenge?: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012; Plus, plans for a “Dancing With the Stars” revolving cast show at Tropicana have gone up in smoke, and a major makeover at the Palms is agreed ...
Sports legends film TV special at Palms, sign N9NE Steakhouse door: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012; Star chef Barry S. Dakake is used to having Hollywood and sports stars in his N9NE Steakhouse at the Palms, but not on the scale of this past weekend. ...
Brady who? Manning who? Hard Rock is Lingerie Bowl IX party central: Monday, Jan. 30, 2012; Forget Indianapolis this Super Bowl Sunday because the action will be right here in Las Vegas with MTV2’s live coverage of Lingerie Bowl IX from ...
Strip Scribbles: Celine Dion’s wardrobe malfunction; ‘Hangover 3’: Monday, Jan. 30, 2012; Caesars Palace headliner Celine Dion raised eyebrows with her shockingly short gold Pierre Balmain dress at the weekend Jamaica Jazz Festival ...
Las Vegas Sin’s season ends with loss to defending champions L.A.: Monday, Jan. 30, 2012; The debut season of the Las Vegas Sin in the Lingerie Football League ended Sunday afternoon in the Western Conference Championships when ...
Wolfgang Puck receives James Beard’s Lifetime Achievement Award: Monday, Jan. 30, 2012; The James Beard Foundation announced today that Las Vegas restaurateur and celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck, hailed for his contributions to the ...
Miss Nevada USA Pageant contestants are ‘drop dead gorgeous’: Friday, Jan. 27, 2012; As Miss Nevada USA Sarah Chapman ends her reign Sunday, she says the 24 women competing for her title and crown are “the best group ... "
Celebrity preview: Katy Perry, Kid Rock, Brad Paisley, Miss Nevada USA: Friday, Jan. 27, 2012; Newly single pop princess Katy Perry leads an all-star party parade this weekend as she celebrates the new 1 OAK’s official grand opening at the
Eva Longoria to be honored as Woman of the Year at Nevada Ballet gala: Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012; It’s one of the most glittering and glamorous social events of the Las Vegas calendar. In fact, it’s been hailed as the creme de la creme of Las Vegas parties. ...
Academy of Country Music announces award nominations and 10-year CBS contract: Kenny Chesney leads the field with 9 nominations; Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012; CBS, ahead of Reba McEntire’s announcement this morning of this year’s ACM Awards nominees, has extended its broadcast contract for 10 years. ...
Tickets go on sale today for ACM Awards at MGM Grand on April 1: Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012; This year’s 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be a triple-punch, star-studded affair, and the first night’s double-header ...
Garth Brooks to receive $1 million in lawsuit against Oklahoma hospital: Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012; Country music superstar Garth Brooks, who returns to his headliner residency at Encore Theater in the Wynn this weekend, has won his ...
Strip Scribbles: ‘America’s Got Talent’ casting ISO Las Vegas acts: Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012; NBC’s hit “America’s Got Talent” is returning to Las Vegas in early February in search of new performers. The talent and casting scouts ...
Miss America: Ratings success, next year’s pageant, response to critics: Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012; When the live Las Vegas broadcast of the 2012 Miss America Pageant crowning two weeks ago came in with its best TV ratings in eight years, pageant officials were ecstatic: “It’s nothing short of a miracle,” Miss America Organization Chairman Sam Haskell told me.
Studio 54 at MGM Grand to transform into restaurant, nightclub: Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012; As Studio 54 at MGM Grand prepares to close after a decade-long run, entertainment and hotel executives this morning confirmed our ...
Strip Scribbles: Chinese New Year at Palazzo and Caesars Palace: Monday, Jan. 23, 2012; The Year of the Dragon -- 2012 -- is a time for big projects and innovative ideas, offers great social and financial success and brings ...