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SHE FAMOUSLY NAVIGATES THE WORLD UNMOLESTED

You’d never guess that behind that cart is the famous star of the biggest hit show now in Las Vegas! Who ELSE but Katy Perry! Katy’s production, called PLAY, at Resorts World Las Vegas is enjoying excellent reviews and has been described as: “emotional, whimsical, psychedelic, fantasy and high camp.” The show opens with Katy climbing out of a giant orange toilet! Off-stage, Katy knows how to get around alone and unnoticed. She went grocery shopping incognito at LA’s Erewhon (one of our favorite markets) dressed in a nondescript quilted coat with baggy lavender sweats underneath, a fanny pack, and sandals (in January!) a baseball cap, and of course, the ever-present mask. She loaded her groceries into the car and no one paid any attention…

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CRISS ANGEL IS GETTING HIS ACT TOGETHER

Las Vegas illusionist/heavy metal magician Criss Angel, 51, has had a tumultuous career, but his home life seems to have settled down. He’s been married and divorced twice, with multiple girlfriends and lawsuits in between, but now he’s reconciled with his second wife, Shaunyl Benson. Their five year old son Johnny has been successfully fighting a rare form of leukemia and Criss just made a generous donation to the Cure 4 Kids foundation. He and Shaunyl recently had another son, Xristos and they seem to be living happily unmarried ever after.

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DON’T UNDERESTIMATE JENNIFER LOPEZ

We didn’t realize that Jennifer Lopez broke all kinds of ticket sales records when she wrapped up her All I Have residency at Planet Hollywood a few weeks ago. Her closing night was packed with celebrities and sold 1.43 million dollars worth of tickets – a new record for one night. She’s also the fastest performer to reach more than $100 million in ticket sales at the venue!

Above, Jennifer goes to the gym in LA with Alex Rodriguez not far behind…

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CRISTIANO RONALDO : LATEST CASUALTY OF THE #ME TOO MOVEMENT

We are AMAZED at the courage of the woman who accused soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo of sexual assault, considering all the fanatical soccer fans he has around the world. A Las Vegas model (Kathryn Mayorga) claims Ronaldo assaulted and raped her in 2009 during a party at his hotel suite. She went to a hospital and reported the incident to Las Vegas police, who showed little interest in investigating or prosecuting the assault. Meanwhile Ronaldo sent private investigators to follow her around and dig up dirt on her to discredit her character, according to Kathryn. She claims they also had “friends” in the police department. Eventually she accepted a $375,000 settlement and signed an agreement never to speak of the attack or mention his name again. The “MeToo” movement gave her the courage to break the non-disclosure agreement and tell her story to German newspaper Der Spiegel. Ironically, Cristiano’s response was “Fake news!” – he sounds like someone we know…

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VIVA LAS VEGAS ROCKABILLY WEEKEND IS THE ANTI-COACHELLA

Don’t tell me you missed another Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend! It was last weekend and the town was loaded with greasers and women with pompadors, tattoos, pinup girls, hot rods, achingly beautiful custom vintage cars, along with plenty of music and dancing. (Coincidentally or not, the same weekend as Coachella.) Dita Von Teese is a regular, and sometimes she brings one of HER vintage cars. (She usually manages to turn up at Coachella, also.) Our sartorially blessed friend Charles Phoenix entertains the crowd with his classic Vegas slideshows. Every year this event gets bigger and hotter.

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LYNDA CARTER: TAKE A CHANCE ON WONDER WOMAN

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The one and only Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter, has a new business venture. She unveiled Bally’s new “Wonder Woman” slot machines at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. She also autographed photos of herself as “Wonder Woman” for fans. The slot machines are based on her TV character and we presume she gets a healthy cut of the profits. Lynda, 63, still performs as a singer occasionally.

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SUDDENLY BILL MURRAY IS “MR NICE GUY”

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Bill Murray has often been dismissed as a grouchy old guy – and indeed he has his moments. But he was a real hero last weekend in Las Vegas for a friend in need. Back in the 1970’s Bill and chef Kerry Simon worked at a Little Caesar’s pizza parlor in Chicago. They both found success – Bill as a comic on Saturday Night Live and Kerry worked his way up to head chef at The Plaza hotel In the 90’s. That’s when we met him – he was handsome and a major celebrity in New York. We’re sorry to hear that Kerry is now battling an incurable condition called Multiple Systems Atrophy (MSA) and he held a big fund-raiser to Fight MSA in Las Vegas. His old friend Bill Murray showed up and couldn’t do enough – he entertained and socialized and posed for photos with everyone. Review Journal reporter Norm Clarke couldn’t stop raving about him. Bill helped Kerry raise $550,000 for MSA.
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BRITNEY SPEARS’ ENTOURAGE WILL KEEP HER ON TRACK IN LAS VEGAS

Britney Spears’ handlers must be rather nervous about her headlining a huge Las Vegas extravaganza. On December 27 she starts her three shows a week schedule and the pressure is enormous for her. To make her feel more secure they’ve hired a massive entourage to be with her at all times and attend to every detail, She has a chef, a personal trainer, an assistant, a driver, a voice coach, plus hair, makeup and wardrobe people, and extra security – for the first time in her career. Everybody is there to make sure she is ready and able to perform.

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BRITNEY SPEARS : TAKE CARE OF THAT PRECIOUS THROAT!

Britney Spears is just in the process of settling into Las Vegas – she got a huge welcome as she prepared to start her two year residency performing there. So far so good, but she’s already starting to get slightly hoarse. Tomorrow the syndicated show The Doctors will talk about the possibility of her suffering from Vegas Throat. This condition has been described as an asthma-like bronchitis caused by a combination of the dry climate, powerful air conditioning, and smokey casinos. Back in 2009, Cher was out of commission with this disorder and had to cancel dozens of shows. Maybe that’s why so many singers lip-synch in Las Vegas.

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BRITNEY SPEARS SAYS NO TO SHARK TANK

December will be a BIG month for Britney Spears. On December 3 her album Britney Jean will be released. On December 27, her show “Britney: Piece of Me” opens at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas and she’s been deep in preparation and rehearsal for that, The E! channel is filming a documentary of her putting the show together and that will air on December 22. Designers working on her stage set wanted to install an enormous shark tank behind her onstage at one point in the extravaganza, but Britney absolutely nixed the idea. Turns out she’s TERRIFIED of sharks.

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