Las Vegas

ADELE IS LYING TO HER FANS

When Adele abruptly canceled her four month Las Vegas residency 24 hours before the first show, she tearfully blamed Covid among the cast and crew, plus delivery delays. (Of course other shows had managed to survive thru those same problems!) Most revealing was the fact that Adele CANCELED her residency instead of POSTPONING it – implying there’s more to this than meets the eye. The truth is coming out in bits and pieces. A source at Caesar’s Palace where she was rehearsing said Adele couldn’t get through a single rehearsal without passionately calling her boyfriend Rich Paul and crying and shouting into the phone. Relationship problems? Was the pressure for a huge extravaganza more than she could handle? Has her stage fright returned? It’s a disaster for Caesar’s Palace and Adele is not being honest about the situation. (And this isn’t the only thing she’s lying about- more on that later)

By Janet / January 25, 2022

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Incognito Katy Perry Las Vegas Shopping

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…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

By Janet / January 11, 2022

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48 Hours in Vegas Dennis Rodman Liar, Liar!

DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING DENNIS RODMAN TELLS YOU

We just learned that a movie is being made about a debauched weekend in 1998 that Dennis Rodman spent in Las Vegas called “48 Hours in Vegas.” This weekend happened right after his team won the 1998 NBA Championships. We remember it well because Dennis Rodman turned out to be a liar. Back then we were writing the gossip column for Star Magazine and we got a call from a source in Las Vegas who could barely contain his laughter. It was around 9AM and the source said he just came across Dennis Rodman passed out cold in the hallway of the hotel the guy was staying at. People had to step over the loudly snoring Rodman to get to their rooms. He must have had QUITE a night. Since we didn’t see this in person, we later contacted Dennis to make sure the item was accurate. He DENIED everything and we had to kill the story. Later, several other sources swore it was 100% true. Dennis’s LIE was a big disappointment. Above, we found this vintage photo of Dennis at a party when we were pumping him for info about his then-girlfriend Madonna and looking for a Madonna tattoo!

By Janet / August 31, 2021

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Criss Angel Girlfriend Illusion Kids Las Vegas Magician

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.

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

By Janet / May 9, 2019

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Jennifer Lopez Las Vegas Planet Hollywood

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…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

By Janet / October 26, 2018

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Cristiano Ronaldo Las Vegas Sexual Assault

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…

Photo Credit: BACKGRID-USA

By Janet / October 1, 2018

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Engelbert Humperdinck Long Time No See

LONG TIME NO SEE: ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK

We remember when Engelbert Humperdinck was a fixture in Las Vegas, and now that he’s 81, the Release Me singer is still appearing there as well as touring all the time! Incredibly, he’s been married to his wife Patricia since 1964, but she can no longer go on the road with him because she has Alzheimer’s. Engelbert recently released a new album The Man I Want to Be – dedicated to his wife. Occasionally his 9 year old granddaughter from Nashville appears onstage with Engelbert, and he’s convinced she will someday be a huge pop star.

Photo Credit: AKM-GSI

By Janet / November 16, 2017

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Charles Phoenix Dita Von Teese Las Vegas Rockabilly

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.

By Janet / April 19, 2016

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Las Vegas Lynda Carter Slot Machine Wonder Woman

LYNDA CARTER: TAKE A CHANCE ON WONDER WOMAN

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.

Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News

By Janet / October 1, 2014

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Bill Murray Fundraiser Las Vegas

SUDDENLY BILL MURRAY IS “MR NICE GUY”

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.
Photo: Norm Clarke

By Janet / March 5, 2014

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