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Jay-Z Fights to Shut Down Vegas Party

Posted Feb 17th 2007 1:57AM by TMZ Staff

Rap star Jay-Z filed a last minute temporary restraining order in Federal court on Friday to shut down a Las Vegas party that was using his likeness to promote their event.

Club Ice is advertising a party for Saturday night using Jay-Z's image and the names of his companies, Roc-A-Fella and Rocawear. But Jay-Z has nothing to do with the party and is actually hosting his own party Saturday night at Tao at the Venetian hotel.
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When Jay-Z arrived in Las Vegas for NBA All-Star Weekend and saw the promotions around town (which are also on the site AllStarParty2007.com), he contacted his attorneys in New York who then contacted Robert Reynolds, an attorney in Nevada. Reynolds tells TMZ he was able to file the temporary restraining order just before the courts closed and that a process server went down to the club tonight and served them with the injunction.

TMZ spoke with an employee at the club who passed on this message from the club's promoters: They have a signed contract with one of the VPs of Roc-A-fella Records, the person was paid in full, and as of now the party will go on as planned on Saturday night.

Reynolds tells TMZ that if that is the case, the club and its promoters run the risk of violating the court order and that Las Vegas police may shut it down.

Tags: all star, AllStar, jay-z, las vegas, LasVegas, nba

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1. Im prob first to comment because..............NO ONE CARES ABOUT JAY Z!

Posted at 8:14AM on Feb 17th 2007 by alexis amendola

2. The funny thing about this is we are talking about a basketball game. How does all these parties have anything to do with it.

Posted at 8:27AM on Feb 17th 2007 by Lenn K

3. JZ trippin:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4427358201227890862

Posted at 11:45AM on Feb 17th 2007 by Kobiashi

4. do not give a darn.

Posted at 1:05PM on Feb 17th 2007 by James in Milwaukee

5. I probably would do it to. If I wanted to support my club.

Posted at 2:15PM on Feb 17th 2007 by Davon

6. IS BEYONCE COMING? LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:57PM on Feb 17th 2007 by LuciLiu2

7. JAY-Z GET A GRIP, YOUR SONGS ARE DUMB AND YOU ARE UGLY

Posted at 6:27PM on Feb 17th 2007 by SNOOKIE

8. damn you people are just full of hate. so what he's ugly...so is britney spears and you're reading all her articles. You're probably mad because he's gettin' his money...is worth 350 million and your "non ghetto" stars are always in rehab

Posted at 7:42PM on Feb 17th 2007 by SMOKE J

9. This guy is an idiot. He should be more worried that he endorses the skinning alive of innocent animals for his tacky clothing line.

Posted at 8:56PM on Feb 17th 2007 by jamie

10. This man would not have the money he has NOW legally if he was not on top of his game, alone with the other folks on his pay roll.

If your name, company or what the f*** every brings business plus money and you don't have the righ to use it, your going to stop it too. All you dumb f***s this is business he's f***ing 40 no need to run with a gat as one put it, then he's ugly and all the other dumb sh*t you said. Ghetto Ball????

The ALL STAR game is big business, stars are just people, they want to go to a game or a concert, if they want to rent out a club and throw a party they can, hell you can yours will be more of a Ghettoball or Trailer trash, I'm sure you don't have the funds to throw a party in Vegas.

You think JT, Brit, Jessica, Michael Jordan, Coke, Pepsi, Kotex or Always maxi pads gonna let you use their names-likeness an not getting paid for it or have anything to do with it? If you don't think it's news why read it?

Wish My company could get the contract to plan any of his events, he puts out money, me and my business partners want that gig.This is about money, not his song or what he looks like. All of you need to be slapped with a bloody tampon for being so damn dumb...dumb f***s.

Posted at 5:22PM on Feb 18th 2007 by What

11. damn , alot of hate towards jay-z on these comments. people stop throwing rocks at thrown. as far as rags to riches stories, jay-z is one i look up to. all the luck to him. probably the majority of people that were posting hate towards jay-z are middle class caucasians. white types that are mad because jay-z is doing better off than them and they are just pissed at that. from there they resort to their stereotype mindset and want jay-z to pull out the gats and start popping away. he does pop caps so you are right about that stereotype. but come on , minority trying to come up and you guys got to hate. if anything go post hate comments on paris hilton stories here on tmz.

Posted at 2:14PM on Feb 18th 2007 by xxplosive

12. 13. damn , alot of hate towards jay-z on these comments. people stop throwing rocks at thrown. as far as rags to riches stories, jay-z is one i look up to. all the luck to him. probably the majority of people that were posting hate towards jay-z are middle class caucasians. white types that are mad because jay-z is doing better off than them and they are just pissed at that. from there they resort to their stereotype mindset and want jay-z to pull out the gats and start popping away. he does pop caps so you are right about that stereotype. but come on , minority trying to come up and you guys got to hate. if anything go post hate comments on paris hilton stories here on tmz.

Posted at 2:14PM on Feb 18th 2007 by xxplosive

Why in the hell is it that people like you always have to make it about race?

Posted at 5:39PM on Feb 18th 2007 by Barbara

13. ... SO WHAT HAPPENED ???

Posted at 7:42PM on Feb 18th 2007 by Thunderballs

14. you crackers make me laugh, jay will buy and sell ur asses, haters

Posted at 12:49PM on Feb 19th 2007 by BlackKing

15. He is not claiming to be real ghetto or a tap dancer for white people. Whites or whomever are profiting from his name, no matter what your opinion of him is. The man is a proven business sucess and all the vile bigoted comments here will not be able to undermine his empire or success. Jay-Z is simply doing what your mama's would do if they were not laying on their backs for your father's. He is simply getting his due!

Posted at 3:11PM on Feb 19th 2007 by Rusty

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