Hollywood Does Vegas
New York has Times Square and Dick Clark, Miami's got tropical heat and La Lohan, but when celebs really want to get their New Year's groove on -- they hit the Las Vegas strip!
From Oscar-winner Jamie Foxx to golden globes owner Pam Anderson, some of L.A.'s biggest and brightest stars and Pauly Shore partied Vegas style. Check out the action at TAO, Jet and PURE.
TMZ has the photographic evidence, compliments of our friends at spyonvegas.com, proving that what happens in Vegas does NOT stay in Vegas. Just ask former Miss Nevada Katie Rees.
Dave Goes Buckwild ... or Not
An unusually calm Dave Navarro rang in the new year Vegas-style, with a brunette on his arm ... typical Dave.
The guitar legend attempted to count down the seconds at Treasure Island's club Tangerine.
Although he doesn't seem to be in full rocker mode ... he proved last month that he plans ahead for any "big" party.
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Was Britney Drunk? Did She Pass Out?
The first celeb controversy of 2007 -- Did Britney Spears get smashed at Pure nightclub in Vegas on New Year's Eve and pass out?
She was swigging champagne, passed out cold and fell to the floor, if you believe the New York Post. Brit's rep says it's all b.s. -- she was just so damn tired she was falling asleep.
Look at the pics of Brit at Pure. You be the judge
Vegas Is Burning!
They don't call it Sin City for nothing! Something about Las Vegas turns even the most innocent people into hardcore partiers.
No matter the cause, no star can resist the urge to toss their inhibitions and rock out Vegas-style. Thankfully, our friends at spyonvegas.com were there to catch 'em in the act.
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K-Fed -- Still V.I.Pimpin'
Once-aspiring rapper Kevin Federline trotted out family -- and some rather impressive family jewels -- for yet another release party for his album "Playing with Fire," which has sold less than 2,000 copies.
The recently un-Speared Fed-Ex graced Las Vegas hotspot TAO with an an entourage of ten, including his brother, his bodyguard, Leor the Jeweler (the Jacob of Vegas, as it were). Sources tell TMZ that the studiously un-thugged-out Federline had some dinner, then headed upstairs to a VIP lounge where he seemed to take in the atmosphere (i.e., pensively surveying a soon-to-be lost world?).
His family was there to lend support -- handsome brother Chris gave him an affectionate hug for the snappers. Perhaps he was just making sure nothing happened to the astonishingly large four-karat diamond studs Kev had in each ear. The Feds and their followers ended up in the casino, and who knows...maybe even playin' craps for bus fare. Watch for these earrings soon at a Vegas pawnshop.
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What's Eating Nick?
Picture this -- Nick Lachey partying with his hot girlfriend in Las Vegas. Who wouldn't crack a smile? Well, from what we can tell, the answer would be Nick.
Cameras caught Lachey scowling as girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo celebrated her birthday at TAO Nightclub this weekend. Lachey arrived late at around 1:30 AM, missing dinner, and we're told they left together at 3 AM.
Is there trouble in paradise or is it just an off night for Nick? You decide.
Paris' Vegas Threesome
When it comes to men, sometimes a woman just can't make up her mind. Lucky for Paris Hilton, she doesn't have to. This weekend the model-turned-pop star was caught liplocking with two different guys at two different clubs in a span of roughly three hours.
First, Paris hit up Vegas hotspot Jet nightclub in the Mirage hotel, where she got cozy with world-famous illusionist and Minnie Driver's supposed boyfriend, Criss Angel. Paris even made sure to capture the moment on film. Hey, they don't call it Sin City for nothing. Then it was off to TAO nightclub in the Venetian where she hooked up with Canadian-born model James Neate.
Hilton was in Vegas to attend a joint 26th birthday party for best friend Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Nick Cannon.
Kim and party pal Paris Hilton took turns dancing on the catwalk and passing the house mic around during the evening. At one point a TMZ spy says Paris was heard saying, "Hey you f***ers -- it's my friend Kim's birthday! I love you bitch!"
Nick's "Wild 'N Out" co-star DJ D-Wrek also made it out for the celebration, as well as funnyman Pauly Shore and "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis.
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Britney DOES Know Jack
While Britney may be sporting a slimmer physique since dropping her baby weight, it seems her healthier ways took a back seat as she partied the night away on Thursday.
TMZ has learned that while K-Fed was getting jiggy on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," the mother of two was letting loose and throwing back Jack and Cokes at Las Vegas' TAO nightclub.
We're told Britney, with a friend in tow, arrived shortly after 1AM wearing a flowing black dress with black leggings and partied in a private skybox overlooking the club.
The pop princess was later joined by two of her dancer buddies and stayed until 2:45 in the morning.
It's good to see motherhood hasn't stopped Brit from getting her groove on every now and then.
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Travis and Paris Talk on the Down Low
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meras spotted Travis Barker and Paris Hilton in the midst of a seemingly serious conversation inside of PURE nightclub in Las Vegas Friday night. The pair have been spotted together frequently lately, and Paris recently had a run-in with Travis' estranged wife, Shanna Moakler.
Paris was in Sin City for the weekend to celebrate her sister Nicky's 23rd birthday. The sisters dined at Social House -- a sushi restaurant above Tangerine at the Treasure Island hotel -- on Friday night with DJ AM, Kevin Connolly and Travis Barker, among others. The group then walked the red carpet at Tangerine, but Paris didn't stop for interviews. Travis, however, did.
He told "EXTRA's" Carlos Diaz that he hasn't spoken to Paris or Shanna since the incident. "I've been broken," he said, referring to the sling around his arm. "I've been dealing with my arm and I'm finding out people have been beefing and I have no clue."
Once inside Tangerine, Paris and Travis were spotted together in the VIP section, but they each left separately after a short time to go to PURE. That's where photogs caught the pair having a conversation that looked a little more serious than your usual club dialogue.
Paris accused Shanna Moakler of punching her in the jaw on October 4. Moakler claims Paris' ex, Stavros Niarchos, shoved her down some stairs. Both blondes filed police reports with LAPD's Hollywood Division.
K-Fed Solo in Sin City
Kevin Federline was blinged out when cameras spotted him in Las Vegas this weekend, but one accessory was notably missing -- his wife.
Though Britney Spears gave birth to the couple's second child together less than a month ago, Federline appeared to be enjoying the time away from the full house, stopping at the trendy TAO nightclub/restaurant for dinner.
It appears Britney has little to worry about though -- K-Fed was noticeably solo.
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Waits Twins Reunited For Wynn's Tryst
Two of Vegas' leading nightlife operators have reunited to make the nightclub Tryst at the Wynn Las Vegas perhaps the most buzzed-about nightclub on the Strip, and what's even more appealing about their story is that, even in the cutthroat and often downright nasty world of Vegas club land, Cy and Jesse Waits have managed to keep it in the family -- they're twins.
The brothers Waits landed in Vegas from southern California in the late '90s and cut their nightlife-impresario teeth helping to amp up the profile of the House of Blues; they made "Thursday Night Fever" and "House of Blues Sundays" two of the hottest parties in a town where rambunctious parties aren't exactly scarce. The pair parted ways in 2001 to take on separate assignments; eventually, Cy became the GM at Tabu Ultra Lounge and Jesse took the same job at Drai's After Hours, one of Vegas' most unrelentingly popular celeb-boîtes.
Then hotelier Steve Wynn brought the well-connected Victor Drai on to take over operations at his hotel's club La Bete with an aim to transforming the troubled spot, and thereupon Drai hired Cy and Jesse to bring the club up to Wynn's famously exacting standards. And by any standard, they've done well: The club has become, almost from the time it opened earlier this year, a regular stop for a glittering panoply of celebs, from the Hiltons to Jessica Simpson to Usher to Jay-Z, all of whom enjoy the beautiful-people treatment in the VIP area (pictured right).
And, finally, the guys seems to be enjoying the fruits of their labors. Even their parents' friends, as they tell us here sitting in front of the club's signature 90-foot cascade, are giving them props back home.
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All Stars Need Is "LOVE," Cirque-Style
There's no dearth of shows for celebs (or civilians) to take in while they're in Las Vegas, but Cirque du Soleil's critically-acclaimed re-imagining of the Beatles' greatest hits -- "LOVE" -- attracted an unusual trove of stars over the long weekend to The Mirage.
On Saturday night, local boys Spencer Smith and Ryan Ross of alt-rockers Panic! at the Disco celebrated their big win last week at the MTV VMAs by taking in the show celebrating the original Fab Four, while "Ghost Whisperer" star Jennifer Love Hewitt and "Crossing Jordan's" Steve Valentine were also in attendance. Meanwhile, Sunday night, talkmeister Larry King brought his family to see "LOVE" and went backstage afterwards to meet the cast, and "Superman Returns" director Bryan Singer caught the late show.
Last Thursday, Reese Witherspoon and pal Jenny Belushi (that's Jim's wife) wanted to see the show so much that they caught it even though they had to arrive 40 minutes late. "LOVE" is the first time that legendary Beatles producer George Martin and Apple Corps has allowed any kind of musical-theater partnership.
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Braxton's Million Dollar Baby
With tickets starting at $69, it doesn't cost a fortune to see Toni Braxton's Las Vegas show "Revealed," but her mic sure does.
Braxton has struck a deal with The Giantto Group, a high-end jewelry company, to use their one-of-a-kind Million Dollar Microphone (TM) throughout the run of her show.
The mic is made of white gold and encrusted with 650 karats of diamonds ... enough bling to make even Diddy jealous.
Regarding the pricey prop, the six-time Grammy winner, who filed for bankruptcy in the 90s, said "It's so extravagant, like taking a bath in Dom Perignon. I love it!" Bathing in champagne? That's not extravagant -- just stupid!
"Revealed" runs through March 2007 at the Flamingo Las Vegas.
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Britney Spears on the Rocks
K-Fed's not the only one who gets to throw a few back with Britney Spears. Now y'all can get drunk with Brit too!
Ok, maybe not with Britney Spears the pop star-turned-actress-turned-wife-and-mother-turned-Dateline-sob-story, but you can get ripped on the new cocktail called the Britney Spears. Cheers!
Created by Clint Thoman, a bartender at TAO at Las Vegas' Venetian, the drink consists of Stoli Raspberry, fresh raspberries, lemon wedges, sugar, sour mix and 7Up.
Thoman tells Vegas' Celebrity Week that he brewed up the concoction because "Britney is a down home sort of girl from the south. I figured she could appreciate this."
Well, maybe once she gives birth to her latest tater tot she can. Until then she'll just have to wash down her Cheetos with Tang.
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The Hoff Loves "Vegas"
David Hasselhoff brought Sin City to the OC this weekend, making a rare appearance at the Orange County, Calif. hotspot Club Vegas.
The Hoff made a grand entrance as a favor to his old "Baywatch" buddy Jeremy Jackson. Jackson, who played David's son Hobie on the TV series, invited him down to the OC club to make a guest appearance. Sources inside the club told TMZ The Hoff acted more like Diddy, scooping up a prime VIP table and inviting locals to join him for a night they would never ever forget. (F.Y.I.): tables in Club Vegas' VIP lounge for you and seven friends, generally cost upwards of $1000).
Amidst the blaring music and starstruck patrons, the actor was smiling and laughing while he chatted up his new friends. One source also says The Hoff was very interested in one of his male guest's full-sleeve tattoos.
But don't go thinking The Hoff bellied up to the bar. An insider tells TMZ the sober Hasselhoff was sipping all night on sugar-free Red Bull.
Minnillo Gets Her Groove On
MTV VJ and Nick Lachey's current crush, Vanessa Minnillo, showed off her dance moves in Las Vegas this weekend.
Minnillo was in Sin City over the weekend to celebrate the release of "John Tucker Must Die" at Pure Nightclub in Caesar's Palace. The film's leading man, Jesse Metcalfe, was also there.
The former Miss Teen USA appeared to be having a great time as she sang and chatted with the crowd, took pictures of herself with fan's cameras and downed what looked like a shot -- which she did not seem to enjoy.
With Nick no where to be found, the stunning brunette spent the evening with girlfriends laughing and dancing the night away.
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