Whitney: Can I Call You, Ray-J?
Whitney Houston's traded up from Bobby Brown ... with Kim Kardashian sex tape co-star Ray-J, who's 17 years her junior! The greatest love of all!
"EXTRA" spotted Miss Houston holding hands with 26-year-old Ray-J (R&B-ish brother of crash-embattled Brandy Norwood) as the two ran into Jay-Z and LeBron James' Bud Select-Sprite pre-NBA All-Star game party Saturday at TAO in Las Vegas. This marks the second public appearance for the couple, who were spotted last month having a romantic dinner together at Mastro's in L.A.
A source tells TMZ that Kim K. actually showed up for the party but any potential nuclear conflict was defused when a helpful tipster called Ray-J from outside to tell him that his former video co-producer was in the house. Whitney took her young charge by the arm and quickly led him out the door.
Perhaps Whitney's getting dating tips from Demi Moore.
Rap Titans Talk Strippers & Booze
Diddy and BFF Busta Rhymes reunited in Las Vegas this weekend for an impromptu performance of their 2002 hit, "Pass The Courvoisier." While onstage, the rap stars talked about a recent trip to a strip club, claiming it was the first one they had ever been to in Sin City. Suuure.
The duo's duet took place at the All-Star Kickoff Party at JET Nightclub at the Mirage, hosted by Diddy and NBA superstar Tracy McGrady. Busta, who was busted last month for allegedly beating up a man back in December, also performed "Touch It," from his current album, "The Big Bang."
The next night, Diddy and Busta rolled back to the $40,000-a-night Hugh Hefner Sky Villa in the Fantasy Tower at the Palms Casino Resort, where they partied with Dave Chapelle, Kendra Wilkinson, Gabrielle Union, and a few bunnies from the Playboy Club. It pays to be rich, biatch.
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Jay-Z Fights to Shut Down Vegas Party
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.
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.
Cee Lo Gets 'Crazy' in Vegas
Las Vegas is set to explode this weekend with the NBA All-Star Game coming to town, and some stars arrived early to cut get the party started!
Cee-Lo, half of the Grammy-winning duo Gnarls Barkley, partied it up at JET Nightclub at the Mirage on Monday with his entourage in tow. Our spies tell us he sipped on Patron with about twenty groupies surrounding him. When the DJ decided to put on his hit song, "Crazy," Cee-Lo grabbed the mic to belt out the song to the packed room.
Halfway through the song, Cee-Lo gave a shout out to basketball legend Michael Jordan, screaming, "Give it up for #23! MJ in the motherf**king house!" After he finished, Jordan came over to hang out with Cee-Lo. If last night was any indication, Vegas is going to be off the chain this week!
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Circus Hot Over Miss Nevada's Orgasm Contest
The former Miss Nevada is smack in the middle of another sexually charged controversy ... and this one could reach its climax in court.
TMZ has obtained a cease and desist letter from Cirque du Soleil, sent to "Beacher's Madhouse" host Jeff Beacher at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. The letter asks him to halt production on the "orgasmic" part of his variety show, hosted by former Miss Nevada Katie Reese, because it infringes on Cirque's trademarked name.
Cirque believes that Beacher has been advertising the orgasm contest as a "Cirque du Soleil" event in several online publications. Beacher insists that the name was used in blogs by mistake, and that it was never part of his show.
The letter asks Hard Rock to stop advertising the show on their website, and "post a prominent" retraction on websites where it appeared. Oddly, the Hard Rock never used the name on their site.
TMZ spoke to Beacher, who told us, "I have no intention, and have never even thought about calling my orgasm contest the Cirque du Soleil Contest. I'm calling it exactly what it is; an Orgasm Contest." Beacher's attorney, Mike Heller, told us "Mr. Beacher appreciates Cirque du Soleil and would never use their name in vain. We ask for a total retraction and apology from Cirque du Soliel."
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MC Dick: Is That a Dumb B***h or My Kid?
There's nothing quite like confusing your "dumb b***hes" for your son -- but what else would you expect from Andy Dick?
In the midst of trying, somewhat in vain, to rile up a crowd at PURE nightclub at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, randy Andy got a text message which he initially thought was from a female friend. It turns out it was from his son -- just one of his three children.
At least he stayed upright, unlike his premature ejection from "Jimmy Kimmel Live" last week -- after a little too-much grab-thigh with Ivanka Trump.
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Artie Lange: Beer and Bloating in Las Vegas
Howard Stern sidekick Artie Lange played to sold-out crowds over the weekend at Luxor in Las Vegas, and was promptly puked on.
After the shows, Artie and fellow Stern sidekicks Reverend Bob Levy and Nick DiPalo headed to Body English, a nightclub at The Hard Rock. Once in the VIP area, Artie egged-on Wee Matt (a little person star in Jeff Beacher's Madhouse comedy show at the Joint) to chug his beer. Wee Matt obliged, then looked up at Artie and vomited on his leg and all over Artie's VIP table.
Artie and the gang were laughing hysterically at the pukefest. Artie said, "Wow, I've never seen a midget throw up before." What happens in Vegas ... sometimes doesn't stay down.
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Miss Nevada Cashes In Like Britney
Where can you lose your crown and your job, get paid peanuts, and still stay in $25,000-a-night hotel rooms? Vegas, baby, Vegas!
TMZ has learned that disgraced Miss Nevada, Katie Rees, is shacking up in the Hardwood Suite in the Fantasy Tower at Sin City's Palms Casino Resort (Justin Timberlake was a recent guest), and she even had a slumber party there -- with her girlfriends (look out!)! Of course, the suite costs a steep $25,000 per night, which leads us to ask, where's the money coming from?
For her recent Miss Jet Las Vegas gig at the Mirage, Rees was rumored to have been paid a paltry $5,000, which would get her about four-and-a-half hours in the room (not including taxes and fees), which happens to have its own basketball court. We're told that she got a "special rate," but didn't get the room completely comped.
Meanwhile, Britney Spears is back in Vegas -- this time, it seems, to work. She's holed up at the Palms as well, in a Sky Villa in the Fantasy Tower, which also goes for $25K per night. Brit doesn't even have to leave the hotel to lay down tracks -- there's a recording studio in the Tower.
Britney can afford it -- she's worth nine figures. But Katie Rees? Bet Tara Conner wishes she'd done a little more to push Trump over the edge.
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Katie Rees Gets Crown Back ... Kinda
No, The Donald didn't restore her Miss Nevada tiara, but Katie Rees got a different kind of coronation last night in Las Vegas.
The dethroned beauty queen was named "Miss Jet Las Vegas 2007" by JET nightclub at The Mirage. There was no girl-on-girl tongue action this time around -- her parents and grandparents were in the crowd. They must be so proud. When asked on her runway walk what was next for her, she gleefully replied, "Hollywood, baby!" Natch.
Sources tell TMZ that Rees was knocking back kamikaze shots in the VIP lounge ... now that's the party girl we know and exploit!
Ex Miss Nevada Parties On
Remembering to keep her tongue in her mouth this time, a classier-looking former Miss Nevada Katie Rees hit the Las Vegas party scene hard last night.
Our friends at spyonvegas.com caught the bad girl beauty queen raging with a flock of females at club Body English in the Hard Rock Hotel at 3:45 AM.
It appears that unlike the freshly-rehabbed Miss USA Tara Conner, the dethroned Miss Nevada is embracing her new title: Party Girl!
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Scarlett and Selma Roll in Vegas
With no JT in sight, Scarlett Johansson and Selma Blair raged in Las Vegas this weekend.
Spies tell TMZ that the duo, who co-starred in 2004's "In Good Company," started their Saturday night at sushi restaurant Social House at Treasure Island, then caught the Cirque de Soleil show "Mystére." Our source reports that Scarlett and Selma hit up hot club PURE at Caesars Palace on both Friday and Saturday.
Cameras spotted the sizzling twosome at their own private craps table on Sunday morning at Caesars. They arrived around 3:00 AM with other friends ... and security. There's something sexy about watching a hot blonde roll them bones!
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Jenna Pops Out for Tito
Tito Ortiz got a very special present for his birthday last night: a scantily-clad Jenna Jameson.
Our friends at SpyOnVegas.com were there as Jenna dressed up as a Pussycat Doll at PURE Nightclub in Caesars Palace last night to help celebrate her UFC fighter boyfriend's birthday. She popped out of a box and danced onstage -- and on Tito -- to Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack."
A couple of the Dolls then brought Tito a birthday cake. It probably wasn't the only piece Tito got that night.
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Prince and Danny Masterson Walk Into a Bar...
No, it's not the beginning of a joke, but it could be. Prince insisted on having a table that was occupied by the DJ and his super-rich buddies.
It all went down at PURE nightclub in Las Vegas two weeks ago. Danny Masterson was the house DJ for the club's two year anniversary party -- he spins under the name DJ MomJeans. Masterson was chilling at a table that included Helio CEO Sky Dayton, the creators of YouTube, and "Alpha Dog" star Emile Hirsch. But Prince wanted Masterson's table for himself -- and what Prince wants, Prince gets.
Masterson and his crew had to scram, but the Purple One did manage to compliment Masterson on his DJ skills before having him evicted from the table. Classy.
Look for Prince at your table during the Super Bowl halftime show on February 4.
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Justin's Latest Gal Pal -- His Mom
While Cameron hangs ten with surfer Kelly Slater in Hawaii, Justin was caught partying with his mom in Las Vegas.
After his concert, JT headed over to Vegas hotspot Jet Nightclub at the Mirage for a wild birthday bash for his mom, Lynn. With a 30-person entourage in tow, Timberlake headed right for the VIP section, where the Jack Daniels and Dom Perignon flowed.
Justin and mom partied till the wee hours with Eva Longoria and Alyssa Milano. Then, toward the end of the night, the mama's boy sang "Happy Birthday," and the DJ played his hit single, "Sexy Back."
AM Rockin' Til AM
For most people, mixing music while multi-tasking at a hot Vegas club would be tough, but not for DJ AM!
The mixmaster flipped discs and worked a cig simultaneously as he rocked Pure's second anniversary bash at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Before heading to Sin City, AM was spotted on a lunch date in Beverly Hills with rumored new flame, Mandy Moore. Sounds like life after Nicole is a bit smoother for the DJ.
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Navarro Laps It Up
He may not be tapping Carmen Electra anymore, but Dave Navarro is still a lucky man.
After hosting a party at Las Vegas strip club Scores, Navarro was given a free lap dance by two ready, willing and busty brunettes. The smile on his face shows his gratitude.
Just remember Dave, no matter what a stripper tells you: There's no sex in the Champagne Room!