… The gorgeous girls of Trashy Lingerie in West Hollywood were still standing in their stockings, garter belts, high heels and little else after three days of partying which saw them at Light in Bellagio, the topless Bare pool and Jet nightclub in the Mirage
… For the third time, American Idol creator Simon Fuller returned to watch The Beatles LOVE musical from Cirque du Soleil at the Mirage, but our pal, Siegfried & Roy’s manager Bernie Yuman, who took him there admitted he’s seen it 13 times! Also watching was Styx band member Tommy Shaw with Jack Blades of Night Ranger, and together as Shaw Blades they performed in the Beatles Revolution lounge there after the show
… Gorgeous actress, Jennifer Love Hewitt treated herself to a mini Vegas vacation and checked into a luxury Augustus Tower suite at Caesars Palace overlooking the Strip. She enjoyed dinners at both the Rao’s and Guy Savoy restaurants and a luncheon at celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill. After a slew of spa treatments at the new luxurious Qua Baths she took a poolside cabana and for most of “her thoroughly enjoyable visit” went totally unrecognized!

TONIGHTS TIP: The premiere of MTV’s “Reunited: The Real World Vegas” will be screened at 10 p.m. in The Lounge at the Palms Casino Resort. The seven cast members Trishelle, Steven, Brynn, Irulan, Frank, Alton and Arissa will all be in attendance with an after premiere party in Ghostbar.

It’s the first time a Real Word cast has been reunited back in its original locale for an entire series, but the producers promise new loves, new dramas and new stages of life, plus hot tubs, heartbreaks and at least one fight! The Vegas programs come on the heels of Real World Denver and in advance of the 19th Real World now filming in Sydney, Australia. Tonight also sees the opening of the new Springs Nature Preserve with a unique one-time only concert by the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra and the Cirque du Soleil dance troupes.

TOMORROWS TEASE: It’s the 17th annual Epicurean event when dozens of our city’s top restaurants and chefs showcase their best of the best, and Luxe Life has all the advance details.
It’s also the first night of two previews for the new Hans Klok/Pamela Anderson Beauty of Magic show which has its red carpet star-studded premiere on Saturday night at Planet Hollywood, and we’ve got the advance word.

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First, congratulations are due to Palms owner, George Maloof who sponsored this year’s winning car at the Indianapolis 500 driven by Dario Franchitti, who is married to Ashley Judd.

It’s a second Indy win for a Maloof sponsored racecar! It was Club Rubber’s three day Summer of Love weekend there with round-the-clock parties and over 20 DJ’s inside the Rain, Ghostbar, Moon and Playboy nightclubs and out at the Pool.

Gorgeous actress Gabrielle Union dined at the N9NE Steakhouse in the Palms with Denver bronco’s wide receiver Javon Walker just across the tables from Rampage Jackson who ordered a winner’s Kobe Burger and Vegetable Pasta before his victorious UFC fight against Chuck Liddell.

Grammy winning rock band, Maroon 5 took over the private dining room there celebrating with shots of Patron Silver and N9NE Steakhouse Espresso Shots.

Next day at the Ditch pool party there, Maroon’s Adam Levine invited Shawn Marion of the Phoenix Suns to their cabana for tequila! Also poolside was shock comedy king Andrew Dice Clay and sports stars Terrell Owens, plus Jeff Reed and Clark Haggans of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Up at MOON nightclub atop the Fantasy Tower was Dawson’s Creek star James Vanderbeek partying after his Steel City movie premiere.

Comedy star Jamie Foxx hit both N9NE Steakhouse and the MOON nightclub where he borrowed a Security Officer’s flashlight to select girls from the crowd to join his main table on the dance floor. There was absolutely no shortage of volunteers! He was staying in the $25,000 a night Hardwood Suite at the Palms complete with its own basketball court and giant Jacuzzi tub. No word if he followed up the flashlight stunt with a five-a-side invitation b-ball game!

At the Discreet party in Hugh Hefner’s Sky Villa there a bevy of bunny beauties welcomed me to the ultra-posh private party for which some male high-roller guests paid $3000 for admission. It was a case of 50 very lucky guys and 200 wishful women! Celebrities attending included Mindfreak magician Criss Angel, musician Mickey Avalon, rapper Tone Loc and yours truly! Beautiful blondes and brunettes in little less than erotic body paint, grooving go-go dancers and mysterious models fed each other grapes in Hef’s 30-person circular Jacuzzi!

Other celebrities in attendance: Chris Tucker, Kim Kardashian, Criss Angel, David Arquette, Courtney Cox, Lil Jon, Kelly Slater, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, She Wants Revenge, Simon Rex and Patrick Dempsey; plus Playmates Pilar Lastra, Miss August 2004; Amanda Paige, Miss October 2005; Hiromi Oshima, Miss June 2004; Shallan Meiers, Miss September 2002; Alison Waite, Miss May 2006; Lauren Michelle Hill, Miss February 2001 and DJ’s Julius Papp, J-Boogie, Doc Martin and Sky Nellor.

The Discreet parties in Southern California were created by Jeremy Barnett, Jon Licata and Michael Sutton as a way for beautiful people to meet one another in a stress-free private intimate high-energy environment. Now they’re moving to Vegas and this was its debut here with two more planned in Hef’s villa for Labor Day and next New Year’s Eve!

Five entertainment icons will be honored with awards at the upcoming CineVegas Film Festival which gets underway next Wednesday (June 6) with the Vegas premiere of Oceans Thirteen with Geoirge Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon from the all-star cast promising to attend the red-carpet ceremonies.

On Friday June 15, at an Honorees Reception, the Marquee Award will be presented to Sir Anthony Hopkins. His film Slipstream will screen during the festival; Sir Ben Kingsley who will watch his new thriller You Kill Me close the festival; actress Charlise Theron will be presented with the Half-Life Award and fellow Brit Mike Newell will receive the Vanguard Director Award.

“We are incredibly blessed to gather such talent in one pot for the purpose of recognizing their collective work,” stated festival director Trevor Groth. (Luxe Life has a full interview with Trevor planned next week for the opening day of Cine Vegas.) “The excitement of Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Ben Kingsley, Mike Newell and Charlize Theron coming together at this year’s CineVegas will truly be a weekend, and a year, to remember.”

The Festival’s closing night film You Kill Me, stars Téa Leoni, Luke Wilson and Bill Pullman in addition to Kingsley. It follows an alcoholic hit man (Kingsley) who heads to California to take a break from his bad habits, taking a job at amortuary, and becoming romantically involved with the stepdaughter (Leoni) of a corpse he’s embalming.

Sir Anthony Hopkins, once an understudy to Sir Laurence Olivier, first distinguished himself in such feature films as A Lion in Winter, A Bridge Too Far, The Elephant Man and 84 Charing Cross Road, revealing his full emotional power in his Oscar-winning role as Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Through the ‘90s he received two Best Actor Oscar nominations for The Remains of the Day and Nixon, and a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in Amistad, as well as starred in such films as Desperate Hours, Howard’s End, Legends of the Fall, Surviving Picasso, The Mask of Zorro and Instinct. During this decade he reprised his role as Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal and The Red Dragon while creating memorable characters in Alexander, Proof, Bobby, All the King’s Men and Fracture. He recently completed filming Beowulf, in which he stars as King Hrothgar. Hopkins also recently wrote and directed the independent feature Slipstream which premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

Sir Ben Kingsley has seen his feature film career skyrocket since earning the Best Actor Academy Award for RichardAttenborough’s Gandhi in 1982. He earned three additional Oscar nominations during the following two decadesfor Bugsy, Sexy Beast and House of Sand and Fog, along with a BAFTA nomination for Schindler’s List. Among his other roles are those in Turtle Diary, Maurice, Pascali’s Island, Without a Clue, Sneakers, Dave (as Vice President to Kevin Kline’s hapless President Mitchell), Searching for Bobby Fischer, Species, Rules of Engagement and Tuck Everlasting. More recently, Kingsley has lent his enormous talents to Thunderbirds, Suspect Zero, A Sound of Thunder, Oliver Twist (as Fagin) and Lucky Number Slevin, among other projects.

Director Mike Newell’s breakthrough came with the 1992 Oscar-nominated drama Enchanted April, starring Miranda Richardson, followed by the $244 million worldwide success of Four Weddings and a Funeral, which earned two Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay. Subsequent directing work for Newell has included Donnie Brasco, Pushing Tin, Mona Lisa Smile and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, also serving as executive producer on Traffic, High Fidelity and other projects. Newell is currently in post-production on Love in the Time of Cholera.

Charlese Theron, hailing from South Africa, is distinguished by a diverse body of work as well as an Academy Award and Golden Globe for her 2003 drama Monster, a Best Actress Oscar nomination two years later for her role as a female miner in North Country, in addition to an Emmy nomination for HBO’s “The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.” Launching her film career in the mid-1990s with such projects as 2 Days in the Valley, That Thing You Do! and The Devil’s Advocate, she segued to roles in Woody Allen’s Celebrity, The Yards and Cider House Rules. During this decade, Theron has continued to demonstrate her range in film work such as Reindeer Games, Men of Honor, The Legend of Bagger Vance, Sweet November and The Italian Job. She will next be seen in Paul Haggis’ The Valley of Elah starring oppositeTommy Lee Jones and is currently filming Tonight He Comes with Will Smith.

As Luxe Life readers will recall, the fifth recipient will be veteran producer Jerry Weintraub who will be given the Vanguard Producer Award after the screening of his new Ocean’s Thirteen movie during the opening night festivities.

In its ninth year, CineVegas is shaping up to be the biggest and best yet with an amazing turnout of Hollywood super-star power!

Celebrity and controversy went hand-in-hand this holiday weekend and everywhere one turned there was the ultimate validation that Vegas has become Hollywood’s ultimate playground, and LUXE LIFE has the best and most complete photo coverage from every extraordinary event in town.

But as the stars, the headliners, the VIP’s and the beautiful people partied and played, drank and danced, and made this Memorial Day weekend the biggest and best ever, there were growing conundrums and conflicts.

One major nightclub operator told me: “This was even better than New Year’s Eve which is supposed to be our busiest time of the year. We just had our best-ever weekend since we opened, and none of us guessed these kind of numbers were ever possible. Vegas is not only on fire, it’s #1 anywhere in the world and the invasion of celebrities proves it.”

Hidden though amongst the heat and happiness were some storm-cloud warning signals!

CONTROVERSY #1: Lindsay Lohan’s ultimate blow-out bash to celebrate her 21st birthday at PURE nightclub here in Vegas on July 2nd and 3rd is now completely up in the air following her DUI crash in Hollywood at dawn on Saturday.

Already the Svedka Vodka Company who was to pay a megabucks sum co-sponsoring the event has reportedly pulled out!

“It’s a total mystery now if she’ll cancel it, will defiantly come or be stopped from coming by the long arm of the law. Nobody knows for sure what will happen,” I was told. Lindsay, who was bringing in a private plane of pals, was getting her own newly decorated suite at Caesars Palace to hold court while her guests took over all the other rooms on a closed-off floor. She was set for a super-sized sushi, sashimi and sake celebration at Social House in TI, the Venus topless pool at Caesars was ready to be turned over to her exclusively, and then there is the birthday extravaganza itself, with top DJ’s A.M. and Samantha Ronson plus the Pussycat Dolls presenting her with an amazing cake.

“It was set to be the major media event of all time and the photos would have gone around the world.” said one of PURE’s executives. Even Lindsay had raved to Ellen DeGeneres on her TV talk show that she was pulling out all the stops to celebrate like nobody else had ever celebrated. Lindsay’s lawyer Mike Heller confirmed: “This should be one of the best parties ever—if not the best!”

But that all changed at the weekend when Hollywood cops tracked her down to the Century City hospital and arrested her for not only leaving the scene of an accident but also driving under the influence. The shock scenario got even worse when cocaine was discovered during a search of her damaged Mercedes and she had to undergo blood tests. Lindsay also faces possible charges for drinking under the legal age.

“Her personal life has hit a new low” said celebrity columnist Perez Hilton. “It even puts a nail in her career because she’s too much of a risk and producers will not be able to get her insured to work on their films. She’s the black sheep of Hollywood actresses.”

Saturday’s dawn crash (when she ran off the road miraculously not hitting any other vehicles) came after a hard-all night round of partying at Hollywood clubs, and just two weeks after security video was released showing her in drug-related circumstances with other girls in a ladies bathroom at a Los Angeles nightspot. She was only released from a drug and alcohol rehab clinic less than three months ago!!!

There were rumors Saturday night in Vegas, which I could never confirm, that she was going to put in a surprise appearance at the “Discreet” party in the Palms, but her arrest was blamed on the no-show. Meantime, PURE plans to keep its party plans in place and continue with its advertising and publicity campaigns – with fingers crossed she’ll put on a brave face and fly in for the festivities.

CONFLICT #2: Despite a stunning defeat against Rampage Jackson in mega-fight UFC Fight 71, thousands of fans showed at Studio 54 in MGM Grand to greet UFC legend Chuck Liddell at his post-fight party.

Supporters rushed to touch, speak with, and shake hands with the official face of the UFC; with one bold female fan grabbing Liddell’s face and kissing his lips, despite his girlfriend standing right by his side. Chuck happily signed autographs and posed for photos all night long in the club’s VIP area overlooking the mega dance floor so he could be closer to his supportive fans instead of his reserved private skybox.

Chuck had KO’d his last seven challengers over the past three years. But the first round surprise knockdown when the ref stopped the fight at 1:53 of the scheduled five round bout had his legions asking if he’d trained properly for the bad-boy’s battle.

In the six-days before the fight he’d been seen partying at clubs all over town. The nightclub crawl began at Body English in the Hard Rock a week ago. Monday he was at JET in the Mirage on the red-carpet with music-sensation Mickey Avalon. Midweek he was at N9NE Steakhouse in the Palms where he tore through the 16oz Bone-in Filet Mignon enjoying an expensive ‘96 Pahlmeyer Proprietary red wine, and he was spotted again at Body English. At Studio 54 he told his fans, “I’ll be back. I will still keep training and fighting. I just made one mistake and he capitalized on it.”

Some insiders claimed the loss was just the perfect setup for two more rich PPV paydays for a Best-Of-Three promoters dream. A sellout crowd of nearly 15,000 watched the end of Liddell’s reign, including actors Kevin James and Adam Sandler.

Over at PURE in Caesars Palace, new champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson got a hero’s welcome for his win from Adam and Kevin, fighters Frank Trigg and Dan Henderson, Hollywood celebrities Mandy Moore, Kim Kardashian, Wilmer Valderrama, Dennis Haskins, David Arquette and sports star Larry Johnson.

The new champion kept his UFC Belt on most of the night and grabbing the mic to celebrate his victory with fans. Said Rampage, “It’s my turn now to get the big money. It’s about time because we put our lives into this.”

Next day Jackson wore his UFC title belt as he walked through the Palms lobby to his Fantasy Tower suite while Chuck recuperated in a private cabana at the Palms pool. Coincidentally, both fighters wound up sitting alongside each other on Sunday night when they partied together at Body English in the Hard Rock.

Nice to know that even shirtless Rampage has his name tattooed on his arm! Chuck kept his shirt on!

CHALLENGE #3: When security hustled golfing giant Tiger Woods and his mom Kultida came out of the Mandalay Bay Events center ballroom at his 10th Tiger Jam fundraiser, they forgot his pregnant wife, Swedish model Elin Nordegren.

It wasn’t until Tiger asked “Where is my wife?” that they found her in the crowds and got them reunited! Their first child is expected this summer and Tiger has said he will sacrifice playing in the Open Championship if it conflicts with the birth!

Incidentally, it was coincidentally “Mom’s” birthday so we all joined in a Happy Birthday chorus with Tiger!

Among the stars I spotted there were comedy actors Will Ferrell and Chris Tucker, basketball great Alonzo Mourning, rockers Bon Jovi, Chris Daughtry, Hootie & The Blowfish, Bachelor stars Andrew Firestone and Chris Harrison, celebrity chef Michael. Mina who prepared the three course decadent dinner, gorgeous Gabrielle Union, record hit-maker Ken “Babyface” Edmonds and “Deal or No Deal” blonde beauty Patricia Kara.

Over its ten years the Tiger Jams have raised over $10-million for his foundation empowering young people with character development and educational programs.

This year’s event raised another $1.5 million with such auction items as a lunch with John Bon Jovi netting $26,000, a Tiger Woods autographed new Buick Enclave SUV brought $50,000, a trip to New Orleans for a dinner with super-chef Emeril Lagasse netted $20,000, a bike- ride in Austin with Lance Armstrong spun $21,000, a putting lesson from Tiger at two golf tournaments to watch him play added $95,000, Alonzo’s three sets of NCAA Final Four packages brought in just shy of $70,000, and two different backstage meet and greets with Tiger and the other stars attending including Bon Jovi and Daughtry after their concerts brought in another $74,000!

Tiger, who has won 55 PGA Tour events and earned $66 million in prize money commented, “Vegas is the perfect city for Tiger Jam. In addition to our Learning Center in Anaheim we have supported the Boys and Girls Club and the Center for Independent Living here in Vegas. We’re so fortunate to have had so many great musical stars support us at our ten Tiger Jams and we’ve been able to reach and help over ten million young people.”

CONTROVERSY #4: Right up until curtain time, showman Jeff Beacher feared pop-princess Britney Spears would try legally to shutdown his new season preview of the Madhouse at the Hard Rock, which officially begins June 30th, because he was presenting “little people” in a Mini-Brit and K-Fed spoof.

But it was the dwarf wrestling matches that had everybody talking instead with its risqué acronym of Midget Unprofessional Fighting Federation! Pitbull Patterson, who is known as the Andre the Giant of midget wrestling, was expected to wind up the winner, but Demo-man wearing mask and cap pinned him for the title. Rocker Vince Neil of Motley Crue fame was in the audience!

Incidentally, grabbing a late bite at Mr. Lucky’s in the Hard Rock before blackjack was eight time world-champion surfer Kelly Slater. ** (He was spotted earlier in the week playing Hawaii-home host to Cameron Diaz, but both insist they are “just good friends.” In fact, I can safely advise her new-found romantic fling with our heroic Houdini magician Criss Angel is growing stronger, and the two have been in constant contact while she was doing the Shrek three promo-tour “down-under” in Australia. They are expected to reunite in New York next week when she completes the European leg. Cameron will try to watch Criss’ June 4th stunt in New York’s Times Square when he will attempt to escape from a concrete coffin hoisted above the street.) **

Next day at the REHAB pool party at Hard Rock was actor Jamie Foxx in a private cabana, and also watching the sexy scene: Dallas Cowboys hunk Terrell Owens and the beautiful Gabrielle Union! Later at Body English nightclub Jamie won the award for “Party Animal of the Year” when he bought several bottles of expensive Dom Perignon champagne and Patron Tequila—and wound up pouring it right down the throats of numerous girls around the club that he invited to his VIP area!!!!!!

A charismatic cabal of celebrities kept PURE’s management hopping every night last week at their PURE and Tangerine nightclubs, their Lucky Strike and Coyote Ugly bars, the Venus topless pool at Caesars and their Social House restaurant in TI.

It’s definitely the largest turnout of stars since I’ve been in Vegas the last eight years! I’ll try not to miss anybody out from this listing which takes on the form of the Hollywood phone directory!

The sexy Hawaiian Tropic beauties hit everything they could, starting with mojitas at the Venus pool, and then sushi rolls and fruit infused sake at Social House before switching to champagne at Tangerine where then stayed till the lights had to be switched on as dawn broke.

Over at PURE nightclub in Caesars, the party week kicked off with the sports stars: Troy Aikman in a private cabana on the outdoor terrace overlooking the Strip, Jim Jackson and Kurt Thomas of Phoenix Suns, Floyd Mayweather and Eddie George, Phoenix Suns player and former UNLV hero, Shawn Marion, the always stunning internet pinup queen, Cindy Margolis with five gal-pals drinking champagne, former Paris Hilton love interest Matt Leinhart of the Arizona Cardinals, fighters Frank Trigg and Dan Henderson and my pal, Dennis Haskins who played Mr. Belding on “Saved by the Bell.” All stayed there partying till 3am and beyond!

For Jenny McCarthy’s weekend party the turnout included Gabrielle Union with Chris Tucker and Babyface, Wilmer Valderama, Matt Leinart and Larry Johnson with most of them not calling it a night until 4am!

At Social House the week began with Shaq O’Neal dining under the stars on the patio, then KORN band member Reggie Arvizu treated a beautiful lady to tuna tataki and Kobe sliders prepared by Executive Chef Joe Elevado. Matt Leinart ordering sake in bamboo cups and rock shrimp tempura with Kobe tataki sushi rolls for his buddies dining in the newspaper room, blonde bombshell Jenny McCarthy with beaufriend Jim Carrey nowhere in sight ordered the yellowtail with jalapeno, actress Vera Jordanova from Quentin Tarrantino’s new Hostel Part two movie chose the soft-shell crab rolls and Kobe sliders.
At Coyote Ugly, Playboy model Jaime Hammer brought three gal-pals and she signed autographs and posed for photos before dancing with the Coyotes on the main stage-bar. At the Venus pool the week’s guest list included actress Mena Suvari, boxer Sergio Mora, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and the PURE gang of Leinart, Kardashian, and Marion.

The weekly Beacher’s Unprofessional Bowling Association attracted mini Matt Soprano and Xena the warrior princess, and the Vegas Pussycat Dolls with the cast of Menopause all watched by Baywatch’s Jeremy Jackson!

As most of you know, PURE also owns the new Aura nightclub in the Bahamas and it’s rapidly become the vacation destination of choice for Hollywood couples. Actress Elisha Cuthbert from Fox’s hit 24 TV series let loose there for two consecutive nights with hockey player boyfriend Sean Avery of the New York rangers when she hosted the Memorial Day party.

Ugly Betty co-star Ana Ortiz celebrated her bachelorette party with 31 of her closest friends including fiancé Noah Lebenzon at TAO in the Venetian along with fellow Ugly Betty co-star Kevin Sussman and actress Sprague Grayden.

After the charter bus trip in from LA, they headed to TAO’s Beach pool club where Ana was waiting for them in a VIP cabana, followed by dinner under the signature 20 foot tall Buddha in TAO’s Asian Bistro munching on Sushi platters, Lobster Wontons, Kobe Beef and Chilean Sea Bass. They then headed upstairs where they had two VIP skyboxes stocked with Hypnotic and Grey Goose to party the night away into the wee-hours.

Mandy Moore showed up for the second night of the Heineken Thirst Studio three day event with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who surprisingly sang “Golddigger” and “Touch the Sky,” plus two new tracks from his upcoming album “Graduation” in a 1:30 a.m. impromptu mini-concert.

For the second consecutive night, Britney Spears ex, Kevin Federline was partying and paling up with Wilmer Valderrama who dined at the Tao Asian Bistro with six friends munching on Sushi and Kobe Beef.

Alongside at the adjoining table, former heavyweight Mike Tyson in a low-key group of three additional male friends.

Once in the club, Wilmer and K-Fed got on the mic to MC the party and pick the music with DJ Reach calling it quits well after 4 a.m.!

Earlier, new rap/rock band Gym Class Heroes performed in the nightclub as part of the Heineken event. Also spotted: football star Reggie Bush, Shawn Marion, socialite and actress Bijou Phillips.

Next day up at TAO Beach the final of the Heineken holiday was in full force with Kanye West, Wilmer Valderrama, Matt Leinart and Grandmaster Flash all relaxing in separate cabanas with friends before the triple DJ performances by Paul Oakenfold, Erick Morillo and Steve Aoki.

… KO’d from Dancing with the Stars and apparently settling for less than expected with Sir Paul McCartney, the former Beatle’s wife Heather Mills dined on vegan dishes at FIX in the Bellagio before dancing with champagne in hand at JET where her wooden leg stayed firmly in place
… Kanye West and Mandy Moore enjoyed separate late lunches at the Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill, inside the MGM Grand
… Ocean’s Thirteen star Al Pacino sat in anonymously and unrecognized at the Air Supply concert in the Orleans
… Kevin Federline traveled up to Cherry nightclub’s pool at Red Rock
… Comedy improv artist Wayne Brady invited Robin Williams to his table for photos when both lunched at Joe’s Stone Crab in the Forum Shops of Caesars where rock veteran Alice Cooper also ordered the famous Stone Crabs
… Phoenix Suns player Kurt Thomas treated his large family group to dinner at Stack in the Mirage feasting on Executive Chef Brian Massie’s super-sized yellowtail sashimi, calamari, crab cakes, black cod miso lettuce cups, the New York Sirloin, organic chicken, the seabass and the surf & turf!
… Matt Lienart at Jet Nightclub to celebrate his brother’s bachelor party
… My favorite photo of the entire wondrous weekend was of my pal, actor Dennis Haskins (who played Mr. Belding) cooling off with virgin pina coladas and Playboy models Brandie Moses and Roxanne Dawn at the topless BARE pool lounge at the Mirage!
… At Light Nightclub at Bellagio, Grammy award-winning musician, acclaimed music producer and recording artist Babyface with an entourage of ten beauties sipping on Grey Goose. Vodka!

TONIGHTS TIP: After all that you can’t possibly wish to go out so my recommendation is “bed early and grab a ton of sleep”!

TOMORROWS TEASE: Show me the money! Its all about the big bu$ine$$ of Vegas as we have a candid one-on-one chat with billionaire developer Donald Trump, and try to unravel exactly what billionaire Kirk Kerkorian is up to with his hoped-for purchase of The Bellagio and Project City Center. Just announcing the bid made him $2.5 billion richer in a single day!

Michael Jackson, who just picked up five million dollars to attend a Mid-East Sultan’s birthday bash in London flies home to Vegas to wince over the auction of his memorabilia at the Hard Rock. Also, Luxe Life also has a preview look at the Real World reunion, which premieres tomorrow night!

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It’s a head to head challenge tomorrow night as the ugly rivalry between Ultimate Fighting Championship’s top star fighters explodes, and golf’s king of kindness, Tiger Woods celebrates a star-studded 10th Tiger Jam charity anniversary. Amazingly though, the paparazzi spotlight may shift entirely and focus on a tiny 4’2” performer known as Mini-Brit if troubled pop-princess Britney Spears attempts to stop tomorrow’s debut of a new season of Beacher’s Madhouse shows. Luxe Life has the full rundown of the massive mammoth Memorial Day Holiday extravaganzas.

The bitter rematch between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, who wants to avenge his loss to the last man who defeated him. Remember, Liddell has been unstoppable in his last seven fights and dominated inside the Octagon as UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.

Both fighters were on the Pride circuit in 2000 when Jackson utilized non-stop elbow action to overpower Chuck. Ever since then, Chuck has proved invincible and unbeaten. He walloped every opponent whoever beat him previously, and now only Jackson remains.

“I will knock him out, plain and simple.” said Chuck, who has been partying like a winner all week long at nightclubs around town (as our Luxe Life show)—fellow champ, Floyd Mayweather Jr as been hanging out here at Body English in the Hard Rock.

UFC President Dana White commented about tomorrow’s brutal bout at the MGM Grand: “Chuck has been on a mission to avenge all his losses, so I’m excited to make this long-awaited rematch a reality. He avenged Randy Couture and Jeremy Horn, and the only man standing in his way for an absolutely unbroken record, Jackson, fighting only his second UFC fight, is very confident he will earn Chuck’s Light Heavyweight Champion title. So without a doubt this is the mega-fight of the summer, an absolute blockbuster.”

Says Jackson: “This is a dream come true. I always had a plan to capture his title. I am confident I can handle him and take him out a second time. I’m ready to do battle and walk out the winner with the belt.”

Liddell, thought by many to be the best mixed martial arts fighter in the world with his incredible knockout punches, commented: “I have no fears of facing him. I’ve been waiting for this fight a long time. I’m excited and I will knock him out. This is the last loss on my record that I have to avenge, and I want it behind me so I can move onto new challenges.”

Expect a galaxy of stars ringside for the 7 p.m. Pay Per View telecast going around the world.

Expect even more famous faces turning up at Mandalay Bay for the ten year anniversary of Tiger Jam.

Luxe Life has learned that just some of the guests expected for Tiger’s Bon Jovi and American idol star Chris Daughtry’s double-headliner concert include celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse along with comedy superstars Robin Williams and Will Ferrell, plus The Bachelor’s Andrew Firestone, Hayden Panettiere, Gabrielle Union and King of Queens star Kevin James, who will attend Tiger’s golf clinic today.

Tiger has raised multi-millions for his Foundation, and earlier this year opened his fourteen acre, 35,000 square foot Learning Center for disadvantaged children.

Although located in Anaheim, Tiger also donates funds to several Vegas-based charities for his character development and empowerment programs.

You can also expect a lot of special celebrity packages in the boisterously bid auction—remember that last year, Tiger’s golf lesson raised $155,000 and this year the package even includes Donald Trump for good measure. Two-time Dancing with the Stars winner Cheryl Burke has a special package, and poker prince Phil Ivey is offering a lesson and dinner.

Tiger’s fundraiser is one of the Big 3 celebrity charities held in Vegas each year rivaling Andre Agassi’s, and our Keep Memory Alive benefits.