WHIRLWIND VEGAS MARRIAGE AS PORN-TAPE PRODUCER AND SEX ICON EXCHANGE VOWS!
Sex-goddess Pamela Anderson will wakeup this morning (SUN) in her honeymoon suite a newly-wed: Mrs. Rick Salomon. It’s the third marriage for both - and in a bizarre set of storm-fueled circumstances her first husband, Motley Crue drummer was just three blocks away from the ceremony and her new husband’s, former lover Paris Hilton was just another five blocks away! The romantic wedding in a private security-controlled high-roller villa at the Mirage- took place between her 7pm and 10pm “Beauty of Magic” shows on the Strip. As they say – “ONLY IN VEGAS, BABY”- Pamela’s sex-tape with Tommy ushered in a new era of celebrity exposure and it was followed up by her new husband’s million-selling xxx-video with Paris after his 2002 marriage to Beverly Hills 90210 actress Shannon Doherty ended. How’s that for wedding day coincidences?
The newly-weds only started dating less than two-months ago although they claim to have been on-and-off friends the past 15-years. Pamela shocked viewers on a recent Ellen DeGeneres TV talk show when she confessed: “I was playing poker one night and I was down about $250-thousand. He said if I made out with him that I could wipe out the debt. I provided the sexual favors and fell in love.” Pamela introduced Rick to me for the first time just two weeks ago while they enjoyed a cheek-to cheek dinner at the new Strip House restaurant in Planet Hollywood.
Luxe Life reported last weekend that the couple had taken out a marriage license and that they’d return this weekend with family and friends in tow for the ceremony. However, all week long Pamela was embroiled in a furious spat with second husband Kid Rock, which was unleashed via the internet over his claims she’d lied about “having a miscarriage while they were married.” She claimed victory concluding: “I don’t have to defend myself. Its laughable,” and in a tip-off about the new marriage she crowed “The greatest revenge is true happiness.”
It was exactly 9:15pm last night (SAT) that the 40-year-old curvy-queen, wearing a white Valentino mini-skirt and short veil she’d changed into at the villa from her stage costumes, exchanged her vows with the 39-year-old Hollywood porno-poker player and producer who wore a black tux-like suit and a beenie hat - as her two children with Tommy Lee, nine-year old Dylan and 11-year old Brandon watched along with Rick’s two daughters,Hunter and Tyson, also aged nine and 11 from Rick’s first wife, voice-over actress Elizabeth Dailey. Sade’s hit record “No Ordinary Love” played during the very short ceremony in front of a non-robed male Justice of the Peace. Actors Tobey Maguire and Kevin Dillon reportedly attended the ceremony but Luxe Life has not yet been able to confirm that information. A pathway to a fountain in the backyard of one of the high-roller villas at the Mirage hotel was strewn with white and pink roses, but it was the wedding that almost ground to a halt in Saturday night partytime crush-hour Strip traffic. At 9:17pm the huge video-screen at the Planet Hollywood resort casino where she’s headlining with Dutch illusionist Hans Klok in “The Beauty of Magic” spectacular flashed on “Congratulations” -making it all official.
The couple raced back to the Planet Hollywood theater for her second show where giggling from all the champagne she revealed the wedding news to the audience. “It’s been a big day- two shows and a wedding. Hans didn’t think I would come back- I heard he was worried. But I am really happy, I couldn’t be happier. I’m really in love and this romance is so romantic.” But minutes after midnight when Pamela arrived at her favorite Heart bar -where she’d invited fans via her blog to join in a champagne toast- she turned tail within 10-seconds and either in a case of “wedding night nerves” or “can’t wait to get this party started” she fled into the night.
It was a strange ending to a wild weekend – and Luxe Life tried to keep pace every step of the way. Here’s the ROYAL ROBIN RUNDOWN:
*Thursday (October 4): Pamela, her kids and Rick return to Vegas via private jet. She reveals that she’s begun controversial ozone therapy in her battle against Hepatitis C. CLICK HERE FOR THAT LUXE LIFE EXCLUSIVE STORY She is spotted with a wedding planner at Planet Hollywood’s chapel starting the speculation of an any-moment wedding. He is rumored to have sewn up a whopping near $1-million + payday exclusive for a national magazine to own the photo and video rights to the wedding ceremony.
*Friday night (October 5): Pamela joins her co-star, Hans who she was once said to be dating when she professed her love for him this summer on several late-night talk-show appearances together, at an Ocktoberfest party in the Hofbrauhaus restaurant. Hans taps the beer-keg with the traditional wooden mallet with an anxious Pamela at his side.
She flees instantly to return under strong security in a Planet Hollywood Cadillac Escalade. “She’s really nervous and doesn’t want to answer any questions” Hans tells me also revealing that their show will end at Planet Hollywood on December 9 CLICK HERE FOR THAT EXCLUSIVE LUXE LIFE STORY YESTERDAY. After the show a more relaxed Pamela took off with Rick and several friends who’ve joined the wedding party for a late dinner at the Stack Restaurant in the Mirage where I’d just had supper with my friend, Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show” sidekick John Melendez. Pamela enjoyed the steamed vegetables and tomato soup while sipping Patron Silver Cadillac Margaritas. She and Rick cuddled up cozy and kissed in their booth while the group all shared rounds of small plate appetizers.
*Saturday (Oct 6) wedding day: Rumors fly all over town that Pamela and Rick will marry but the location kept switching from a mid-afternoon ceremony at the Little White Wedding Chapel to a pre-show marriage first at the Planet Hollywood chapel and then an after-show ceremony at a private high-rollers lavish villa in the Mirage. Pamela herself fueled the frenzy by revealing she’s already given her new male-mate the baffling nickname ‘Scum’ and headlined her newest personal diary entry with “The Adventures of Scum and Pam Have Begun.” She said: “Planet Hollywood’s owner, Robert Earl has been so generous.
Rick and I are truly grateful and we are toasting the casino right after we get married after my show. Planet Hollywood and I are up to so many wonderful projects- I’m writing my own ticket.” Finally Luxe Life learned a convoy of limos was set to roll from Planet Hollywood after her first show ends at 8:25pm.
The wedding party including her co-star and his three Dutch “divas of magic” set off to battle crazed congested traffic at the world’s busiest intersection to reach the Mirage. By 9pm they have made it and they had less than 20-minutes for their “I Do’s” before the fleet of chauffeur-driven cars had to return Pamela, who slipped into her white denim mini-skirtedwedding outfit, from her stage costume.
“It was beautiful. It was romantic. It was exactly what you would expect in the traditional sense of a marriage. She even had a short veil on the back of her head like you see all the brides to be when they party in Vegas. They promised to love honor and cherish one another and they kissed. It was fast but it was very real. There were white roses and white petals everywhere and lots of her favorite pink ones too,” one of the 45 guests told me. Another guest added “There is no doubt they are totally in love. They are inseparable and it’s a really close relationship. He’s backstage all the time while she’s doing the show. They are always together.” Another very well-informed observer told me that Rick is already acting as Pamela’s manager and making Svengali moves in negotiating new big-bucks business deals for her! Then they had to race back across the traffic jammed Strip to return by 9:45pm for the 10pm second show. “We’re used to moving quickly and changing fast” one of the show’s Dutch dancers told me. “This, though, was a record. If one thing had gone wrong it would have been either the wedding that wasn’t or the second show that wasn’t. There wasn’t a split second to spare but we all made it and even had time for a champagne toast.” Clearly in a champagne-fuelled celebratory mood Pamela actually did one of her tricks- and giggling, merrily revealed how she did it to the audience. Hans good-naturedly admonished her that “magicians never ever reveal their secrets- even when they just get married.” Their act closed with Hans levitating the sex-icon almost 50ft in the air, before she vanishes. Mischievous Pamela whispered to Hans: “Tonight I get levitated twice. First by you on stage and then for real with my new husband.”
Shortly after midnight, early this morning I waited along with EXTRA TV’s Carlos Diaz for the wedding group to join Planet Hollywood president Mike Mecca, his wife Sandy and other resort officials for Pamela and Rick to cut the 4-tired pink and white (her favorite colors again) wedding cake and pop–open the two massive jeroboams of Moet Chandon champagne.
The casino was packed with fans, well-wishers and tourists watching the crazed celebration- exactly as Pamela had asked. But it all startled the blushing bride- and in less
than 10-seconds she blurted out a quick ‘cheers everybody’ and with new husband they ran hand-in-hand to the elevators for the honeymoon suite! It was so sudden and fast that just one photographer, my pal Tom Donohue snapped the only shot of her first public appearance as the new bride.
While the couple hid-out there security staff cut the cake and served it slice by slice to the reception guests as the casino customers were all treated to her wedding day champagne. Hans summed up: So long as he doesn’t make another video with her I’m ok with him. I like him and he’s really a nice guy with her.”
Luxe Life will continue to monitor the ‘breaking story’ before they return to her Malibu home today (SUN) as newly-weds. The “bought for big bucks” exclusive wedding ceremony photos- all kept top secret for the weekend- are expected to be on sale on news-stands within the next three days. There won’t be any immediate lengthy honeymoon for the couple as the new Mr. and Mrs. Salomon have to return here again next weekend for her last 10-weeks of magic shows. “How long before he’s got a video camera rolling and her second sex-tape comes out?” asked one jokester at the reception she ran from, “Hopefully their marriage will last longer than the time it took them to date and get married between shows.”