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What's Taking The Fontainebleau So Long?

The last time this site checked in with the seemingly doomed Fontainebleau Las Vegas, they were filing for bankruptcy protection, and their CEO got the hell out of dodge, suing their former lenders for not staying the course...instead of staying the course. Even worse, the claim in court became even more clear (or convoluted, depending on how you see it): owner Jeffrey Soffer was suing his own project to essentially try to skirt the creditors' liens on his own project. Well, now we've got a new tip, and it appears it's only going to be worse.

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The Fontaine-Bust Update: Lawsuit Hearing Could Happen Next Week

The Fontainbleau, June 28, 2009.

There’s not much to tell as far as when or if the embattled Fontainebleau Las Vegas will ever open its doors. After all, in the last month or so, corporate employees have been laid off, its CEO flew the coop and it filed for bankruptcy protection. Call it Fontaine-bust instead.

Next week could bring some good news for the remaining Fontainebleau folks, however. That’s when they’re hoping to get a court date set for their lawsuit against their former lenders. Seems they (the lenders) nixed hundreds of millions of dollars in financing and, essentially, forced Fontainebleau into bankruptcy which pulled the plug on the resort’s progress.

There’s a bunch of legal mumbo jumbo for the lawyers on both sides to toss back and forth in the meantime, and there’s no saying the Florida judge who’s presiding over this kerfuffle will actually set the court date next week or sometime thereafter.

But we certainly have every reason to hope the matter gets resolved in Fontainebleau’s favor. It’s depressing to think that massive, multi-billion-dollar tower is just sitting there, vacant – especially when it stands to be such a showplace when it’s done. We’re keeping our fingers crossed and knocking wood for you, Fontainebleau. Courage.

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Jeff Beacher 'Believes' Criss Angel is a Cat Thief

Really, we don't know where to even begin with this story involving two of Vegas craziest celebs--Jeff Beacher and Criss Angel. Apparently, when Jeff Beacher's father passed away two years ago, he bequeathed him his cat which according to Beacher's new lawsuit, Criss Angel promptly stole and then prank-called Beacher about it. Seriously.

From the NY Post which has all the insanity that we cannot even comprehend:

Beacher's lawyer, Robert Reynolds, wrote to Angel: "After both of Mr. Beacher's parents passed away due to cancer [two years ago], his family's cat ("Hamlet") was bequeathed to him by will. At the time, Mr. Beacher was residing at the Hard Rock Hotel [in Las Vegas]. Accordingly, he allowed his friend Jennifer Madden to temporarily care for the cat until he moved out of the hotel.

"Soon thereafter, while still grieving over the recent loss of his father, my client received a phone call from you stating, 'I took your cat. He lives with me now' . . . This action was against the will of Ms. Madden and Mr. Beacher. I also understand that you made further bizarre allegations, including, 'The cat no longer likes you' and 'The cat and I have become close friends.' "

Beacher is seeking punitive damages for Hamlet if he is not returned. However, we kind of have to question Beacher's qualifications to be a pet owner in general. After he received the cat, he gave it to a friend to care for and then even after he received the ominous phone calls from the cat thief, he didn't do anything about it saying, "I was a mess."

Apparently, he's all better now and wants his cat back. And everyone who saw "Believe" wants their money back. Now let's go drinking.