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Courtney Love (Surprisingly) Goes to Tao, (Unsurprisingly) Throws A Strop

Where: 3555 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89109
April 26, 2010 at 3:39 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Courtney and her tidemarks hit the red carpet. And no, we're not sure what the guy to her left is doing either.

Ah, Courtney Love. We’re always up for witnessing a hot mess, so when we heard that she was throwing a party for the launch of her new album (Nobody's Daughter, should you be minded) at Tao on Saturday night, we swiftly wiped the diary.

At first, we thought we were in for a disappointment. She arrived a mere 45 minutes late, and was looking (relatively) respectable sporting a Balenciaga dress and a (slightly glazed) smile.

But hooray for false first impressions! The make up was a bit rough around the edges (serious tidemarks) and we soon noticed that she seemed to be having problems standing up straight (maybe it was the huge silver heels she was battling with, hmm?).

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Pregnant Women and Vegas: Do They Mix?

Where: 3131 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89109
March 4, 2010 at 12:41 PM | by juliab | 2 Comments

Would this ruin your Strip view?

We’ve all seen those signs in bathrooms around Vegas warning us that drinking alcohol while pregnant can lead to birth defects (like that’s going to stop someone who’s already halfway through their Eiffel Tower). But now we come to think of it, we’ve never seen a pregnant mother in a casino, or on the Strip. And while we’d normally assume it’s because they’re busy nesting or satisfying their cravings back home, now we have another theory – could it be because they’re not welcome?

@momlogic tweeted us yesterday about this rather extraordinary story that saw a pregnant model being banned from a lingerie fashion show being held at Blush, purely because she was up the duff.

Wynn’s argument was this:

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Don't You Forget: Casino Security Will Mess You Up Quick

March 3, 2010 at 4:42 PM | by Mr Pappagiorgio | 2 Comments

"The real crime here is not having Kate Bosworth is this picture, Larry."

You’ve seen how Hollywood plays out the scene. Casino security monitors the blackjack table from the eye in the sky, confirms the savvy gamblers cheaters are counting cards, then sends Larry Fishburne down for a loooooooooong, slow walk to the table. Then either a calm discussion convinces the heroes culprits to follow security to the “office”, or chips are jammed into pockets before the winners scoundrels head for the exits. In both cases, security never breaks stride or works up a sweat.

While we believe most things we see in movies and are anxiously awaiting our turn to fly to another world and hang out with hot, blue skinned chicks, Hollywood seems to underestimate just how quickly casino security can move.

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Our Friend's Too Good To Be True Offer From Luxor Was Indeed Too Good To Be True

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89119
January 29, 2010 at 3:59 PM | by juliab | 2 Comments

Free stay? We’re in

We know that Vegas hotels are prone to doing great offers. We also know that they’re not averse to doling out the odd room for free to their favorite clients. But a week’s free stay at the Luxor as a reward for staying at the Luxor? Surely too good to be true.

But that’s what our mate Gianni tells us he was offered when he spent a few days there back in August. He reckons that when he and his party checked out, they were offered a pretty amazing deal:

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Was There Gay Bashing Going on at Criss Angel's 'Believe'?

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Blvd S [map], 89109
December 31, 2009 at 3:28 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

According to LA Times columnist, Richard Abowitz, there was. In a column for his new blog, Gold Plated Door, Abowitz reports that when an audience member used the word "faggot" during one of "Believe's" non-magic magic tricks, Criss Angel was unapologetic even when members of his dance troupe, already suffering from having to work in the Strip's worst show, complained that it was offensive.

Here's how it all went down, according to Abowitz:

Here is the trick in question from when I saw “Believe”: an audience member is asked by Angel to come up with any word. Angel claims that thanks to a special bond between himself and the audience member (homophobia?) he has scribbled that word in a sealed box on a whim. To prove this, Angel has the sealed box lowered, and the audience member’s spontaneously imagined word is then spooled out on paper in large hand written letters for the entire audience to read.

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If You're Going to Arrest a Magician, Make Sure You Cuff 'Em Good

December 11, 2009 at 5:02 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments

It’s Friday… let's get freaky! Every week we’re going to give you the lowdown on the Vegas magic scene. Interviews, show reviews and, erm, domestic violence arrests. Got something you think we should cover? Email us! Tips@VegasChatter.com

Always take precautions when dealing with magicians. Not our motto (we barely ever meet them, we’re sorry to say) but that of the Vegas police force, who must have to be pretty clued up on the etiquette of magician detention.

So when they arrested Rachel Jessee, star of Scarlett and her Seductive Ladies of Magic, they stuck her in “double-locked and properly fitting handcuffs”. Good thinking policemen!

Rachel-Scarlett was nicked for assaulting her 67-year-old boyfriend at home in Henderson, but we’re far more interested in her show, which sadly ended its run at the Riviera in September. According to this review, she had a dog dressed as Elvis and her “seductive ladies” both went topless and gave the audience “a choice between natural or implants.” How fabulous! We’re gutted it’s over. Scarlett, quit doing a Nordegren and do us another show!

[Photo: Las Vegas Review-Journal]

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Thanks to Tiger, The Bank Will Probably Be Even Harder to Get Into

December 3, 2009 at 12:26 PM | by Whalehead | 0 Comments

What happens in Vegas apparently doesn’t stay in Vegas when you’re world-renowned golfer Tiger Woods.

In the aftermath of his single-car crash over Thanksgiving weekend, news surfaced this week that one of Woods three alleged mistresses is a marketing manager for The Bank nightclub at Bellagio. The woman, Kalika Moquin, apparently is one of the club’s many VIP hosts—a cadre of sexy ladies who are employed for the sole purpose of making guys feel important.

According to Life & Style magazine (that bastion of truth), Woods and Ms. Moquin have been seeing each other since as recently as Oct. 23. She also was named one of Jack Colton's Most Influential People in Vegas back in 2006.

Naturally, the marketing siren declined to comment on their relationship this week. The same can't be said for the other two mistresses.p>

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A Very British Scandal At The Bellagio, And How To Avoid Your Own

Where: 3600 Las Vegas Blvd S [map], 89109
November 12, 2009 at 11:57 AM | by juliab | 8 Comments

Slight scandal doing the rounds across the pond at the moment. It was revealed by the Guardian today that the Head of the BBC, Director General Mark Thompson, dropped £647.50 ($1072) of expenses on two nights at the Bellagio earlier this year.

$1072? How odd. Because we’re looking at the website now, and we can see rooms available for $129. Also, a friend of ours is, right now, shacked up in said Bellagio, having paid the princely sum of £500 ($828) for five nights and flights from London, all in.

So what we’re thinking is, someone either got a bad, bad deal, or someone booked a nice, nice room. Possibly a penthouse suite (from $359) or even a two-bed penthouse suite (from $699). Wonder which it is, Mr Thompson?

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