Celebrity Sightings

January 2, 10:18 PMLas Vegas Event Photography ExaminerStephen Thorburn

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Celebrity sightings:

Saturday night, December 19…

Birthday celebrations took center stage at LAVO,  Breaking Bad’s Krysten Ritter, who turned 28 on Wednesday, was joined by friends for the party, including actor Ivan Sergei, her co-star in the upcoming Starz series “Gravity”.

Krysten Ritter
Photo Credit: Al Powers

Also blowing out the candles for his 28th birthday was E! Entertainment correspondent Jason Kennedy.  Accompanied by a bunch of guy friends.

Jason Kennedy
Photo Credit: Al Powers


Jason Kennedy celebrates his birthday
Photo Credit: Al Powers

Sugar Ray rocker Mark McGrath and producer/director McG were spotted dining at TAO.

Taking over the private dining room at TAO was Wayne Gretzky, throwing a 21st birthday weekend celebration for his daughter Paulina.

Friday night, Christmas December 25, actress and comedian Kym Whitley (made guest appearances in several television sitcoms, including "The Parent 'Hood," "Married... with Children," "Moesha," and "Curb Your Enthusiasm") arrived at ghostbar, inside the Palms Casino Resort  with three other guests including her mother.

Saturday, December 26…

Shane Victorino, MLB outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, was at Playboy with a group of six friends.

Victorino was also spotted playing blackjack with UFC president Dana White inside the club. White was joined by a group of friends at a private table.

Australian skateboarder Jake 'Ironman' Brown was spotted at Moon Nightclub with a group of ten friends.

Sunday December 27…

PEEPSHOW star Holly Madison checking out the 4 p.m. performance of Untamed Illusions, starring The Fercos Brothers, at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.

Holly Madison with Ferdinand Fercos
Photo credit: Arlene Richie

Just hours after ex-girlfriend Holly Madison saw the show, illusionist and BELIEVE star Criss Angel was spotted checking out the 8 p.m. performance of Untamed Illusions.

Playboy Club inside Palms Casino Resort hosted the Miss Playboy Club Model Search.  Illusionist Steve Wyrick hosted the event and named Las Vegas local Shannon Kelly Miss Playboy Club January 2010.

Steve Wyrick
Photo credit: Shane O'Neal


Shannon Kelly with Playboy Bunnies Jessa and Tiffany
Photo credit: Shane O'Neal

Baseball player Jason Giambi was spotted at LAVO.

Singer, Tony Orlando was at the new Las Vegas Rocks Café downtown visiting with its founder Tony Sacca.  While there he tasted his namesake menu item Tony Orlando Opah! lamb shank with linguini accompanied by Gambler’s Garlic Bread.

Tony Orlando visits with Las Vegas Rocks Café founder Tony Sacca



Tony Orlando gives his sign of approval at Las Vegas Rocks Café after tasting his namesake menu item Tony Orlando Opah!

Tuesday, December 29…

Tommy DeVito, original member of the legendary group The Four Seasons, spotted eating dinner at Mr. Lucky’s inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Actor, Thomas Dekker (who was last seen in Fox TV’s Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles and is in the upcoming film A Nightmare on Elm Street) was spotted dining at LAVO inside The Palazzo.

Evan Longoria, MLB third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays,  had dinner at N9NE Steakhouse, joined by ten guests.

Also at Moon Nightclub, UFC President Dana White was joined by Diego Sanchez, winner of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter reality series.  White and Sanchez were joined by a small group at a table on the dance floor inside the club.

Diego Sanchez
Photo credit: Shane O’Neal/N9NE Group

Wednesday, December 30…

Andrea Lowell, the host of the Playboy Morning show on Sirius Radio got married to James Kim. They had their wedding dinner at Simon at Palms Place and afterwards they went to party with friends and family in the Playboy club where they were greeted with bunnies, champagne and a beautiful cake. The newlyweds stayed in a one-bedroom suite at Palms Place Hotel & Spa.

Andrea Lowell and James Kim with Playboy Bunnies
Photo credit: Denise Truscello

Shane Victorino, MLB outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, and UFC president Dana White had dinner at N9NE Steakhouse inside the Palms Casino Resort.   Victorino and White were also spotted Saturday (12.26.09) playing blackjack together at Playboy Club.

Recording artist IYAZ spotted hanging out at Wasted Space at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

IYAZ
Photo credit: Cody Boor / Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Also at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino was Nicky Hilton and friend DJ Jon Alagem. The two dined at Nobu and then headed to Wasted Space.

Nicky Hilton
Photo credit: Cody Boor / Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Mixed martial artist Tito Ortiz was spotted at LAVO with a big group of friends.    Actor Wilmer Valderrama arrived after midnight with friends and joined Ortiz’s table.

Thursday, December 31…

Reality star, NeNe Leakes and her husband Gregg from The Real Housewives of Atlanta were spotted lunching at Dos Caminos inside The Palazzo on Thursday.

American Idol winner Kris Allen & his wife Katy had New Year’s Eve dinner at Simon at Palms Place.

Kris Allen & his wife Katy
Photo courtesy of the Palms Resort & Casino

Maroon 5 welcomed in the New Year with thousands of their closest friends inside The Pearl Concert Theater at the Palms Casino Resort. Guests including Kirsten Dunst & Jason Segel counted down as hundreds of balloons fell at midnight.

John Mayer dined at Nobu with friends, then rocked The Joint with his blues band John Mayer Trio - during which he toasted his father who was in the audience.  Mayer brought friends Bob Saget, Jeff Ross and James Smith on stage for some laughs before leading the New Year’s Eve countdown. He then celebrated at Vanity afterwards with friends/family.

John Mayer
Photo credit: Scott Berry

Also seen partying with friends at Vanity Nightclub was Nicky Hilton.  The heiress hung out in the DJ booth with DJ Vice and friend Jon Alagem.

Christina Aguilera and Nicole Richie helped Las Vegas ring in 2010 at TAO and LAVO at the Venetian and Palazzo Hotels.  Aguilera arrived at the red carpet looking stunning in a Moschino dress with jewels by Stephen Webster and chatted about how excited she is for the New Year with her album dropping in March and her movie Burlesque premiering in November. Aguilera, who was joined by husband Jordan Bratman, her sister Rachel and all of her dancers, dined in TAO’s private dining room before heading upstairs to a sky box in the nightclub.  The pop star was so excited to lead the packed club in the countdown to 2010 that she took to the stage a few minutes early much to delight of the crowd. After pronouncing "Happy New Year" she left the stage and gave her husband a special kiss before heading back to the skybox to enjoy the rest of the evening.

Christina Aguilera and Nicole Richie
Photo credit: Denise Truscello

Christina Aguilera
Photo credit: Denise Truscello

At LAVO Nicole Richie and boyfriend Joel Madden were on hand to celebrate with revelers at The Palazzo. Richie took to the catwalk at LAVO two minutes before midnight. After counting down the last seconds of 2009 she joined Madden in the DJ booth as he spun a special set for the packed nightclub. The pair then headed back to the kids in Southern California right after Madden finished his DJ set at LAVO.

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden
Photo credit: Jacob Andrzejczak

Ryan Gosling, who was spotted chatting with Jaime Murray from the Showtime hit Dexter, a very single Sum 41 rocker Deryck Whibley, model Devon Aoki and Wilmer Valderrama of That 70’s Show fame and Michael Steger from the CW’s 90210 along his wife Brandee Tucker were all spotted ringing in 2010 at LAVO. Valderrama got on the microphone at LAVO, while Gosling, Murray, Whibley and Aoki all headed to TAO after 2 am to finish their New Year’s celebration.

Deryck Whibley
Photo credit: Al Powers

Jason Strauss and Devon Aoki
Photo credit: Al Powers

Partygoers bid farewell to 2009 and rung in 2010 with N9NE Group at a series at spectacular parties inside the Palms Casino Resort on New Year’s Eve.

Evan Longoria, MLB third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays, had dinner at N9NE Steakhouse with a large group of 18 guests including sports agent Mead Chasky.  Diego Sanchez, winner of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter reality series, also had dinner at N9NE Steakhouse with a group of 10 guests. 

Following dinner, the Longoria and Sanchez parties both headed upstairs to Moon Nightclub where Resident DJ and mastermind behind Z-Trip’s Revolution, Z-Trip showcased his genre-blurring style at the exclusive penthouse nightclub.


Guests turned back the hands of time and rocked in the New Year in 80s style, as they enjoyed a unique performance by nationally-acclaimed cover band, Flashback Heart Attack at ghostbar.  Cypress Hill was spotted inside the lounge joined by a few friends.

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