Kevin Federline sang at Pure without Britney Spears.
Another day, another drama in the soap opera world of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline.
The on-again, off-again couple apparently had a blowup before he sang two songs from his new CD, "Playing With Fire," at Pure nightclub Friday.
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Earlier, Spears left Nero's restaurant at Caesars Palace in tears, spies said, and she was a no-show on the red carpet at Pure.
The word I'm hearing is that Federline didn't want her overshadowing him on the red carpet, where two dozen camera crews waited.
She went back to their suite while Federline joined family and friends at Pure. Paris Hilton's mother, Kathy, introduced him to the crowd.
Federline had DJ Hollywood play two of his songs, "America's Most Hated" and "Rockstar," while the former backup dancer sang them.
Also in the VIP section: Tom Brady, Tracy McGrady and Tatiana Ali. ON THE ROAD AGAIN
I'm back in Denver, this time for a triple-header: the wedding of Rocky Mountain News sports cartoonist Drew Litton and Marcia Stauffer, the Las Vegas-themed Mask Project gala and a Rockies-Giants game.
Also here from Vegas as entertainment for the 500-mask event: Elvis (Greg Miller), Cher (Heidi Thompson) and Tina Turner (Cookie Watkins).
Took a sentimental journey Friday to LoDo, for Lower Downtown, the land of $2 cover charges, $2 cups of beer and Coors Field.
The booing of Barry Bonds was so loud at the Rockies game that we were jolted by the racket while dining in the stadium's glassed-in Mountain Ranch Club.
The Rockies had extra security on hand, and Bonds had four security men dressed as fans in the left field stands, we were told by a Rockies official.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Southern Cal quarterback Matt Leinart has reportedly lined up more than two dozen hotel rooms at a Strip property in early May for his belated NFL draft party. Word is he's put down $140,000 in advance. ...
TV personality Regis Philbin, host of "Live with Regis and Kelly," will be inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Television Hall of Fame at the NAB2006 luncheon Monday. Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is in town today to moderate an NAB panel on "Katrina: Lessons Learned." ...
Philbin, by the way, mentioned on his show Monday that Hello Deli owner Rupert Jee, a regular on David Letterman's show, has been approached about putting a deli in an unidentified Las Vegas casino. ...
A making-of documentary film of the new Beatles-Cirque du Soleil show "Love" at The Mirage is being shot. Previews of the Beatles show open June 2, with the premiere set for June 30.
SIGHTINGS
Nicolas Cage, his wife, Alice, and 6-month-old son Kal-El, with friends at the Hofbrauhaus on Saturday. ... Pamela Anderson, informing the groundbreaking crowd at Panorama Towers that photographer David LaChapelle will design her apartment, which will feature not one, but two, stripper poles. Attending were: Steve Wynn, Ryan Seacrest, Mickey Rourke, Rick and Kathy Hilton, Tracy McGrady and Dikembe Mutombo of the Houston Rockets, and poker stars Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Phil Laak, Jennifer Tilly and Antonio Esfandari. ... "Star Wars" hunk Hayden Christensen, celebrating his 25th birthday at Tao on Friday with a huge chocolate cake and sparklers. Shortly after that, Paris Hilton and her boyfriend, Stavros Niarchos, arrived with an entourage of 25, to celebrate his birthday with sparklers and Cristal champagne. ... Anderson, showing up at Cherry (Red Rock) to join owner Rande Gerber, his wife, Cindy Crawford, and Lorenzo Fertitta. ... Danny Gans, serving as grand marshal of Henderson's Springsational Heritage Parade on Saturday. His son, Andrew, drove him and his daughter, Emily, in Gans' 1958 Corvette convertible. ... Mena Suvari of "American Beauty," sharing tapas at Firefly with "Headlights & Tailpipes" dancer Michael Carrasco on Friday. ... At Rain (Palms): actress Susan St. James and NFLers Edgerrin James, Santana Moss, Reggie Wayne and Bubba Franks. ... Former UNLV star Marcus Banks, signing a basketball at OPM (Forum Shops at Caesars).
THE PUNCH LINE
"They (passengers crossing the East River) were stuck on the tram for six hours. Everyone is OK. The good news: FEMA arrives next week." -- Letterman
