'Ocean' producer Jerry Weintraub eyeing Bellagio for premiere.
Dave Navarro might be eyeing porn star Jenna Jameson.
Kurt Busch and Eva Bryan were married July 27.
The Bellagio is being considered for the world premiere of "Ocean's Thirteen," producer Jerry Weintraub disclosed Wednesday.
Weintraub said leading man George Clooney raised the possibility during a break in filming at the resort Wednesday
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"We're talking," Weintraub said. "George said, 'Have you thought about it?'"
Plans to hold the world premiere of the remake of "Ocean's Eleven" at Bellagio fell through in 2001 in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Security concerns were cited as the reason at that time.
"Security issues don't exist now," said Weintraub. "It's a big city now, and I've got some ideas."
Returning to the Bellagio for "Ocean's Thirteen" scenes was the plan all along, he added.
"(MGM Mirage bosses) Terry Lanni and Bobby Baldwin have been fantastic to us," said Weintraub, who has another "Ocean's" shoot planned for next month at Bellagio.
Weintraub also has had a longtime relationship with MGM Mirage megaboss Kirk Kerkorian.
Weintraub revealed script details for the first time on the scenes that were shot in Las Vegas over three days this week.
Tuesday's shoot was at the construction site of Palazzo, the $1.6 billion, 3,025-room sister property to The Venetian.
"Al Pacino's character, Willie Bank, is building a casino called The Bank and (Danny Ocean's heist team) comes into town to see him," Weintraub said.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Amid rumors that she's dating rocker Dave Navarro, porn star mogul Jenna Jameson acknowledged this week on a Web site that she and her husband, Jay Grdina, are "going through a very rough time." Grdina is being investigated in an alleged assault of a Scottsdale, Ariz., stripper while partying with former NBA star Dennis Rodman on July 22. Jameson and Navarro were co-hosts at an erotica convention in Los Angeles last month. Navarro recently split with his wife, Carmen Electra. ...
The newest stop on the pool party scene: Treasure Island kicks off Whisper, its Thursday nights after-hours party at Wet, the new pool. Open from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Free. Must be 21. ...
Correction: Gordie Brown's show aboard a Russian cruise liner last week took place on the Baltic Sea.
SIGHTINGS
Newlywed Kurt Busch, NASCAR's 2004 Nextel Cup champion, at Club Paradise for a couple of hours late Monday. Busch married Eva Bryan on July 27 in Eastville, Va., one year to the day after he proposed in Prague, Czech Republic. "It was clear he wasn't there for the entertainment," said a spy. Busch's manager, Josh Neelon, reached Wednesday, said, "The reason he was there is because I drug him over there and he wanted to make sure I didn't go out by myself." ... Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Andy Garcia, shooting back-of-the-house office scenes for "Ocean's Thirteen" at Bellagio on Wednesday. ... Ellen Barkin, Weintraub and Clooney, having dinner at Shintaro (Bellagio) on Tuesday. ... "Rock Star: Supernova," the CBS reality show about a group's search for a new lead singer, filming Wednesday at the Hard Rock Hotel. The new frontman will join Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, former Metallica guitarist Jason Newsted, and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke. Their first live performance will be at The Joint at the Hard Rock on New Year's Eve. ... James Caan, "General Hospital" star Maurice Benard and actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa ("Memoirs of a Geisha"), are in town for tonight's Brian Viloria-Omar Nino fight at the Orleans.
THE PUNCH LINE
"Reuben Stoddard and Kevin Federline are going to record a duet. I believe they're called 'Ebony and Hillbilly.'" -- Jay Leno
