Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock may be close enough to glare at each other on New Year's Eve, when they host countdown parties on the Strip.
Anderson is expected to host Tao's party at The Venetian, across the street from where Rock is hosting Jet Nightclub's party at The Mirage.
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That's not all: Spies tell me Nicole Richie is in talks to host the New Year's Eve blast at Tangerine (Treasure Island). It was announced last week that Britney Spears is hosting the New Year's party at Pure (Caesars Palace).
With his marriage to Anderson disintegrating, Rock was back in Las Vegas on Friday, making a statement that he's moving on.
Wearing a black T-shirt with the words "Bro's Before Ho's" across the front, the bad-boy rocker reveled in his newly single status.
After partying with his pals Uncle Kracker, Kenny Chesney, Shooter Jennings, George Maloof and Jason Giambi at the Hard Rock Hotel, the singer-songwriter was spotted walking through the crowd at Jet with a woman on his shoulders. About 3:30 a.m., he was seen entering the Palms with a blonde.
Earlier, he joined Uncle Kracker onstage at The Joint (Hard Rock Hotel) for a duet of "Drift Away." The party raged in The Joint's green room before moving to Jet.
Wed in St. Tropez, France, on July 29, Anderson and Rock announced last week their marriage has unraveled.
HORN HOME
Roy Horn is back in Las Vegas after a health setback while in Hawaii.
Bernie Yuman, Siegfried & Roy's manager, confirmed that Horn had a touch of the flu after flights from Germany to Las Vegas and on to Hawaii.
"It was a total nonevent. He's doing great now, feeling fantastic," said Yuman, who said he had dinner with the illusionists on Friday night.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
And you thought Paris Hilton had no taste? The professional party girl has backed out of her presenter role at the Billboard Music Awards here on Monday because she objected to the jokes written for her. "It is my understanding that some satirical references ridiculed some of her peers," publicist Elliot Mintz said in a statement on Saturday. Earlier, Britney Spears bailed as a presenter. The event's big mystery: Who's hosting the show? As of Saturday evening, a master schedule backstage still had "TBD" (to be determined) listed, an Eye Spy told me.
SIGHTINGS
At the National Finals Rodeo (Thomas & Mack Arena) on Saturday: NFL Hall of Famer John Elway and his son, Jack, former Vice President Dan Quayle and his wife, Marilyn, and former Notre Dame/NFL receiver Rocket Ismail. ... Chesney, going onstage during the Uncle Kracker-Shooter Jennings concert to sing "When The Sun Goes Down," which recently hit No. 1 on Billboard's country music charts. ... At the Palms on Friday for Eddie Guardado's celebrity baseball poker tournament: Kenny Rogers, Frank Thomas, Eric Chavez, Matt Lawton, Las Vegan Brad Thompson, Adrian Beltre and C.C. Sabathia, who was serving as correspondent for sports talker Jim Rome's show. ... Kaley Cuoco ("8 Simple Rules" and "Charmed"), celebrating her 21st birthday with galpals at Tao on Friday. ... New York Yankees manager Joe Torre and Don Zimmer, golfing at Wynn on Friday. ... "Batman" Adam West, in a beret at Bleu Gourmet after being spotted shopping for furniture at Kriess. ... Howie Mandel at Pure (Caesars) on Friday. ... Hockey great Wayne Gretzky, with his daughter, meeting the cast and crew at "Ka" (MGM Grand) on Friday. ... Steven Spielberg, in the audience at "O" (Mirage) on Friday for the 10th birthday of his daughter, Destry.
THE PUNCH LINE
"Call the paramedics. Al Sharpton just started stage diving." -- From David Letterman's Top Ten Things Overheard At The Garth Brooks Concert in Central Park
Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com.
