Doyle Brunson's comedy roast overheated Thursday, after emcee Brad Garrett's vulgar zingers sent Pamela Anderson storming out of a Bellagio ballroom.
On a night when no one was safe from f-bombs, ethnic slurs and below-the-belt slams, Garrett gave Anderson the worst of it.
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Things got tense when a member of Anderson's entourage yelled at Garrett as Anderson walked off the dais after making the short speech of the night.
"When are you going to get funny, Brad?" a member of Anderson's entourage yelled as she headed for the door.
"Come on," huffed Garrett, calling out the heckler. "When you're done shooting up, we'll go toe to toe."
As Anderson, who is getting married today on the French Riviera, and her handlers left, Garrett referred to the heckler as "Tommy Lee's afterbirth."
Lee, Motley Crue's drummer, is Anderson's ex-husband.
Sources tell me Garrett was asked by Anderson's people before the roast to "lay off" her. Garrett, who was a co-star on the long-running "Everybody Loves Raymond," wasted no time in targeting Anderson's famous curves and her headline-grabbing sexploits.
Near the end of the roast, Garrett introduced MGM Mirage honcho Bobby Baldwin and added that he hoped he hadn't ruined his headlining career in Las Vegas.
"I can't speak for the others, but you're done at least for our properties," said Baldwin, putting on his best poker face.
A source in Anderson's camp said, "It was agreed by the promoters, the comedy writers and Brad's agent and management that Pam would not be made the subject of the roast." Anderson was in Las Vegas to launch her pamelapoker.com Web site in conjunction with Brunson's doylesroom.com.
An e-mailed request for a response from Garrett's camp was not returned by deadline.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
There's speculation that actress Lindsay Lohan might be a no-show at the final "Beacher's Madhouse" tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel. The 20-year-old, who is dating Hard Rock Hotel executive Harry Morton, was sent a notice this week by the producers of "Georgia Rule" that they would no longer tolerate her hard-partying antics, according to The Smoking Gun Web site.
SIGHTINGS
Actor James Garner, 78, leaving the main room of the World Series of Poker on Friday in his wheelchair, one of the first celebrities to exit the $10,000 buy-in No-limit Texas Hold 'em tournament. ... New hot couple Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, dining at Okada (Wynn) on Friday. ... Britney Spears, with hubby Kevin Federline and baby Sean Preston, and friends, dining at Tao (Venetian). In another room: Garrett, Dennis Farina, Richard Kind and Cheryl Hines, in town shooting the film "The Grand." In the nightclub: NBA stars Chris Webber and Gary Payton, rapper Nas and his hip-hop wife, Kelis, Tara Reid, rappers Lil Jon and Rick Ross, Danny Masterson, poker player David Williams and porn legend Ron Jeremy. ... At Stack (Mirage): Webber, pounding shots of Patron tequila with Nas, Kelis, and friends. ... Pro wrestler Rey Mysterio Jr., lunching at Joe's Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab at the Forum Shops. ... At N9ne Steakhouse (Palms): Laura Prepon, Danny and Christopher Masterson, and poker stars Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow, and Williams. ... Producer-director Jerry Bruckheimer, in town for his annual weekend of pickup hockey games, with Jeremy Roenick and Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Sammy Hagar and Harrah's exec Don Marrandino at Restaurant Guy Savoy (Caesars Palace).
THE PUNCH LINE
"It was so hot today Floyd Landis tested positive for Snapple." -- David Letterman.
