BMX star has long, hard road ahead
Las Vegas BMX legend TJ Lavin is back at work, taking some big public steps on his road to recovery.
He's currently out of the country at an undisclosed location shooting his first "Real World/Road Rules Challenge" for MTV since a crash in October left him with critical head injuries.
On April 11, he'll host the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fundraiser at South Shore Golf Club at Lake Las Vegas.
One of his many goals, said his mother, Bobbi Lavin, is to play golf at the fundraiser.
He has come a long way since the crash. Lavin, 34, is driving again and was allowed to fly for the first time since the crash.
"Most everything is coming back," his mother said. "He's getting there, but it's not going to be an easy road."
THE SCENE AND HEARD
A blockbuster charge alleging discrimination and harassment at a Las Vegas television station is on the brink of going public. It involves a popular personality whose face is well-known to local viewers.
SIGHTINGS
Former first daughter Jenna Bush and her husband, Henry Hager, taking in Garth Brooks' show (Wynn) on Sunday. Bush and Hager met while working on her father's 2004 re-election campaign. He was an intern. ... DJ Afrojack, resident DJ at XS nightclub at Encore, won a Grammy on Sunday for best remixed recording, non-classical, for his collaboration with David Guetta on Madonna's song "Revolver." It's a big deal for electronic dance music. He returns to XS tonight . ... Actor Jonah Hill of "Superbad" fame and writer/director Max Winkler, Henry Winkler's son, with friends Saturday at Marquee nightclub in The Cosmopolitan. Also in the club celebrating a friend's bachelor party was Minnesota Vikings owner Zygmunt Wilf. ... At N9NE Steakhouse (Palms) on Saturday: former NFL star Marshall Faulk, an analyst for NFL Total Access. ... Spotted at the USA Sevens rugby world series: NFL brothers Maake Kemoeatu (Washington Redskins) and Chris Kemoeatu (Pittsburgh Steelers), Sione Pouha (New York Jets) and Palms owner George Maloof. ... Lauren Conrad of MTV's "The Hills" and "Laguna Beach," celebrating her 25th birthday at Pure (Caesars Palace) on Saturday. ... At the Hard Rock Hotel on Saturday: Ronnie from "Jersey Shore" at Vanity. ... At the Dollar Loan Center's party at Green Valley Ranch on Saturday: Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer from KISS, performing with Alice Cooper. Also there: Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil with girlfriend Alicia Jacobs and Rick Harrison from "Pawn Stars."... Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, on hand for his induction into the Intermountain Tennis Association Hall of Fame on Friday at the Hilton.
THE PUNCH LINE
"Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he will stay in power for six more months. That guy does not understand how Groundhog Day works." -- Conan O'Brien
Norm Clarke can be reached at (702) 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.
