Celeste prepares to flip card on ’12
Arianny Celeste, the UFC's leading lady who survived a girls-gone-wild moment in 2012, is ready to turn the page.
"It was definitely a roller coaster year with all kinds of emotions," she said in a telephone interview this week. "I definitely grew a lot from some hard lessons."
The homegrown Octagon girl remains as popular as ever after being jailed in May on domestic violence charges stemming from a dispute with a boyfriend in a Steve Wynn hotel.
The Palo Verde High School grad is the cover girl of Maxim magazine's December issue, and she is signing her new calendar today at the Hard Rock Hotel store from 3 to 5 p.m.
UFC President Dana White stood by his 27-year-old superstar beauty after the incident, and the UFC 146 crowd warmly welcomed her back hours after her release.
The new year "is looking very bright, and I'm really happy, in a really good place."
Her fans are going to "see a lot more of me," she said. Her plans include focusing on acting.
Her first singing project, titled "Top of the World," is taking off in Europe, she said. It was a collaboration with the electronic dance music DJ duo Manufactured Superstars.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Las Vegan Pat Thrall has been nominated for two Grammy awards for his work on R&B singer Frank Ocean's chart-busting debut album "Channel Orange." Ocean received six Grammy nominations in all for best new artist, album of the year, best urban contemporary album and record of the year for "Thinking About You." Thrall, who has been producing for Stratosphere headliner Frankie Marino, was nominated as an engineer for album of the year and record of the year. ...
Tropicana headliner Murray SawChuck co-hosted quite a party on Saturday in Phoenix. Actor Johnny Depp showed up at Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding Concert and brought his guitar for an all-star jam with Don Felder, Sebastian Bach and Orianthi for 5,000 fans. ...
Correction: The name of the fashion company of "Sin City Rules" cast member Lana Fuchs was transposed. It is Billionaire Mafia.
SIGHTINGS
Paul Teutul Jr. of the "American Chopper" reality show, having lunch at Todd English's P.U.B. at CityCenter on Thursday. ... Fiddling legend Charlie Daniels, chasing down former Sheriff Ralph Lamb at the National Finals Rodeo on Monday after Lamb was honored. Daniels apprehended the legendary cowboy-lawman and got a photo with him.
THE PUNCH LINE
"According to the latest census poll, a large number of Californians are moving out of state and going to places like Texas and Nevada. Look, I know a lot of us are disgusted with the Lakers, but that's no reason." - Jay Leno
Norm Clarke can be reached at 702-383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com. Follow Norm on Twitter @Norm_Clarke. His weekly segment, "Norm Clarke's Vegas," airs during the "Morning Blend" on KTNV-TV, Channel 13 every Thursday.
