Divorce finalized, and all seems well

Steve and Elaine Wynn's second marriage apparently ended on an amicable note.

They were spotted together in public twice last week, around the time their divorce was being granted by District Judge T. Arthur Ritchie Jr.

Vegas Confidential learned Wednesday that the divorce decree was filed in District Court on Jan. 5.

Steve Wynn filed for divorce March 5, citing incompatibility, and the divorce papers were sealed. That came shortly after he started seeing British divorcee Andrea Hissom.

The court filing indicated Steve Wynn had sought the divorce on the ground that the Wynns had "conflicts in personalities and dispositions so deep as to be irreconcilable."

Those differences "render it impossible for the parties to continue a normal marital relationship," according to the court filing.

The Wynns' first wedding was June 29, 1963. They divorced in 1986 and remarried June 29, 1991.

Last week, after the Wynns made a joint $1 million donation to hunger nonprofit Three Square, Elaine Wynn told The Associated Press that she plans to move her focus from the gambling company to charity work.

Attorney James Jimmerson, who represented Steve Wynn, declined to comment.

REMEMBERING DAVID MORRIS

Two of the best stories from Monday's celebration of David Morris' life at Piero's Italian Cuisine came from friend Mike Christ, who spent many a night taking in Morris' piano lounge act.

One night, when singing legend Lou Rawls caught Morris' show, Rawls told Christ, "He does me better than I do me."

Christ told me later that in the early 1990s, actor Denzel Washington heard Morris sing at the Rio's Ipanema Lounge and approached the dapper entertainer, who often wore a tuxedo with a derby hat.

Washington wanted Morris to do Nat King Cole's voiceover for a film featuring Washington as Cole. Negotiations with producers and Cole's family dragged on, and the movie never happened.

Morris' wife, Maggie, confirmed the story, adding, "It would have completely changed David's career."

It wasn't the first time Morris came close to a breakout opportunity.

At 13, Morris and childhood pal Chubby Checker, then 17, became bandmates in South Philadelphia. A year later, Checker gained stardom for launching a global dance craze with his No. 1 hit, "The Twist."

Morris, who died last month at age 66, was one of the top lounge performers in Las Vegas in the past 20 years. His stops included Kiefer's atop the Carriage House, Cafe Michele, Ichabods and Play It Again Sam, where Piero's owner Freddie Glusman saw him eight years ago and recruited him.

SIGHTINGS

Members of Chaparral High School's Class of 1989 gathered at Lavo (Palazzo) on Tuesday for a party celebrating the premiere of their reality show, "High School Reunion," tonight on TV Land network.

THE PUNCH LINE

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is still under fire for remarks he made about President Obama's 'blackness.' Sources say Reid could face congressional censure, or even worse, be promised the 'Tonight Show' at 11:30." -- 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.