Jackson’s Realtor hears from feds

Michael Jackson's Las Vegas real estate agent has been contacted by federal agents investigating the entertainer's death.

With Las Vegas apparently at the epicenter of Jackson's alleged doctor shopping and use of aliases to obtain prescription drugs, numerous law enforcement agencies conducted a search of Dr. Conrad Murray's Red Rock Country Club residence last Tuesday.

They were casting a wide net.

Zar Zanganeh of VegasFineEstates.com said he was interviewed about what he knew about Murray's relationship with Jackson.

Zanganeh told Vegas Confidential he was under the impression that he was talking with the Drug Enforcement Administration last week.

He never met Murray, he said, but he told the investigator by telephone "I had heard from (Jackson) about the doctor."

Jackson had mentioned several doctors had been to his residence at 2785 Monte Cristo Way.

Jackson leased the home for six months in 2007, through Zanganeh's assistance as the listing agent.

As for the rumor making the rounds at Red Rock Country Club that Jackson had expressed an interest in moving into the tony gated community, Zanganeh said that topic never came up in his conversations with his client "and we talked regularly."

Jackson was adamant about one condition: "He wanted to avoid all country clubs.

"He said he wanted to keep control of who came through the gates. He was always saying he didn't trust someone who was getting 10 bucks an hour. He said they could be bought too easily."

THE SCENE AND HEARD

Flamingo headliner Marie Osmond's television talk show, planned for a September premiere on stations in 80 percent of the country, has been canceled. A weak economy was to blame. "This project, under proper conditions, still remains a strong passion of mine," she said in a statement. ...

Friends of Marlene Marino are holding a celebration of life Wednesday at Cadillac Ranch at Town Square for the founding editor of VegasCommunityOnline.com. Marino would have been 65 on Tuesday. RSVP at gibsonpromo@yahoo.com. ...

Mackenzie Warren, a Green Valley High School class of 2006 graduate, landed a summer dream job. She's an intern at "NBC Nightly News" in New York City. A senior at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, she's majoring in convergence journalism. She interned at the Houston Chronicle's Washington bureau, last summer. Her mother, Melissa Warren, is a partner in Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations.

SIGHTINGS

Actor Hugh Jackman, at the late performance of "Peepshow" (Planet Hollywood Resort) on Friday. He was with British power couple Matthew Freud (great-grandson of Sigmund Freud) and Freud's wife, Elizabeth Murdoch (daughter of media mogul Rupert Murdoch). ... Actress Kirsten Dunst, dining at Lavo (Palazzo) on Friday with two girlfriends. ... Jay-Z and Beyoncé, having a private dinner Thursday at Lavo (Palazzo). ... Also at Lavo on Thursday, actress Mirtha Michelle of "The Fast and The Furious." ... At Tao (The Venetian) on Thursday: Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, in town for his annual Bad Boys Hockey Tournament. His group took up six tables and included actor Cuba Gooding Jr. At other tables: chart topper Ray J and Kevin Federline and girlfriend Victoria Prince.

THE PUNCH LINE

"Let's call Limbaugh and take this party to the next level." -- From David Letterman's "Top Ten Things Overheard at the White House Beer Summit"

Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.