Siegfried & Roy answers on ’20/20′

The one-hour "20/20" special Friday on ABC about the return of Siegfried & Roy will clear up "a lot of the rumors and misconceptions of what Roy can do and can't do," the show's executive producer says.

John Green said host Elizabeth Vargas and "20/20" producers have been working for six months on the story of Roy Horn's recovery and the effect of the tiger incident on Siegfried Fischbacher.

Five ABC cameras shot the German illusionists' one-night-only return to the stage Saturday at Bellagio during the Keep Memory Alive "Power of Love" fundraiser for the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute. ABC's exclusivity agreement prohibited photography coverage other than at the red carpet.

DREAM BIRTHDAY WITH BEN

Actor Ben Affleck made a Las Vegas dream trip come true Friday for a terminally ill young man who was told he wouldn't make it to his 18th birthday.

His wish was to celebrate his 21st birthday in Las Vegas by playing poker with Affleck.

Affleck and the Palms Casino Resort made it happen. Affleck and the young man, who turned 21 Friday, were among a group of 15 who dined at N9NE Steakhouse at the Palms before moving to the Playboy Club, where they gambled and sat at a VIP table on the edge of the dance floor.

SIGHTINGS

Muhammad Ali, among the celebrity attendees at the "Keep Memory Alive" event. Earlier he performed magic tricks during a photo shoot in his suite before attending Lance Burton's magic show at the Monte Carlo with his wife, Lonnie, daughter Rasheda and two granddaughters. Red carpet walkers included Teri Hatcher, Steve Schirripa, Hilary Duff, and Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction. ... At Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday: UNLV basketball coach Lon Kruger giving the command for the drivers to start their engines for the Sam's Town 300 NASCAR race. In the pits, former heavyweight boxing champ Evander Holyfield. The Rock was spotted taking a ride in a Richard Petty Driving Experience car following qualifying on Friday. ... Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and some of his teammates celebrated their Super Bowl win Friday at Tao (The Venetian). Rising golf star Anthony Kim joined Roethlisberg's table, which included teammates Willie Colon, Darnell Stapleton and Trai Essex. At another table: "Nip/Tuck" star Kelly Carlson. ... At Lavo (Palazzo) on Friday: Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody, E! Entertainment Television personality Ben Lyons, and reality TV star Kristin Cavalieri. ... Four cast members from the hit VH1 reality series "Tool Academy," hosting the evening Friday at Jet (The Mirage). The group -- Jaimee Grubbs, Cameron Adams, Jenna Fenton and Karine Breedwill -- was joined by Mark Long of MTV's "Road Rules." Also there: Zachery Ty Bryan ("Brad" on "Home Improvement"). ... At LAX Nightclub (Luxor) on Friday: Perry Farrell and his wife, Etty Lau, teaming up in the DJ booth on a four-song set. ... Denver Broncos defensive back Champ Bailey, partying with pals Friday at Jet nightclub inside The Mirage. ... O.J. Simpson attorney Robert Shapiro, at Society Cafe (Encore) on Saturday. ...

THE PUNCH LINE

"Hopefully Jewel's OK. Either way, this is the earliest a contestant has tried to get sympathy votes since Lisa Rinna accidentally had a sofa injected into her lips back in 2005." -- Jimmy Kimmel, on the recent injury of singer Jewel who is scheduled to participate in the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars."

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