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Feb. 17, 2008
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NORM: Larson's leading man was Clooney

NORM CLARKE
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George Clooney's romantic tour of Las Vegas with galpal Sarah Larson had hearts fluttering Friday.

They followed up their Valentine's Day date Thursday at Nove Italiano restaurant at the Palms Fantasy Tower, and Cirque du Soleil's "Love," with stops at Little Buddha and N9NE Steakhouse on Friday, before heading for the sultry Crazy Horse Paris show at the MGM Grand.

After arriving for the 10:30 p.m. performance just as the showroom went dark, they ordered Absolut and sodas and whispered back and forth during the show.

After the show, as they were escorted through the hotel's service hallway, Clooney made a point of greeting the kitchen staff before continuing toward the exit.

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    • "It was like he was running for office," said a spy.

    Clooney and Larson, who met when she was a cocktail server at the Palms' Moon nightclub, were having "a great time." At one point, Clooney performed a funny dance that cracked up Larson.

    As they waited for a limo at the MGM Grand's Mansion entrance, they began dancing around the fountain outside the mansion while singing a song together. After the dance, they embraced for a kiss and left in a limo.

    Judging from all the affection, it's serious, folks.

    The next-best indicator, sayeth my sidekick, the Leggy Blonde: "If he takes her to the Oscars." That's next Sunday.

    THE SCENE AND HEARD

    Is Penn Jillette of Penn & Teller the next Las Vegan to join ABC's "Dancing With the Stars.?" That's what a tipster tells me. There was no response from Jillette's publicist by deadline. ...

    Turns out Clooney is a steak-and-wine guy. His Valentine's Day date with Larson at Nove Italiano started with 1999 Bollinger Grande Annee champagne ($265), a 2003 Solaia ($400) and 1997 Sassicia ($900). The Bollinger bubbly is the same stuff James Bond sipped in "Live and Let Die," a film notable for Roger Moore replacing Sean Connery as Bond. ...

    The celebrity Web site, perezhilton.com, ran a survey asking readers to respond to Criss Angel's new beard. Out of almost 80,000 votes by Saturday, 94 percent voted "Hell, no" to the scruffy look. ... Kanye West kicks off Station Casinos' Summer Concert Series at Red Rock Resort's pool on April 25. Look for tickets to go on sale March 23.

    SIGHTINGS

    Comedian David Spade was approached by a female admirer who dropped to her knees and kissed his feet during dinner Friday at the Strip House (Planet Hollywood Resort). She had just attended Spade's show. ... Also at LAX on Friday: Hilton, hosting the club's Valentine's Day party; her sister, Nicky, and her beau David Katzenberg; reality TV star Brittny Gastineau; Madden's brother, Benji Madden; rapper Fat Joe; Angel; "Dancing with the Stars" alums Stacy Keibler and Ian Ziering; WWE star Torrie Wilson; singer Seth "Shifty" Binzer from Crazy Town and Toryn Green of rock group Fuel. ... At Privé nightclub (Planet Hollywood Resort) on Friday: David Spade; rapper Ice-T, celebrating his 50th birthday with wife CoCo; Pauly Shore; rapper Ja Rule; Jason Giambi; "Dancing with the Stars" alum Keibler; WWE star Torrie Wilson; Cleveland Cavs standout Drew Gooden; celebrity bodyguard Chuck Zito; and members of the rap groups House of Pain and Lordz of Brooklyn. .... At Pure nightclub (Caesars Palace) on Friday: Wilmer Valderarama; E! TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos; UFC champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson; Jerry Rice; Angel; Keibler and Wilson. ... Mario Lopez and his girlfriend Karina Smirnoff at Tao Las Vegas (Venetian).

    THE PUNCH LINE

    "More people saw Big Foot this weekend than 'The Hottie and the Nottie!'" -- Jimmy Kimmel

    Norm Clarke can be reached at (702) 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.



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    seriously wrote on February 18, 2008 12:12 AM: Oh Norm. The only thing Clooney is serious about is publicity. Of course he’s bringing her to the Oscars. Day-Lewis is taking home the gold that night. Clooney has to do something to get attention. We’ve all seen the pictures of Larson working at the Moon in an outfit that would make a “Hooters” waitress blush. We’ve all seen the pictures of Larson posing with her legs spread and no knickers on in the promo ad for N9NE. This unfortunate creature is half is age and when he took her up the Playboy tower he had a serious desire to do something and it wasn’t to declare his undying love.


    TimeRanger wrote on February 17, 2008 02:34 PM: so whointhehell is Kanye West and what does he do?


    frank mook wrote on February 17, 2008 12:50 PM: RE;Madame,why you so jealous?you are probably fat and ugly


    Dave wrote on February 17, 2008 10:26 AM: Clooney and his girl toy of the moment are not news. This broad he picked up at the Palms is nothing more than a 3 month extravagance - and believe me, he's paying for it, something she is used to.


    JD wrote on February 17, 2008 06:50 AM: How many times are we going to read about Clooney and his gal pal in this column? It's getting boring. The fact is that the only people who care about Clooney is Hollywood. That will be proven if he nabs an Oscar instead of Daniel Say-Lewis (a real actor). Clooney can't open a movie by himself as he needs to be part of an ensemble. Plus we all know that this cocktail server will be dumped before 2008 is over.


    Madame wrote on February 17, 2008 06:47 AM: Clooney must be in dire need of publicity right now, to have someone report these "dates". To take a Vegas girl out in Vegas, in clubs owned by the company that employed her, how unimaginative! Too bad his outings with the former(?) escort Larson are not Best Actor worthy, not even close. While they are seen in public, he doesn't look in love at all, and she always makes sure there's a camera following her every move. She should have made sure there were no cameras around when she was caught partying without panties, that would have made her naive little good girl act a tad more believable.


    GOD wrote on February 17, 2008 04:04 AM: George Clueless should have had his hooker make the drinks for him... now what's in a vodka tonic??