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Aug. 21, 2008
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NORM: Caesars security detains Semel

NORM CLARKE
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Kourtney Kardashian, left, and Courtenay Semel attend the BestofVegas.com launch party Tuesday at SushiSamba at the Palazzo. Semel later was involved in an incident at Pure Nightclub in Caesars Palace.
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Robert Goulet

Wild-child heiress Courtenay Semel is in trouble after whacking a Caesars Palace security guard during an argument after losing her cell phone, sources said.

Semel, whose father, Terry Semel, is a former CEO and chairman of Yahoo!, was partying earlier Tuesday with Kourtney Kardashian, who had co-hosted a BestofVegas.com launch party with Nicky Hilton.

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    • The incident occurred after 3 a.m., after Semel left Pure Nightclub at Caesars Palace with friends. She returned after the club closed and complained to a security guard that she had lost her cell phone.

    Semel, who has been romantically linked to Lindsay Lohan and reality TV star Tila Tequila, was cited for battery after slapping the guard on the back of the head, according to a source.

    She was detained by Caesars Palace security and given an early October court date.

    Semel, 28, appeared in E!'s reality TV series "Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive" in 2006 with Kardashian and a roster of super-rich kids. Semel and Lohan dated late last year before the "Mean Girls" star developed a relationship with DJ Samantha Ronson.

    THE SCENE AND HEARD

    Legendary baritone Robert Goulet will be posthumously inducted into the Nevada/Artist Hall of Fame on Sept. 18 at UNLV's Artemus Ham Concert Hall. Other honorees will be entertainer Clint Holmes, architect-developer Tony Marnell, Nevada Dance Theatre co-founder Vassili Sulich and the rock group The Killers. Goulet, a Grammy, Tony and Emmy award winner as well as a Las Vegas headliner, died in October of pulmonary fibrosis.

    SIGHTINGS

    Supermodel/actress Elle Macpherson and her family, taking their seats as the lights darkened Wednesay at the 7 p.m. performance of "Mystère" (Treasure Island) ... Rap/R&B singer Ciara, dining at Gallagher's Steakhouse on Tuesday evening with a party that included her manager Johnny Wright, prior to attending "Zumanity." ...At Pure (Caesars Palace) on Tuesday: Rapper Flo Rida, giving a surprise performance. Also there: Hilton. Earlier, Hilton co-hosted the BestofVegas.com launch at SushiSamba (Palazzo) with Kardashian, and "Beacher's Madhouse" producer Jeff Beacher, who joined Hilton and Semel's parties during the night. Also at the BestofVegas.com launch: Miss USA 2007 Rachel Smith and NBA All-Star Baron Davis.

    THE PUNCH LINE

    "Has nine lives and ten chins." -- From David Letterman's Top Ten Signs Your Cat is Too Fat.

    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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    p wrote on August 25, 2008 07:26 AM: why wait so long for a court date why not Sept., slap her back w/ jail time..



    another child like b---that cannot act her age or responsibly (no more role models) for the young --no matter who you are, the Hilton sisters (bad act)


    p wrote on August 25, 2008 07:25 AM: why wait so long for a court date why not Sept., slap her back w/ jail time..

    another child like b---that cannot act her age or responsibly (no more role models) for the young --no matter who you are, the Hilton sisters (bad act)


    ..temujin ... khan of the yakka mongols ... wrote on August 24, 2008 07:40 AM:
    Hmmmmm.. About a decade late on the award for long time resident Mr. Goulet.. doncha think...??


    Sarah Larson wrote on August 21, 2008 05:14 PM: I would have scratched Courtenay Semel's eyes out, but the loser probably would have liked it!!!

    If you Yahoo Semel's name, loser pops up.


    Stud wrote on August 21, 2008 04:19 PM: Is Robert Goulet dead? I could have swore I saw him at Spearmint Rhinio last night.


    joe wrote on August 21, 2008 10:34 AM: 28 years-old with the maturity and temperment of a 2 year-old. Way to raise your child. LOL, 28 y/o child.


    David wrote on August 21, 2008 10:14 AM: Somebody should slap this biitch Semel and knock her back into the real world. Just another loser that doesn't work and is coasting on daddy's visa card.


    Gran E. Smasher wrote on August 21, 2008 08:29 AM: This nooz snippet factotum is exactly that. Security detained her, they wait for Metro who will determine what to do (arrest/book/issue misdemeanor citation, etc.) Bless dem guards, though. If some DFC slapped me, I'm equal opportunity. I differentiate not between race/sex/religion, etc. I'd drop her faster than a used condom, and she'd prolly have to hit up daddy for some high-end rhinoplasty.


    Ron H wrote on August 21, 2008 07:30 AM: I'm curious...how does a Caesar's Palace security guard assign a court date?


    Pat (RJ subscriber in Henderson) wrote on August 21, 2008 06:42 AM: What? No pathetic and embarrassing scandals coming out of KTNV Channel 13?

    The day is young.