Marni
12th February 2008, 01:21 AM
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/feb/11/ba-celebrities-enjoy-a-comfort-zone-in-las-vegas/
Celebrities Enjoy A Comfort Zone In Las Vegas
By STEVE FRIESS The New York Times
Published: February 11, 2008
Updated: 02/10/2008 07:11 pm
LAS VEGAS - For some time, Michael Jackson and his children have lived at the Palms resort here while he records a new album in its studio.
This might not be so surprising, considering Jackson's nomadic ways as well as the affinity that celebrities have for Vegas.
What is stunning, however, is that the star managed to live at the Palms for at least two months before a local gossip columnist wrote about it Jan. 16.
How is it the whereabouts of a tabloid target such as Jackson could stay concealed for so long? Well, one might have noticed what did not happen after Norm Clarke's article appeared in The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
No swarm of paparazzi descended upon the Palms. No enterprising photographer sneaked inside to snap Jackson heading to an elevator. No hotel guest made a cell phone video to sell to TMZ or post on YouTube.
"Does that surprise me? Not really," said Larry Fink, public relations director for the Palms. "The celebrity media here is - I don't want to say they're well behaved - but there's a certain level of respect between us and them."
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Celebrities Enjoy A Comfort Zone In Las Vegas
By STEVE FRIESS The New York Times
Published: February 11, 2008
Updated: 02/10/2008 07:11 pm
LAS VEGAS - For some time, Michael Jackson and his children have lived at the Palms resort here while he records a new album in its studio.
This might not be so surprising, considering Jackson's nomadic ways as well as the affinity that celebrities have for Vegas.
What is stunning, however, is that the star managed to live at the Palms for at least two months before a local gossip columnist wrote about it Jan. 16.
How is it the whereabouts of a tabloid target such as Jackson could stay concealed for so long? Well, one might have noticed what did not happen after Norm Clarke's article appeared in The Las Vegas Review-Journal.
No swarm of paparazzi descended upon the Palms. No enterprising photographer sneaked inside to snap Jackson heading to an elevator. No hotel guest made a cell phone video to sell to TMZ or post on YouTube.
"Does that surprise me? Not really," said Larry Fink, public relations director for the Palms. "The celebrity media here is - I don't want to say they're well behaved - but there's a certain level of respect between us and them."
click on the link to Read the rest of the article