The unstable and Peter Pan-like Michael Jackson has once again put himself in a suspicious position, this time moving into a Las Vegas mansion across the street from an elementary school for children 13 and younger. We couldn't make this stuff up.

Casino owner Steve Wynn reportedly put Michael up in attempts to persuade the singer to appear in a Vegas comeback show. Regardless of who selected this property, did nobody think for one second that this might look bad for someone previously accused of child molestation? Nobody?

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A Beyonce billboard for a local radio station has some Las Vegas residents pissed. According to some puritanical locals (but really, if you're so conservative, why do you live in Sin City?), the billboard of a bikini-clad Bey is obscene. I have a feeling if they saw pictures of this ghostly makeup job she was sporting in Korea this weekend, they would think the bikini pic was benign.

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Here's my interpretation of OJ's thought process preceding Friday's events in Las Vegas:

I'm one of the most hated men in America and am now far more famous for getting away with murder than anything football- or Naked Gun-related. But these motherf*ckers in Vegas stole my valuable memorabilia! Although law enforcement would probably jump at anything, ANYTHING, to lock my ass in jail for perpetuity, I'm gonna go ahead and organize this ingenious sting operation — and that's what I'm gonna call it when asked, a sting operation — involving guns and lots of unnecessary drama. It'll be foolproof. I'm the motherf*ckin' JUICE. I'm unstoppable!

Except it didn't really work out that way, since he's now in jail facing a bevy of felony charges for allegedly participating in an armed robbery that was actually caught on tape. Somewhere, a Goldman is smiling.

[TMZ]

To begin with, the vague story about OJ Simpson being questioned for a possible burglary at a casino made no sense. Now that more details are out, it makes even less. According to Simpson, he didn't steal anything, he was conducting a "sting operation" to take back football memorabilia he said had been stolen from him. Sting operation? Someone has seen Ocean's 11 one too many times.

Thomas Riccio told CNN affiliate Fox5 News (KVVU) television in Las Vegas that he witnessed what sparked the allegations at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino.

Riccio said Simpson was taking back items that he said had been stolen from him, the station reported.

Riccio said he received a call about a month ago from someone who wanted to auction some of Simpson's personal possessions by placing them on consignment. Riccio said he called Simpson, with whom he had done business in the past, and the former football player told him the items had been stolen from him, the station said.

Riccio said that as he was being shown the items in a hotel room, Simpson entered and seized them, according to the station. Riccio said there was no break-in, and no gun was used, the station said.

So far, there's no verification that any of this is true. But I can see OJ trying to take matters into his own hands if something was stolen from him. Police probably give him the shivers.

[CNN]

It took more than a decade, but OJ Simpson is easing his way back into a life of crime. He was interrogated in Vegas yesterday for allegedly breaking into a room at a casino as part of a burglary attempt.

The thought of those royalty checks the Goldmans' stand to get from the sale of his book probably had him seeing dollar signs. Wonder if he was wearing black leather gloves — that fit.

[TMZ]

C-Webb's 2nd annual celebrity weekend went down in Vegas this weekend, and too many people attended the events to name. It's nice to see that celebrities of varying levels of fame can come together for a weekend of charity. And good press. Pics after the jump.

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The vast majority of the pictures from the Tao Beach Grand Opening festivities in Vegas over the weekend are pretty ridiculous, and the one above says it all. It screams we're-rich-and-powerful-and-drunk-and-our-girlfriends-aren't-here, doesn't it? I couldn't justify giving the photo of the two of them holding stacks of cash (I'm serious) the place of prominence in the post, but check it and others from the weekend out after the jump.

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