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Celebs Pack The Palms: Pauly D, Tara Reid, Baby Bash, Jason Derulo

It was celebrity-packed house at Palms Casino Resort the past couple of days (Pictured above: Pauly D from Jersey Shores at Palms Pool – Photo credit: Joe Fury). 

On Friday, actress Keshia Pulliam dined at N9NE Steakhouse with one other guest, and they shared the rock shrimp and tuna tartar. For her main course, Pulliam had the lamb chops.

Others seen in the restaurant included: DJ Pauly D who was in the kitchen taking shots with 9 Group’s JRoc and Executive Chef Barry S. Dakake; Tennessee Titan Damian Williams and Tampa Bay Buccaneer Gerald McCoy with 11 guests; retired professional Canadian ice hockey player Gordie Howe with 10 others (also seen signing Chef Barry’s jersey); and New York Jet Darelle Revis with six guests.

Upstairs at Nove Italiano, Washington Redskins athlete Clinton Portis enjoyed dinner on the terrace with a party of 11. Portis had the Caesar salad and pennette vodka. 

Others at Nove Italiano included: MMA fighter Diego Sanchez who also sat on the terrace with five guests; and actress and TV personality Shar Jackson with five guests who sat in the lounge and indulged in calamari, caprese salad, octopus crudo salad and a couple rounds of specialty cocktails.

Over at Moon Nightclub, Chuy, personal assistant to Chelsea Handler partied at a VIP table with six friends. They sipped on Ketel One mixed drinks.

Photo credit: Joe Fury/9Group. 

Rain Nightclub was packed to capacity for the weekly Z-Trip’s Revolution party. Spotted were: actress Tara Reid enjoying the scene from a VIP table with one girlfriend; Pittsburgh Steelers players Bryant McFadden and Casey Hampton, Jr. at a VIP table with a large group of 40 friends; Arizona Cardinals athlete Julian Rashad Johnson with 20 friends in a cabana; and Pittsburgh Steelers athlete Willie Johnson, Jr. with seven friends.

Photo credit: Joe Fury/9Group. 

Saturday, May 29
On Saturday over at N9NE Steakhouse, Oakland Raiders athlete Langston Walker dined in the main dining room with a party of five. Walker enjoyed the Caesar salad, followed by the 16-ounce New York steak with sides of mac and cheese, creamed corn and asparagus.

Also at N9NE Steakhouse was New York Jets athlete Dustin Keller with a group of seven. They shared the shellfish platter to start. Keller had the lamb chops with lobster mashed potatoes.

Washington Redskins athlete Clinton Portis dined with a party of 10.  Portis indulged in the Alaskan king crab legs and then the bone-in New York steak and lobster tail with lobster mashed potatoes and mac and cheese.

Upstairs at Nove Italiano, DJ Pauly D had dinner with three others, including 9 Group’s own JRoc.  They feasted on signature dishes such as sausage pizza, calamari, burrata and veal Nove. During dinner, Pauly D took photos with fans. 

Later that night, Pauly D and friends partied at Rain Nightclub for Paul Oakenfold’s Perfect Vegas. They sipped on Ketel One mixed drinks from their VIP table on the main stage and enjoyed Oakenfold’s music set.

At Moon Nightclub, Carolina Panthers athletes Jonathan Stewart and Dwayne Jarrett enjoyed cocktails with eight friends at a VIP table.

Minnesota Vikings athlete Toby Gerhart was spotted in Ghostbar with five friends. 

Also at Ghostbar was professional poker player Antonio Esfandiari with two friends.

Earlier that afternoon, Palms Pool & Bungalows was packed to capacity and partygoers enjoyed the Vegas heat. Popular singer Jason Derulo had the crowd going wild when he hit the stage and sang well-known songs including, “Whatcha Say” and “Solo.” Derulo was seen relaxing in a cabana with three friends.

Photo credit: Joe Fury/9Group. 

Hip-hop artist Baby Bash was also spotted hanging out on stage near the DJ booth with friends. He surprised everyone when he also performed a two-song set, which included hit song, “Cyclone.” He drank Ketel One mixed drinks.

Others at Palms Pool included: Clinton Portis in a cabana with six lady friends;  Green Bay Packers athlete Nicholas Collins in a cabana with six friends; Chicago Bears athlete Julius Peppers; Oakland Raider Michael Bush in a cabana with friends; Oaklend Raiders Isaiah Ekejiuba and Jerry Porter in a cabana with 12 friends; and actress Tara Reid hanging out on stage near the DJ booth, enjoying Derulo and Baby Bash’s performances.

Photo credit: Joe Fury/9Group. 

Sunday, May 30
The four-day 2nd Annual Love Festival continued at Palms Casino Resort Sunday night.  At N9NE Steakhouse, MMA fighter Randy Couture dined with a party of six.  They shared the shellfish platter to start.  For his main course, Couture had the Hawaiian swordfish and sipped on Ketel One.

Also at N9NE Steakhouse was DJ Pauly D with five others.  The table shared the braised beef ravioli and crispy chicken wontons.  Pauly D enjoyed the filet mignon and a side of mac and cheese for his main entrée.  New York Jets athlete Dustin Keller had dinner with seven friends.  The table feasted on a family-style meal, which included rock shrimp, New York steak, lamb chops, lobster, mac and cheese and potato gnocchi.  Washington Redskins athlete Clinton Portis dined with a lady friend.  Portis enjoyed a Caesar salad with grilled shrimp and chicken.  He also had a bone-in rib eye with a lobster tail.  UFC fighter Clay Guida dined with a large party of 11 in the main dining room.  Guida started with the rock shrimp and calamari and then had the lamp chops for his main course.  The table shared s’mores for dessert. 

Over at Rain Nightclub, DJ Armin Van Buuren entertained the full house.  Outside at Palms Pool & Bungalows, Pauly D performed his popular DJ set for nearly three hours. 

Earlier that afternoon, Pauly D enjoyed the warm weather in a cabana at Palms Pool & Bungalows with four friends.  Also at the pool that day was singer Keri Hilson in a cabana with eight friends. 

Afterwards, Pauly D made his way to Nove Italiano for High Society.   Also at High Society was actress and TV personality Shar Jackson who enjoyed the scene with two friends.  At another table, a group of NFL athletes had a great time and included: New York Jet Dustin Keller, Dallas Cowboy Anthony Spencer, Tennessee Titan Stanford Keglar, Pittsburgh Steeler Eugene Bright and Seattle Seahawk Anthony Heygood.