Sinatra attorney mocks impressionist’s drama
The attorney who represents the Frank Sinatra estate scoffed at the idea the family might shut down Bob Anderson’s Sinatra show at the Palazzo.
“Do you honestly believe that six months into the run of the show the Sinatra Estate is getting around to ‘taking legal action?’ ” Robert Finkelstein said in an email.
He was responding to comments by Anderson suggesting the Sinatra family is unhappy with him for fronting “Frank: The Man. The Music.”
Anderson, a longtime vocal impressionist, told a crowd at The Smith Center’s Cabaret Jazz that he had approached the Sinatras to get their blessing.
“They know about it and they wish I would stop, and I’m not going to,” he said to loud applause.
His comments came during the latest “Conversations With Norm,” a quarterly interview series with celebrities. The show, titled “Remembering Sinatra,” featured Anderson, Pia Zadora, who toured with Sinatra, and Vincent Falcone, Sinatra’s conductor for the better part of a decade.
Finkelstein characterized Anderson’s remarks as “a self-serving declaration obviously designed to create controversy for the sole purpose of garning publicity.”
Finkelstein, who has been the family’s gatekeeper for 30 years, added, “The Sinatra family neither endorses nor denigrates Mr. Anderson.
“There is one Frank Sinatra, and there will always be one Sinatra.”
BRITNEY’S BREAKUP
Britney Spears is single again.
Her eight-month romance with Charlie Ebersol has been called off.
Ebersol is the son of “Saturday Night Live” co-creator Dick Ebersol.
Spears, who has been headlining at Planet Hollywood Resort since December 2013, deleted all of Charlie Ebersol’s photos from her Instagram account, according to Us Weekly, the first news outlet to report the breakup.
Earlier this month, Life & Style magazine reported Spears was planning a Las Vegas wedding, and a Las Vegas blogger who has a long history of predicting weddings that never happen, followed the Life & Style report with a prediction that the wedding would take place in Hawaii.
TERRY FATOR GRIEVING
Mirage headliner Terry Fator on Monday announced that his sister, Debi, had died over the weekend.
“She fought numerous issues, including her battle with arthritis as most of you know, with courage, dignity and strength and will be missed by so many,” he wrote. “We think her sick body just gave out. She’s been very sick for over 30 years.”
She was 46.
He has a tribute planned for her during next Monday’s show. He has closed his show for years with a photo of himself with Debi and brother Jep as kids. He moved her to Las Vegas earlier this year. She had a key role in organizing a surprise 50th birthday celebration for Terry on June 10.
SIGHTINGS
The Stanley Cup, riding the High Roller on Monday. The NHL’s championship trophy was accompanied by Phil Pritchard, curator and vice president of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The NHL Awards show is taking place tonight at the MGM Grand Garden. … Brent Burns of the San Jose Sharks, backstage Monday to meet the Blue Man Group at Monte Carlo after taking in the show.
THE PUNCH LINE
“Newly leaked emails from Sony Pictures show there was an agreement between executives to keep Spider-Man white and straight. However, in order to please the gay community, the Fantastic Four will now be the Fabulous Four. — Conan O’Brien
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