ELVIS FAN CLUB: MEMBER OF LADY GAGA’S ENTOURAGE DISSES ELVIS VIGIL

Heated words flew between an Elvis fan club and Lady Gaga's entourage during a candlelight vigil Sunday night, on the eve of the 33rd anniversary of The King's death.

Viva Las Vegas Elvis Fan Club members confirmed on Monday that Lady Gaga and her followers wandered into the vigil during a ceremony in front of an Elvis statue in the Hilton hotel's valet area.

Sue Laurenz, president of the fan club, who was delivering a remembrance at the time, said a member of Lady Gaga's group asked, "what's this all about?" When told it was a vigil for Elvis, Laurenz said the person inquiring about the gathering said, "Oh, he's been dead for over 30 years. Get over it!"

Laurenz said a female member of the Elvis fan club "got into it" with the Lady Gaga entourage member "because we're going to stand up for our man.

"Don't be dissing The King," added Laurenz.

She emphasized that "it was not Lady Gaga dissing us." Laurenz said the "Poker Face" singer was seen taking a photo taken with Elvis' statue in the background "and I hope she wasn't being disrespectful."

The dustup happened about 8:30 p.m., as Lady Gaga, described as appearing "disheveled," and her camp were heading for their caravan of black Escalades after dining at Benihana at the Hilton, the site of Elvis' comeback.

MJ Dennis, an executive with the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and a member of the fan club, said Lady Gaga was wearing a full-length red boa coat, huge sunglasses and black stiletto heels.

Lady Gaga was in town for a concert at the MGM Grand on Friday and spent many hours in the Palms recording studio over the weekend.

Dennis said the disparaging remark left her fan club cohorts "a little bit annoyed because (Lady Gaga and her team) had disrupted our ceremony."

Laurenz added, "Who's going to remember her (Lady Gaga) in 30 years?"

The irony, said Laurenz is that earlier this year Elvis and Lady Gaga were voted in a Website poll as the two singers the respondents would most like to see perform a duet.

-- NORM CLARKE, VEGAS CONFIDENTIAL