Week-End Celebrity Sightings and Parties at TAO and LAVO

Diablo Cody

Warren Moon

Pauly Shore

Mekhi Phifer

Darren McFadden

Academy Award winning Juno writer Diablo Cody celebrated her 31st birthday with a Vegas weekend. Cody, surrounded by friends and family, started the party on Friday with dinner in front of TAO’s giant Buddha followed by a table in the VIP moat area in the nightclub.

The celebration continued at TAO Beach on Saturday, where Cody sported a gold metallic one piece. LAVO’s private dining room was the setting for her party Saturday evening. Kobe Meatballs (THE BEST !)and Chianti were topped off with a large red, black and white cake. Cody donned a birthday hat and headed up to the nightclub where at the stroke of midnight she turned 31, complete with shout outs from DJ Reach and more sweets in the form of cupcakes with sparklers.

Also dining at LAVO on Saturday, former winner of The Apprentice Bill Rancic and his wife Giuliana Rancic of E! Entertainment Network. The couple, who filmed a new show at The Palazzo throughout the day dined with friends at the Italian hot spot before heading up to the nightclub. Over at TAO, the nightclub played hosts to stars of the sports world as the location for Warren Moon’s Celebrity Bowl after party. Spotted in the VIP moat section was Moon himself, along $50 million dollar man Mark Sanchez of the NY Jets. Also seen, NFL Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson, Oakland Raider Darren McFadden, Leroy Glover and basketball stars Corey Maggette and Robert Horry. Actor Mekhi Phifer was seen hanging out with Dickerson as well. Spotted at the owner’s table at TAO was comedian Pauly Shore.

Diablo Cody photo credit: Denise Truscello Sports Starts photo credit: Hew Burney