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Ronstadt Tossed from Vegas Casino
Sometimes, what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas--it makes national headlines. Just ask Linda Ronstadt.
The "Don't Know Much" singer was given the boot from Las Vegas' Aladdin Hotel Casino on Saturday night after dedicating the song "Desperado" to Michael Moore and praising his latest incendiary device, Fahrenheit 9/11.
The 58-year-old Ronstadt, who was in Sin City for a one-night stand, called Moore an "American patriot" and encouraging her audience to check out the Oscar-winning gadfly's President Bush-bashing documentary.
Her remarks reportedly drew applause from half the 4,500 patrons in attendance, while the other half booed loudly. Witnesses said some guests became so riled they tossed their drinks in the air, tore down Ronstadt posters and walked out in disgust before the end of her performance, demanding refunds from casino management.
Casino president Bill Timmins, who was in the audience for the show, was so ticked off that he kicked out Ronstadt, apparently refusing to let her even return to her room.
"In an effort to diffuse the situation, Ms. Ronstadt was asked to leave the property inmmediately following her performance," the resort said in a statement Tuesday.
"Ms. Ronstadt was hired to entertain the guests of the Aladdin, not to espouse political views."
Ironically, in an interview with the Las Vegas Review-Journal shortly before her engagement at the Aladdin, Ronstadt admitted that her shout-out to Moore--which she has done every night on her current concert tour to a mixed reception--could end up costing her future gigs.
"I keep hoping that if I'm annoying enough to them, they won't hire me back," she said.
Ronstadt, who has always been politically active, even once dating former California Governor Jerry Brown, did not immediately returns calls seeking comment on her eviction.
But, speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Ronstadt said, "This is an election year. I want people to get their head up out of their mashed potatoes and learn something about the issues and go and vote....I'm not telling them how to vote. I'm saying, get information about the issues."
Coming to Ronstadt's defense was Moore, who posted a letter to Timmins on MichaelMoore.com.
"For you to throw Linda Ronstadt off the premises because she dared to say a few words in support of me and my film, is simply stupid and un-American. Frankly, I have never heard of such a thing happening," Moore wrote.
Quoting "Desperado," he then asked the casino president to "come to your senses" and apologize to the popster. Moore also suggested Timmins could make amends by inviting Ronstadt back along with Moore to sing "America the Beautiful" on the Aladdin stage and then screen Fahrenheit 9/11, which has become the top-grossing documentary of all time since its release a month ago.
So far, no other venues have followed the Aladdin's lead and nixed Ronstadt shows.
Her next concert is scheduled for Tuesday at Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles.
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