On March 19, 2007 we posted an article about a gag played on Carlos Diaz at an event in Las Vegas. The article described an incident during the event when a man representing himself as Adam Hall rushed onto the stage, instigated an argument and was then escorted away by police officers. We now have been informed by the real Adam Hall that the man on stage was part of the gag, and was not really Adam Hall. The real Adam Hall was not at the event and had nothing to do with the gag played on Carlos Diaz. We regret any misunderstanding that this may have caused.

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"Extra" was front and center this weekend for the grand opening of the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, where the party was so big, the entire Vegas Strip was shut down for the stars!

With “Extra’s” logo blazing high atop the Strip, only Carlos Diaz and Tanika Ray had Bruce Willis, Ashton Kutcher, Demi Moore, Sly Stallone and Pamela Anderson coming straight to our elevated platform on the red carpet.

“I'm very excited about all the people that came out!” Bruce told “Extra” as the crowd went wild. Later in the night, Bruce performed with the Bruce Willis Blues Band but joked about his musical talents.

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Nick Lachey is celebrating a birthday, a new restaurant and a solid relationship with girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo. But it wasn’t always that way.

“I don’t think you can get much worse than the year before [2006],” Nick confessed last night at his Sin City restaurant, Company American Bistro. “The last year has been good. Been in the studio working on a new album. I’m excited to get that out in 2008.”

Nick and Vanessa headed to Vegas to toast the restaurant’s opening, as well as their birthdays. Nick turned 34 and Vanessa turned 27 on Nov. 9, and "Extra's" Carlos Diaz was the only reporter inside for an exclusive chat.

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Living in Las Vegas, everyday is a vacation: a chaotic, wild, all-night, strobe-lit, party-until-the-sun-comes-up vacation. And I'm in the middle of it all 24/7.

So when it came time for me to pick a spot for MY vacation, I wanted to get away to the most relaxing place on Earth. I longed for a place where the thumping bass and the slot-machine-bings of the Vegas Strip would be a distant memory... a place where screaming crowds were non-existent… and a place that I didn't have to spend three hours standing in line at a foreign customs department to get into.

Well, I found that place, and if you promise to keep this between you and me, I'll tell you all about it.

Maui.

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For the first time since his infamous tape exploded around the world, David Hasselhoff is giving his first in-depth interview, only to “Extra.”

It’s been a month since the tape, which showed a drunken David incoherent on the floor of a hotel room while his daughter taped, was first released.

David told us exclusively, “What’s important is that I'm a dad and that they respect me and I respect them and I live for my kids.”

He added, “Everybody buys into the tape.”

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After Las Vegas was voted the fattest city in America, “Extra’s” Sin City correspondent Carlos Diaz set out to take the weight challenge.

Now the Slim-City results are in – and Carlos is officially a weight winner!

On April 30, at the beginning of Carlos’ workout tour, he weighed in at a whopping 199 pounds.

Well, one month later – Carlos weighs 184 pounds!

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Carlos Diaz has lost 15 pounds since he started sweating it out with tough trainer Jackie. How did h do it? “Extra” takes you inside their training sessions to show you how to take inches off your waist like Carlos!

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My butt is small.

And I don't mean that in a figurative sense. You know, like when guys get in trouble and say, "Aw, man, my butt is so dead!" I mean it in a truly literal sense. My butt REALLY IS small. More on that later.

You see, being “Extra’s” Las Vegas correspondent does have it drawbacks. I mean, they don't call this town Sin City for nothin'! I have managed to stay away from the gambling, the booze, the partying and the ladies. (Because, in order, I'm unlucky, a lightweight, a bad dancer and married.)

But Vegas took me down with a different temptation: the buffets! I've packed on more than a few "LB's" since moving here from Manhattan Beach, California, two years ago. Weekends of surf and sun at the beach became weeks of surf and turf in the desert. How much did I gain? Hard to say. But 15 to 20 pounds would be a safe estimate.

Hey, it's not entirely my fault. Las Vegas was just voted the Fattest City in America by Men's Fitness Magazine. So at least I have company.

Welllllllllll, my bosses at “Extra” thought it would be a great idea to see if one of the best trainers in the world combined with one of the best meal services in the country could slim me down.

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