It's true that Alicia Jacobs had a relationship with Las Vegas-based Mindfreak, Criss Angel. The details? Well, she's a lady and she kept those to herself. However, a couple of interesting things to note: though they've both moved on, they are still in contact and remain good friends. Fascinating then that Holly finally admits, on her own volition, that it was Criss that did "the dumping" when it came to ending their dalliance. Also, Holly claims that she and Criss have no contact now saying, "When he's done with someone, he's done with them." How do you explain then that he still speaks to Alicia? Though this is my own assumption, it would seem that Criss must speak highly of Alicia - enough to make a certain Bunny permanently jealous...
Regarding Criss Angel's show at the Luxor:
Jenna Zine: Speaking of shows that aren't doing well: Criss Angel. [laughter] Umm, I hear it's not going well over there.
Alicia Jacobs: Well, they've certainly had their problems. Like I just said, I don't envy anybody opening a new show right now in Vegas. Donny and Marie are an exception, to their credit. But this is a tough time. People are not willing to spend the money they were willing to spend a year ago and there's a lot of competition. There are great shows in this city and we get jaded. Criss is a very talented and charming guy. His TV show has done amazing things. I think a lot of people expected that it would be the TV show, but brought to the stage. Then you throw Cirque de Soleil into it and that's a whole different genre. Difficult to combine those things, I think. But virtually every show has kinks in the beginning. You have to work the nuts and bolts, along with a period of trial and error. I think that's what's going on right now. He's got great people there. Cirque de Soleil doesn't fail. Criss is one of the hardest working people I know. If there's a way to turn that show around, I believe he will do it.
JZ: What's not resonating with people? Why is it not getting the reviews? He's well known, he's certainly got the persona, and Cirque de Soleil is beautiful...
AJ: Of all the Cirque shows, I think it's the best - barring
Love, because that's the Beatles - but
beyond that, I think his show has the best music of all the Cirque shows. The
dancers in the show are outstanding. I just don't know. I wish I had the answer;
if I did, I'd call Criss up and tell him! [laughter] I just think that
audiences are tough. You'd better measure up and you're not going to please
everyone, every time. There are a lot of people that have gone in there that
have liked it. And there are people have gone in there and it just isn't their
cup of tea. The ones that don't like things tend to often speak louder than the
ones that do. That happens all the time. I get that here. The ones that don't
like me tend to send more emails than the ones that do.
Regarding Criss & Holly's former relationship:
JZ: I read a behind the scenes book about the Playboy Mansion [Bunny Tales by Isabella St. James]. She was in the first wave of girls before Holly, Bridget and Kendra took over. She doesn't like Holly either. Holly seems to have an agenda. She's very manipulative, in my opinion. I still wonder what went awry after that. I don't think she would have gotten off that train, if something hadn't allegedly gone haywire behind the scenes. I think she thought Criss might be the next thing.
AJ: Sure, the next opportunity.
JZ: It didn't pan out.
AJ: I don't think that surprised anybody.
JZ: The one thing that's interesting is kind of the 'what comes around, goes around.' I think she got a little bit publicly embarrassed. She was very vocal about being in love, coming to Vegas and quitting her job at Playboy [Magazine]. Then it didn't work out. the next thing we hear is, "Oh, they're broken up!"
AJ: I t was fast. It was a fast timetable for that.
JZ: To me - and again, I don't know Criss at all - I'm sure he's lovely. But, to me, he comes across as a player and probably not the nicest guy.
AJ: He's a really nice guy. He's a single guy. I don't know, but maybe it was the same situation as Hefner - but I don't think he had any intentions of settling down. Perhaps that's what she wanted, but in the end he moved on. That's probably not what she wanted. Again, I don't know. I haven't even asked Criss about that. We're still friends, we talk; but not about that! [laughter]
JZ: I think that's pretty interesting. That's the first thing I thought: She's coming here, she's on your turf, and she seems to be hanging around. Maybe she's hoping for reconciliation with Criss...
AJ: Well, I think she saw the other two girls - they both got T.V. shows. [Editor's note: Bridget Marqaurdt landed "Bridget's Sexiest Beaches" on the Travel Channel and Kendra Wilkinson has an aptly named show, "Kendra", on the E! Channel.]
JZ: Well, I think both Bridget and Kendra moved on more
quickly, both personally and professionally.
Regarding the infamous "Cat Incident":
I also questioned Alicia about Criss and the cat incident. She says Angel completely adores Hammie and takes amazing care of him. No problems there - sounds like the only issue with pussy is Holly! I hope you take a moment to watch the video above. I know this is in the past, but there's some pretty cute chemistry there. It's almost enough to make me like Criss - almost.
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