Jackson sees part of wish come true

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Michael Jackson needed some marathon legal maneuvering to keep some intimate items from going to auction — and to skirt cross-examination.

Attorneys negotiated from 8 p.m. Thursday to 2 a.m. Friday before reaching a settlement that allows Jackson to have a fraction of what he sought.

In return, he dropped his attempt to block the May 30-31 auction of Jackson family items at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Without the settlement in the courtroom of Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez, he was heading for “a lengthy and exhaustive cross-examination,” according to attorney Shawn Mangano.

The items that Jackson will receive include writings, drawings and notes, according to Mangano. “They were highly personal items he considered to be his.”

They were among 20,000 Jackson family items discovered in an Oxnard, Calif., warehouse as part of a bankruptcy dispute. Mangano and his law partner, Jeff Sylvester, were representing Universal Express Inc., a Florida luggage transportation company that owns the collection.

The deal kept Jackson from appearing in court. Had he appeared, the plan was to escort him through the Clark County Detention Center for security reasons.

THE SCENE AND HEARD

Jerry Seinfeld, Carlos Santana and Matchbox Twenty are among the early commitments for the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation’s Grand Slam for Children, which has been set for Oct. 6. The entertainment extravaganza will again be held at the MGM Grand Garden. …

The CW Network’s “Beauty & the Geek” will hold an open casting call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday for “beauties” at Bare pool lounge (The Mirage). The show, produced by Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg of “Punk’d,” is seeking “beautiful, sexy, social-savvy women.”

SIGHTINGS

Cameron Diaz, back in Las Vegas and in the company of illusionist Criss Angel on Friday night. They were dining at Social House (Treasure Island). They met backstage at VH1 Rock Honors last Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden and partied at Jet (Mirage) and Mandalay Bay. The next day, they had dinner and attended “Love” (Mirage). … John O’Hurley of “Spamalot” (Wynn), dining with friends Thursday at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab at the Forum Shops. … Roseanne Barr and her son, Buck, visiting Louie Anderson backstage after his show Thursday at Excalibur. … David Hasselhoff, drinking Red Bull on Thursday at the late show of “Zumanity” (New York-New York). He had a busy night. Earlier he attended the 8 p.m. performance of “The Producers,” with which he was a cast member for three months until May 5. At “Zumanity,” he spotted three lovely ladies in the balcony and insisted several times that they be moved to the lower orchestra next to him, but the showroom was unable to accommodate. Hasselhoff made a third appearance Thursday, stopping by the Rio to catch the show “Stomp Out Loud.” Hasselhoff took time out to meet the cast after the performance. He is in the middle of a bitter divorce from Pamela Bach, his wife of 16 years. … Comedian Howie Mandel, host of the TV game-show hit “Deal or No Deal,” catching a quick bite Friday at Auntie Anne’s Pretzels in the Miracle Mile Shops at the Planet Hollywood Resort. … Cindy Margolis, helping celebrate the birthday of friend Yvette Marlowe of the Mary Jane Girls at the Chippendales show on Thursday at the Rio.