They say money can't buy happiness - and in billionaire Mark Cuban's case, it can't even get him into Bungalow 8.
The limelight-loving owner of the Dallas Mavericks was denied entry to Amy Sacco's late-night funhouse, even after he offered door demigods Disco and Armin $1,000 to let him inside - a cringe-inducing ploy used primarily by tacky out-of-towners. An eyewitness tells Page Six that Cuban, accompanied by party promoter Usman Shaikh and a few young ladies, was initially turned away after Shaikh approached Disco and told him that Cuban owned the Mavericks.
"Disco was not impressed," says our snitch. "One of the girls asked if Armin was there and if she could talk to him. Armin comes out and asks Cuban if he wants to buy a table. Cuban says yes. Armin goes inside, comes back about five minutes later and says, 'Sorry, there are no tables available. I can't help you.' "The girl then asks if they could just go in without a table, but Armin says no. Cuban then says to Disco something to the effect of 'I'm Mark Cuban . . . What's it gonna take?' He offers him cash - I think it was a thousand bucks. He reaches in his back pocket, and at this point the girl he is with yanks him by the arm and says, 'No, you can't do that here.' She was mortified."
Cuban then announced that it was "embarrassing" he couldn't get into the club, at which point Shaikh, a corporate lawyer who promotes parties at Pink Elephant, convinced Cuban and his posse that they would receive warmer treatment there. Once inside Rocco Ancarola's nightspot, located on the same crowded West 27th Street club corridor as Bungalow 8, Cuban was spotted chatting up several young women at his table. As he asked one hanger-on to round up some girls, he was overheard saying, "Just say I'm a billionaire. They'll come over." He also cracked, "For every billion dollars I have, my [bleep] gets 10 inches longer."
The last stop of the night for fun-loving Cuban and company was Scores West, where cash is by far the most important credential. We're told Cuban dropped thousands of dollars on champagne and "funny money" in the VIP room before leaving around 5 a.m.
Source: New York Post
Posted by Lawren at May 5, 2006 06:42 AM
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I'm guessing his wife is LOVING this story. What kind of prenup did she sign?
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motown at May 5, 2006 09:10 AM
Love the Dr. Evil laugh there.
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The Unnamed Source at May 5, 2006 11:15 AM
Even though I live in Dallas and am a Mavericks fan, I can't say I've ever cared for Mark Cuban.
That said, though, I've never understood (or cared to, for that matter) why people even care about getting into clubs that seem to pride themselves on not letting "just anyone" in.
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tortoiseshelly at May 5, 2006 12:04 PM
arrogant bastard, isn't he? (and he's not even cute.
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missy at May 8, 2006 02:52 PM
Heh. Maybe it's because Disco isn't a Mav's fan?
Cuban is an arrogant bastard...I so agree.
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Vixen at May 8, 2006 11:52 PM
I was there that night and all this stuff is lies......his wife was one of the girls.
Although he did spend a shit ton of money
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mikeg at May 12, 2006 07:37 AM