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Celebrities expected at Diddy's Super Bowl party

Reported by: Elizabeth Dinh
Email: edinh@wfts.com
Last Update: 1/31 5:12 pm

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- The Venue will be one of the "it" places to party during Super Bowl week. St. Petersburg-based boxer, Winky Wright and his big-name buddies Diddy and Deion Sanders are each hosting a party on January 29, 30, and 31 - called "The Good Life Experience."

Organizers even plan to roll out a red carpet for celebrities expected to arrive at the event.

Tickets start at $200, but one of the organizers, Michael Bilello, says the party's not exclusive to the elite. "It's very important when we were picking these celebrities that they also be well-known, but also social and very interactive, and I think that all three are."

Some areas of The Venue will closed off for VIP only, including the upstairs Champagne Room, where Bilello said might be a place where celebrity couples will cozy up.

Even if you don't get to meet Diddy, you can drink what he does. Bilello told ABC Action News Diddy's favorite concoction is vodka and lemondade.

While Diddy sips on his drink, he's expected to hang out in an upstairs area, called the Sky Box. It's also a VIP-only area, but Bilello said Diddy will likely hype up the crowd from that room, which overlooks a bar area and dance floor below.

When party-goers get hungry, Executive Chef Robert Uzzillia says the kitchen's prepared, even for a special request. "From what I hear, Deion Sanders definitely loves the popcorn shrimp, he loves to do popcorn shrimp whenever he goes out, so that's something that I'd probably have here that night for him" Uzzillia said.

Some of the profits from the party will go toward fighting breast cancer, in honor of winky wright's late cousin, Tisha "TD" Cassaway.

The Venue can hold up to 1,400 people, so over three nights, organizers hope to make a lot of money for a good cause.

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