Rodman hosts party at the Hard Rock

NBA star Dennis Rodman announced Friday that he would donate $25,000 to local homeless charities. Rodman made the announcement at a late-night party at The Joint in the Hard Rock hotel-casino.

Rodman hosted the "After Hours Jam" at The Joint Friday evening that featured Atlantic artist Sugar Ray.

The Chicago Bulls superstar was fresh from his team's sixth NBA Championship title win. True to his reputation, Rodman set a party-like atmosphere inside The Joint, which was converted into the after-hours nightclub The Orbit Lounge.

The evening kicked off with a live performance by Sugar Ray, whose album "Floored" achieved multi-platinum success on the strength of their hit, "Fly." The band achieved worldwide success this past year with an album that added stronger melodies to their music and further integrated the unique scratching of DJ Homicide's wheels of steel into the mix, as well as the stylings of Jamaican toaster Super Cat.

Along with Rodman, Bulls guard Ron Harper attended the party.

In other news, another lawsuit was filed against Rodman over his behavior at a Las Vegas casino in April.

In a federal lawsuit filed Friday afternoon, Connie Wilcox claims Rodman sexually assaulted her April 19 at the Las Vegas Hilton by grabbing her sides near her breasts and lifting her up.

The 26-year Las Vegas Hilton employee contends the action "caused the under-wire of (her) bra to be pushed into (her) right breast, causing pain, discomfort and bruising."

Wilcox, represented by Las Vegas lawyer Allan Bray, is seeking $1.5 million in compensatory damages and $9 million in punitive damages.

Her lawsuit is third one filed this month against the basketball superstar.

Rodman is also being sued by another Las Vegas-area woman over another alleged April 19 incident at the Las Vegas Hilton.

In a federal lawsuit filed June 10, Dixie Johnson claims Rodman sexually assaulted her by grabbing one of her breasts.

She's seeking compensatory damages of $300,000 and punitive damages of $3 million.

In a county lawsuit filed June 5, James Brasich, a craps dealer at The Mirage, is seeking $300,000 in compensatory and punitive damages from Rodman. He claims Rodman humiliated him at work in October by rubbing his bald head, stomach and groin with dice before rolling them.

Rodman's attorney Richard Howell could not be reached for comment on the latest lawsuit, but has called the lawsuits filed by Brasich and Johnson frivolous.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS contributed to this article.

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