According to Ms. Merkelbach, Mr. Harrah, founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos, called the home "Villa Harrah" and used it for entertaining celebrities including Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.
Outside court last week, Mr Stewart said he was defending his honour in the breach of contract suit filed in 2001 by the Rio hotel-casino in Las Vegas, which is owned by Harrah's.