Pop icon Justin Bieber’s doppelganger recently took the stage and fooled a packed house at XS Nightclub at the Wynn on Saturday night. The individual verified on social media is Dylan Desclos, who has appeared as Bieber at various events over the past eight years.
He also fooled the night’s headliner, DJ Gryffin, and also the club’s staff.
“After an elaborate and multi-step ruse by him and his advance team, a Justin Bieber impersonator was granted access to the XS stage,” Wynn spokesman Michael Weaver said in a statement.
“As soon as the error was recognized, he was removed from the resort and denied future entry.”
“Future” in this instance means “forever.”
Desclos’ effort to gain access was apparently a more polished performance than anything he produced onstage. It was reportedly a daylong effort by his team, which invoked Bieber’s recent change in management, with Desclos’ reps saying, “We’re new to the team,” to explain any confusion.
The ruse hit its zenith when Gryffin energetically, if inaccurately, called out,“We’ve got Justin Bieber in the house!” Requisite pandemonium ensued.
Gryffin, the DJ, with whom we shared a great chat in April, before his appearance at The Block Party on Fremont East, took full ownership of his misfire. In a social-media clip, the headliner posted “how bustin jieber duped me in my own set.”
He and went on to say, “You’re prolly wondering how I ended up in this situation.” The accompanying audio clip is The Who classic “Baba O’Riley,” with its familiar refrain, “It’s only teenage wasteland!”
Gryffin also explained that it all started when “bustin jieber” showed up at the club, and his “team” wanted him to get up and perform. XS is a dark venue, with loud music, so Gryffin said he fell for the act.
“Little did I know I was about to be sorry,” the DJ said.
“After 4 minutes and 27 second of what sounded like Justin Bieber, I found out the worst news imaginable.” Gryffin is shown walking from the stage buzzing from the performance and saying,”That was totally insane!” Then he was told the sad news that the performer was “a complete fake.”
Gryffin’s mouth fell open. “No way!” Fifteen minutes later, in his hotel suite, Gryffin said, “I literally thought, he put on a lot of weight since the album dropped.”
That’s reference to Bieber’s “Swag,” released last month. Bieber posted video while skateboarding on Saturday, as some other person was preparing to appear as him on the Strip.
In a video of the performance, 29-year-old Desclos is seen wearing a black zippered hoodie, which he eventually removes, as he performs Justin Bieber’s 2015 hit, “Sorry.” Streams of gold ribbons are released over the crowd.
It is clear that Desclos is fully committed to this persona. He sports many of the same tattoos as Bieber and also has a buzz cut, which is Bieber’s most recent hairstyle. Fans who are not familiar with Desclos’s current look can easily be deceived, as those in Las Vegas clearly were.
In separate clips, the impersonator is shown walking through the Wynn Encore Esplanade and exiting the Balenciaga fashion boutique, accompanied by security officers and posing for selfies.
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