Cheetah's Gentleman's Club is a

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with locations in

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and

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, best known for being featured in the 1995 movie ''

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'', and also for having been owned by Mike Galardi, a nightclub owner who was investigated by the

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with a controversial invocation of the Patriot Act. The Cheetah's club in San Diego is a full nude club where no alcohol is served. It has achieved notoriety for having been frequented by some of the

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The Las Vegas club was founded in 1991 by Michael Galardi, and employed about 150 dancers under the Cheetah's brand. In 2004, Galardi admitted in a San Diego federal trial that he bribed Las Vegas officials in an attempt to influence strip club regulations. In a Las Vegas federal court, he stated that he paid between $200,000 and $400,000. The club was managed by Charles Wright, a retired

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under the names "Papa Shango" and "The Godfather". In an April 2012 episode of NBC's '' Smash'', the New York City club entrance can be seen when Megan Hilty's character Ivy Lynn walks down the street. It was also featured in

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's 2013 music video for " Change Your Life". In 2019, the Las Vegas location was sold to The Library Gentlemen's Club, a California-based chain of gentlemen's clubs. The Cheetah's name was retired and replaced with The Library brand in 2020. In addition to the former Cheetah's location in Las Vegas, The Library Gentlemen's Club also operates three locations in California: Westminster, Anaheim, and Redlands. Each location offers its own unique ambiance and entertainment options, but all share the same distinct brand style.

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One of their Los Angeles locations runs a show named "Jolene", which employs both cisgender and transgender women dancers.

References

* Jordan, Brent Kenton, ''Stripped: Twenty Years of Secrets from inside the Strip Club'', Satsu Multimedia Press, 2005,
"Cheetah's owner to contest LV fine"
''Las Vegas Review Journal'', January 24, 2004
"FBI raids Vegas strip clubs, San Diego city offices"
''CNN'', May 15, 2003
"Time to fix the Patriot Act"
'San Francisco Chronicle'', April 7, 2005

''Las Vegas Sun'', November 4, 2003

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