HOLLYWOOD A-listers are rolling in to town for a star-studded Ryder Cup banquet at the Celtic Manor Resort on Saturday night.
Bruce Willis, Samuel L Jackson and former US President Bill Clinton will be dining with staff from Newport-based accountants Peacheys.
The Argus has also learned that a South Wales businessman was paid tens of thousands of pounds to give up his room at the Celtic Manor by world famous football star David Beckham.
It is understood the man was offered somewhere in the region of £75,000 to pay off the remainder of his mortgage by the multimillionaire, who is thought to have booked several other rooms at the exclusive hotel, although he is scheduled to play for LA Galaxy on Sunday against Chivas USA.
Sources close to the businessman said he originally booked to stay at the five-star resort two and a half years ago and since giving up his room has been moved to other accommodation at the site.
Other celebrities reported to be in the area include Robert De Niro in Caerleon and American basketball star Michael Jordan who enjoyed drinks at Cardiff’s Revolution bar on Tuesday night.
Another former US president George Bush Senior and actor Jack Nicholson are also rumoured to be flying in for the Ryder Cup.
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