Eva Longoria’s Las Vegas restaurant and nightclub have filed for bankruptcy, Access Hollywood has learned.
According to a statement issued to Access on Friday by the actress’s rep, “Eva Longoria and her Beso Restaurant and Eve Nightclub at the Crystals Plaza in MGM’s City Center have filed a controlled and organized Chapter 11 bankruptcy.”
“It’s a New Year and we’re making a new start,” Eva said in the statement. “This is a great opportunity to begin anew, and I look forward to an exciting and enterprising 2011.”
According to the rep, the “Desperate Housewives” star and her new restaurant management team are taking action to become “hands-on in the development and promotion of Beso Restaurant and Eve Nightclub immediately.”
“I look forward to a more proactive hands-on approach in the coming years with my Las Vegas businesses,” Eva added.
Despite the financial news, the club is expected to remain open for business as usual.
The bankruptcy protection was finalized by famed Hollywood power lawyer Robert Shapiro on Friday, and the statement explains that execs at MGM Resorts (which co-owns the CityCenter along with Dubai World), have given their support to Eva’s plans.
In filing papers obtained by the Associated Press, lawyers for Beso LLC reportedly claim that they project more than a $76,000 loss per month in order to maintain normal operations.
Beso reportedly owes $1.8 million for its lease inside the CityCenter Crystals Plaza, according to the AP.
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