Penang-born businessperson Low Taek Jho, or better known as Jho Low, and his entourage, ushered in 2013 twice - in Sydney and then Las Vegas, a report in The Australian said today.

Citing a report first published by whistleblower website The Sarawak Report on social media posts of the party, The Australian said it "painted a picture of excess, including gambling with at least US$700,000 worth of chips in Sydney casino The Star's VIP-only high roller Sovereign Room.

"Among the 15-strong throng, according to excited media coverage at the time, were Gossip Girl's Chace Crawford, Glee's Matthew Morrison, Arrow hunk Colton Haynes, and DJ Samantha Ronson, famous at the time for being the former girlfriend of Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan.

"But what Australian media didn't know was that the extravagant spree was put on by Low," said the report...