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Paris Hilton has been banned by one Las Vegas mogul over her weekend arrest on cocaine charges. Steve Wynn, who owns the Wynn and Encore resorts in Vegas, has put Hilton on his black list of people not welcome at his properties. Hilton's boyfriend, Cy Waits, who also was arrested on drug charges that night, was a promoter at Wynn's properties and has since been let go from the company.

Rumors in Vegas also suggest that Hilton may have nuked her lucrative 'pay-to-party' market with the arrest. Hilton, among other celebrities, regularly are paid by nightclub owners to make appearances at their establishments to give them buzz. Now with the arrest, one insider tells People, "Because Vegas nightclubs are under so much scrutiny right now, I don't know how welcome she would be. ... Considering she's busted for cocaine, people might assume that she's going to the club either to use coke or she's already on coke, and no club wants to be associated with that."

But even with all of that negativity, Hilton is still welcome at one place in Vegas... The Vegas Hilton. "She has been a guest here many, many times and we would always welcome her back," the resort spokesman said. "The history between Paris and this property is long, indeed."

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Newlyweds -- rapper T.I. and his wife, Tameka -- were arrested in Los Angeles yesterday on drug charges. E! News reports that police smelled marijuana smoke coming from the windows of their vehicle. TMZ has photos of the arrest, which also involved a search of their vehicle and the discovery of another controlled substance. They were booked, and bail was set at $10,000 for each of them. T.I. -- real name Clifford Joseph Harris -- is currently on parole for a 2008 weapons charge, and this bust may mean a return to prison. 

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Robert Halderman -- the man who extorted David Letterman -- has been released from prison after serving four months. Halderman pleaded guilty in March to an attempted grand larceny in the second degree charge and was sentenced to six months in prison. Halderman received two months credit for good behavior, but he also has 5 years probation and 1,000 hours of community service ahead of him. Halderman was a producer for a CBS news magazine show when he attempted to extort $2 million from Letterman, in return for keeping the lid on extramarital affairs Letterman. 

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Celine Dion is disputing reports from a French tabloid that she was rushed to a hospital with pregnancy complications. Dion is currently pregnant with twins, due in November, and her rep calls the tabloid report "completely fabricated." Dion's rep says that the singer has gained 33 pounds during her pregnancy, and is continuing acupuncture treatments, which she credits for helping with maintaining her pregnancy. "She's never been in the hospital – her pregnancy continues to be healthy and she feels fantastic," the rep said.

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Ashton Kutcher is talking lawsuit on his Twitter account after a report in Star magazine claims that the actor was caught cheating on his wife, Demi Moore. The tabloid story suggests that their 15-year age difference is finally becoming an issue for the couple, and that Kutcher was spotted with another woman at an L.A. restaurant. But Kutcher vehemently denies the report on his Twitter account, tweeting "I think Star magazine calling me a 'cheater' qualifies as defamation of character. I hope my lawyer agrees. ...  STAR magazine - you don't get to stand behind 'freedom of the press' when you are writing fiction."