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In the wake of her recent arrest for cocaine possession, Paris Hilton has been banned from the Las Vegas resorts Wynn and Encore. It was recently reported that Paris's boyfriend Cy Waits -- who was also arrested that night -- was fired by Wynn, where he had been employed as Co-Chief of Nightlife Operations. Paris is continuing to deny, deny, deny. Her latest tweet? "These rumors going around are so ridiculous, untrue and cruel. I'm not going to even pay attention to them because I know the truth."

The Office's executive producer Paul Lieberstein wants Harvey Keitel to replace Steve Carell on the show. He told E!, "He's probably the only guy who can do it, and he's doing TV now," referring to his stint on Life on Mars. He noted, "I haven't started any talks with his people, but Harvey would do a great job -- a very different energy. And we don't want to bring in another Michael, having someone play a very similar character because we have such a high regard for Steve."

Nicolas Cage has settled a lawsuit with his former accountant. Cage had filed suit against Samuel Levin in October of 2009, claiming the business manager misled him and overcharged for his services in the wake of a $6.26 million tax lien filed against Cage by the IRS. Levin then countersued, claiming Cage was solely to blame for his problems. The terms of the settlement are confidential.

Kick-Ass is reportedly getting the sequel treatment. Mark Millar, one of the comic book writers whose work inspired the film, told a UK radio station that there will indeed be a sequel to the film. Although the movie wasn't a run-away hit at the box office, he said DVD sales have made the studio agree to a second go-round.

Zsa Zsa Gabor was "stabilized" after being rushed to the hospital Tuesday morning when she was found unresponsive by her husband. Her spokesperson said, "She's in the emergency room [at UCLA Medical Center]. They've stabilized her. They're doing further checks to see what happened. Apparently she was in a great deal of pain this morning. Then all of the sudden, she went quiet and wasn't communicative." The 93-year-old has been in and out of the hospital since July with complications from hip-replacement surgery. She declined further surgical procedures and was released on August 17th after receiving her last rites.

Last week's People magazine featuring Elin Nordegren was a hit on the newsstands -- which came as no surprise to the staff. PerezHilton.com reports that the magazine was so confident it would be a big seller that they raised prices and printed more copies of the issue -- which they hadn't done since the debut of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's twins back in August 2008. An insider told Perez, "Everyone at People will be popping the champagne this morning. Early numbers show that Elin sold around 2 million copies, way up from its average of 1.4 million, yet not quite the 2.5 million Angelina sold."

Maybe Snooki is smarter than we thought. Shockingly, the Jersey Shore star did not accept the marriage proposal that Jeff Miranda issued on the cover on Steppin' Out magazine. After the image was released, Snooki tweeted, "Just want to set the record straight. I'm single and I'm not going to get married!" Snooki and Miranda were photographed hooking up two weeks and he's been blabbing about it ever since. He apparently predicted Snooki's initial reaction to the proposal, telling the magazine that although she'll be surprised when she reads it, "once she deals with the shock, I think she'll say yes. I really do. In fact, I know she'll say yes."

Theater is dangerous -- just ask Brooke Shields. A rep for the actress confirmed that she was injured during rehearsals for her upcoming Los Angeles show, explaining, "Brooke broke her hand during rehearsal for the musical Leap of Faith. The cast will be off before previews on Sept. 11. It was a minor break and did not affect the production schedule."

There's now photographic evidence that Jesse James and Kat Von D are dating. Onlookers saw (and snapped) the two walking hand-in-hand around Texas over the weekend. One witness told RadarOnline.com, "I saw Jesse and Kat holding hands while walking down the main street sidewalk of Fredricksburg, Texas. They came into town early afternoon Sunday on a motorcycle. They were chatting, holding hands and headed towards the Admiral Nimitz Museum."

The latest cast of Dancing With the Stars was no secret. Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke confirmed during Monday night's (August 30th) Bachelor Pad that Bristol Palin and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino will be among the contestants competing on the reality show's 11th season, which kicks off on September 20th. The complete cast is as follows:
„h Jennifer Grey, actress, Dirty Dancing
„h Margaret Cho, comedienne, actress
„h Audrina Patridge, reality star, The Hills
„h Florence Henderson, actress, The Brady Bunch
„h Bristol Palin, former first daughter of Alaska
„h Michael Bolton, singer
„h Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, reality star, Jersey Shore
„h David Hasselhoff, actor, Baywatch

Bradley Cooper and Ryan Reynolds have signed up to star in an action movie as a pair of cops who bring their retired police dads along for a ride-along. According to E!, the guys ask their fathers to help solve a case, "all the while predictably dealing with their own paternal issues.