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Jailed rapper loses phone privileges

Jailed rapper Shyne, who signed a $3-million record deal and recorded part of his new album while in prison, had his phone privileges revoked Monday and was barred from conducting in-person interviews as authorities investigate whether he may have violated prison rules in making about 100 phone calls.

Under New York law, prisoners can't call cell phones, have calls transferred to another party, conduct business over the phone or call reporters not on a designated media list. An investigation indicates Barrow did those things and provided phony names on his designated call list, said James Flateau, a state Department of Correctional Services spokesman. If an investigation shows Barrow was doing business over the phone before his new CD, state law would allow victims of his 1999 nightclub shooting to sue for compensation.

Oprah Winfrey was picked to serve on a jury in a murder trial at Cook County Criminal Court.

The talk-show host had told reporters she didn't think she'd be picked because she's too opinionated. But Winfrey added that if she were selected, "I'm just hoping it doesn't take longer than a week because I've got shows to do."

Singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg has canceled his U.S. tour because he is undergoing treatment for advanced prostate cancer, according to his Web site, danfogelberg.com. Fogelberg, 53, was to have performed at Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall on Oct. 19.

Nicky Hilton, the hotel heir and socialite, has tied the knot with her beau in a late-night ceremony, according to court filings obtained by the Associated Press. Hilton, 20, married New York money manager Todd Andrew Meister, 33, at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel early Sunday, according a Clark County marriage license.

"This is a real, meaningful, loving relationship. They are glowing," said Elliot Mintz, spokesman for Nicky Hilton.

Access Hollywood, which first reported the wedding, said older sister Paris Hilton was among guests at the 2:30 a.m. ceremony.

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