Las Vegas police are defending Paris Hilton’s quick release from jail after her August 27 arrest on suspicion of cocaine possession, saying they wanted to avoid disruptions in the jail’s operations.

Paris Hilton was banned from two resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and her boyfriend dismissed as a nightclub partner following their arrests in a vehicle that police said reeked of cannabis.

Paris Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas after a police motorcycle officer smelled marijuana smoke wafting from a vehicle driven by her boyfriend, then found a small amount of cocaine in her handbag, officials said today.

A bodyguard for Britney Spears must face a assault charge after he scuffled with two men trying to photograph the singer and her young sons at a Las Vegas strip resort, police said today.