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Looking like Janice Dickinson after her weekly touch-up, light-welterweight boxing champ Ricky Hatton -- and his busted face -- celebrated his win over Juan Lazcano on Saturday in Manchester, England.

He's so bloody hot.

TheDirty.com (aka the site that ran those Matt Leinart pics) published a post last week claiming it had info linking Bryant to one of the Laker Girls, who has since resigned. The girl has left the team, we're told, to pursue a "hosting" career. All references to her on the team's official site have vanished.

The letter demands the site remove Kobe's "name, image, and likeness, and any information that relates in any way to him" -- but thus far, it's still there. TheDirty tells us, "TheDirty.com strictly adheres to all laws when posting stories and/or images."

Police arrested Chicago Bulls forward Joakim Noah early this morning on charges of possession of marijuana and having an open container of alcohol.

According to a police spokesman, Noah, the son of flamboyant tennis great Yannick Noah, was spotted by an officer on a sidewalk holding a plastic cup containing an amber drink, a violation of city law. Cops later found pot on him during a search at the police station.

Cops are on the hunt for James R. Halstead, the creep suspected of slipping the "date rape" drug in Olympic gold medal ice dancer Oksana "Pasha" Grishuk's drink during a business meeting at an O.C. hotel last month.

The shady insurance salesman faces one felony count of giving an unwitting Grishuk a "narcotic, anesthetic and intoxicating agent." This is not the first time Halstead has been in trouble with the law. The 61-year-old has been accused of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars.

And no, this guy is in no way affiliated with Tonya Harding -- that we know of.

Crazytown footballer Pacman Jones may want to avoid Vegas for his next vacation. The Clark County D.A. is seeking a felony arrest warrant for Pacman for allegedly running out on a $20K gambling debt at Caesars Palace.

The Bad Check Unit -- the same peeps who went after Charles Barkley -- say Jones hasn't paid back three markers, two for $5,000 and one for $10,000 to the casino. The warrant hasn't been granted by a judge yet, and his lawyer tells the Las Vegas Sun that he's going to pay up.

Young tells The Tennessean, "I was having a good time with friends ... and you know how it is, as a quarterback you can't have too much fun. I blame myself for that, but at the same time you have to watch certain things," adding, '"I apologize to some of the kids if they did see it because I am trying to be a role model for them. But at the same time, I was just trying to have fun with (friends).''

Tell that to Matt Leinart.

NBA Hall of Famer and legendary blackjackaholic Charles Barkley has finally forked over a check toward the $440,000 he owes the Wynn Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas -- but officials have yet to confirm that Barkley paid in full.

According to a Wynn rep, the check has been sent to the Las Vegas D.A.'s office for processing.

If Jason Taylor wants to pretend his football career is as important as his new Hollywood one, he's going to have to try harder.

According to his blog, Taylor says he'll miss the Miami Dolphins' mini-camp in lieu of "some things" he's gotta do in L.A. But a source tells us the baller/dancer is confirmed to show up at Mark Ballas and Derek Hough's joint birthday party in Las Vegas this weekend.

We called Taylor's rep to check if he has any legitimate Hollywood business to take care of this week, but they never got back to us.

Charles Barkley's mouth is writing checks his wallet apparently can't cash. Last night the baller announced he's finally paid back the $400K he owes the Wynn Hotel and Casino in Vegas. Only he hasn't.

Immediately following Barkley's proclamation that he was paid in full, Clark County D.A. David Roger told the Las Vegas Sun, "We have no evidence to suggest that he has made any payments. We have neither heard from Mr. Barkley nor received restitution from him."

And get this -- Barkley not only has to repay the Wynn, he also has to pay an extra 10% fee -- $40,000 -- to the bad check unit.

He could be charged with a felony if he doesn't pay up.

The 41-year-old -- who is at the French film festival to pimp his new documentary -- looked like he had to loosen a few notches on his championship belt.

According to court docs, Johnnie Haslem was involved in a car accident and his attorney, Patrick Dooley, won him a $100,000 settlement back in 2005. But instead of giving him the money, Haslem alleges Dooley offered to hold it in trust while he negotiated to pay down his hospital bills. But Haslem claims Dooley was really jetting off to Vegas and spending his money.