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Kourtney Kardashian, left, and Travis Barker arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. Invision/AP

LAS VEGAS — After a day of did they or didn't they speculation, Kourtney Kardashian confirmed Wednesday on Instagram that her Las Vegas wedding was just for fun and she's not legally hitched to Travis Barker.

"Once upon a time in a land far, far away (Las Vegas) at 2am, after an epic night and a little tequila, a queen and her handsome king ventured out to the only open chapel with an Elvis and got married (with no license). Practice makes perfect," Kardashian wrote under photos of the two at One Love Wedding chapel.

They requested an Elvis impersonator and chapel owner Marty Frierson told the Associated Press that he drummed one up after somebody booked the gig and paid online. Frierson said he served as a "witness" when the small group rolled in after the Grammys on Sunday with security and a photographer of their own.

Word of the "marriage" spread quickly Tuesday, but no marriage license could be found. Kardashian and representatives for the Blink-182 drummer did not return emails that day seeking clarification, and the PDA-loving couple was mum until Kardashian's Instagram post.

Frierson was cagey Tuesday when he took on the media swarm.

"They came and got married and they paid for it," he said about the ceremony at his small business in an old Las Vegas home a few blocks from the Clark County Marriage License Bureau. He said the ceremony cost about $600 and took about 30 minutes.

"I'm not showing you the paperwork," Frierson said. "They came in with a white envelope. They paid."

He never laid eyes on a marriage license. A county spokesman, Dan Kulin, said Kardashian and Barker did not obtain a license in Las Vegas, but could have wed using documents obtained in any county in Nevada.

The two requested an Elvis officiant, Frierson said. They arrived in a limousine with four others. He said he and staff members were barred from recording or taking photos. The Elvis impersonator sang three songs, but Frierson said he couldn't remember which ones. He provided Kardashian with a small bouquet of red roses that she tossed for photos afterward in a driveway.

Travis Barker attends the 2020 iHeartRadio ALTer Ego concert at the Forum on Saturday, Jan 18, 2020 in Inglewood. Calif. Invision/AP

No worries, Kourt and Trav fans. Much ado in the way of wedding celebrations is planned for later, TMZ said.

Barker, 46, popped the question in October, beachside with a ring of red roses and white candles at a Montecito, California, hotel. But no wedding date had been announced. The couple's penchant for PDA has been legendary since they hooked up.

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LOS ANGELES — Rapper Tory Lanez was briefly jailed Tuesday after a judge said he had violated a protective order in a felony assault case in which he is charged with shooting rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the feet.

Lanez, 29, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was handcuffed in a Los Angeles courtroom and taken to jail. He posted bail and was released several hours later.

At the hearing, Superior Court Judge David Herriford found that Peterson had violated orders that he not contact or harass Megan and that he not discuss evidence with outside parties.

While Peterson didn't directly contact Megan, Herriford said some of his tweets appeared to be clear messages to her, and he ordered Peterson not to mention her in any social media.

A September trial date was selected, and Peterson was told to return for a June hearing. He has pleaded not guilty.

Peterson, Megan and others were in an SUV in the Hollywood Hills after a party on July 12, 2020. Authorities allege he fired at her feet during an argument after she had gotten out.

After months of speculation and publicity surrounding the incident, Peterson was charged with felony assault in October 2020, and in December of last year a judge determined there was enough evidence for him to go to trial.

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Take a bite out of this news.

After decades spent in a galaxy far, far away, Harrison Ford is heading to the small screen for his first prominent TV series role.

The “Star Wars” star, 79, will act alongside Jason Segel in the 10-episode comedy series, “Shrinking,” Deadline reported Monday.

Ford — whose role comes after what the outlet dubbed “lengthy negotiations” — will portray Cognitive Behavioral Therapy pioneer and astute “blue collar shrink” Dr. Phil Rhodes, opposite Segel’s therapist whose grief gives way to throwing psychological ethics and his filter out the door with patients.

In addition to the “Freaks and Geeks” alum, 42, the show will be produced by “Ted Lasso” co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Bill Lawrence as well as Brett Goldstein, who stars in, writes and produces the beloved Apple TV+ sports comedy, according to Deadline.

Ford was last seen in 2020′s “Call of the Wild,” based on Jack London’s 1903 novel.

From combined wire services

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