Hairstylist Steals Kevin Costner's Laptop During Wedding

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ASPEN, Colo. -- An international hairstylist who owns an Aspen hair salon is charged with stealing actor Kevin Costner's laptop, which contained private photographs of Costner's 2004 wedding.

But Pascal Bensimon told the Aspen Daily News that he was drugged at the wedding and didn't steal the Apple Powerbook, even though a security consultant hired by Costner said he found the laptop in Bensimon's possession.

Bensimon, who faces a felony theft charge in the case, is free on a $5,000 bond in the case after turning himself in to authorities earlier this week.

The laptop was reported stolen from Costner's Aspen-area home on Sept. 25, 2004 -- the day he wed Christine Baumgartner. Bensimon had been hired to provide hair services for guests attending the wedding.

According to an arrest affidavit, Costner's digital camera also disappeared after the wedding. It has not been found.

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