Jersey Shore star gets bar ban

Jersey Shore's Deena Cortese has received a two-year ban from a New Jersey bar after a wild night out.

US authorities have fined a Seaside Heights cantina 15,000 dollars for serving the "visibly intoxicated" reality TV star just before she wandered out into traffic in June.

As a condition of an agreement negotiated with Spicy Cantina & Mexican Grill, Deena is banned from the premises for two years.

According to New Jersey's Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Deena and an entourage that included an MTV film crew were at the restaurant for 90 minutes on June 10. During that time, she walked on the bar, fell to the ground, then climbed up and stood on a red bench at a table of restaurant patrons.

Deena also left the premises with an alcoholic drink, walked onto the boardwalk and returned to the bar a short time later.

"This settlement is a cautionary tale for licensees who might think ignoring the law for the sake of air time is good for business," said Michael Halfacre, the division's director. "By turning a blind eye to the mayhem that can be associated with reality television, you are risking your livelihood. That is, without a doubt, bad for business."

MTV recently announced Jersey Shore will conclude after its upcoming sixth season. The series features a cast of over-tanned, over-loud and pumped-up characters who tried the patience of local residents with their partying antics. The show strayed from Jersey during its run, taking the cast to Miami Beach and Italy.

Deena, 25, was arrested by Seaside Heights police for disorderly conduct. According to police reports, she was observed running out of Spicy Cantina and into the street.

She began dancing in the intersection and appeared to be intoxicated after losing her balance several times, the alcohol division said. Deena then walked down a street, grabbed the trunk of a car and continued to dance.

In court a month later, she pleaded guilty to failing to use the sidewalk and paid a 106 dollar fine.