Paris Hilton has quite the resume: hotel heiress, reality television pioneer, actor in underrated films like "House of Wax," and singer behind the modern classic pop song "Stars Are Blind." (Not to mention her sex tape). In the late 2000s, though, at the height of her cultural power, she added another moniker to her multi-hyphenate resumé: jailbird.
Like fellow It girls Nicole Richie and Lindsay Lohan, Paris ran afoul of the law thanks to her hard-partying lifestyle finally catching up to her. She was arrested in 2006 on suspicion of drunk driving, and as a result, she lost her license. The following year, though, she was arrested once more, this time for continuing to drive on said suspended license — which she claimed not to realize had happened. "From now on I want to pay complete attention to everything," Paris told the court. That wasn't a good enough excuse, and the starlet was sentenced to 45 days in lockup, per Reuters. Her mother, future "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kathy Hilton, reportedly shouted, "You're pathetic!" at the judge who decided to lock Paris up.
However, Paris ultimately served only five days in prison before being released. According to the East Bay Times, the decision to move Paris from prison to house arrest was due to a medical issue, the specifics of which were not disclosed publicly.
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(Source: nickiswift)
