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Paris Hilton Begins Jail Term

Paris Hilton surrendered to Los Angeles County deputies yesterday to begin serving an estimated 23-day sentence. Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore told the Los Angeles Times that Hilton would have a cell to herself in a unit reserved for high-profile inmates. Her first meal was cereal, bread and juice, Associated Press…

Jun 4, 2007 3:27 PM CDT

Celebrity Lawyer Chauffeurs Lohan to Rehab

Law practice for a well-known celebrity lawyer in Los Angeles recently required a stint behind the wheel as a celebrity chauffeur. Celebrity criminal defense lawyer Blair Berk was spotted behind the wheel Monday motoring movie star Lindsay Lohan to rehab at what sources describe as ” ‘a serious medical treatment…

May 29, 2007 11:53 PM CDT

Columnist: It’s Time for Paris Hilton to Pay Price

Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly says he’s open to letters or petitions calling for him to show mercy on hotel heiress Paris Hilton, now tearfully seeking a legal escape route out of her 45-day jail sentence for probation violation. The former actor can feel confident, however, that such a missive…

May 11, 2007 11:46 PM CDT

Prison Overcrowding May Help Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton may not have to serve her entire 45-day sentence for driving on a suspended license. She may benefit from good-time credits and prison overcrowding, according to the Los Angeles Times. Some inmates have been released after serving as little as 10 percent of their sentences because of serious…

May 11, 2007 4:11 PM CDT

This Just In: Paris Hilton Hires New Lawyer

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, sentenced last week to 45 days in jail for probation violation, has apparently hired a new lawyer, but reports that she has fired her original counsel seem to be mistaken. Howard Weitzman is out and Richard Hutton is in, according to various Web sites, including hollyscoop.com.…

May 9, 2007 10:07 PM CDT

Paris to Appeal, Seek Schwarzenegger Pardon

Lawyer for Paris Hilton have filed notice they will appeal her 45-day sentence for driving on a suspended license. The document did not reveal possible legal arguments, but Hilton’s attorney Howard Weitzman told the Los Angeles Times that Hilton’s sentence was too harsh. Lawyers are also seeking a pardon from…

May 9, 2007 6:15 PM CDT

Paris Hilton Judge Amazed at Publicity

The judge who sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in jail is hardworking, unassuming and not given to grandstanding for the cameras. Lawyers who argue cases in front of Judge Michael Sauer told the Los Angeles Times he wouldn’t change his judgment to make an example out of a celebrity.…

May 8, 2007 4:32 PM CDT

Party Over for Paris, Hotel Heiress Headed to Jail

A Los Angeles judge put the brakes on hotel heiress Paris Hilton’s notorious party lifestyle today, when he sentenced her to a 45-day jail term for violating her probation in an earlier alcohol-related reckless driving case. Two subsequent traffic stops and missing by several months a deadline to enroll in…

May 5, 2007 2:10 AM CDT

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