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| Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail | Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail |
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| Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton has been jailed for 45 days after being found guilty of violating her probation for a drink-driving conviction. | Celebrity heiress Paris Hilton has been jailed for 45 days after being found guilty of violating her probation for a drink-driving conviction. |
| A Los Angeles judge ruled she must start her sentence on 5 June and has no prospect of an early release. | A Los Angeles judge ruled she must start her sentence on 5 June and has no prospect of an early release. |
| Ms Hilton told the judge she was very sorry and that she would "pay complete attention to everything" from now on. | Ms Hilton told the judge she was very sorry and that she would "pay complete attention to everything" from now on. |
| The socialite said she did not know her licence had been suspended when caught driving without headlights in February. | |
| According to papers filed in Los Angeles' Superior Court, Ms Hilton was stopped by California Highway Patrol officers on 15 January and informed she was driving on a suspended license. She then reportedly signed a document acknowledging she was not allowed to drive. | According to papers filed in Los Angeles' Superior Court, Ms Hilton was stopped by California Highway Patrol officers on 15 January and informed she was driving on a suspended license. She then reportedly signed a document acknowledging she was not allowed to drive. |
| I'm very sorry and from now on I'm going to pay complete attention to everything Paris Hilton | I'm very sorry and from now on I'm going to pay complete attention to everything Paris Hilton |
| On 27 February, she was stopped by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for speeding on Sunset Boulevard with her car's headlights off and charged with violating her probation. | On 27 February, she was stopped by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for speeding on Sunset Boulevard with her car's headlights off and charged with violating her probation. |
| Although Ms Hilton maintained she was not aware her license had been suspended, court papers said the document she signed in January was found in her car's glove compartment. | Although Ms Hilton maintained she was not aware her license had been suspended, court papers said the document she signed in January was found in her car's glove compartment. |
| She was also accused of failing to enrol in an alcohol education programme by a court-ordered deadline. | She was also accused of failing to enrol in an alcohol education programme by a court-ordered deadline. |
| Late entrance | Late entrance |
| Ms Hilton was sentenced to three years probation, fined $1,150 (£582), and lost her license at the end of January after pleading no contest to a drink driving charge in September. | Ms Hilton was sentenced to three years probation, fined $1,150 (£582), and lost her license at the end of January after pleading no contest to a drink driving charge in September. |
| Despite prosecutors saying the heiress deserved a jail sentence prior to Friday's hearing, Ms Hilton arrived at the court at least 10 minutes late. | Despite prosecutors saying the heiress deserved a jail sentence prior to Friday's hearing, Ms Hilton arrived at the court at least 10 minutes late. |
| Her mother, Kathy, laughed when the demand for a custodial sentence was made during the prosecution's closing argument and asked Judge Michael Sauer for his autograph. | Her mother, Kathy, laughed when the demand for a custodial sentence was made during the prosecution's closing argument and asked Judge Michael Sauer for his autograph. |
| "I'm very sorry and from now on I'm going to pay complete attention to everything," Ms Hilton told the court before she was sentenced. | "I'm very sorry and from now on I'm going to pay complete attention to everything," Ms Hilton told the court before she was sentenced. |
| "I'm sorry and I did not do it on purpose at all." | "I'm sorry and I did not do it on purpose at all." |
| Reacting to the ruling, one of her lawyers said the jail sentence was unfair. | Reacting to the ruling, one of her lawyers said the jail sentence was unfair. |
| "To sentence Paris Hilton to 45 days in jail to me was uncalled for, inappropriate and bordered on the ludicrous," Howard Weitzman said. | "To sentence Paris Hilton to 45 days in jail to me was uncalled for, inappropriate and bordered on the ludicrous," Howard Weitzman said. |
| "I think she was singled out because she's who she is." | "I think she was singled out because she's who she is." |
| If Ms Hilton does not report to jail on 5 June she will face 90 days behind bars. | If Ms Hilton does not report to jail on 5 June she will face 90 days behind bars. |
| The BBC's David Willis says Ms Hilton, heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, first gained notoriety for her constant partying as a teenager. | The BBC's David Willis says Ms Hilton, heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, first gained notoriety for her constant partying as a teenager. |
| She is now to trade the Hilton for the Los Angeles county jail - a temporary end to her life in the fast lane, our correspondent says. | She is now to trade the Hilton for the Los Angeles county jail - a temporary end to her life in the fast lane, our correspondent says. |