Paris Hilton Begins Prison Stay
Paris Hilton Begins Prison Stay
From Reuters
US socialite Paris Hilton has begun serving her Los Angeles jail sentence for violating probation, her lawyer says.Richard A Hutton said the 26-year-old socialite turned herself in to authorities at a Los Angeles County Jail in the suburb of Lynwood.
Earlier in the evening, Hilton attended the MTV Movie Awards near Hollywood, where she was the butt of comedians' jokes.
In Mr Hutton's statement, Hilton was quoted as saying: "Although I am scared, I am ready to begin my jail sentence."
"I am ready to face the consequences of violating probation. During the past few weeks I have had a lot of time to think and have come to realise I made some mistakes," Hilton said.
"This is an important point in my life and I need to take responsibility for my actions. In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make. I want to thank my family, friends and fans for their continued support."
Hilton was due to turn herself in by tomorrow to start serving her term, which already has been cut from 45 days to 23 days under state sentencing guidelines.
Celebrity news site TMZ.com said the surrender was done out of the glare of photographers staking out the Lynwood facility.
It said Mr Hutton picked up at Hilton at her parents' house at 10.30pm (3.30pm AEST Monday), and drove to the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles, where she surrendered to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
TMZ said her family went with her to the surrender.
From there, she was driven to the jail in Lynwood.
Hilton's spokesman Elliot Mintz declined comment, saying he was awaiting word from the sheriff's department.
A sheriff's official declined to confirm if Hilton had begun her sentence.
Hilton was arrested for drunken driving in September, and in January, she pleaded no contest - the equivalent of a guilty plea - to a reduced charge of alcohol-related reckless driving. She was sentenced to three years' probation and had her licence suspended.
But the heiress was caught driving on a suspended license in February when police stopped her for going over the speed limit with her headlights out at night. A traffic court judge ruled on May 4 that Hilton's latest offence constituted a probation violation and sentenced her to 45 days in jail.
Hilton will be held in a unit for celebrities and high-profile inmates at the jail. The unit is separated from the general prison population, officials have said.
Source: Reuters
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