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Paris Hilton’s first arrest took place on September 7, 2006. An LAPD officer told People that the heiress had been pulled over because she’d been “driving erratically,” and a breathalyzer showed her blood alcohol content to be on the 0.08% limit. After pleading no contest (without physically appearing in court) in early 2007, she was sentenced to 36 months probation and $1,500 in fines, according to CBC News.
The drama didn’t end there, however. Police pulled her over again a month later for driving with a suspended license, according to Reuters, which violated the terms of her probation and earned her a 45-day jail sentence. After only three days in prison, however, she was sent back to her Hollywood Hills mansion due to an undisclosed “medical situation,” according to Fox News, to serve the remainder of her sentence under house arrest.
This was met with widespread criticism, according to The Guardian, with claims that she was getting privileged treatment due to her celebrity status. And so, after only one night in her own bed, the distraught Hilton found herself back in court where she was told that she would complete her time behind bars after all. The whole ordeal saw her spending three weeks in the L.A. County jail before being released early for “good behavior,” according to Reuters. And while the experience had been traumatic, she told Ryan Seacrest that it was also a “learning experience … to grow from.”
Source: Nicki Swift
