Celebrity Justice
Paris Folds in DUI Case

Paris Hilton has entered a plea in her DUI case.

Paris, originally charged with DUI, pled no contest Monday to alcohol-related reckless driving. Hilton was not present when her lawyers, Howard Weitzman and Shawn Chapman Holley, told Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Sauer that the heiress would rather fold than fight.

The judge placed Hilton on 36 months probation. She must pay a fine of $390 (with penalty assessments, Paris must pay a grand total of $1450) and attend an alcohol education program. She was also given the option of completing probation in 24 months if she completes 40 hours of community service.

Hilton was arrested September 7, 2006 in Hollywood. Her blood-alcohol level was .08, the threshold in Paris Gallery: Click to see photosCalifornia for being a drunk driver.




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31. I agree with Lynn # 31, pretty standard stuff....but it makes me laugh thinking of Paris doing community service, picking up roadside trash??? Maybe she could take some ladies from the homeless shelters shopping at the Galleria.

Posted at 5:33PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by bored in Brentwood

32. Paris did not get off easy. It was not a slap on the wrist, that is the minimum that can be ordered for a first time offender.

My first DUI was last year and it is similar to Paris' penalty. All you people are so easy to start hating on Paris. Get a REAL hobby. Hate is NOT a Hobby!

LOSERS!!!

Posted at 6:45PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by Greg

33. She could give a whole new meaning to the term "community service".

Posted at 6:36PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by Party On Garth

34. imho she got it pretty rough...here in florida you usually only get 6-12 months probation and suspension, and that's with a higher bah....from personal experience, i know this for a fact...i had a lawyer who was able to get me out of doing community service, madd meetings, and impoundment...it was no fun and i still had other things to deal with that i deserved, but i couldn't imaging having to be on probation for 24-36 months!...also, while on probation, you're not supposed to be drinking at all, period...and have to stay away from bars, etc....it's a violation of probation...atleast here it is....i don't think she got any special treatment...i think it was fair...for once.

Posted at 7:37PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by kim

35. The 3 year probation won't be a walk in the park for Paris. I wonder if it is supervised or unsupervised? Meaning, will she be required monthly meetings w/ a probation officer? Which include monthly /random piss tests. If unsupervised, no monthly meetings. I have to say DUI's are much harsher than they used to be. Under the old laws, .10 was legally intoxicated. .08 is like one drink. I still hate Parisite, but this DUI crap is ridiculous. Better her than me though!

Posted at 6:06PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by h8er#1

36. And I've requested no less than 20 times to see the effing mugshot. Whose c*ck did she suck to make them disappear?

Posted at 6:43PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by ezze

37. .08 that isn't drunk.... just goes to show you how some people drink and than act drunk - that's the sick part

Posted at 6:54PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by Doug

38. Paris's nose even looks like a bigger penis from that picture.

Posted at 6:49PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by Penis Nose Paris

39. Can someone please tell me how this stupid broad even makes the news? She made a sex tape that was not even hot. So you become a star for being a hoe. Also your family has it's name connected with a hoetel. This is amazing. No talent. Guess what. You get a record deal. Can't act. We will put you in movies. Will someone please stop making her a star. The only reason she is famous is because you got all of these other hoes out there that relate to this hoe.

Posted at 7:30PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by France

40. Clearly this isn't going to be the life changing event one would hope for Paris.
She is such a vacuous vapid girl and this slap on the wrist isn't going to change a thing. Too bad for her; when you don't learn important life lessons from those who love you, then you have to learn it from life experience. All this will teach her is that she can misbehave and not have to worry about the consequences..

Pa

Posted at 7:34PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by whitedaisy

41. I despise the parasite, but she got the fairly standard punishment for first time offenders in California. Amazing to me though that the news story of Paris called the "alcohol education course" is the EXACT same thing that got called alcohol "rehabilitation" for Nick Carter. They got basically the same punishment for first time offenders-he goes to "rehab" in the press, she goes to "school.".....

Posted at 7:50PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by brianna

42. At 0.08 her alcohole level was at the bare minimum and she should not have been arrested in the first place.

The deal she got was what any first DUI case would get in California.

I guess Paris Hilton thought it was smarter to pay the fine than to pay lawyers endless money to fight the case.

She can hire a steady driver for a whole year for what the lawyers would cost her to fight the fine. Smart girl.

And all you haters are just jealous and grasping at any little straw to try and make Ms Hilton look bad. That also gores for TMZ.
But Paris Hilton does great in spite of all of you low lives.

Posted at 7:57PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by Brett

43. All I know is an 80 year old driver "lost control" of his big
car and actually killed about 5 people in Santa Monica
and GOT PROBATION. So the fact that Ms. Hilton got
probation is no big deal. This is America, justice costs money
and the more money you have the more justice you get.
I thought you knew.

Posted at 8:24PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by phil

44. I am constantly amazed at some posters who call Paris Hilton talentless or whatever. This is simply not true.

Just about anything this young lady touches turns to gold.

Her CD has sold around 520,000. Her beauty products sell well and she just now started selling a new line of purses at Macys.

Her standard fee for an appearance has gone up to one million dollars. And from what I hear,she is doing some movies too.

You would have to explain to me how all this makes her stupid or a whore. As usual,jealousy rears its ugly head.
It is standard procedure to call a successful woman any number of names but that does not change economic facts at all.

It seems to me, the only stupid people are the ones who underestimate this dynamo called Paris Hilton. She has the last laugh.

Posted at 8:09PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by Frank

45. nothing says I'll suck you off more than the facial expression on her face in that photo

Posted at 8:14PM on Jan 22nd 2007 by TMZ User

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