Celebrity Justice
Paris' Medical Condition -- Mental, Not Physical

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ Paris Hilton's medical condition was purely psychological and that she was in peril of having a nervous breakdown, and that's why she was released early this morning.

Psychiatrist Charles Sophy visited Hilton in jail yesterday and the day before. We're told after Sophy's visit yesterday, word was passed to the Sheriff that Hilton's mental state was fragile and she was at risk.

The reason for releasing her had nothing to do with a rash or other physical issues. It was purely in her head.

Last month, on the eve of a trial in which Hilton was accused of slandering socialite Zeta Graff, Dr. Sophy told the judge that Hilton was "emotionally distraught and traumatized" over her jail sentence, which prevented her from participating in a meaningful defense. That trial was put on hold until August.

UPDATE: Law enforcement sources have just told TMZ the County Jail medical team made the final decision to spring Paris based on Dr. Sophy's psychological evaluation. And we're told, Sheriff Lee Baca gave the final approval.

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1036. hooooooo poor paris!! crying like a baby...
who u think u are? because u have money that will make u special?
play hard --do the time,if u can take the heat in jail then u need to be in a nut house
im pissed the way the system works if u do for her then we equal for the same treatment that she gets.
the little paris with a brain cell like a penots acting stupid IS WORKING FOR HER AND EVERYONE BELIEVES ARE U PEOPLE CRAZY?
this make me sick!!!!!!!!! what's wrong with this picture? i blame the law -they aren't doing they job.
she must pay off or s......... someone d...............DO THE TIME LITTLE PRINCESS.

Posted at 9:55AM on Jun 25th 2007 by you know what they say? money talk bulshit walk...whasss up princess cant take the heat? paris u are not special u think your sh

1037. I think people need to stop and think that Paris Hilton has never LIVED in reality like the rest of us. She's a celeb because she's "unreal". Why should we think that she can be put into a Real Life situation and survive? Jail is REAL life. Sleeping on a cold bunk with one blanket is Real Life, not talking to someone for 23 hours is Real Life (and some of us like it that way), Having a valid drivers license is REAL Life.

I happen to think that putting in jail for her offense was cruel and unusual punishment. Is Paris above the rest of us? She is if she's not living in our reality. I also think that the rest of us should get ankle braclets if we did the offenses that Paris did.

Posted at 6:00PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by Granny Kay

1038. Don't you think that it is just some wierd coincidence that all of a sudden Paris has a medical condition? Maybe she got sick off of something she ate at the MTV Awards and it finally caught up with her. Oh, poor me.... I'm rich and a celebrity. Jumpsuits do nothing for my figure and jail food totally sucks. Give me a break.!!! She got out because of who she is and who she knows. End of story!

Posted at 11:21PM on Jul 26th 2007 by Dana Da Designated Hata

1039. money talks and Paris walks...

Posted at 11:38PM on Aug 1st 2007 by patti d

1040. If it was in her head, it was very lonely. Nothing has ever been there before!

Posted at 6:53PM on Aug 6th 2007 by Stan

1041. I wish I had her life. Last year I had to do 25 days straight in jail for a DUI and I was on Paxil and did not have enough to last me the entire time. Do you think the jail personnel cared? Not at all. So what did I do? I sucked it up and was an adult about it. You do the crime, you do the time. I do not understand what is so complicated about this to celebrities. But you know what they say... karma is a bitch!!!!!! What goes around(Besides Paris), comes around tenfold.

Posted at 12:11PM on Aug 24th 2007 by Lucee76

1042. Hey Wendy (906) are you an attractive young blue-eyed blonde woman also spoiled by your Dad? Jail is EXACTLY what Paris Hilton needs and if you think drunk-driving is a "traffic violation" then you should join her in jail too for 23 days, just for thinking that way. You young people are too spoiled and soft nowadays (I was beaten constantly by my Mother and my Teachers as I grew up in the 60s and 70s -- and learned from it). You young people today should be spanked and beaten by your parents and school officials, then maybe you all wouldn't be such spoiled brats that you think that DUI is like a parking ticket. What if you were hurt by a drunk driver? Then maybe you'd think differently.

Posted at 12:35AM on Sep 3rd 2007 by Keddy

1043. Her sister is a lot better looking than she is so Anything that keeps her out of the public eye is fine with me.

Posted at 3:24PM on Oct 22nd 2007 by posdin

1044. Okay, here it is: America is decadent. Maybe the Taliban do have a point? Life in America has fallen apart. Justice can be bought. Correct health care can be bought. Proper university education can be bought. The 1776 Constitution is dead. In other words: America is corrupted. This was predicted in the Bible. Maybe the Taliban are right [sigh].

I hate the Taliban -- so I wish they weren't. But what if they are? What if America -- as the greatest nation on Earth -- is also the most disgusting, decadent Sodom and Gomorrah since ... well, since the original? (ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_and_Gomorrah). As Leona Helmsley said in 1983, "We don’t pay taxes. Only the little people pay taxes."

Maybe that says it all. What Helmsley (God rest her soul) said 24 years ago rings true today with Paris Hilton: there is one law for the RICH ... and another law for the REST of us ...

Posted at 4:48PM on Nov 3rd 2007 by Etroogan Al-Jawal Zusmanovich

1045. You know what people. Why is it that everyone anymore is so hell-bent on watching human suffering. It seems everyone is so full of self-righteous indignation that he or she gets off when someone falls. When all this came down, I was glad to see that Paris got a dose of how the other side lives, and that she obviously thumbed her nose at the law and got what she deserved. But the fact of the matter is that people in her class can't handle the "real world", especially adversity. I right now have just lost my home to foreclosure after loosing my job of 24 years for trying to form a union in my shop. I am filing bankruptcy and am 47 years old! I suffered a heart attack last August, and just finally became employed again after being off work for months. If someone like Hilton or others of her class faced this adversity, they would not be able to handle it. They probably would either mentally break-down, or kill themselves. Paris drove on a suspended license for god's sake, she didn't commit armed robbery. Ya she can be a real ass like when I heard her dogging a girl to a group of friends for her having gone to a public school. I feel sorry for her. She is not even close to living in reality; she is in a protected society that will shut her down the second she does not measure up materialistically, financially, etc. It's not really what I call "being alive". She can't handle jail, and it's not her fault. She was born into wealth, the media and all of us has made her famous because of our twisted morals, and now she has been hit with a rather harsh sentence because of her celebrity. THE GIRL CAN'T HANDLE JAIL MENTALLY - PERIOD, and a DWP is no reason to force her to break down. Quit the hating and medling and mind your own affairs and leave her alone. We as a society have been so brainwashed, divided, and conquered that all we do anyore is tear each other down. Go get lives people, and leave Hilton alone!
Tommy the C of Indianapolis, IN. :P

Posted at 8:31PM on Jan 9th 2008 by Tommy the C

1046. Joe/Sue Anybody in jai: "Hey I'm feeling depressed can I get out and go home for the rest of my jail stay?"

Warden: "Are you paris Hilton?"

Joe/Sue Anybody: "No."

Warden: "Then sit your ass down and shut up. You're too ugly and poor to get away with that here."

Paris: "Later beotches!"

Posted at 8:46PM on Feb 20th 2008 by Stang5150

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