Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity, socialite, actress and recording artist. She is an heiress to a share of the Hilton Hotel fortune, as well as to the real estate fortune of her father Richard Hilton.
Hilton rose to fame when a home-made sex video of her was leaked onto the Internet in late 2003. The release of the tape, later titled 1 Night in Paris (2004), attracted worldwide publicity and contributed to the success of Hilton's Fox reality series The Simple Life. As an actress, she has appeared in several minor roles, most notably in the horror film House of Wax (2005), and in 2006, she released the self-titled album Paris.
In September 2006, she was arrested for driving under the influence and subsequently sentenced to 36 months probation and had her license suspended. Following subsequent arrests for driving with a suspended license and speeding, Hilton was charged with violating her probation and sentenced to 45 days in jail.
Controversially, Paris was released from jail after serving only three proper days behind bars (day one saw her arrive late at night after partying at the MTV awards) She was released for "unspecified Medical reasons" to continue her imprisonment under house arrest at her Kings Roads Mansion in Hollywood. This premature release from jail really upset the Judge in the matter who ordered that she be returned to jail to complete the full 45 day sentence rather than the reduced 23 day sentence she was awarded after appealing against the severity of the sentence.
