I'm too beautiful for jail
May 09, 2007 06:34am
JAIL-BOUND socialite Paris Hilton has urged fans to sign a petition to pardon her "mistake" because she "provides beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives".
The 26-year-old was ordered by a Los Angeles judge on Friday to report to a county jail by June 5 to serve a 45-day sentence for violating the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.
Hilton's plea, on her MySpace website, came as her lawyers filed a notice with the court indicating their intent to appeal.
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The hotel heiress urged fans to join her in a desperate plea to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to keep her out of jail.
She wrote on her blog: "My friend Joshua started this petition, please help and sihn (sic) it. i LOVE YOU ALL!!!!!"
The petition reads: "Paris Whitney Hilton is an American celebrity and socialite. 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. She provides hope for young people all over the US and the world. She provides beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives."
"We, the American public who support Paris, are shocked, dismayed and appalled by how Paris has been the person to be used as an example that Drunk Driving is wrong...
"This petition is to ask Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon Paris Hilton for her mistake. Please allow her to her return to her career and life."
But legal experts say Paris has little chance of staying out of jail.
One experienced attorney who specialises in driving under the influence (DUI) cases said: "Her chances of winning an appeal are little to none. The prosecutors had a slam dunk case. The evidence was overwhelming that she repeatedly violated her probation."
Paris has claimed that police only stop her so they can hit on her. She said: "I think I get in more trouble just because of who I am.
"The cops do it all the time.
"They'll just pull me over to hit on me. It's really annoying. They're like, 'What's your phone number? Want to go to dinner?' "
Last night, the hotel heiress attended lawyer Robert Shapiro's 'Sober Day USA' party accompanied by publicist Elliot Mintz, who she sacked after he admitted responsibility for her 45-day jail sentence. The pair confirmed Mintz had been rehired.
Mintz said: "The rumours of our professional separation were over-exaggerated."
Paris's possible jail time will be welcomed by Christian group The Resistance. They are planning to celebrate Paris' jail sentence by trashing her CDs at US Hilton hotels.
The Resistance founder Mark Diceof , who have previously criticised 50 Cent and Jessica Simpson for being bad role models - will speak at the Beverly Hilton on June 5 - the day Paris is due to begin her sentence.
He said: "The kinds of role models that have come to light recently in America are horrible. "She is an extremely materialistic, uneducated person who rose to prominence because of a homemade sex video. Now we have all these young, preteen and teenage girls who really look up to her.
"We're going to be throwing her CDs in huge trash cans and getting them off the face of the Earth."
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