Paris Crying,

Surely one of the best shots of the year,taken by Nick Ut,

This from the front of the New York Times,via Huffington Post

A good piece in the New York Times on the subject by Sharon Waxman

"It was a rare moment in this star-filled city, where
badly behaving celebrities can seemingly get away with anything — or at least
D.U.I. But Ms. Hilton, for all her money and celebrity, seems to have been
caught between battling arms of the justice system here, with prosecutors and
Judge Sauer determined to make a point by incarcerating her, only to have the
sheriff’s office let her go.
“She’s a pawn in a turf fight right now,” said
Laurie Levenson, a law professor at Loyola Law School Los Angeles. “It backfired
against her because she’s a celebrity. She got a harsher sentence because she
was a celebrity. And then when her lawyer found a way out of jail, there was too
much public attention for it to sit well with the court.”

And to instil a little more humour check out the LA Times-here's an extract

DAY 1: Arrived late Sunday night. So tired. Asked if I
could check into my room immediately. Quite possibly the rudest concierge I have
ever met. I told him he was fired. Not the effect I'd hoped for. And no, I did
not register under the name "Little Miss Whore." What kind of hotel forces you
to strip and delouse (maybe Marriott?). Although instead of a robe I got a
fabulous orange jumpsuit with a cute number on it. Nothing to do at night. I'm
told (as there was, like, no information in my room) that there is no bar or
lounge area. I wish I'd brought flats.