CA: Gov. hasn't reviewed Hilton fan petition

AP on Yahoo ^ | 5/8/07 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

LOS ANGELES - The many moods of Paris Hilton shifted again when the jail-bound socialite rehired the publicist she blamed for her 45-day sentence.

Elliot Mintz confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday that he is again representing the 26-year-old socialite, who was ordered to report to county jail by June 5 for violating the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

Mintz, 62, wouldn't elaborate on why he reunited with Hilton. The publicist, whose clients have included John Lennon and Bob Dylan, issued a statement Sunday night that he and Hilton had parted ways over an apparent "misunderstanding she received from me regarding the terms of her probation."

In a court appearance Friday, Hilton told the judge Mintz informed her it was all right to drive on a suspended license for work obligations. Mintz also testified Hilton believed she was allowed to drive. The judge called Mintz's testimony worthless.

Hilton — star of E! network's reality show "The Simple Life" — has called the sentence unfair, and her fans have posted a petition on the Internet urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon her.

"I feel that I was treated unfairly and that the sentence is both cruel and unwarranted and I don't deserve this," Hilton told photographers assembled outside her home Saturday.

In an interview for the June issue of Harper's Bazaar, Hilton says: "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?' They won't even give me a ticket. They just pull me over, and the paparazzi, of course, take a picture. All the time. I have so many cops' business cards."

The governor's office hasn't reviewed the petition but has received individual e-mails from constituents both for and against a gubernatorial pardon, Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear said Tuesday.

"We'll treat this as we would any other case of this nature, but it would be premature for the governor to get involved until the individual has exhausted his or her judicial remedies," McLear said.

The petition, which had more than 900 signatures by Tuesday morning, urges Schwarzenegger to pardon Hilton because she provides "beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives."

Meanwhile, Hilton's lawyers have filed a notice with the court indicating their intent to appeal the decision. The document is required before a formal appeal can be lodged.

The latest installment of "The Simple Life," which throws Hilton and pal Nicole Richie, 25, into everyday situations, premieres May 28 on E! After famously feuding and filming their parts separately last season, the celebutantes reunite as camp counselors for the show's fifth installment.

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On the Net:

MySpace Web page identified as Paris Hilton's:

http://www.myspace.com/parishilton

The petition:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/PH21781/

E!:

http://www.eonline.com/index.jsp

Harper's Bazaar:

http://www.harpersbazaar.com/

[NormsRevenge]

Who does she think she is, anyway? A Kennedy or a Clinton?

[NormsRevenge]

MySpace Web page identified as Paris Hilton’s:

http://www.myspace.com/parishilton

The petition:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/PH21781/

E!:

http://www.eonline.com/index.jsp

Harper’s Bazaar:

http://www.harpersbazaar.com/

[NormsRevenge]

The petition, which had more than 900 signatures by Tuesday morning, urges Schwarzenegger to pardon Hilton because she provides "beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives." --- She plays an airhead.. DUhhhh.

[LongElegantLegs]

She actually has fans?

[NeoCaveman]

Has the governator commented yet on whether he would hit it?

[EggsAckley]

900 signatures.

Yeah, that oughta do it.

(snicker)

[Lurker]

She plays an airhead

She ain't playing.

L

[TommyDale]

I think she should not only go to jail, they should put a TV camera in her cell. No, wait — bad idea!

[chaos_5]

How about the shower?

[NormsRevenge]

I hear his Humvees are up on blocks while he is on his eco save the globe from GW kick,, so he’d have to use his motorcycle sidecar.. Would he hit it? put her in a moving vehicle, I’d say the odds were pretty good he would hit it.. as to the lil airhead in question,, I shall defer answering that one. :-)

[Harley]

Please someone in California post a petition in favor or her doing her jail time. I’ll bet it gets a lot more than 900 signatures.

[Holicheese]

I am waiting for the prison sex tape to come out!

[NormsRevenge]

She plays an airhead
She ain’t playing.

—
True.

[Lizavetta]

In an interview for the June issue of Harper's Bazaar, Hilton says: "I get in more trouble just because of who I am.

So let me see here.....

When a celebrity does not get busted for wrongdoing, it's because of "who they are".

And when they DO get busted for wrongdoing, it's because of "who they are".

[beltfed308]

Has the governator commented yet on whether he would hit it?

It looks like he would have to wait in line after the cops. So I think Arnie would wait to hit it.

[NormsRevenge]

I can’t believe this got moved to Chat. 8-o

It involves a criminal matter and includes prominent cultural icons including the gUbinator..

jmo :-)

[NormsRevenge]

Her future home ..

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These frames from video provided by KCBS-TV in Los Angeles shows the interior of a typical jail cell that would be the home of Paris Hilton if she is incarcerated at the Century Regional Detention Facility in the Los Angeles suburb of Lynwood, Calif., seen Friday, May 4, 2007. Hilton, who parlayed her name and relentless partying into worldwide notoriety, was sentenced Friday, May 4, to 45 days in county jail for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case by driving with a suspended license. She is scheduled to begin her jail term on June 5. (AP Photo/Pool, KCBS-TV)

[NormsRevenge]

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Hotel heiress Paris Hilton (C) leaves the Los Angeles Municipal Court May 4, 2007. In her first public comments since a prison sentence, celebrity heiress and reality TV star Paris Hilton has described her 45-day jail term for a driving related offense as cruel and unwarranted. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

[Diplomat]

Do not interpret this to mean I, in any way like or condone Paris Hilton’s actions (this incident or any other), but the 45 days in jail is rediculous and likely done because of who she is. In other words, I do not agree with the court.

Until you’ve sat through a few court cases, it’s hard to manage the level of arrogance and down right obnoixous superiority that exudes from nearly every judge I’ve encountered. The longer you’ve been a judge, the more arrogant you become.

I’m sure this judge would sentence his son to 45 days in jail had he committed the same offense as Paris.

[NormsRevenge]

The law is a two edged sword, it cuts both ways.. and I’m saying that not as a Judge, but as an observer like you. jmo

She’ll do 30 if she doesn’t mess up..