Paris is burning...

...or something like that.

I think it's safe to say that nobody could really get anything done in LA because of all the madness surrounding Paris Hilton. I know I ranted about her being re-assigned to house arrest (quite the punishment, given her mansion), and apparently the judge read my post about it because things just hit the fan afterward!

The judge summoned both Paris and Sheriff Lee Baca to report to court at 9AM Friday morning to discuss the reassignment. Apparently the judge ordered Paris to not be eligible for a pay-jail or house arrest alternative to her sentence. Therefore, Paris was at risk for going back behind bars, and Baca was also at risk for being charged with Contempt of Court.

After word spread that Paris would be reporting to court via phone (allegedly because the sheriff's office wasn't going to pick her up), the judge ordered a police car to pick her up. After a late start, Paris was escorted--in handcuffs--to the LA County Courthouse in downtown LA, amidst a mob of papparazzi. Once inside the courthouse, the judge sentenced Paris to return to jail and serve the remainder of her 45 day sentence (yes, he re-upped her sentence from 23 days back to 45), and they whisked her off from the courthouse back to the facility.

Ouch.

There have been many speculations about the "medical condition" that led to Paris being reassigned. From withdrawal from her meds to being a picky eater and not wanting to eat the prison hot dogs, it is difficult to speculate exactly what the problem was, but I think it's something having to do with her mental health (although she didn't need to be sent to jail for me to think that). The newest hypothesis, however, is that she didn't use the bathroom for the entire 3 days she was in jail because she was afraid a guard or attendant would snap a photo of her on the toilet. That's gotta be uncomfortable.

Paris recently released a statement declaring she would not be appealing the judges re-sentencing:
"Today I told my attorneys not to appeal the judge's decision. While I greatly appreciate the Sheriff's concern for my health and welfare, after meeting with doctors I intend to serve my time as ordered by the judge. This is by far the hardest thing I have ever done. During the past several days, I have had a lot of time to reflect and have already learned a bitter, but important lesson from this experience. As I have said before, I hope others will learn from my mistake. I have also had time to read the mail from my fans. I very much appreciate all of their good wishes and hope they will keep their letters coming. I must also say that I was shocked to see all of the attention devoted to the amount of time I would spend in jail for what I had done by the media, public and city officials. I would hope going forward that the public and the media will focus on more important things, like the men and women serving our country in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places around the world."

If that's not a carefully constructed statement by her rep's, I don't know what is!

Hopefully I won't feel compelled to write about anything Paris for at least 40 more days until she is released from jail. But Paris definitely doesn't know how to do anything quietly, so we'll see!