Paris Hilton was arrested Friday night in Las Vegas for possession of a controlled substance after cocaine was found in her purse, a police spokesman says.
The coke arrest was her latest drug-related brush with the law this summer, and by all accounts the most serious. But don't jump to any conclusions, her lawyer says.
"This matter will be dealt with in the courts, not in the media, and I encourage people not to rush to judgment until all of the facts have been dealt with in a court of law," says attorney David Chesnoff in a statement.
Beyond that, Hilton's camp isn't issuing any statements or explanations. The 29-year-old heiress was released without bail Saturday morning after she was arrested in Las Vegas for investigation of cocaine possession. The drug was allegedly found in her purse after a traffic stop.
For her mugshot, she struck a stylish pose, smiling coyly for the police camera, her hair cascading over her bare shoulders.
Hilton, who was jailed three years ago in an alcohol-related driving case, is no longer on probation in that case and so won't face additional penalty due to the cocaine arrest.
In July, she was questioned by South African police at the World Cup for allegedly smoking marijuana and later held by police in Corsica after being allegedly caught with a small amount of pot in her purse. In both incidents, she was released without being charged.
After multiple conflicting reports about the status of Paris Hilton and boyfriend Doug Reinhardt’s relationship, it's official: They have split.
Hilton, 29, and Reinhardt, 24, broke up "weeks ago," her rep confirmed Thursday. "The relationship between Paris and Doug is over. She broke up with him more than two weeks ago."
The hotel heiress and Reinhardt had been dating for the past 14 months.
The couple ended their relationship once before, last June, but later reconciled.
Earlier this week, Hilton brushed aside buzz that she was getting cozy at a club with Kim Kardashian's ex-boyfriend Reggie Bush, writing on Twitter, "Aside from being @ the same club, Reggie and I didn't even say hi to each other. I was there with my sister and friends.
Paris Hilton thinks 2010 might be the year she hears wedding bells. The socialite has said that she could see herself getting hitched to boyfriend Doug Reinhardt this year because their "amazing" relationship has tamed her.
She said: "I wouldn't rule out a wedding in 2010. With how amazing everything is going between us, I see a very bright and happy future. He's taught me how real love can feel. Doug's taught me how to grow up and become more domestic, as in not going out as much as I used to."
Paris, who reconciled with Doug in August following a brief split, is not the only one who is smitten. The Hills star Doug can't wait to get the blonde socialite down the aisle and thinks she would make a "perfect" wife. He added to Life and Style magazine: "Paris is the most beautiful girl in the world. I am so in love with her - I feel like I'm the luckiest guy in the world. She is gorgeous, smart, funny and kind. My family loves her, and she would make the perfect wife."
Paris Hilton adds some sparkle to the red carpet at the premiere of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans along with on-again beau Doug Reinhardt Friday at the Venice Film Festival. Before arriving in Italy, the heiress helped launch the department store Coin in Budapest, Hungary.
It doesn’t really matter who Paris Hilton is dating because whenever she has a man, she is sooo in love. Paris has rekindled her relationship with Doug Reinhardt so be prepared for new soundbites detailing her undying happiness.
Doug and Paris spent four months globe-trotting and providing photo ops for the paparazzi before their split in June. Now Doug has been ‘tweeting’ about Paris once again.
This is what Doug shared with his Twitter community of followers: “What an amazing weekend with my beautiful girlfriend. I love her so much!” A previous ‘tweet’ said, “Laying in bed watching SportsCenter with my girl.”
It's over for Paris Hilton and boyfriend Doug Reinhardt of The Hills.
"In response to the inquiry on whether Paris Hilton has split up with Doug Reinhardt, yes, this is true they are no longer together. They remain friends and ask that you please respect their privacy," a rep for Hilton says.
Hilton, 28, and Reinhardt, 24, had been together for six months. Reinhardt's rep had no immediate comment.
Although Paris Hilton was the one getting the "Celebrity Fragrance of the Year" honor from the Fragrance Foundation's FiFi Awards in New York Wednesday night, it was her beau Doug Reinhardt who smelled of roses.
"He makes me feel like I've never felt before," Hilton, 28, told People. "Everything he does is romantic. He's amazing and we're really happy. He's beautiful, he's smart, he's well-educated and he treats me like a princess. We're just very much alike."
In turn, Reinhardt, 24, admits the pair has discussed a possible engagement. "When it happens, it happens," he says. "We've talked about it and we're having fun right now."
On Wednesday night, the duo, along with Hilton's mom and dad Kathy and Rick, and Reinhardt's mother Kelly Roberts, toasted Hilton's FiFi Award and then shared a family dinner together afterward.
Reflecting on their relationship, Reinhardt, wearing a Tom Ford suit Hilton picked out for him, says, "We just connected right from the beginning. We actually started hanging out on Christmas day – our families both go to Aspen every year. We met randomly on Christmas and have pretty much been inseparable. She's an amazing girl and a great businesswoman. She's the sweetest, most humble, hardworking girl. I'm very proud of her."
Hilton has called Reinhardt her sexy boy and Reinhardt enjoys that sense of humor. "She's always making me laugh," he says. "She doesn't take herself too seriously and it's a great thing to be a part of."
Paris Hilton has been left stunned and "scared" after she was allegedly abused by a DJ's bodyguard in Miami, Florida in the early hours of Friday.
The socialite was at the posh Fontainebleau hotel nightclub with her new boyfriend Doug Reinhardt when she approached the DJ to request a song to dance to.
But the music mixer, who was playing a techno set, refused and a bodyguard stepped in, reportedly pushing Hilton away.
Reinhardt leaped to her defence and lambasted the heavyweight guard for putting his hands on Hilton, sparking a brawl between the two men.
Police were called to the scene, but the fight had been broken up by hotel security. No charges were filed.
And Hilton is shocked at the way she was treated at the venue.
She tells RadarOnline.com, "I can't believe someone would do this to us, it's really scary."
The blonde heiress was not injured in the scuffle, although Reinhardt, who stars on reality TV show The Hills, was left nursing a bloody lip.
Reality TV star Doug Reinhardt is so smitten with girlfriend Paris Hilton he wants to start a family with the socialite.
The Hills star and Hilton started dating shortly after the hotel heiress and rocker Benji Madden split in November, and now they're very much an item.
After a recent romantic trip to Maui, Hawaii, Hilton called the hunk "my sexy boy" and now Reinhardt has returned the compliment by insisting he'd love for Paris to be the mother of his kids.
He tells America's In Touch Weekly magazine, "Paris would make a great mom; she’s my angel princess. I’d love to have some mini Parises one day."
Paris Hilton was arrested Friday night in Las Vegas for possession of a controlled substance after cocaine was found in her purse, a police spokesman says.
