Paris Hilton Marijuana Charges Dropped in South Africa

By: Jessica Derschowitz
Topics: News

Paris Hilton arrives at the Activision E3 2010 Preview event in Los Angeles on June 14, 2010.

(Credit: AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (CBS/AP) A court in South Africa has dropped the marijuana-smoking case against Paris Hilton.

The socialite appeared late Friday in a FIFA World Cup courtroom after being arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana at a quarterfinal between Brazil and the Netherlands.

Hilton appeared in a special FIFA World Cup court around midnight local time. Neither she nor court officials said anything and she was quickly led away to another room, according to an Associated Press reporter in court.

The socialite was wearing an off-white sleeveless blouse. Her hair was in pigtails and she had heavy black eyeliner.

"Paris Hilton was questioned today by police in South Africa on allegations of smoking marijuana,'' a publicist for Hilton, Dawn Miller, said in a statement.

"However I can confirm that the incident was a complete misunderstanding and it was actually another person in the group who did it,'' the statement said. "The case has been dropped against Paris and no charges will be made.''

When told the case had been dropped, Hilton said "thank you'' and left the courtroom.

Hilton wrote on Twitter later: "Everything is fine guys. I had nothing to do with it.''

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Hilton pleaded no contest in 2007 to alcohol-related reckless driving and was sentenced to 45 days in jail. After spending about 23 days in jail, Hilton told Larry King that the experience caused her to re-evaluate the role partying played in her life. She said she wanted "to help raise money for kids and for breast cancer and multiple sclerosis."

Investors for Hilton's 2006 box-office bomb "Pledge This!" have been battling the heiress in federal court, claiming that she didn't plug the film enough. Hilton, who testified last summer at a trial over the dispute, previously said that she was dissatisfied with the finished film, but she worked hard to make sure the college sorority romp succeed.

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by elizabeth3166 July 17, 2010 5:27 PM EDT: France please keep her. We will trade you for a bottle of wine haha...by the way I found a website that give you prizes for your opinions and 4 play online games here is the topic about this:
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by nirak2-2009 July 3, 2010 12:04 PM EDT: MOney once more speaks in the courts.
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by wdh3007 July 3, 2010 5:04 AM EDT: Maybe she traded one of her little chihuahua puppies for a get out of jail free card?; Reply to this comment


by mahdeealoo July 3, 2010 1:20 AM EDT: Take away the makeup and the money and what have you?; Reply to this comment


by skepticalJM July 2, 2010 8:24 PM EDT: One word: capitalism!
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by JohnnyNoir July 2, 2010 7:38 PM EDT

Baron and Conrad Hilton were both dissolute & debauched scumbags, so she is only keeping up the family tradition.

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by banned98times July 2, 2010 9:47 PM EDT: The point is.. With all the crap going on in the world, why do we need to see this piece of filth of a human being?

What is CBS hiding now? Every time something big is going to happen we get Paris, Lindsay, Michael, Brittany, or some other spoiled idiot.

by Cuda-Driver July 2, 2010 7:37 PM EDT

Do you people even read the artical??? She was not smoking pot or caught with pot.

Paris Hilton was detained and questioned by police, after someone in her entourage allegedly was caught smoking marijuana at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, where the World Cup is being held.

Paris has been released and cops even apologized for misidentifying her. The culprit has already pled guilty, paid a small fine and was released.

You know who smokes pot, Sarah Palin.

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