Paris Hilton faces a maximum of four years in prison if convicted of felony cocaine possession.
Prosecutors reportedly filed charges yesterday. The felony count accused her of possession of a controlled substance — 0.8 grams of cocaine, according to documents obtained by TMZ.
According to the police report the officer who stopped the Escalade pulled along the passenger side of the vehicle and smelled “the strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.”
The cop wrote that he noticed immediately the passenger was Paris. He then observed her trying to roll up the window.
After the traffic stop and a crowd of 100 people gathered around, Hilton said she was “extremely embarrassed” and asked the cop if she could go to the bathroom at the Wynn Hotel.
At the hotel, Paris reportedly told the officer she needed lip balm so he handed Paris her purse: “As she began to open it, I saw a small bindle of what I believed to be cocaine in a clear baggie begin to fall from the purse and into my hand.”
The officer also said inside the purse was a “broken tablet of Albuterol,” a prescription medication used to control wheezing. And polices said they found Zig Zag wrappers, used to roll joints.
Paris originally said the purse was not hers, later changing her story to say that it was hers but had been in the possession of a friend.
According to Nevada law, if convicted Paris could get anywhere from probation to four years in prison, but the standard sentence is 1 to 4 years. She could also get fined up to $5,000.
Meanwhile, Hilton’s boyfriend Cy Waits has been fired from nightclub job after his DUI arrest
Waits was fired from his job following his DUI arrest in Las Vegas. Waits was sacked from his job as head of nightclub operations for Wynn and Encore properties after the couple’s Las Vegas arrest, according to E! News. It was only five days ago that he played the hero when he held a knife-wielding intruder at bay at Hilton’s home until cops arrived.
Then, on Friday, he was busted in Las Vegas for driving under the influence with Hilton in tow.
Not to be outdone, Lindsay Lohan, fresh out of jail and rehab, has already been pulled over by police in Los Angeles for allegedly rolling through a stop sign.
The actress was on her way to trendy hotspot Chateau Marmont with close friend Eilat Anschel late Friday when she was stopped.
She was immediately pulled over by an eagle-eyed policeman who saw the whole thing, according to TMZ.
Luckily for Lohan, she was allowed to leave with just a warning.
But if the 24-year-old gets into any more trouble with the law, she could seriously jeopardize her career.
The “Mean Girls” star is due to start filming Inferno this November in Louisiana.
And there is no chance the judge presiding over her case will allow her to leave the state if she gets into more legal trouble.
Lohan is currently on a strict regime of drug treatment and psychotherapy following her release from rehab.
She must also submit to random drug and alcohol testing twice a week, attend two behavioural therapy sessions weekly and must have seven contacts per week with a counsellor for chemical dependency issues.
In addition, the star must attend 12-step chemical dependency sessions five times weekly.
Brad Pitt is the NFL’s voice for its upcoming documentary on the New Orleans’ Saints Super Bowl victory.
Pitt narrates NFL Films’ documentary, “America’s Game: 2009 New Orleans Saints,” about the team’s win over the Indianapolis Colts last February. The film debuts on the NFL Network at 7 p.m. MDT on Sept. 8, the night before the Saints begin their defense of the Super Bowl title.
The NFL traditionally seeks out a celebrity narrator for its annual Super Bowl documentary. Pitt was chosen because of his humanitarian work in New Orleans in the five years since Hurricane Katrina, the NFL said.
Past narrators have included Alec Baldwin, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Martin Sheen, Bruce Willis and James Gandolfini. “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm narrated last year’s film on the Pittsburgh Steelers.
— The Associated Press also contributed to this report
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