Traumatised Hilton unable to appear at trial

Socialite Paris Hilton is so "emotionally distraught and traumatised" since being sentenced to 45 days in jail, she cannot attend a civil trial which was set to start next Monday.

Psychiatrist Dr Charles Sophy has filed a legal declaration in which he claims Hilton is "not capable of any meaningful participation" in the civil case brought against her by diamond heiress Zach Graff.