Paris Hilton's plans to give her bare-walled prison cell a little flair fell flat when wardens at the Century Regional Detention Center in California ripped down her family photos.

An "enormous" number of people living in Paris Hilton's West Hollywood neighbourhood have complained about the noise made by helicopters filming the jailed socialite's home on Friday .

The Simple Life star Nicole Richie has spoken out to defend her jail-bound pal Paris Hilton, insisting the hotel heiress' impending prison sentence was "really unfair".