Paris Hilton says she has had enough of her "dumb" act.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has denied reports his controversial decision to let Paris Hilton out of jail was influenced her grandfather's $1,000 (€748) donation to his 2006 re-election campaign.

US heiress Paris Hilton says she is “learning and growing” from her time behind bars and will not appeal her 45-day jail sentence for a probation violation in a reckless driving case.

Tearful heiress Paris Hilton was sent back to jail to serve the rest of her sentence behind bars less than 36 hours after she was allowed home.

Paris Hilton will be banned from giving television interviews while in jail and authorities were taking aggressive steps to prevent cameras from being smuggled into the prison, a sheriff said today.

Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca, whose department is being investigated for allegedly attempting to cover up Mel Gibson's anti-Semitic rant last week, previously hailed the actor as "a wonderful man".

Hollywood star Mel Gibson has apologised for saying ”despicable” things to police officers when he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.