Sexy Paris Hilton's has a perfect record this week when it comes to putting away freakishly obssessive fans. A day after a wannabe Mr. Paris was sentenced to jail for attacking her and boyfriend Cy Waits on their way to court to testify against an alleged home intruder, the latter creep has just been found guilty of a felony.
Earlier today a Van Nuys jury returned a guilty verdict against Nathan Prada for attempted first-degree burglary. Prada was arrested last August after breaking into Hilton's Hollywood home brandishing two big knives. Waits, however, managed to get the jump on Prada and held him at gunpoint until cops arrived.
The highlight of this week's trial was the dramatic testimony of Hilton (derisively referred to as "Princess Paris" by Prada's attorney, Juan Perez) and Waits, as well as evidence presented by LAPD Det. Kevin Romine, who told jurors that Prada confessed his crime, explaining to the detective that the heist would "get [Prada] money to go live on a deserted island" as he knew "she was famous and she was from a rich family." Prada, 31, will remain behind bars until his June 29 sentencing, when he faces up to three years in prison. Who knows? He might be able to swap tales of Hilton-induced woe with James Rainford. The man, who accosted Hilton and Waits as they went to testify in the Prada case on Wednesday (and whom Hilton referred to in a tweet as her "other psycho intruder"), was sentenced to 227 days in jail after pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery. Now that these guys are locked up, maybe Paris can enjoy her weekend.
Paris Hilton appeared briefly late Friday in a South African courtroom after being arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana.She 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.
Two South African police officers said:Paris was detained in Port Elizabeth earlier Friday for possession of marijuana charges, The officers spoke on condition of anonymity, since they were not authorized to release her name before she appeared in court.
A spokeswoman for police at Port Elizabeth, Brig.Marinda Mills, declined to confirm the name, but said a high profile person was appearing in court.
"This person is appearing in court right now. We cannot reveal information about her until she has appeared in court. I am here with the individual in court, we're waiting for the court to start," Mills told the Associated Press.
Her Los Angeles-based publicist, Dawn Miller, said she was awaiting details from the court appearance before commenting. A local radio station in Johannesburg said Paris was detained outside the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium, following the quarterfinal match between Brazil and Netherlands.
A police officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Hilton was caught with an unspecified amount of marijuana.
"She was found in possession of some amount of dagga," the officer said, using the local name for marijuana. "We don't know how much. It's a high profile person, only the top cops are dealing with it," he said.
Another police officer, also speaking anonymously, said Hilton's court appearance had to do with "smoking marijuana."
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. Watch her:
Sexy Paris Hilton's has a perfect record this week when it comes to putting away freakishly obssessive fans.
