Paris Hilton Claims She's Changed : Hilton Talked With Barbara Walters Over The Weekend

Is prison life changing Paris Hilton?
It's maturing her, according to Hilton herself in an interview with Barbara Walters.
During the telephone interview, Hilton said she now feels she has a "new chance" -- and that she's no longer going to "act dumb." She says that was an act that is "no longer cute."

Hilton said she now wants to "make a difference." She said, "God has given me this new chance."
She said she was depressed after her first few days behind bars. She told Walters she wasn't eating or sleeping, and that she felt as if she were "in a cage." She said, "It was a horrible experience."
After spending three days in jail for a probation violation, Hilton was released to home confinement last week because of an undisclosed medical condition. The next day an outraged judge ordered her back behind bars. This time, the heiress is in the medical ward of the Twin Towers facility in downtown Los Angeles.

Paris Hilton's sis and ex beau visit her in the slammer

A day after she was hauled back to the slammer, hotel heiress Paris Hilton, was visited by her sister, Nicky, and her ex-beau, Stavros Niarchos, on June 10, Sunday.
Nicky visited the socialite at Twin Towers Correctional Facility's medical ward, where jail inmates get treated for physical and mental ailments.
Speaking to the media after the 30-minute stopover, Nicky said that her sister 'is being strong'.
The 23-year-old fashion designer and Niarchos were driven by Nicky's beau, David Katzenberg, to the LA facility.


They were greeted by hostile whispers from other visitors, who were annoyed that they jumped queues to fill visitation forms.
The visitors complained that Hilton's associates were getting special treatment
"We don't care about no Paris Hilton. We're here for our families," People magazine quoted a visitor, as saying
"Why did they get to go up first, that's what I want to know," another visitor added
However, Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore denied that Nicky and Niarchos were given any concession in the visitation procedure

Paris Hilton says it's tough, but will do her time

Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton, who was dragged sobbing back to jail, says being in prison is the hardest thing she has ever done, but she will not appeal her sentence, US media reported Sunday.
"Today, I told my attorneys not to appeal the judge's decision," Hilton said in a statement, reported by the Los Angeles Times.
"Being in jail is by far the hardest thing I have ever done," said the 26-year-old heiress to the Hilton hotel fortune who was sentenced to 45 days in jail in May for violating her probation and driving on an suspended license.
Her early release on Thursday, after just three days in jail, triggered a wave of outrage and an angry judge demanded she be brought back to court on Friday, when he ruled she had to go back to prison.
Images of a disheveled, distraught Hilton, far from the cool, glamorous blonde seen gracing catwalks and red-carpet soirees, were seen around the world as she was handcuffed by police and brought before Judge Michael Sauer.
"During the past several days, I have had a lot of time to think, and I believe that I am learning and growing from this experience," Hilton said in her statement.
Sheriff Lee Baca, had on Thursday released Hilton tagged with an electronic ankle bracelet and ordered her to serve out her sentence under house arrest for unspecified "medical reasons."
Stunned prosecutors filed a petition in protest and on Friday Sauer ordered Hilton back to jail to serve out her sentence, which was expected to run 23 days with time off for good behavior.
Hilton apparently broke down, wailing "Mom, Mom, Mom," as Sauer ordered her back to prison saying "the order is final and forthwith."
On Saturday, Hilton was in a Los Angeles jail hospital room, despondent and medicated with a psychotropic drug, gossip site TMZ.com reported.
Her psychiatrist spent two hours Saturday with the detainee, whom sources said had been crying, had not eaten, and was sullen and withdrawn, TMZ said.
But in her statement, Hilton thanked her fans for their messages of support which she said she had been reading in her cell, and took a swipe at Friday's relentless media coverage of the unfolding drama.
"I would hope going forward that the public and the media will focus on more important things, like the men and women serving our country in Iraq and other places around the world."