美國當地時間6月26日凌晨，美國富家女孩帕麗斯·希爾頓終于獲釋出獄。在無數鎂光燈的閃爍中，帕麗斯·希爾頓一身休閑打扮走出了監獄。雖然身材有所縮水，但得到釋放的希爾頓看上去精神飽滿，一臉喜悅。

A combination photo shows Paris Hilton posing during a news conference for the television show 'The Simple Life 5' in Los Angeles April 9, 2007, (L) and Hilton leaving the Los Angeles Municipal Court May 4, 2007 (R). [Reuters]

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attentionbehind barsas on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.

The incarceration of the 26-year-old multimillionaire, wholampoonedher own persona as a clueless child of privilege on the reality TV show "The Simple Life," ignited a worldwide media frenzy and debate about celebrity justice.

The saga hit a crescendo when Hilton was placed briefly underhouse arrestafter just three days in jail, sparking an uproar over what many saw as preferential treatment. Even so, a Los Angeles Times analysis found her sentence far exceeded those served by most inmates for similar offenses.

In the end, Hilton served 22 days in detention, counting her day-long home confinement. The original 45-day term set by the judge was effectively cut in half under a standard credit applied for good behavior.

Hilton came out of the Century Regional Detention Facility about 12:15 a.m. (0715 GMT) and a swarm of photographers and camera crews awaited her.

Dressed casually in dark slacks and a short-sleeved top, Hilton made no statement but had a broad smile as she walked down a paparazzi-lined path to a sports utility vehicle where she was embraced by her mother Kathy.

The Hiltons left quickly with several vehicles full of photographers tailing them on the freeway.

Whether fame worked for or against her, public fascination with the socialite who first gained notoriety in a homemade sex video that surfaced on the Internet never seemed to dim.

（Agencies） 

Vocabulary: 

behind bars: 獄中

lampoon：諷刺

house arrest：軟禁

（英語點津陳蓓編輯）