{alltv} Hilton should fear Vegas court

HOLLYWOOD -- How's that for a crazy coincidence?

Just about the same time Lindsay Lohan has sprung from post-prison rehab and possibly on the straight and narrow, Paris Hilton goes and decides to update her mug shot.

It was three summers ago that Hilton did some hard time of her own, and she chose to mark the occasion by getting arrested in Las Vegas over the weekend on suspicion of cocaine possession.

She even took a cue from LiLo's classic these-jeans-that-I'm-wearing-with-the-cocaine-in-the-pocket-aren't-actually-mine cry of innocence by insisting the purse carrying a baggie of coke wasn't hers even though admitting the rest of its contents did, in fact, belong to her.

Truth be told, those three hours that Paris subsequently spent handcuffed on a booking room bench in the Clark County Detention Centre along with her nightclub mogul boyfriend could feel like a drop in the bucket compared to what might lie ahead.

Here's why: Like they say, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas, which, in this case means Hilton will be tried in a Nevada courtroom.

And, despite Sin City's non-judgmental reputation, the place seems to come down harder on bad behaviour than they do back in Paris' hometown.

Just ask O.J.

Those in the know say that in all likelihood, the Clark County district attorney won't agree to a plea bargain deal, meaning that if Hilton were to be found guilty of felony drug possession, she could be looking at between one and four years of fresh jail time.

It has been quite the downward spiral of a summer for the 29-year-old celebutante and her handbags.

Last month she found herself in trouble with authorities in both Sardinia and South Africa on suspicion of marijuana possession.

In both cases, no charges were filed.

Of course, there's still the possibility that a Clark County courtroom will buy Paris' contention that she honestly believed the illicit substance in her "borrowed" purse was chewing gum.

Then again, she's just not that good an actress. We've seen enough of her movies.

FROM SKANKY TO SWANKY

Sunday's Emmy Awards presentation was admittedly full of surprises, but not all of them concerned those category upsets and Jimmy Fallon's entertaining hosting duties.

Folks are still talking about Kim Kardashian's classy transformation -- projecting old Hollywood glamour by looking like a Greek goddess in a Marchesa gown while sporting a chic updo.

Could the 29-year-old former Internet sex tape sensation, who brought along mom Kris Jenner as her date for the evening, be announcing to the world that she's turning over a classy new leaf?

As she herself Tweeted the next day, paraphrasing Eminem, "You don't get another chance, life is no Nintendo game."

Oh well, at least it looks like we'll always have Paris.