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28 March 2024

Cops sorry for checking Paris Hilton in

Paris Hilton (AFP)

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By Staff Writer

Even the police succumb to Paris Hilton’s charms, it seems.

The hotel heiress was arrested in South Africa last night and produced in court on drugs charges.

But the cops were forced to drop the charges and apologise after it emerged that it was Hilton’s friend, freelance photographer Jennifer Rovero, who was smoking cannabis.

Twenty-nine-year-old Hilton jetted in for the Holland-Brazil quarterfinal at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth, where she was pictured in the VIP section.

She wrote on her Twitter page: "Had so much fun at the game today. What a match! I love South Africa.

“It's so beautiful here. I can't wait to go on the safari this week and see all the amazing animals.”

At a special World Cup court at around midnight local time, Rovero, a former glamour model, was ordered to pay a 1,000-rand (Dh476) fine or face 30 days’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis.

All charges against Hilton were dropped.