Web site TMZ reports Paris Hilton out of jail

NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has been released after serving three days of a 23-day jail sentence in Los Angeles, a celebrity news Web site reported today.

There was no immediate confirmation of the report from her attorney or her publicist.

TMZ.com quoted ''unimpeachable sources'' as saying a deal was sealed on Wednesday to cut her Los Angeles County jail term short and she was released today morning.

The 26-year-old hotel heiress and star of reality television show ''The Simple Life'' was originally sentenced to 45 days for violating probation, but that was cut to 23 days.

Hilton, a symbol of privilege and American celebrity culture, was arrested for drunken driving in September. In January she pleaded no contest - the equivalent of a guilty plea -- to a reduced charge of alcohol-related reckless driving. She was sentenced to three years' probation and had her license suspended.

But she was caught driving on a suspended license in February when police stopped her for speeding and with her headlights off at night. A traffic court judge ruled on May 4 that Hilton's latest offense constituted a probation violation.

TMZ.com said the L A County Sheriff's Department would hold a news conference on Thursday to explain her release.

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