In case you missed it, Khloe Kardashian is a free woman.
The younger sister of Kim Kardashian and a fixture on the E! reality series “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” was processed and released from a Lynwood, Calif., jail Friday after serving fewer than three hours of a 30-day sentence in a DUI case, people.com reports.
Was it a certified celeb-carceration? Considering it took place at the same facility in which celebutante Paris Hilton did her stint behind bars, it wasn’t far off. Especially since Kardashian spent mere hours in the clink — reportedly because of overcrowding issues at the jail.
But celebrity lockdowns aren’t always short and sweet. Take a look at these memorable celebrity detention scandals, compiled from People magazine and TMZ archives.
Khloe Kardashian
Offense: DUI-related
Scandal level: Lukewarm at best. We only mention it because she has a famous older sister.
When: July ’08
Sentence: 30 days
Served: Less than three hours
Nick Bollea
Offense: Reckless driving-related
Scandal level: Serious. The “Hogan Knows Best” reality star plead no contest to charges stemming from a car crash that left his friend critically injured.
When: May ’08 to ???
Sentence: 8 months
Served: Ongoing
Foxy Brown
Offense: Violating her probation after a 2004 spat with employees at a New York nail salon.
Scandal level: Serious. Rumors flew that she had a temper at the salon — though that didn’t seem to help her critically panned “Brooklyn’s Don Diva,” which dropped in May.
When: September ’07 to April ’08
Sentence: 1 year
Served: Eight months
Kiefer Sutherland
Offense: DUI-related
Scandal level: It was a hot topic — the ill-timed incarceration collided with filming of Sutherland’s hit show “24.”
When: December ’07 to Jan. ’08
Sentence: 48 days
Served: 48 days
Nicole Richie
Offense: DUI-related
Scandal level: Inferno. A pregnant Richie was accompanied by her boyfriend, Joel Madden, to jail just weeks after Paris Hilton regained her freedom.
When: August ’07
Sentence: 4 days
Served: Less than two hours
Paris Hilton
Offense: DUI-related
Scandal level: Sizzlin! After being charged with two misdemeanors in September ’07, Hilton gets 36 months’ probation. In June she’s sentenced for violating probation. She goes in for three days, leaves on house arrest, and is sent back to serve more time!
When: June ’07
Sentence: 45 days
Served: 23 days
