June 11, 2007 — Paris Hilton had a chat with ABC’s Barbara Walters Sunday. The celebu-con used the call to talk about her state of mind, what it’s like in prison and how her stay in the clink has changed her.Hilton said jail and the furor surrounding her sentence has made her realize her old ways no longer work.
“I used to act dumb,” she told Walters, according to an ABC News story. “That act is no longer cute. Now, I would like to make a difference. … God has given me this new chance.”
The unusual jailhouse call happened when Kathy Hilton, Paris’ mom, received a call from Paris while on the phone with Walters. Paris asked to speak with Walters, who accepted the collect call. All prisoners are required to call collect.
Hilton told Walters that her three days in jail were “terrible.” The oft-pampered Paris cried when she was handcuffed and transported back to jail from her Hollywood Hills home.
“I was not eating or sleeping,” she told Walters. “I was severely depressed and felt as if I was in a cage. It was a horrible experience.”
Nicky Hilton, after paying her older sister a visit on Sunday, said the jailed debutante was “being strong.” Reports, however, have described Paris crying foul at all hours of the day and night.
