Saint Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton will do virtually anything to avoid jail time - even trading her Gucci handbag for a bible.

The socialite has not been seen with a drink in her hand for weeks now, instead stepping outside her Hollywood home carrying self-help books and the Bible when they could easily fit in one of her oversized handbags.

Paris, who has been told to clean up her act, become more relatable and stop living the high life to avoid jail time, has been milking her new, softer image by wearing a demure expression and respectable designer suits.

With BFF Nicole Richie also in DUI legal trouble, and reportedly in rehab, maybe she will follow Paris' lead and start walking around with a McDonalds's Happy Meal.

Judge impressed by mel gibson's progress

In less than one year, Mel Gibson has been able to reform.

According to a U.S. Judge, the Hollywood heavyweight has now gotten a hold of his alcoholism that caused him to relapse and make anti-Semitic remarks in 2006.

Mel, one of the most successful actors in the world, was arrested for driving under the influence and then proceeded to make racist remarks against his arresting officer. However, after some treatment and probation, Judge Lawrence Mira is pleased with Mel's progress.

The Judge told the court hearing, which Mel was not present at, "I truly believe the rehabilitation... in this case is effective. I don't want anything to interrupt that," reports the BBC.

The BBC also adds that Judge Mira is eager to meet the actor "to ensure we are all on the same page" during his probation.

After the "Passion Of The Christ" filmmaker was arrested, he released a statement saying, "I am not an anti-Semite. I am not a bigot. Hatred of any kind goes against my faith."

The star became a controversial figure in Hollywood following the incident.

Eve escaped death narrowly

Rapper Eve has been arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing her car.

The rapper and actress - who starred in "XXX" alongside Vin Diesel - narrowly escaped death after she drove her gold Maserati into the central reservation on Hollywood Boulevard at around 2.45 a.m. on Thursday.

The star - full name Eve Jeffers - was handcuffed by police and taken in a squad car to the Los Angeles County jail.

A witness said: "She was visibly upset. The car was totaled."

There were reportedly two passengers in the vehicle at the time.

In a bizarre twist, Eve was visited in jail by Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn, who was seen leaving the police station in a taxi at 4 a.m. A police source told gossip website TMZ.com: "He came to see how Eve was doing."

It is not known if Penn had been out with Eve earlier that night.

The Grammy-award winning artist - who once had her own self-titled sitcom - was later released on bail and picked up in another Maserati.