Paris Hilton and Cy Waits may have to attend a court hearing on October 20

Reported by E! Online

Paris Hilton is trying to stay out of the spotlight, but she may have a mandatory public appearance coming up.

A source tells E! News that Paris and her boyfriend Cy Waits will likely be called to testify as witnesses against Nathan Lee Parada, the alleged knife-wielding intruder who showed up at her house last month. (Cy had been there and held the suspect at gunpoint until police arrived.)

The preliminary trial date was supposed to be set today in a Van Nuys court, but was delayed until Oct. 20 because Parada was just assigned to a new public defender.

From: Jen
Time: September 16, 2010, 4:30 pm

It’s not hurting her publicity any either way.

Her twitter traffic is steadily increasing and she is rapidly closing in on having 3 million followers.

From: Jen
Time: September 16, 2010, 4:33 pm

I’m thinking that if she is offered a misdemeanor plea deal with probation, maybe she should take it and wash her hands of the whole thing.

Of course, none of us know any details. So everything is just speculation.