Schwarzenegger’s Spokesman Speaks Out

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The many moods of Paris Hilton shifted again when the jail-bound socialite rehired the publicist she blamed for her 45-day sentence.

Mintz, 62, wouldn‘t elaborate on why he reunited with Hilton. The publicist, whose clients have included John Lennon and Bob Dylan , issued a statement Sunday night that he and Hilton had parted ways over an apparent “misunderstanding she received from me regarding the terms of her probation.”

Hilton — star of reality TV show “The Simple Life” on the E! network — has called the sentence unfair, and her fans have posted a petition on the Internet urging Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon her.

A Schwarzenegger spokesman told The Associated Press it was “premature” for the governor to get involved.

“We‘ll treat this as we would any other case of this nature, but it would be premature for the governor to get involved until the individual has exhausted his or her judicial remedies,” McLear said.

“If the late former President Gerald Ford could find it in his heart to pardon the late former President Richard Nixon after his mistake(s), we undeniably support Paris Hilton being pardoned for her honest mistake as well, and we hope and expect the governor will understand and grant this unusual but important request in good faith to Ms. Paris Whitney Hilton,” the petition says.

The latest installment of “The Simple Life,” which throws Hilton and pal Nicole Richie , 25, into everyday situations, premieres May 28 on E! After famously feuding and filming their parts separately last season, the celebutantes reunite as camp counselors for the show‘s fifth installment.

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Petition has reached more than 3000 signatures.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/PH21781

Official Petition, Approved by Paris Hilton

http://www.myspace.com/parishilton