Paris Hilton is freed

Paris Hilton has been released from jail after serving 23 days of her 45-day prison sentence.

The celebrity heiress left the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California earlier this morning. She was collected by her parents Rick and Kathy.

She will give her first post-jail TV interview on US talk show Larry King Live on Wednesday.

Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail last month for violating the terms of her probation for a drink-driving offence, but has been released early on account of good behaviour.