I think the hug is from Don King, actually... perhaps even scarier than one from the Reverend Al.

And in a related story, the Muppet Mafia does not seem to be happy over this turn of events.

Will she stay or will she go?

Hours after Paris Hilton was sprung from jail and placed under house arrest for an unspecified "medical condition," the Los Angeles City's Attorney's Office wants to send her back.

Prosecutors filed court papers Thursday evening with the judge who originally sentenced the heiress to 45 days in jail requesting that the country sheriff's department return her to custody and that the department show cause as to why it shouldn't be held in contempt of court for letting her go, or "reassigning" her, in the first place. (Read the order here.)

In response, the Sheriff's Department has been ordered to bring Hilton to court Friday at 9 a.m. for a hearing on the matter.

With the approval of Sheriff Lee Baca, Hilton was released from the Century Regional Detention Facility shortly after midnight, fitted with a monitoring ankle bracelet and ordered confined to her 2,700-square-foot Hollywood Hills home for the next 40 days.

While she's still technically being punished, the move caused an immediate outcry by everyone from The View's Elisabeth Hasselbeck to L.A. city officials who perceived the sheriff's actions as an affront to the justice system, especially since Superior Court Judge Michael Sauer had specifically ordered that the Simple Life star not be given alternative custody or electronic monitoring.

City attorney spokesman Nick Velasquez said earlier Thursday that the office had been "inundated with calls and emails form people," with "100 percent of them" angry about Hilton's release.

L.A. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo said today that he was "extremely troubled" by the sheriff's decision and had asked his prosecutors to "immediately explore all possible legal options to ensure that the law is being applied equally and justly in this case."

Meanwhile, sheriff's department spokesman Steve Whitmore told KNBC-TV that the contempt accusation "appears to be another Rocky Delgadillo press stunt."

"We've examined documents and will respond accordingly in court," he said.

Steve Remige, president of the Association of Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs, told KNBC that the system definitely worked in Hilton's favor.

"It appears that in Los Angeles County, if you are a wealthy individual or famous individual, that you are getting preferential treatment in the county jail system, in the county criminal system," Remige said.

Although the exact terms of her in-house confinement are unknown—who's allowed to visit, whether she can entertain, etc.—most people are figuring that whatever goes on is going to be a pretty posh alternative to spending the next 19 days in a county lockup.

Hilton was supposed to serve 23 days at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California, for violating her probation on a drunken driving charge by driving several times with a suspended license.

"This makes a mockery of due process, and you're dealing with a spoiled brat, acting out to get her way instead of serving her time as was adjudicated by the courts," L.A. County Supervisor Mike Antonovich told reporters. "She should pay the consequences for her actions and what's happened—she's now going home to her estate."

Which, according to a close childhood pal of Hilton's, will be abuzz tonight with friends and family to welcome her home.

"It's just friends and hanging out and giving her hugs and kisses and stuff like that, so I hope that I can be a part of it, but we'll see," Caroline D'Amore told E! News' Samantha Harris, adding that she had been trying to reach Hilton since Wednesday night but that the socialite's text messaging and voicemail inboxes were full.

A source told OK! magazine, however, that, in light of Hilton's pending court date, all gatherings are off.

D'Amore also said that she understood why Hilton reportedly had such a hard time of it behind bars, however brief her stay.

"One of my dearest friends was in jail for 24 hours," she told Harris. "Called me crying hysterically, said it was one of the worst, most vile, disgusting things on the planet…She was a changed person, and she was only there for 24 hours."

A source told People that Hilton, who was visited by her psychiatrist during her short stint in jail, was crying all the time and, unable to sleep, appeared exhausted and unkempt.

Various media outlets reported seeing Kathy and Rick Hilton arrive at their daughter's West Hollywood residence today, with Kathy Hilton telling Extra they were "happy to have her home."

In a statement released earlier today, Hilton said: "I am going to serve the remaining 40 days of my sentence. I have learned a great deal from this ordeal and hope that others have learned from my mistakes."

Paris may be sent back to jail today just because of who she is and the public outrage. If she were like you and me she would be out by now due to overcrowding of the prisons in california and due to her not a danger to society crime.

another celebrity was released after 24 hours for the same crime a couple of months ago. Yet not Paris. Why? Because the prosecutor and judge want to seem like heros for being harsh with this Paris who to the public is a coddled rich kid. Is that Fair. Is she being punished for being coddled and rich OR for her real crime?

I thought her sentence was way to harsh and was done to prove to society that the courts can be harsh with celebrities. Which in my mind is nothing sort of grandstanding by the judge and prosecutor to the public.

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I don't agree. She was given a sentence and put on parole. She broke her parole. Those who break their parole usually receive another harsher sentence as punishment. If she hadn't thought herself above the law like many others who break parole, then she wouldn't be in this situation now.

I disagree with you Amelia.

Paris has been sent back to prison for the FULL 45 days. Why because the judge was angry at the sherrif for releasing Paris dispite the fact the law gives the sherrif that right to oversee his own jail. It was a power struggle to see who has the more power with Paris in the center.

Now if the jail is full and her cell needs to be used will she be released. I doubt it because of what the press will say.

I know all about high profile cases. My brother in law was inprisoned for a crime he did not do. WHY Politics. He was an out of state person from California doing business in SW Virgina and he was an easy fall guy. Someone had to pay for the hospital going bankrupt and although my sister proved that My brother in law actually made money for the hospital someone had to pay and my Brother in law went to prison for five years. He appealed but was told because his case was such a high profile case his case was denied for political reasons. All appeals were denied for various reasons but the lawyers told him it was for political reasons.

Justice??? There is no justice in many cases for rich or poor in america.

I will hasten to add that in most cases justice is served. However when emotions run high as in this case justice is never served. The judge would have been better off to let another judge judge Paris as he was to angry with the sherif and Paris Hiltions release to be fair and inpartial.

Oh Well ... we can now all give a big sigh of relief that she is back in Jail. But just for the moment. I am sure she will have her high powered lawyers back trying to make a mess of things.

The Sheriff had NO business letting her go against the judges orders when UCLA medical center has a contract to treat inmates in Jail. How much better treatment can you get than UCLA ???

What a shame that she was yelling and screaming at the judge and crying for her Mommy. Sad.

The justice system isn't perfect in the US. I have gotten caught in it myself. Luckly in my case all charges were dismissed but it took over 18 months and $3,000 - and I got off cheap.

Yet, compared to many other parts of the world, are justice system is pretty fair.

It is reported on Fox that the averge person rich poor or white black hispanic or asian is to serve 10 percent of their time for a misdemeaner. Paris by that estimate should have served 4 or 5 days on average. BUT because she is a celebrity and the judge is trying to make it seem he is harsh on celebrities and will not let them get off easy is going harder on Paris.

Also it is reported that the sheriff had the authority to release ANY person in his custody that was not in prison for a felony for any reason he deemed neccessary wither medical or for overcrowding. He should have just outright released her but he put a bracelet on her and ordered her to serve her time at home which is what the juged ordered not to happen.

IF the sheriff had just outright released Paris then the judge would have no recourse as the sherrif would have been within his rights as the administator of the jail.

Again Paris is being punished for being rich and just a spoilt brat NOT because she violated her perole. Is this fair. Is this justice?

Get off your emotions against Paris and rich people and look at this from a fair and UNBIASED viewpoint people.