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© the artist | Jul 06, 2010 | The Times
Paris, South Africa
HIGH SOCIETY: JERM's good humoured cartoon notes how Paris Hilton has evaded criminal charges for allegedly smoking pot at a Soccer World Cup stadium, but nevertheless attracted media attention away from the sporting event. To be fair, the hotel heiress tweeted to her few million followers that South Africa was a great place, so perhaps the publicity exchange was a fair one.