Former Playboy model Jennifer Rovero arrested for marijuana use
Jennifer Rovero, former playboy model and the best friend of Paris Hilton gets arrested for using of drugs at the FIFA World Cup. Earlier, lots of sources reported that, Jennifer Rovero and Paris Hilton both were arrested for using marijuana, while they were watching the match between Brazil and Netherlands.
But, it was only Jennifer Rovero, who was charged in this case by the South Africa police. Paris Hilton gets released and cops apologized for accusing her. Jennifer Rovero saved Paris Hilton by taking first step about this case by saying ‘marijuana was hers’.
Both, TV personality Hilton and freelance photographer Rovero appeared in a special court organized by South African courts to deal with crimes committed during the World Cup, just hours after being arrested.
Fingerprints were taken of both suspects at the time but later it was realized that Hilton was innocent and was released.
Jennifer Rovero was fined for $152 or to spend 30 days in the jail. But, Jennifer Rovero paid the fine and escaped from the jail life.
“The case was considered in court and the charges against Ms Hilton were dropped. Her friend Jennifer Rovero pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis and was sentenced.” said Brigadier Miranda Mills a spokeswoman for the South African police.
Jennifer Rovero was chosen as Playboy Playmate of the month of July 1999 and appeared in Playboy videos. She became models’ representative in October 1999 CNN reported edition. Jennifer currently works a photographer for Paris Hilton.
The event that quickly attracted the attention of the press took place shortly after the ending of the Netherlands vs Brazil, when Paris and her friend Rovero, a former Playboy model allegedly decided to smoke some cannabis .
They were quickly spotted by some police officers who questioned them both, suspecting them for the possession of illegal substances.
Hilton’s representative also told the press that the whole event was just a huge misunderstanding and that the person who was spotted smoking was somebody else from their group. After Jennifer Rovero took the blame, she had to pay a fine for possession and was soon released by the South African Police.
Hilton had arrived in South Africa on Thursday with a private jet and was watching the Brazil Vs Holland World Cup Quarter Final match when the incident occurred.
This is not the first time the TV personality and heir of Hilton hotels wad a running with the law. The 29-year-old had served prison time in 2007 for violating probation in an alcohol-related driving case, several times.
