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Paris Hilton's younger sister Nicky is reportedly annoyed her sibling was release from jail early - because she was forced to cut short her trip to Greece to join the welcome party.

The Simple Life star was released from jail on Tuesday (26Jun07) after serving 23 days of a 45-day sentence for violating her probation from a 2006 drink-driving arrest.

But designer Nicky, 23, is allegedly angry with her parents for "dragging" her back from the Mediterranean, where she was attending a fashion show with her boyfriend David Katzenberg, to show a "united front" for her sister's release.

A source tells the New York Daily News, "Her parents dragged her back because they didn't think it would be good for the family's image if they didn't show a united front.

"She loves her sister, but she thinks the whole media circus is ridiculous."

Paris Hilton is shocked by the press' reaction to her jail sentence - insisting reporters should be concentrating on the war in Iraq rather than on her misdemeanors.

The hotel heiress was sent back to Los Angeles' Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, California on Friday to finish the 45-day sentence she began on Sunday night - after a judge reversed the decision to allow her to complete the sentence under house arrest.

In a statement issued through her lawyer Richard Hutton, Hilton says, "I was shocked to see all the attention devoted to the amount of time I would spend in jail."

"I would hope going forward that the public and the media will focus on more important things, like the men and women serving our country in Iraq and other places around the world."

Sister Nicky and ex-boyfriend Stavros Niarchos visited Hilton yesterday at the Twin Towers Correction Facility's medical ward for 30 minutes - the star's first callers since her re-admission to jail.

Nicky reassured the waiting press her older sister was coping with the sentence, saying, "She's being strong."

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Paris Hilton's friends have thrown her a party to wish her luck in prison.

The hotel heiress will begin her 23-day sentence for driving with a suspended license on June 5, and her pals have rallied round to try and keep her spirits up.

Childhood friend Caroline D'Amore said: "We had a little party at her house the other night. We all went round to be there for her.

"She has high hopes."

D'Amore also revealed that at Nicole Richie's infamous Memorial Day barbecue, "We all watched the first episode of the new season of 'The Simple Life', which was really cute."