Paris Hilton begun serving her Los Angeles jail sentence for violating probation just hours after working the red capet at the MTV Movie Awards. The “Simple Life” star had until Tuesday June 5th to beging serving her twenty-three day sentence in jail.

The heiress’ attorney Richard A. Hutton said in a statement: “Paris Hilton has turned herself in to begin serving her sentence for violating probation at a Los Angeles County Jail located in Lynwood, California.”

“This is an important point in my life and I need to take responsibility for my actions. In the future, I plan on taking more of an active role in the decisions I make… Although I am scared, I am ready to begin my jail sentence,” Paris says in a statement.

Richard reporteldy picked Paris up at her parents’ house at 10:30 p.m, and drove to the Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles, where she surrendered to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.