Simon Cowell insists Paris Hilton’s upcoming jail sentence for violating her probation for driving on a suspended license won’t hinder her career, because the socialite is a “survivor”.

Music mogul Simon Cowell admits he feels sorry for Hilton, who is scheduled to begin a 45-day jail sentence, although this could be reduced to as little as 23 days, by 5 June (07).

He says, “I feel a bit sorry for Paris to be honest with you. Does she deserve to go to jail? No, I don’t think so. But she’s a survivor.

“I’m not condoning what she did and I think she knows she made a mistake, but there’s worse things in the world and I just feel a bit sorry for her.”

He adds, “She can come and stay with me for 45 days.”

I think Simon Cowell feels sorry for Paris Hilton because he knows how it feels to be hated by the American public.