PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — Paris Hilton was briefly detained Friday on suspicion of smoking marijuana at the World Cup in South Africa, but a drug charge against her was later dropped, CNN reports.
The 29-year-old heiress and another woman, Jennifer Rovero, were taken into custody at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, where they had been watching the World Cup quarterfinal match between Brazil and the Netherlands.
The single count against Hilton was dropped after Rovero pleaded guilty to the same charge, police said.
"The incident was a complete misunderstanding and it was actually another person in the group who did it," Hilton's rep told People in a statement. "The case has been dropped against Paris and no charges will be made. The authorities have apologized for wrongfully accusing her since she had nothing to do with the incident."
The incident comes three years after Hilton famously went to jail for violating probation in an alcohol-related driving case.
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