Khloe Kardashian was sent to jail for violating her parole by missing several sessions of an alcohol education course she was ordered to attend after being arrested for DUI (Driving under the influence).
There have been many instances that led the Kardashian family to make headlines for weeks and months and one of them was Kris Jenner’s third daughter, Khloe Kardashian being sentenced to 30 days of jail after failing to complete her alcohol education course. This event gave rise to Kris Jenner’s iconic quote: “Kim, would you stop taking pictures of yourself, your sister is going to jail.”
Khloe Kardashian is the daughter of Kris Jenner and her ex-husband Robert Kardashian Sr. She is the younger sister of Kourtney and Kim Kardashian, elder sister to Rob Kardashian and her half-siblings Kendall and Kylie Jenner. She rose to fame after starring in her family’s reality TV show Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Khloe Kardashian is an American socialite, media personality, and entrepreneur. Currently, she stars in the revamped version of her family show. “The Kardashians” on Hulu.
Why was Khloe Kardashian arrested?
Khloe Kardashian was arrested in 2007 for driving under the influence (DUI). The co-owner of Good American was previously arrested in California after she was pulled over by police and failed a series of sobriety tests. Luckily she wasn't put behind the prison and was just ordered to do community service and complete an alcohol education course as her punishment.
Although she ended up completing her community service, Khloe Kardashian failed to enroll herself in the alcohol education course that she was ordered for, due to her busy schedule. This violation of her parole led to the court sentencing Kardashian to 30 days in jail.
How many days did Khloe Kardashian spend in jail?
Khloe Kardashian was sent to jail for 30 days for the violation of her probation on July 18, 2008. However, she just spends less than three hours in jail. The Kardashian was taken into the Lynwood, California jail for women at 10:36 a.m. and released at 1:29 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. The media personality was let out fast due to overcrowding in the prison. For the unversed, the city’s jails have an early-release policy for nonviolent offenders due to overcrowding.
At the time the news of Kardashian's arrest made headlines, her rep had told People, “Khloe is ready and willing to serve out her sentence, no matter how long and where, and have this resolved."
Why was Khloe Kardashian sued?
Khloe Kardashian was sued twice. The first was in December 2011, after an unidentified woman claimed that Kardashian and 10 other people assaulted her outside a nightclub in December 2009. The second was along with her sister Kim Kardashian. Both the Kardashian sisters were named in a $5 million class-action lawsuit against QuickTrim, the weight-loss supplement they endorse. It was claimed that the supplements they endorsed were deceptive and false.
