A DUI for Paris Hilton is one heck of a career boost.

Her arrest just makes her popular according to veteran publicist Michael Levine. "She has devoted her entire life to appearing to be the princess of parties."

Elliot Mintz, the "Stars are Blind" singer's publicist, acknowledged the actress-turned-singer?s party nature saying that Hilton has been known to take a drink or two.

Los Angles police officers arrested the heiress to the Hilton hotel-chain fortune in Hollywood early Thursday on the suspicion of driving under the influence. Hilton was briefly handcuffed during the arrest. She was released shortly afterwards.

Mintz said that this is the first drunken-driving arrest of the star. Further he said that he does not expect the arrest to maim Hilton's image.

"The people who enjoy Paris as a comedian or actress on TV or as a singer on her CD, a woman who seems to have captured the imagination of so many people, I don't know if this is going to have any impact on them one way to another, " he said. "But of course, she regrets what took place."

On local station KIIS-FM, Hilton defended herself to radio host Ryan Seacrest during his Thursday morning show hours after her release.

A LAPD spokeswoman said that Hilton was driving erratically. Officer Marjan Mobassat said Thursday that officers noticed the vehicle driving in an erratic manner so they pulled the car over.

Hilton made her singing debut last week of her eponymous CD.