Rosie O’Donnell believes people shouldn’t be too quick to judge Paris Hilton for her drinking and driving because - while it’s no excuse - most people have done it at one time or another.

She said on The View yesterday: “Many people drive drunk. If you asked people in this audience how many have ever driven when they’ve had too much to drink, nearly everybody would raise their hand.”

“It doesn’t make it the right thing to do, and hopefully as you get to be an adult, [you grow out of it but] I remember being 21 years old coming home from gigs, totally not in any capacity to drive. Thank God I didn’t kill anyone or anyone else.”