paris hilton

Paris Whitney Hilton helped define the phrase "famous for being famous" both by design and by accident.

Hilton (b. Feb. 17, 1981) is an heir to the Hilton Hotel franchise and helped create a cottage industry for the rich to also become famous, reinventing the now ubiquitous term "celebutante" within the tabloid industry vernacular. Hilton is the great-granddaughter of Hilton founder Conrad Hilton and began her life in the limelight as one of a group of young New York socialites who were often photographed and written about on the Hampton party circuit.

Paris, never content with being simply rich and beautiful, embarked on a journey to add fame to her list of accomplishments. As fate would have it, Hilton unwittingly achieved the fame she sought in a homemade sex-tape aptly named One Night In Paris. That tape, a private moment between her and then boyfriend Rick Soloman, made her an overnight sensation. Unfortunately, the tape cursed her career as well — forever tainting her as a spoiled heiress whose sexcapades would continually eclipse any genuine talent she might possess.

Paris, despite her familial wealth, has created an empire of her own, branding herself through modeling, acting, writing and singing ventures. Some of her more infamous artistic outlets include the FOX reality show The Surreal Life, which featured Hilton and then best friend and fellow celebutante, Nicole Richie, as well as cameos in films like Zoolander, The Cat In The Hat, and the B-movie disaster, House of Wax. Paris' most recent acting effort was playing a spoiled rich girl addicted to surgery in Repo! The Genetic Opera.

Hilton has had run-ins with the law, including a DUI arrest in L.A. and the subsequent jail time she received which caused a media sensation when she was given early release by celeb-struck Sheriff Lee Baca, only to be returned by celeb-example-maker Judge Michael Sauer. Since Paris' release in the summer of 2007, she's managed to keep a relatively low profile (for her anyway) and despite a string of paramours, including Nick Carter and shipping heirs Paris Latsis and Stavros Niarcho, Hilton seems to be enjoying the company of Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden.

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• Monday Newsbyte 5.20

  
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  Welcome back to the real world. This weekend saw new tunes from Mat Zo and Zedd , changes at Beatport, the return of Paris Hilton’s music career, and more. Enjoy. Alive Remixes En Route Fans of Empire Of The Sun will have to wait an extra week for the official release of the Alive remix EP ...
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• Paris Hilton’s Boyfriend River Viiperi Comes To Paris’ Rescue From Insane Fan and Groping Incompetent Security

  
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  Reports are that a fight broke out between Paris Hilton ’s boyfriend River Viiperi and a female fan at the Cannes film festival. According to the report, Paris and River were trying to get to a party, but were blocked by a horde of paparazzi and fans. The report on TMZ states that ‘ an overzealous fan’ ...
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• River Viiperi SHOVES FEMALE Paris Hilton Fan at Cannes

  
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  (video at source) Paris Hiltons boyfriend lost his composure and aggressively pushed a female fan who got too close to the heiress in Cannes on Friday ... not once, but TWO TIMES, and it was all caught on tape. The scene was utter mayhem -- Paris and River Viiperi were fighting through crowds of paparazzi to ...
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• Sad news about Paris Hiltons boyfriend :(

  
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  Paris Hilton and her boyfriend River Viiperi at the Gotha Club in Cannes, France (5/16) He had to be burned shortly after this picture was taken. I know, so tragic. But its important to stop the spread of the... ...read full story
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• PARIS HILTON THUMBS HER NOSE AT KIM K AND FLAUNTS HER BOYFRIEND AND HER SLENDER FIGURE AT CANNES

  
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  Paris Hilton is secretly thrilled that her former friend Kim Kardashian , who stole her thunder, is being tormented by the press for her lumpy figure and terrible maternity outfits. She’s even more pleased to see that Kim’s boyfriend Kanye West seems to be avoiding his baby mama and their relationship is FAR ...
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• Paris Hilton’s BF — SHOVES FEMALE FAN at Cannes Film Festival

  
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  Paris Hiltons boyfriend lost his composure and aggressively pushed a female fan who got too close to the heiress in Cannes on Friday ... not once, but TWO TIMES , and it was all caught on tape. The scene was utter mayhem -- Paris and River Viiperi…
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• Cannes Weekend: Jennifer Lawrence’s Grand Entrance

  
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  While the rain relegated many of us to our apartments this weekend for a sad marathon of crappy DIY manicures and Netflix, not even the stormiest weather could keep celebrities from their yacht parties and red carpets in Cannes. Jennifer Lawrence made her grand entrance at the festival on Saturday, ... ...
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• Paris Hilton emotional during ‘Bling Ring’ screening

  
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  Socialite Paris Hilton was moved to tears during the premiere of “The Bling Ring” at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Thursday because it made her relive the “violating” burglary she was subjected to in the late 2000s. Sofia Coppola’s ne...
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• Amid Cannes Glitter, Sofia Coppola Targets ‘Bling’

  
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  Surrounded by the glitter of the Cannes Film Festival, director SSofia Coppola talks about her movie "The Bling Ring," a critique of celebrity idolization.
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• Miley Cyrus and Paris Hilton trapped in swatting incident again

  
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  Miley Cyrus and Paris Hilton have for the second time fallen victim to swatting pranks after police rushed to their Hollywood homes on false reports about gun crimes.
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• Paris Hilton wanted to cry while watching Sofia Coppolas new film The Bling Ring

  
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  The film features scenes in which Hiltons actual house is burgled by a clique of LA teenagers
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• Sofia Coppola Reveals More Thrilling Deets On Her New Film, The Bling Ring

  
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  Director of new, amazing-looking, Emma Watson-starring film, The Bling Ring, Sofia Coppola reveals how she got Chanel, Louis Vuitton and, er Paris Hilton - on board . . .
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• Sofia Coppola Reveals More More Thrilling Deets On The Bling Ring

  
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  Director of new, amazing-looking, Emma Watson-starring film, The Bling Ring, Sofia Coppola reveals how she got Chanel, Louis Vuitton and, er Paris Hilton - on board . . .
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• Paris Hilton Was Really Affected by ‘The Bling Ring’

  
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  You’re not going to believe this but Paris Hilton is still a self-absorbed, vapid bitch. At the premiere of  The Bling Ring   in Cannes , Paris, who’s in the film for a split second for a nightclub scene and who lent Sofia Coppola her house to film in, described the chilling effect the movie had on her. ...
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• Cannes You Handle It? 13

  
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  Paris Hilton has been having a very good time in Cannes~ sour ces
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• Paris Hilton Home Burgled in Coppola Film: Cannes Review

  
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  It’s after sunset in Hollywood, and a gang of teenagers is burgling Paris Hilton’s villa using keys found right under her doormat.
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• Paris Hilton becomes swatting victim again

  
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  Paris Hilton has become the victim of a cruel prankster for the second time, after someone called the police claiming
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• Paris Hilton And River Viiperi Experience The Cannes Night Life

  
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  Spread Pictures They clean up nice! Paris Hilton And River Viiperi looked simply glamorous while experiencing a taste of the night life in Cannes, France over the weekend. The 32-year-old socialite attended the famed film festival to promote The Bling...
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