VIDEO: After Sex Tape Scandal, Paris Hilton Says People Assume I'm 'A Slut'
Posted on Jun 01, 2011 @ 06:45AM
Seven years after the sex tape was released that rocketed her to XXX-rated infamy, Paris Hilton opened up about the scandal to CNN host Piers Morgan, and RadarOnline.com has video of her emotional interview.
The socialite revealed on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight how devastated she was when then-boyfriend Rick Salomon released the pornographic video, One Night In Paris, to the public back in 2004.
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"I just felt so betrayed, this was not just some random guy, this was someone I was with for a few years," she told Morgan in a joint interview with her mom, Kathy Hilton.
When asked if she loved Salomon (with whom the video was filmed with in 2001), she answered: "I thought I did, and I can't believe that he would do something like that to me. It's something that changed my life forever.
Hilton, who appeared to promote her new reality show, The World According to Paris, went on the explain how the tape had shattered her childhood dreams.
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"When I was a little girl I looked up to these people like Princess Diana and these women and I think and he took that away from me. This is not what I planned, I didn't want to be known as that," she said emotionally.
"Now when people look at me they think I'm something I'm not just because of one incident one night with someone I was in love with.
"People assume, 'Oh she's a slut,' just because of one thing that happened to me. It's hard because I'll never...I'll have to live with that for the rest of my life and explain it to my children, it's something that has changed my life forever and I'll never be able to erase it."
Kathy then broke down in tears and asked to take a break. "It doesn't go away, it will always be there," she sobbed.
Earlier in the interview, Paris revealed how she felt when her most intimate moments hit the airways.
"I was in shock, I had no idea. We were in Australia when I heard the news that someone had been sent a clip to one of the entertainment shows. I didn't believe it at first and then when I landed back in LA is when I saw what happened.
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"It was the most embarrassing and humiliating thing that's ever happened in my life," she told the British host. "I was so embarrassed to even call her (Kathy) and tell her about it.
Kathy explained how the scandal rocked the hotel heir family to it's very core.
"It's all a fog right now and it was a very difficult time. To keep her home for three months straight, you know it had to be embarrassing," she said.
"She would not leave the house. We lived in New York so wherever you go there are those boxes with the newspapers, with the NY Post, the Daily News.. and it was constantly sitting at the front of the reception desk.
"We had therapy and I think that that really helped. I didn't know what to say so that's why I reached out for professional help. The whole
family was affected," Kathy revealed.
Despite opening up about the tape now to the world, Kathy and Paris say they have been trying to block out the horrific incident.
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"It's something that we don't talk about I try not to think about it."
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The Daily Juice
Looks like she is doing fine with millions of followers and successful businesses. An old tape is hardly relevant now. Everyone in hollywood has a few negative points. Good for her for moving on.
Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 1:54pm
Does she really think anyone buys this garbage? She wants us to sympathize? Paris, you're a joke. It's ok that you're a slut. We like stupid slutty celebs. What else do you have?
Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 1:35pm
I buy it. That tape was many years ago and she went to court repeatedly to stop it. Looks to me like she has moved on and so should everyone else.
Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 1:49pm
She okayed the release and made millions from it. If she moved on she wouldn't still be talking about it. Boohoo I feel real bad for the slut.
Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 3:50pm
LMFAO! Linday Lohan and company on here bashing Paris, poor blohan under house arrest and this is all she can do. Sucks for you blohan that Paris is famous, rich, liked and is succesful and your in the tiolet..Jealous much, cuz it sure does show it
Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 1:31pm
She is a liar! A sex tape cannot be released with out all involved parties signing a release! She signed a release!
Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 1:17pm
EXACTLY! When it's done for profit, they have to have the permission of the involved people!
Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 1:26pm
Actually, back then a tape could be released when one of the people in it signed off on it and pushed to release it commercially.Laws chnage in California. But anyway, it's old news and water under the bridge.
Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 2:04pm
Paris got paid for the tape. She sleeps with every one she goes with and she does drugs. Why would people Assume she was a slut. The proof is in the pudding. What a great example for our young girls. NOT!!
Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 1:16pm
She has only had a few boyfriends, all of them longterm.
Posted Wed, 06/01/2011 - 2:00pm