Paris Hilton has described her horror at discovering her sex tape with an ex-boyfriend had been leaked. In an upcoming documentary The American Meme , the hotel heiress talks for the first time about the video. Called 1 night in Paris , the tape was made me with her former boyfriend Rick Salomon, and was meant to be private. Socialite Paris Hilton and former boyfriend Rick Salomon are shown in a scene from her notorious home video. Photo: Supplied Source:Whimn. I would never be who I could have been. The video was leaked around about the same time as she was launching her career as a reality star on The Simple Life , which ran from to , alongside Nicole Richie. So it gets really lonely sometimes.

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The new documentary that centers on Paris Hilton's life shows that there is nothing simple about Hilton's life. This documentary follows the life of the hotel heiress right from the time she was in the public's eye. The year-old singer and actress became a celebrity at the age of 19 after a photoshoot with "Vanity Fair.
You could easily label this the decade of the influencer, those YouTube and Instagram stars who make money by selling FaceTuned versions of themselves while hawking face creams, fashion collaborations, protein powder and how-to-improve-your-life seminars. Through their social media posts, they convince thousands or millions of fans and admirers to like what they like and want what they want. I visit Hilton at her Beverly Hills home on a quiet, unassuming street last month. Seated on a metallic couch in her home theater, Hilton is wearing her signature look — one fans have come to know well: a pink velour Juicy Couture jumpsuit with Nike sneakers. Otherwise, the space is barren. It has an emptiness to it. She cooks, paints and creates music in her home recording studio. So I have this whole area for my daughters — where all of that is waiting. During our chat, her teacup Chihuahua, Diamond Baby, is perched on her lap. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about me.