Word: hiltonization
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ARRESTED. Paris Hilton, 25, celebrity by declaration; for driving under the influence of alcohol; after police observed her steering her Mercedes-Benz "erratically" as she was returning from a charity event; in Hollywood. Having spent the day shooting a video for her new album, Hilton explained, she may have been "speeding a little bit" because "I was just really hungry and I wanted to have an In-N-Out burger...
...Iconic Wannabe TIME's verbatim column quoted rich socialite Paris Hilton, who said, "Every decade has an iconic blond like Marilyn Monroe or Princess Diana and, right now, I'm that icon" [July 31]. Was she kidding? Hilton couldn't hold the handbags of those women. They were just as beautiful on the inside as on the outside. Hilton is no more than a lifeless doll. Why America is fascinated with her is beyond me. Tiffany Service Utica, New York...
...Every time she opens her mouth, Hilton proves that money and privilege do not buy class. Lisa Fulford Orlando, Florida...
When word got out that Paris Hilton was planning to sing, people reacted as if killer bees were headed north from Mexico. Their instinct was to flee, but they were kind of curious too. Really, how bad could it be? As expected, there's some not-so-nice stuff on Paris. Hilton's genius, if you care to call it that, is that she has commodified every ounce of herself, and it takes a mere 6 sec. on Paris before she coos her signature catchphrase, "That's hot." She also includes a nasty song about Nicole Richie and a trashy...
...truth is...Paris ain't bad. Hilton can't sing in any traditional sense of the word, but I Want You and Stars Are Blind--"Even though the gods are crazy/ Even though the stars are blind/ If you show me real love baby/ I'll show you mine"--are credible pieces of late-summer pop, on which she not only banishes her persona and exhales in tune but also understands that a crush is not the end of the world, just something everyone happens to relate to. Could it be that Paris speaks for all of us? Well...