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Paris Hilton is stripped down and dipped in gold for a new ad campaign and really the whole mess actually doesn't look all that bad. However, the photos of a stripped Paris is not an image Italian winemakers feel is fitting for their Prosecco white sparkling wine. Certainly that should come as no shock.

Paris, 26, has launched her new "bubbly blonde" drink - which comes in original, passion fruit and strawberry flavors - in Berlin, Germany, and in the US beginning this year. The drink is described as: "The perfect 'starter drink' for your night or a special pleasure as a reward at the end of the day."

Or not. "Hilton hotels are a sign of quality; Paris Hilton is not," said Fulvio Brunetta, president of the wine growers association of Treviso, the northern Italian city in the Veneto region where Prosecco is made reports Reuters. "In the U.S. and Australia they toast with beer bottles," Brunetta said. "That's their culture. The culture of Prosecco is one of friends meeting around a good bottle."


Rich Prosecco's Aloys says he is helping build the wine's world renown and does not understand the fuss. "It's as if someone from Champagne would oppose us selling champagne cans with Kate Moss for example. It's just marketing and Paris Hilton is the most famous girl in the world."

Paris is no stranger to controversy and ads. In 2005 she caused quite the stir with her Carl's Jr. Spicy Burger television commercial, which featured the Hilton hotel heiress and reality TV star in a skin-tight swimsuit soaping up a Bentley and crawling all over it before taking a big bite out of the burger.

Winemakers say Paris Hilton unfit for Prosecco

MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Hotel heiress Paris Hilton dressed provocatively in a skimpy leopard print outfit and showing off her bare legs is not an image Italian winemakers feel is fitting for their Prosecco white sparkling wine.

Yet Hilton, in various high-heeled stages of undress, graces the ads of Rich Prosecco, an Austrian company selling the bubbly in 27 countries. What's worse, in the eyes of Prosecco producers, Rich Prosecco also comes in cans and in two fruit varieties.

"Hilton hotels are a sign of quality; Paris Hilton is not," said Fulvio Brunetta, president of the wine growers association of Treviso, the northern Italian city in the Veneto region where Prosecco is made.

Paris, a symbol of celebrity privilege in America, gained notoriety in 2003 when a home video of her having sex with a boyfriend was posted on the Internet.

She parlayed her notoriety, fueled by tabloid headlines about her partying lifestyle, into a celebrity career that has included reality television, a book and film roles.

Last year she spent more than three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.

"Paris Hilton is sensationalism. It's not good. It's not adequate for Prosecco," Brunetta said.

The association is planning two meetings next week to decide on ways to protect the Prosecco name and insure that any company selling Prosecco is actually using wine made from the Treviso area.

"Without stricter rules, Rich Prosecco or another company could sell Prosecco made in Brazil or wherever," Brunetta said.

That's not going to stop Rich Prosecco, which says it sources its wine from the Treviso area.

"We follow exactly European laws, which are very strict, especially concerning wine," said Rich Prosecco Chief Executive and owner Gunther Aloys, who founded the company in 2006 in the Austrian ski resort of Ischgl.

To respect wine laws, Rich Prosecco's two fruit varieties, with a lower alcohol content and called Rich Passion and Rich Royal, are not labelled Prosecco.

Last year Rich Prosecco sold 10 million cans, primarily in Germany but also in China, India and South Korea, for about 2 euros (about $3) a can.

The company's rapid growth mirrors the rise of the Prosecco region, which last year produced 50 million bottles, up 14 percent from 2005, and is increasing exports to Canada and the United States, though Germans remain the top foreign buyers.

The winegrowers are concerned that Rich Prosecco may give their wine the image of a cheap fruit drink.

And then there's the cans, advertised by Paris, nude and painted in gold in one ad reminiscent of the James Bond film Goldfinger.

"In the U.S. and Australia they toast with beer bottles," Brunetta said. "That's their culture. The culture of Prosecco is one of friends meeting around a good bottle."

Rich Prosecco's Aloys says he is helping build the wine's world renown and does not understand the fuss.

"It's as if someone from Champagne would oppose us selling champagne cans with Kate Moss for example. It's just marketing and Paris Hilton is the most famous girl in the world."

Last year Paris's grandfather Barron Hilton said he would donate 97 percent of his $2.3 billion fortune to charity.

Jerry Oppenheimer, who profiled the Hilton family in his 2006 book "House of Hilton," has said Barron Hilton is embarrassed by the behavior of his socialite granddaughter Paris and believes it has sullied the family name.

Barron Hilton has not commented on the book.

(Reporting by Mathias Wildt)

Drunk Paris Hilton Shares Lesbian Kiss With Woman

A drunken Paris Hilton, who vowed to quit her partying ways after her release from jail, is back to being the same old socialite. Her latest antics prove she may not have learned her lesson about partying as she said when she was released.

Hilton was spotted at LAX on Wednesday wearing a shot black cocktail dress that club goers could easily see under while she was dancing on the tables. The 26-year-old was even thrown money as she danced on the bar. Witnesses say she had plenty to drink.

Perhaps her most shocking behavior of the night was when she locked lips with another woman. Hilton was photographed sharing the kiss with an unknown lady clubgoer.

Meanwhile, Hilton has sent her love and advice to her pal Britney Spears who is currently in the hospital after a custody stand off with her ex-husband Kevin Federline. Hilton wishes Spears well and says she hopes she "gets help" and "does better."


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Forget Grandpa Hilton's inheritance - Paris is in the money!

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Paris clearly isn't taking the news that her inheritance has been slashed to a mere £2.5million too badly - as she clutched a wad of dollar bills of her own on another long night out.

The socialite appears to have started giving away her inheritance as she threw handfuls of dollar bills into the air while she partied at LAX nightclub in Las Vegas.


The hotel heiress and celebrity sex tape star has been hopping from club to club all year since her release from jail last year - and last night exceeded even her own boozy standards with an impromptu table-dancing session in the Las Vegas hotspot.

Dressed in a black minidress, and clearly the worse for wear, the New Year's Eve celebrations continued in the carefree world of Paris Hilton as she celebrated yet another wild night out by kissing a female clubber.

The news of Paris' reduced inheritance appears to have sent her off the rails as she has spent the last few days cosying up to Britney's ex-husband Kevin Federline, and even flirted with Anna Nicole Smith's ex Larry Birkhead.

Paris' loose behaviour is said to be the main reason her grandfather Barron Hilton has pledged 97 per cent of his £1.15billion fortune to a charitable foundation.

However, the socialite, who reports suggest was expecting closer to £50million of Hilton cash, appears not be that bothered about the dramatic cut in her inheritance.

Paris, who makes hundreds of thousands of dollars from endorsing products, said last year that she doesn't rely on her family for money.

She said: "Everything I've done I've done on my own I make my own money, I don't take anything from my family - I love making my own cash I'm not doing it for anyone else but me".

According to reports, Paris's grandfather has been unhappy with the star's media attention, and it appears he has cause for complaint.

The socialite first came to prominence in 2003 when a sex tape featuring her and ex-boyfriend Rick Saloman appeared on the internet.

In June last year, Hilton served 22 days in jail after being found guilty of driving with a suspended license.

Jerry Oppenheimer, author of House of Hilton: From Conrad to Paris: A Drama of Wealth, Power and Privilege, said Barron Hilton is unimpressed by Paris's behaviour in recent years.

Oppenheimer said: "Barron Hilton was, and is, extremely embarrassed by how the Hilton name has been sullied by Paris."


And now the 26-year-old socialite is expected to receive £2.5million compared to her original £50million expectation.


The hotel heiress has been partying hard since her recent break-up with her boyfriend, Swedish model Alex Vaggo.


And recently celebrated Christmas with a family holiday in Hawaii.

She has been linked to a number of men this year, including rocker Kid Rock, ex-husband of actress Pamela Anderson, as well as former fiancé Stavros Niarchos and musician and actor Josh Henderson

Scandals of Hilton

Barron Hilton






By David Edwards 29/12/2007
http://www.mirror.co.uk

If the gossip in Los Angeles' most exclusive haunts is to be believed, Barron Hilton is giving his huge fortune to charity for one reason - his disgust at the antics of his granddaughter Paris.

But if 80-year-old Barron believes Paris has dragged the Hilton name through the mud, he's plainly lost sight of his family's scandalous history.

While the blonde heirhead may have appeared in an internet sex video and done jail time, compared to the sins of some of her relatives, Paris is a vestal virgin...

The rise of the Hilton clan could have come straight from the pages of a Harold Robbins blockbuster.

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In the 137 years since Paris's great-great grandfather emigrated to America, the Hilton family has been plagued by drug abuse, alcoholism, domestic violence and even alleged Mob connections.

The House of Hilton really found its feet in 1870 when young Gus Hilton sailed to the US from his native Norway. After marrying a local girl he ran a grocery store, and the couple had eight children.

But it was their second child, Conrad, who was to have such an impact on 20th Century America.



Born in New Mexico in 1887, the budding tycoon bought his first hotel in 1919, shortly after serving in France during the First World War. The Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas, was a run-down two-storey building in the middle of nowhere, but Conrad realised there was big money in the state's oil boom.

He bought the 120-room establishment for Û40,000 cash - and by cannily renting rooms in rotating eight-hour shifts to riggers, was soon on his way to his first million.

His personal life was less successful. His first marriage, in 1925 to Mary Barron, lasted just nine years thanks to his constant philandering but produced two children, Nicky and Barron, Paris's grandad.

In 1942 he married his second wife, a Hungarian starlet called Zsa Zsa Gabor who, at 25, was just eight years older than his eldest son Nicky.

But the relationship was not to last. Conrad's Catholicism and guilt over his earlier divorce had rendered him virtually impotent - the couple had separate bedrooms - and he was too busy building his hotel empire to pay attention to his young bride.

Zsa Zsa found solace in the arms of her husband's son...

After he saw his father kissing his young bride, Nicky had quipped, "Dad, what must a fellow do to get a kiss like that from Zsa Zsa?" When the couple separated in 1944 he had a chance to find out by beginning a secret affair with his stepmother. As Zsa Zsa later recalled: "It lasted through my divorce from his father... and beyond Nicky's betrothal to Elizabeth."

The Elizabeth in question was Elizabeth Taylor. A romance between the hotel heir and Hollywood's brightest star was manna for gossip columnists and as rumours of an engagement spread, she wittily told one journalist, "Nothing comes off until the ring goes on."

Those who knew the rugged Hilton heir were less excited by the romance.

One of her friends, Doris Lilly, knew of a model who'd been unfortunate enough to date him and had "got used to hearing hair-raising tales about how he drank too much and then beat her up, how he kept a loaded revolver by his bed and would shoot the lights out while high on drugs".

Despite the omens, the wedding went ahead in May 1950, at Beverly Hills' Church of the Good Shepherd - or Our Lady of the Cadillacs as it was waggishly known. It was attended by stars including Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds while 200 police held back 10,000 cheering fans.

Yet the dazzling spectacle was in complete contrast to their honeymoon. Journalist Art Buchwald, who was staying at the same venue, said Hilton spent his wedding night drinking at a bar until 4am.

"Rumour had it he didn't consummate his marriage until their third night together," he says. "She found him extremely appealing, but I'm not certain he found her so irresistible."

Carole Doheny, a former MGM starlet, says: "Nicky was spoiled silly, while she exuded the air of a pampered prima donna. He resented her fame and she envied his wealth."

Later, the antagonism exploded during a trip aboard the Queen Mary. After blowing Û100,000 at the luxury liner's casino, Nicky punched Elizabeth in the stomach.

The Duchess of Windsor, who was aboard the ship, later remarked: "You'd have thought they were at the end of a marriage, rather than the beginning."

The inevitable end came in late 1950 when he kicked his pregnant wife in the stomach and Taylor later revealed how she lost their baby.

"He was drunk. I didn't know I was pregnant, so it wasn't a malicious act... I had terrible pains. This is not why I was put on earth. God did not put me here to have a baby kicked out of my stomach." Nicky died, ravaged and booze-sodden from a heart attack in 1969 at the age of just 42 and it was left to Nicky's brother, Barron, to continue the lineage, eventually having no less than eight children.



The sixth, born in 1955, was Rick who now runs a real estate company and is father to four children, including Paris, 26, and her 24-year-old sister Nicky.

It will never be an ordinary family. Although Rick was smitten when he met his future wife Kathy Richards in the late 70s, the wedding almost never happened

Author Jerry Oppenheimer claims Kathy's mother was married to a man with Mafia connections and she was so worried it might scupper her daughter's wedding to the fabulously wealthy Hilton heir she divorced him, clearing the way for the 1979 marriage.

In the same year, Conrad Hilton died, leaving his entire fortune to charity. Barron challenged the will, eventually winning a 10-year legal battle to get his hands on most of it.

Ironically it is that same Barron who is now planning to leave the Hilton fortune to charity. And while Paris is no longer in line for a share of his billions, she has parlayed her own notoriety into millions of dollars.

In fact, given her remarkable ability to turn any situation into an earning opportunity, perhaps Barron would have been well advised to leave her the entire Hilton family fortune.