"I’m such a good clickbait name" - Paris Hilton reacts to the rumor that Ghislaine Maxwell tried to recruit her for Jeffrey Epstein

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Socialite Paris Hilton shared her thoughts about the long-standing rumor involving Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. According to The New York Post, there was a rumor that Maxwell tried to get Hilton to work with Epstein. This allegedly happened after Hilton finished her graduation. Maxwell reportedly met her at a party sometime in 2000.

Meanwhile, in an interview with The Times, published on November 15, Hilton clarified that she could not recall meeting Ghislaine Maxwell, saying:

ā€œI don’t even remember ever meeting her. I’m such a good clickbait name.ā€

In a 2020 report by The New York Post, it was mentioned that Maxwell was amazed by the way Hilton looked. Photos from that time show Hilton speaking to Maxwell and President Trump. This was at the Anand Jon Fashion Show.

While speaking to The Times, Paris Hilton looked back on her former days in the industry, saying:

ā€œNo one really knew the real me. And I always knew there was so much more to me. But I just feel like [to the world] I was kind of like this cartoon character … They didn’t realise I’m like a human being with feelings. And that was always really tough.ā€

As an entrepreneur, she has her own clothing line, skincare brand, perfumes, handbag business, etc. Not only that, but she runs her own entertainment company, which she started in 2021. Paris Hilton said:

ā€œI’m a multihyphenate. I get to do everything that I love.ā€

Paris Hilton talks about her grandfather and what she thought of Michael Jackson

According to Paris Hilton, everything that she has built today was due to her hard work. She said she was not handed down anything. Although her late grandfather was quite a successful businessman, he donated his wealth to charity, leaving nothing for her. Remembering him, she said:

ā€œWe were extremely close and we would always have lunches and dinners, and he would always say to me, ā€˜Paris, you work harder than any CEO I know.’ And he’s, like, ā€˜I used to be known as Barron Hilton but now I’m known as Paris Hilton’s grandpa.’ We would always laugh about it.ā€

She was also connected with Michael Jackson through her mother. During the interview, Hilton reflected on the paedophilia allegations against him, saying:

ā€œI never saw him date anyone. I never saw him be like that with anyone. I didn’t see him as that type of person. So I’ve never paid attention to any of that because I just, I’ve always loved him like family. I just know the man that I knew my whole life, and I could never see him hurting a fly.ā€

Paris Hilton also knew Donald Trump through her father. When asked if she voted for him in the last Presidential election, she said that she barely had the time. Back then, she was in London and was moving from one residence to another.

Towards the end of the interview, she said that she wanted to live long. She said that she was apprehensive of dying besides bees and spiders.

Edited by Zainab Shaikh