Certain stars stand out in every generation.
In many ways, they can even set the cultural zeitgeist.
In the early 2000s,Paris Hiltonwas one of them.
And she did it all.
She was a socialite, reality TV star, musician, actress, businesswoman, and all-around it girl.
Some of her questionable actions aside, people would assume that this heiress had it all at first glance.
“I buried my truth for so long,” the “House of Wax” star explained.
By releasing the book, Hilton spoke her truth.
Eventually, Paris rebelled.
As she toldPeople, “It was so easy to sneak out and go to clubs and parties.
I would still go out on my own.”
Kathy had been worried about raising teen girls in New York City, and her fears were realized.
She would spend most nights worried about her daughter.
“I was actually worried about Paris for a good while.
“It got very out of control and I was scared for her.”
“He made me feel noticed in an important, grown-up way.”
When they met, he pulled her in and kissed her.
It took decades for me to actually speak the word pedophile,” Hilton continued.
As Hilton recalled in her book, “Things felt different.
He was still Mr. Abercrombie, but I was no longer the Finest Girl,” she wrote.
This resulted in the “Simple Life” star getting kicked out of school twice.
“My parents had no idea what to do.
They were trying to protect her,” her sister Nicky Hilton shared in an interview withHarper’s Bazaar.
This included physical, verbal, and even sexual abuse.
Hilton went through a total of three schools.
“The staff would say terrible things.
I think it was their goal to break us down,” Hilton explained in a 2020 interview withPeople.
“They were physically abusive, hitting and strangling us.
They wanted to instill fear in the kids so we’d be too scared to disobey them.”
Joy has even been robbed from some of the most important moments in her life.
Hilton still experiences intrusive thoughts from her boarding school experience.
“I’m not a dumb blonde,” she addd.
“I’m just very good at pretending to be one.”
She admitted in her memoir that this persona became her “steel-plated armor.”
“I made sure I never had a quiet moment to figure out who I was without her.
I was afraid of that moment because I didn’t know what I’d find,” she wrote.
Unsurprisingly, having to keep up an act for a majority of her life had its setbacks.
Three years after their split, their sex tape was leaked to the public.
Understandably, Hilton felt like it was the end of the road for her professionally.
“Certainly, the career I had envisioned was no longer possible,” she shared.
This would be the first of many driving-related incidents that would have her at odds with law enforcement.
By the end of it, in May 2008 she was sentenced to 45 days in jail.
The reality star’s sentence was ultimately reduced due to good behavior.
According to a report byCNN, “She couldn’t sleep.
She couldn’t eat.
She suffered from anxiety and panic attacks.”
Despite that, some believe that she was given preferential treatment.
It became one of the big reasons she decided to release a documentary and a memoir.
By doing so, she was able to tell her own story.
Hilton was no stranger to being at the mercy of comedians and late night talk show hosts.
Both Silverman and Letterman have since apologized to Hilton.
The charges were later dropped as the marijuana belonged to someone else.
“The case has been dropped against Paris and no charges will be made.”
She claimed she believed it was gum.
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And I’m trying to just run," she explained.
The recurring nightmare stems from something that happened to her in real life.
Hilton was forcibly taken from her home to attend Provo Canyon School.
“I thought I was going to be raped or killed.”
She admitted that it was one of the most traumatic moments of her life.
