Paris Hilton thinks she'd have had a very different experience if her sex tape was released now. The year-old star's intimate moments with Rick Salomon were released at the peak of her fame through life-swap reality TV series Simple Life in Hilton thinks if the scandal had happened in the wake of the MeToo and Time's Up movements, she wouldn't have been painted in such a negative light. Hilton told the Los Angeles Times newspaper: "Back then, people were acting like I was the bad person or the villain. Hilton said she was devastated when the tape leaked online because she knew it would have an impact on her reputation for "the rest of [her] life".

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Not originally intended for release, [2] it was filmed primarily with a single, stationary, tripod-mounted camera using "night vision". However, a handful of scenes were filmed indoors without night vision. When Hilton stated publicly that she was "out of it", didn't know what she was doing during the taping of the video and did not approve its public release, Salomon sued Hilton for defamation.
The sex tape was released without Hilton’s consent
Unlike Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton was a famous name even before her sex tape went public. But once the whole world got a glimpse of it, their perceptions of the millionaire heiress changed dramatically. Now Hilton is opening up about what happened , how it affected her, and how drastically different things would be if the whole thing had occurred today in the MeToo era. Titled 1 Night in Paris , the pornographic film became widely circulated. The only problem? Hilton never consented to the release. Never let anyone treat you like a yellow starburst. You are a pink starburst. Hilton revealed her feelings about the scandal during a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times. She thinks that if the same thing had happened today, there would be less slut-shaming and more blame placed on Salomon, who publicized the tape without permission.
Fill out the form below, or call us at All three of their lives changed after their tapes were leaked and have become part of or helped create their legacy. For Hilton, it was leaked without her permission, and she fought hard to keep it away from the public. From the lawsuits, settlements, and night vision, here is everything you need to know about 1 Night In Paris. Hilton is a heiress and born into a multimillion dollar empire. Friends claim that Paris was 13 years old when she started to party in Los Angeles and told people she was After she moved to New York she was determined to have the same status she had in LA.