Was the Paris Hilton tape a publicity stunt?

Jaguar · December 7, 2003, 01:33

Normally I'm not a conspiracy theorist. Nor am I a cynic. But is it just me, or did the sex tape giving Paris Hilton huge publicity just before her Fox show aired seem a little too perfect?

I had never heard of her before the scandal. I never had heard of the other girl on the Fox reality show either. I'm willing to bet that the same is true for the majority of Americans. I don't think the show would have drawn 11 million viewers on its premiere if the scandal hadn't happened. I don't think it would have drawn 11 thousand. How convenient that the tape found its way onto the internet just a few weeks before the premiere of her show.

Verto · December 7, 2003, 01:36

I hate being out of the loop.

Shi Huangdi · December 7, 2003, 01:56

I doubt Hilton would do something so damaging to her reputation just to promote herself.

Kaak · December 7, 2003, 02:02

i also doubt it

Jaguar · December 7, 2003, 02:05

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Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
I doubt Hilton would do something so damaging to her reputation just to promote herself.

I would agree with you if the premiere and the scandal weren't within only weeks of each other.

KrazyHorse · December 7, 2003, 02:10

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Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
I doubt Hilton would do something so damaging to her reputation just to promote herself.

What reputation? The first I'd heard of her was two days ago.

Boris Godunov · December 7, 2003, 02:14

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Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
I doubt Hilton would do something so damaging to her reputation just to promote herself.

Same as KH...what reputation? And what damage? How has this hurt her in any way? It's not as if people are shocked.

JW, I'm suspicious as well. I wouldn't be surprised if it were staged.

Kaak · December 7, 2003, 02:26

how have you guys not heard of paris hilton?

Shi Huangdi · December 7, 2003, 02:26

She had a reputation, not a large public one, but alot of rich people know her apparently. It has to be embarassing to her in front of friends, family, and contacts to have a video of her having sex out in public.

Boris Godunov · December 7, 2003, 02:28

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Originally posted by Kaak
how have you guys not heard of paris hilton?

I didn't say I hadn't heard of her. But what kind of reputation do you expect a spoiled, dumb blonde socialite to have?

Dis · December 7, 2003, 03:24

yes- esp. considering the tape is a few years old and it comes out now? Hell, I didn't even know who she was before this tape. So I guess it worked- though I still didn't watch her crappy show.

Dis · December 7, 2003, 03:26

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Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
I doubt Hilton would do something so damaging to her reputation just to promote herself.

bzzt- wrong answer- unless you are trolling

She has been doing outrageous things for years. I didn't hear about them until after this tape though- only because I don't follow celebrities. I think I heard something about her dancing on top of a table at her 16th birthday party while not wearing underwear. There are many other stories like these as well.

alva · December 7, 2003, 04:18

Can I echo something here..:

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I hate being out of the loop.

Mr. Harley · December 7, 2003, 04:18

I join the other Apolytonites here - I saw a post referencing her, and I thought they were talking about a porno flick filmed in France

. We don't have television, cable, or satellite reception at home., by choice.

I only realized what it was about when I caught up with my newpaper reading. I detest popular non-culture.

Buck Birdseed · December 7, 2003, 05:31

And how, exactly, is it "non-culture"? It's entered our common reference frame now, next time a young new intellectual subjectivist critic alludes to it you'd have missed it!

Mr. Harley · December 7, 2003, 05:36

I believe that is called sarcasm.

Az · December 7, 2003, 09:31

I fail to see how this was embarassing. I really liked her performance in that movie.

Drake Tungsten · December 7, 2003, 09:50

If she was going to stage the release of a sex-tape, why wouldn't she choose a better one to release? The Hilton sex-tape is badly shot and boring. It doesn't even hold a candle to Tommy and Pamela Lee's masterpiece.

Gibsie · December 7, 2003, 09:53

No doubt whoever release dit saw the coincidence and the timing. That's all.

Az · December 7, 2003, 10:04

Hell, it doesn't even hold a candle to itself. What's with the ****ing night vision bullshit. I feel like this is one of these National Geographic movies, only the subject of it are mating humans.

Verto · December 7, 2003, 10:06

You should post a link to it.

Drake Tungsten · December 7, 2003, 10:14

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What's with the ****ing night vision bullshit.

Your guess is as good as mine. They were obviously trying to make a sex-tape, so why couldn't they just **** with the lights on? Very disappointing and not what one would expect in a video purposefully released to garner attention for one Paris Hilton.

Pekka · December 7, 2003, 10:53

Even I've heard of her.

But that's because of all those FHM magazines

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Apparently Hilton sisters were number one catch as in rich and beautiful.

However I disagree. Olsen twins? Now that's a catch!

Pekka · December 7, 2003, 10:57

And about her show, Simle Life, the both girls are overwhelmingly stupid and airheads. But, I think Paris is sincere, stupid but sincere. Too thin though.. but I'd still hit it multiple times.

Immortal Wombat · December 7, 2003, 10:57

No, its exactly what I'd expect from a video purposefully released to garner attention for one Paris Hilton. She didn't want to show any good quality explicit pictures of herself that can be blown up and used all over the place, but she wanted the video to be scandalous enough to cause attention, and crappy-looking enough to be a home video. I'd be more inclined to believe it was an accident if it was a good quality sex tape.

Oh yes, and until last week I thought 'Paris Hilton' was a hotel.

Shogun Gunner · December 7, 2003, 11:36

She was on Saturday Night Live last night during the news with Jimmy Fallon. Lots of jokes about "access to the PARIS Hilton" "what's it like on the inside" etc. etc. Paris just sat there like a lump on a log. Real star quality this one...

Ming · December 7, 2003, 13:25

Without the Fox TV show, nobody would have cared. While it may have looked like a set up, it's just like most other things like this. Since her name was in the press, tapes like that are recogonized as having value. There are million of videos out there of actresses and people... until you become famous or are in the public eye, they aren't worth much. But the minute you do become famous, they all come out of the woodwork

General Ludd · December 7, 2003, 13:27

She's geting a TV show? What the hell for? er... no, nevermind. It's not surprising in the least when I think about it.

Snotty · December 7, 2003, 13:38

I vaguely knew her name before hand due to inevitable pop culture diffusion. Shes an IT girl, famous for being famous. Due to her obvious lack of talent she needs things like this to retain her status. I smelt a fix too, it has certainly got her all the publicity she could ever want.

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Olsen twins? Now that's a catch!

Try the Dahm girls, blonde triplets

Zkribbler · December 7, 2003, 14:28

(As an aside, the avatar of Ming the Merciless in a Santa Clause hat is just oh so wrong.

...Now, back to the thread: )