Paris Hilton is being sued by the company behind her 2006 film Pledge This for failing to promote the film. They want a seemingly paltry $75,000 for her refusal to make promotional appearances on behalf of the movie. She was paid $1 million for her role as a sorority president, and $75k seems pretty low-ball in comparison. Maybe they just hope she’ll settle out of court:
Paris Hilton didn’t do enough pledging for a 2006 sorority comedy, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Worldwide Entertainment Group Inc. filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Miami, alleging the 27-year-old model-actress-heiress owes $75,000 in damages for not fulfilling promotional obligations.
Hilton entered into an agreement in 2004 for the production and distribution of the movie “National Lampoon’s Pledge This!,” according to the lawsuit. Hilton starred in the film and received credit as an executive producer.
The Miami-based concern said it paid Hilton and her company, Paris Hilton Entertainment Inc., $1 million for “Hilton’s acting services” and for “reasonable promotion and publicity” for the movie, which was released in 2006 and featured Hilton as the president of an exclusive sorority.
[From MSNBC]
We covered Paris’ lack of enthusiasm for this film back when she seemed to so actively snub it. She didn’t do any promotion at Cannes and skipped the Chicago premiere. Paris was protesting the “gratuitous nudity” in the film, which was added after she filmed her part and featured other actresses. They even used another actress to do Paris’ voiceover narration to finish the film after the new nude scenes were shot. Paris said at the time:
“I took the part on the assurance I wouldn’t do any nudity. I wanted to do something where I’d be taken seriously, and they added a load of scenes with naked girls.
“I was so angry I snubbed my own premiere.” [from smh.com.au]
This is a girl who has numerous seemingly deliberate nip slips and crotch-baring episodes trying to take the high road over a film she was paid seven figures for. She made a million bucks for a crappy part and she’s complaining about a “R” rating and nude scenes with other actresses. They should have added a zero onto the amount they’re suing her for.
Paris Hilton is shown at Pure Nightclub in Caesar’s Palace on 7/29/08. Credit: GARRY/bauergriffinonline.com
Can’t say I blame her……….even if it is unprofessional. She’s trying to change her image, even if there’s no hope of that
That said, she looks great in these photos – regular sex seems to agree with her
She was paid a mil. for her roole in a film? A film that nobody will see!!!! What is wrong with the world?
She had to send two sets of papers, one for each eye.
😆 I meant they had too…
well, why shouldn’t she expect for someone to hold up their end of the bargain? if they promised her a certain tone would be set for the movie, then they should live up to it… otherwise, SHE shouldn’t have to hold up her end of the deal either. i don’t care how much we dislike a person or think they are frivolous, they still have a right to be dealt with honestly and respectfully… especially in business matters.
I have to admit that I like parasite’s dress in the above pix, but her accessories are ugly. What’s with the 90-year-old-woman-at-church heels she’s got on? Fug.
I GUESS I can see her point about promoting the movie, sort of. Really though, the nude scenes don’t include her, so why is it such a big deal? Probably because she didn’t FEEEEEL like going to the premier, so she had to come up with SOME excuse for why she didn’t go. 🙄
Now that I think of it, I haven’t seen her wearing any of her looks-like-I’m-wearing-clothes-made-for-ten-year-old-prostitutes outfits in a long time. Maybe she IS trying to look like she’s matured and grown out of her attention whore phase. Too bad it’s probably all just for show. 😐
I don’t understand why she’s getting pissy about how other actresses in the film are portrayed. Wasn’t she just filmed lounging in a bikini in a McCain spoof? Get over yourself.
What BS. Hilton’s contract clearly stated that she was being paid to act in the film in addition to doing publicity. If she declined to do the publicity, then she should have returned part of her fees, which is what the production company is looking for. Actually, they are being very reasonable for only asking for $75,000.
Keep in mind, they sought to be compensated for this minimal amount for quite some time without having to resort to a lawsuit. By the way, Hilton was a co-executive producer of this shallow piece of garbage; she knew exactly what was going on. Still a blatant liar and a phony…some things never change.
Skipping your own premier and snubbing a movie you’re accredited with producing. Slick career move.
“I wanted to do something where I’d be taken seriously, and they added a load of scenes with naked girls.”
Not only is it National Lampoon, but its Pledge This on top of it, and she expected it to be taken seriously? Thats like appearing in an American Pie sequel and demanding their be no mention of sex!
And producing “The Hottie & the Nottie” will make everyone take her seriously? Right.