Paris Hilton takes dig at Donald Trump’s tan in Cannes interview with Louis Theroux
Paris Hilton has taken a dig at Donald Trump, nearly a decade after falsely claiming to have voted for him.
The hotel heiress, 44, was questioned about her relationship with the businessman-turned-president during an interview with Louis Theroux in Cannes on Monday.
“I only knew him when I was a teenager in New York, that was a long time ago,” she said.
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Hilton responded with a swift dig at Trump’s famously over-tanned skin.
“He could probably use a new spray tanner,” she said.
In 2016, Hilton faced public criticism for her appearance on Australian show The Project, telling panellists she voted for Trump.
“I’ve known him since I was a little girl so yes I did,” she said at the time.
In her 2023 book Paris: The Memoir, however, she explained she had lied about voting for Trump.
“When I was put on the spot in an interview, I pretended I voted for Donald Trump because he was an old family friend and owned the first modelling agency I signed with,” she wrote.
“When I left to go to another agency, he was furious and intimidated the s*** out of me on the phone. The truth is even worse. I didn’t vote at all.”
The Hilton family and Donald Trump have had a close relationship for decades, with Trump’s daughter Ivanka being longtime childhood friends with Hilton.
Trump faced criticism during his 2016 election campaign, when a resurfaced 2003 interview featured him saying he found 12-year-old Hilton attractive.
“The first time I saw her, she walked into the room. I said, “Who the hell is that?”
