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13 November 2007

Paris Hilton: Humanitarian.

post by: mudpuppie at: 15:45 | 18 comments

This is a joke, right? Please tell me this is a joke.

posted by essexjan 13 November | 16:00

No joke! She's learned from her mistakes and wants the elephants to as well!

posted by mudpuppie 13 November | 16:04

Just when I think she couldn't get any more vapid... But really, it's a joke. Right?

posted by Specklet 13 November | 16:11

If it is, the Associated Press fell for it.

posted by mudpuppie 13 November | 16:15

Why is alcohol being made so available to elephants, for god's sake?

STOP THE MADNESS!

posted by amro 13 November | 16:27

I bet an elephant could drink me right under the table.

posted by amro 13 November | 16:27

Do elephants w/ the DTs hallucinate pink people?

posted by Triode 13 November | 16:50

Oh.
My.
Fucking.
God.

Just when I thought it was safe to go back to reading the news.

*retreats into cave until humanity regains sanity*

*doesn't hold breath*

posted by dg 13 November | 17:01

I don't believe this story is true; I don't know who or what the World Entertainment News Network is, but I've never heard of them (unless they're that new joke site that keeps tricking people- like how some people used to- hell, still!- believe stories posted on The Onion are true).

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 November | 18:38

If it's fake, I look forward to the retractions from the 300+ media outlets who've printed the story.

posted by mudpuppie 13 November | 18:41

That's not really how it works with celebrity gossip- how many times have some of those starlets been "pregnant"?

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 13 November | 18:44

Is it wrong that I'm hoping some game warden finds an elephant with peroxoded hair and rhinplasty lodged in it's toes?

posted by jonmc 13 November | 19:57

She eats humans?

posted by me3dia 13 November | 22:03

It's no joke. Her publicist has decided that she needs to do some charity work. The trip to Rwanda is apparently real (real as in: she'll take advantage of the photo opportunities).

I don't why she bothers: she's not running for office, she doesn't have a film career to protect, her 'album' didn't really do well (I don't recall a hit)... so, why bother trying to fix her image. Why does she want to stay in the press? Fame is an empty purse (even infamy).

Somebunny asplain.

posted by chuckdarwin 14 November | 06:32

From what I understand, she makes a shitload of money from staying in the press (endorsements, Paris products, placement - you have to pay her to come to your club or restaurant, wear your clothes, etc.)... and her "heiress" money isn't actually as substantial as most believe. I don't know if this is true, but it's what I've read.

posted by taz 14 November | 07:00

I want Paris Hilton and Alexsey Vayner to hook up. I want that really bad.

posted by JanetLand 14 November | 09:33

The AP pulls the story; the quote wasn't real.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 14 November | 11:53

A comment from the AP:

(11-13) 15:44 PST GAUHATI, India (AP) --

In a Nov. 13 story, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that Paris Hilton was praised by conservationists for highlighting the problem of binge-drinking elephants in northeastern India. Lori Berk, a publicist for Hilton, said she never made any comments about helping drunken elephants in India.

The AP

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 14 November | 13:20

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