FBI-Paris Hilton' worm called the year's worst

Newest version of Sober virus generates millions of e-mails

It looks like an e-mail from the FBI, or a note promising pictures of Paris Hilton -- but some anti-virus companies are now calling it the most widespread computer virus outbreak of the year.
Sober-Y, the latest variation of a computer virus that was first released almost two years ago, surprised analysts Tuesday by gaining traction and rocketing millions of e-mails around the world.
MessageLabs, a software company that filters e-mails, said it had stopped three million copies of Sober-infected e-mails in the first 24-hours after the virus began circulating. Paul Wood, a senior analyst at MessageLabs, said that as of 5 p.m. ET, the firm was trapping 200,000 copies of the worm each hour.

"It's surprisingly bad," said Mikko Hypponen, a virus researcher at F-Secure.com. "In sheer amount of e-mails, it's larger than any outbreak of the year." On Tuesday afternoon, F-Secure raised its threat level for the virus to its most severe rating. Other anti-virus firms also raised their threat levels during the afternoon.
Sober has been successful, experts say, because it piggybacks on earlier versions of the virus that have already infected computers. Those computers -- perhaps tens of thousands around the world, according to Symantec's Alfred Huger -- form a "bot-net" network that's controlled by the virus writer.
Valuable real estateAll those computers were instructed to send out spam on Monday that was laced with Sober-Y -- millions of messages that gave the virus a great head start at gaining traction. Essentially, the virus is using friendly computers to launch attacks and gather up new territory.
"The footprint for the bot-net is already quite large, so the virus has its own momentum," Huger said.
Symantec has received almost 2,000 submissions of the program from customers who were attacked by the worm, he said.
The virus writer uses the ever-expanding network to make money, Huger said. The bot-net is rented out to other spammers, who send their own versions of e-mail marketing pitches. And the virus author, according to Huger, steals personal information from infected computers and sells it to the highest bidder. "It's real estate to (virus writers), and it's really valuable real estate."
Another clever aspect of Sober-Y -- it includes both English and German versions, and selects the appropriate language based on an educated guess for each computer it attacks. Computers with e-mail addresses that end in .de get the German version, for example.
The virus is also spreading because its e-mail message is just enticing enough to trick recipients, said Huger. In addition to the Paris Hilton and FBI versions, other e-mails purport to come from German authorities who've caught a recipient downloading illegal music; or the CIA, accusing the recipient of visiting illegal Web sites. There's even a version that looks like it's an automatic message indicating an attempted e-mail has failed, known as a "bounce."
One piece of good news: To become infected, recipients must click on the attachment, which is zipped, then unpack the zipped file, and then agree to run the executable file that appears. That provides several chances for a consumer to realize something is suspicious.

PARIS CAR CRASH CAUGHT ON TAPE!

Paris Hilton's party parade ended with a bang Tuesday night after her latest boyfriend, Stavros Niarchos, plowed her brand new $162,000 Bentley into the back of a parked delivery truck.

It all happened outside the trendy Hollywood club Element, where a camera-shy Niarchos got behind the wheel of Hilton's ultra-expensive ride.

After Niarchos narrowly missed a bystander and hightailed it from the scene, a distraught voice could be heard from the car, saying, "Baby, I'm (expletive) scaring myself."

That's when the night turned from bad to worse. TMZ.com's camera caught up with the group, which included "Laguna Beach's" Talan Torriero, moments after police pulled over the car. Talan then made a startling confession, stating, "I'm the only sober one."

TMZ.com did not witness any evidence of a field sobriety test being given, and police let everybody get back into the Bentley. Stavros darted down an alley and hopped a fence, climbing back into the damaged ride on another street.

The damage to Hilton's car could cost as much as $7,000.

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Paris Hilton's Mother Shocked By Steamy Pics

After dumping her Greek shipping millionaire fiancée, Paris Hilton was desperate to keep her relationship with another Greek shipping millionaire Stavros Niarchos a secret…

That was until the tabloids found out and splashed pictures of them canoodling on a beach everywhere, however this somehow managed to escape the attention of Paris’ mother who is either blind or just really dumb.

In a recently interview with New! Magazine Kathy Hilton was totally shocked when asked about her daughters relationship.

She said: "What relationship? Are you sure? I don't know about that.

"That is news to me. I met him a few years ago, but he hasn't been at our house. Oh God! Are there pictures of them together?"

She was told that yes, there were photo’s of the couple…

A shocked Kathy continued: "Are you kidding? Are they walking on the beach?"

She was then told that they were actually kissing each other and she said: "Oh my God! Oh my God!"

You’d think she would be used to seeing her daughter’s very public displays of affection by now?

Paris Hilton witness in kidnapping case

Paris Hilton has been subpoenaed as a witness in a criminal case.

"She's not charged with anything," District Attorney's Spokeswoman Jane Robison said on Tuesday. "She just happens to be a witness."

Riley pleaded not guilty, said his attorney, Ronald Richards. However, one of Riley's associates, allegedly told Hilton of Riley's alleged involvement.

"That was the basis for the probable cause to locate my client's photo, which coincidentally Joe Francis identified," Richards said.

The subpoena was served at the hotel heiress' Hollywood Hills home last week. Her spokesman, Elliot Mintz, said she will "comply with the law" but "I don't see what contribution, if any, she's going to be able to make in that case."

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 21. It was not known whether Hilton will be called to testify.

Ritchie: "I didn't play Paris Hilton sex tape at party"

The feud between Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie trundles on with rumours that Ritchie played Hilton's infamous sex tape 'One Night In Paris' at one of her parties. Now, the 'Simple Life' star says that those rumours are completely untrue.

"Today, we're no longer friends," Ritchie said. "There's nothing that really happened, we've just grown apart."

Regarding playing the tape at the party, she added. "I would never do that. I'm sure it stirs up controversy, which I'm sure that she (Paris) loves but I really have nothing bad to say."

Paris Hilton Forced To Give Evidence Against Robber

PARIS SERVED SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY AGAINST ROBBER .

LATEST: PARIS HILTON's mystery night with the police has been cleared up - she was being served a subpoena to testify against a suspected burglar who has been targeting the rich and famous in Hollywood. .

The socialite-turned-actress spent an hour with police last Thursday evening (03NOV05) but refused to talk about the details. .
Now, Los Angeles police confirm she was approached to testify against DARNELL RILEY, who is suspected of robbing a host of high-profile stars' homes. .

Hilton was the victim of a burglary last summer (AUG04). It is not known at this point if Riley is suspected of robbing the socialite hotel heiress. .
Meanwhile in other news concerning Ms Hilton:
MADONNA SLAMS HILTON'S KABBALAH 'DABBLING'
MADONNA has slammed celebrity socialite PARIS HILTON for using Kabbalah as a fashion accessory. .

The LIKE A VIRGIN singer is a dedicated follower of the mystical offshoot of Judaism, along with her film director husband GUY RITCHIE, and she insists it takes more to be a "believer" than simply wearing a trendy Kabbalah wristband.

Madonna tells website The Scoop, "People like Paris Hilton come into a centre and buy a book or a band and that's it for them. It doesn't mean they study it.
"It's very hard to be a believer. I'm very serious about it."

Paris Hilton picked on as a child

Paris Hilton's aunt has revealed how the spoiled socialite was bullied as a child.

Kyle Richards — the sister of Kathy Hilton — has had a close relationship with her niece since she was young.

And she is now lifting the lid on the spoiled socialite's childhood admitting she was picked on.

"There was jealousy and being picked on and I had to go down there a few times and straighten some people out because she was definitely picked on," she said on an A&E biography special on Paris. "People would hear the last name and she was always a beautiful girl and that doesn't make for making a lot of friends with girls. She always had this attitude that she didn't care what people thought but she definitely did."

Richards even revealed where Paris' love of animals stemmed from.

"She had every animal you could think of as a child," she said. "She had so many ferrets and dogs, cats, it would be nothing for her to stick a mouse in your purse and wait for reaction when you opened the purse and there was a big rat in there with a huge tail hanging out."

And she believes Paris' hoard of pets now is just her practicing to be a parent.

"She talks about wanting to be a mum. And all her animals are like her practicing. She will make a very good mum, very nurturing and she has good maternal instincts."

Paris has become famous for her partying antics and her rich girl attitude. But her younger sister Nicky insists the pair —who both have an empire of business ventures including clothing and perfume lines — are not spoiled.

"I hate it when people or newspapers say, the Hilton heiresses don't do anything. I mean what were you doing when you were 20 years old that was so important? Back off.

"My mother has always been very supportive of Paris and I and advising us to work. I don't understand these children who don't do anything. It is just very unfulfilling to me to just take your parents money and go shopping because you don't feel good about yourself."

But their father Rick says he still gives Nicky, 22, and Paris, 24, an allowance.

"In terms of the girls being able to support themselves they definitely can but what I do for them is that Kathy and I give them a monthly allowance which pays for their basics, their rent, their car payment and their cell phone bill which can be, depending on the month, quite large."

But one family who is not keen on Paris' spoiled ways was the Ledings who took Paris and Nicole Richie in while they filmed their reality show The Simple Life.

"When she first arrived I gave her the benefit of the doubt she has never lived life like this," said Janet Leding who had Paris milking cows on her farm in Arkansas. "But when she left I just thought she is a spoiled, rotten little brat who will never do anything. When she turned up she was the sweetest thing then next day I was like, 'where did that sweet girl go?'"

But Nicky says her sister is nothing like she is on the show and that she was just playing a character for it.

"Paris is nothing like her character on 'The Simple Life," said Nicky — who was originally pegged to co-star with Paris but turned the offer down. "Paris is like one of the best cooks you will ever meet. She is a neat freak. We live together and if I have dishes in the sink or clothes on the floor she will freak out.

"I think Paris learned so much by leaving New York and Los Angeles and our scene and going to middle of nowhere and seeing how everyone else lives and doing things she would never do. She wouldn't be milking cows in the middle of L.A I think she learned to appreciate what she has back home."

Paris and Nicky have made such a name for themselves that their dad laughs at how they have stolen the Hilton name.

"It is interesting that the Hilton name has been branded as a hotel name. But now with Paris and Nicky's success my poor father who has worked his whole life, people come up to ask if he is related to Paris and Nicky and they do it to me too. It is hilarious."

Paris Hilton ,Stavros Niarchos party

Hotel heiress and socialite Paris Hilton was inseparable from her new boy-toy, Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos III at Blender magazine's "Rock 'n' Roll Hollywood" bash in the Hollywood Hills the other night - until Hilton decided to plant a good night kiss on *NSYNC-er JC Chasez reports Pagesix.

Last week, People Magazine reported that the Simple Life has been making the LA club rounds with Mary-Kate Olsen's ex.

Also in attendance, was Paris's ex-pal Nicole Richie. As soon as Nicole Richie arrived Hilton dashed. Richie spent most of the night chatting with Lindsay Lohan. Others there included Sergio Mora from "The Contender," Serena Williams and Mike Tyson.

Paris Hilton is a pro at downing Jack Daniel's

LONDON: Sexy actress Elisha Cuthbert has claimed that she struggled to keep up with famous socialite, Paris Hilton's hard-drinking in Australia, when they made House Of Wax.

The blonde actress has revealed that she got the hotel heiress to swap her turquoise drink for whisky when both of them went head-to-head to see who could down more shots without staggering.

"We went out once or twice to go head-to-head on the shots. I can drink, I can hold my liquor, but I think she beat me," The Sun quoted the 24-year-old as telling Glamour magazine.

"I like a Jack Daniel's which I turned Paris on to. Before, she was drinking some turquoise thing. I said: 'Girl, if you're gonna drink, let's do the whisky,'" she added.

Paris Hilton, Haylie Duff to Attend Halloween Fundraiser Hosted by Online Poker Giant

Online poker giant, igotpoker.com teams with The Trevor Project, in hosting the Hailey Duff Halloween Party this year. Celebrities are invited to the evening's festivities including Haylie Duff and Hillary Duff, Ashley and Jessica Simpson, Paris and Nicki Hilton, the casts of the Fox Television hit shows The O.C. and That 70's Show.

San Jose, Costa Rica (PRWEB) October 27, 2005 -- Masters of online gaming, “igotpoker.com”, a subsidiary of the IGOT Gaming Group are teaming up to sponsor The Haylie Duff Halloween Fundraiser in Downtown Los Angeles October 30th, 2005. The Second Annual Haylie Duff Halloween Fundraiser looks to build on last years success by raising money for The Trevor Project; a unique, 24-hour, free suicide prevention hotline.

A who's who of celebrities are invited to the evening's festivities including Haylie Duff and Hillary Duff, Ashley and Jessica Simpson, Paris and Nicki Hilton, the casts of the Fox Television hit shows The O.C. and That 70's Show, as well as punk rockers Good Charlotte will be attending the AirParty Event presented by Greg Carney. This Halloween Haunt will be also taped by MTV for an untitled reality TV show soon to be aired.

The event will include dashing red carpet arrivals, a celebrity best-costume contest, an ice sculpture-filled graveyard garden and an open opportunity to mix and mingle with Hollywood’s hottest names.

"Igotpoker.com is pleased to be taking part in The Hailey Duff party this Halloween. It’s always a pleasure to give back to the community and our clients. To benefit a great Charity like The Trevor Project makes it even sweeter.” says igotpoker.com's President, Brad Mitchell.

For more information about the party, or to do your part by playing at igotpoker, visit: www.igotpoker.com

Paris Hilton and Stavros Niarchos

Simple Life star Paris Hilton has been making the L.A. club rounds with Mary-Kate Olsen's ex, Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos III. People Magazine reports the couple hit Los Angeles club Mood, where they holed up at a VIP table.

They kissed and cuddled throughout the night, and at one point, Hilton stood on the couch with her arms around Niarchos's neck and proceeded to make out with him. Two nights later, they headed to the Spider Club, showing up at about 12:45 a.m. with an entourage of seven friends. The group joined pals Bijou Phillips and Danny Masterson in a booth and as soon as they settled in, Hilton and Niarchos began making out.

Meanwhile, a source chatting to UK site Female First says the action went way past the table.

"The pair spent the evening kissing and groping each other before sneaking into one of the loos to get frisky."


The new couple has been vacationing in Mexico, riding on ATVs and making out on the sand

Paris Hilton’s loo sexcapades!

London: For most people, the loo is the place where they ease their uncontrollable urges by emptying their bladders, but for some, it also comes handy when they need to release their pent-up sexual passions.


And a rather well-known personality, hotel-heiress,

and socialite, Paris Hilton, apparently belongs to the latter

category, as she reportedly resorted to using the place to get nice and cozy with her latest flame, Greek shipping-tycoon, Stavros Niarchos.

According to Femalefirst, the pair had a steamy loo romp at a Hollywood party, after they had been spotted kissing and fondling each other earlier in the evening.

The dalliance comes just weeks after Hilton announced her split from Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis, and the grapevine has it that the hotel heiress is now dating Mary-Kate Olsen’s ex-boyfriend, Stavros Niarchos.

The 20-year-old Greek, who is even richer than Hilton’s ex-beau Latsis, has been spotted with the actress “making out all night” at a number of Hollywood hot-spots in recent weeks.

However, Hilton’s alleged romance has stirred a fresh controversy, with her friends claiming that actress Lindsay Lohan also has her eyes on Niarchos, something that Lohan vehemently disagrees with.

“That’s 100 per cent not true. Lindsay is very good friends with Mary-Kate Olsen, and she is appalled that Paris is dating Stavros,” Contactmusic quoted Lohan’s representative as saying.

Planet Tan Offers Paris Hilton's Hollywood Prescription (c) Lip Treatment

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"We are delighted to be the first in Dallas to offer this groundbreaking new lip treatment that delivers real results!" said Planet Tan CEO Tony Hartl. "Our clients are interested in maximizing their own individual star potential and in looking young,healthy and naturally beautiful...and The Hollywood Prescription (c) will help them achieve that goal!

The Hollywood Prescription is available at $29.99 at all nine Planet Tan locations in Dallas.
It is a two step process that exfoliates and conditions your lips while enhancing them with a hydrating gloss that looks amazing.

Hilton Set for Court Battle With Latsis' Ex

Socialite Paris Hilton is set for a court battle in January with the former girlfriend of her ex-fiancée Paris Latsis, who claimed the hotel heiress made defamatory statements about her.

Model/actress/producer Zeta Graff filed a lawsuit earlier this summer, alleging Hilton made-up stories of Graff's jealous and criminal behavior to the New York Post newspaper.

Graff briefly dated Greek shipping heir Latsis last year, several months before he began his ill-fated relationship with Hilton, who called off their four-month engagement last month.
The slander and libel lawsuit reads, "For motives which are not yet entirely clear, defendant Paris Hilton and others recently caused a number of vicious lies about Ms. Graff, a professional model, actress and film producer, to be published in the New York Post."

Both Graff and Hilton's attorneys met in a Santa Monica, California courtroom on Monday for a preliminary hearing. Hilton's lawyer is yet to make an official response to the suit, claiming they are still investigating the incident.

The judge has set the next court hearing for January.

Paris Hilton voted celeb with biggest ego!

Hotel heiress and socialite Paris Hilton has been voted the celebrity with biggest ego in a new poll by Teen People.

According to Contactmusic, the 'Simple Life' star beat out the competition from Kanye West, Usher and Beyonce Knowles to top the poll.

Hilton became a winner for stating, "(By) channelling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses."

Top 10 celebs with big egos are:. PARIS HILTON

2. KANYE WEST

3. USHER

4. BEYONCE KNOWLES

5. CHRISTINA AGUILERA

6. JACK WHITE

7. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE

8. AVRIL LAVIGNE

9. R KELLY

10. LINDSAY LOHAN. (ANI)

Paris Hilton hit with $10M slander suit after confrontation with actress

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Paris Hilton is being sued for $10 million by a woman who claims the socialite fed made-up tales of jealous and criminal behavior about her to the press.

"For motives which are not yet entirely clear, defendant Paris Hilton and others recently caused a number of vicious lies about Ms. [Zeta] Graff, a professional model, actress and film producer, to be published in the New York Post," says Graff's slander and libel lawsuit.

Attorneys for both sides met briefly in a Santa Monica courtroom this morning. Hilton's attorneys say they expect to respond to Graff's amended complaint in the next two weeks, but are still investigating the incident.

The judge set the next court hearing for January.

Graff, who had a small role as a princess in the 1997 film "The Fifth Element," claims Hilton conspired with her spokesperson to spread a false story about their June 30 run-in at London nightclub Kabaret.

The article that ran in gossip columnist Richard Johnson's Page Six section on July 2 said Graff was seen attacking Hilton on Kabaret's dance floor in a jealous rage over a man.

At the time, hotel heiress Paris Hilton, 24, was engaged to Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis, 22. Latsis, according to reports, dated Graff for two years before hooking up with Hilton and having a "Z" tattoo removed from his wrist.

When Graff saw Hilton and her ex dancing to Barry Manilow's "Copacabana," the Post said, she went "berserk," and appeared to lose her mind, just as the song's heroine Lola does over the loss of a lover.

The article goes on to report that Graff tried to snatch a $4 million diamond necklace off Hilton's neck, and had to be physically restrained by security guards before she was booted out of the club.

An unnamed source is quoted as saying she witnessed Graff screaming and trying to strangle Hilton. The source went on to say that Graff, who is reportedly in her mid-30s, was "a woman who is older and losing her looks, and she's alone. She's very unhappy."

A Hilton "spokesperson" is quoted as telling Page Six that "Paris and Paris just want to be left alone. This woman keeps turning up wherever they go, almost like a stalker." Hilton is quoted telling Page Six that she would not press charges, and just wants Graff "to go away."

According to Graff, that's not quite how it happened the night she ran into her ex's new girlfriend.

Graff says that it was Hilton who tapped her on the shoulder and whispered in her ear, "You're a f---ing bitch. I'm going to destroy you," according to the model/actress/producer's complaint.

Graff alleges that she asked Hilton what she was talking about, but Hilton did not respond, instead sauntering over to a promoter at Kabaret to demand that Graff be removed from the club.

The suit makes certain to point out that it was Hilton who left first.

"[T]he promoter denied Hilton's request, which prompted Hilton and her friends to leave shortly thereafter, while [Graff] and her friends stayed for another hour or so," Graff's complaint reads.

Hilton's accusations that the actress attacked her and tried to rip the jewels from her neck, Graff says, are not supported "by even a scintilla of truth."

"Ms. Hilton, her spokesman, and others acting on her behalf concocted a baseless story about Ms. Graff and ... fed it to the gossip columnists at the New York Post for immediate publication, and then watched as media outlets picked up and republished the malicious falsehoods and outright fabrications to millions of people around the world," the suit says.

British media outlets The Sunday Mail and The People ran brief stories about the alleged catfight, but then later published formal apologies to Graff, announcing that the incident never occurred, and that they had agreed to pay Graff damages.

Page Six's Richard Johnson declined to comment on the matter, citing threats of a lawsuit by Graff's camp, but he stood by his column's veracity. The Post has not published an apology.

Graff wants Hilton to pay for the alleged mudslinging, and is asking for upwards of $10 million, as her "reputation and good name, as well as her present and future earning potential, have been irreparably harmed throughout Los Angeles, New York and elsewhere around the world," her complaint says.

Graff's attorney, Paul Berra, declined to comment.

Hilton's attorneys Ann Loeb and Larry Stein also declined to discuss the case, but mentioned that Graff's original suit filed in July also alleged negligent and intentional infliction of emotional distress, but those two causes of action were dropped from the amended Oct. 13 complaint.

In a fitting postscript to the jealous love triangle that spurred a lawsuit, Paris and Paris have also dropped one another.

Earlier this month, the Post reported that Hilton phoned Latsis to break off their five-month engagement, while her new beau Stavros Niarchos, also a Greek shipping heir, was on the line listening.

Paris and Nicole telephone call

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie

The following is a transcript of a recent telephone conversation between Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie in which they discuss their feud.

	Hello Nicole.
	Hello Paris. Give me one good reason why you want to keep fighting with me all the time.
	Because you're harboring al Qaeda terrorists.
	No, I'm not. I've never met an al Qaeda terrorist.
	Because you want to buy yellowcake uranium from Niger.
	No, I don't. I don't even know what that is.
	Because you're directly linked to September 11.
	What on earth are you talking about?
	Oh, never mind. Who needs a good reason to pick a fight with a former friend and ally these days anyway?

Paris Hilton Spreads Herself Around

Paris Hilton is a fast worker, after calling off her engagement to Greek squillionaire Paris Latsis she is now in the arms of another…or maybe that should be others.

Hilton is rumoured to be getting cosy with Mischa Barton from The ‘OC’s ex-boyfriend, Brandon Davies as well as being seen out and about with another Greek shipping billionaire Stavros Niarchos.

Her relationship with Stavros is the one causing the upset within Hollywood circles; mainly because he is the ex of Mary-Kate Olsen and is rumours are to be believed because her friend Lindsay Lohan wanted Stavros for herself.

However her people have denied this saying: "That's 100 per cent not true. Lindsay is very good friends with Mary-Kate, and she is appalled that Paris is dating Stavros."

In other Paris Hilton news, her ex-friend and co-star on ‘The Simple Life’ (she’s really pissing people off isn’t she!) Nicole Richie has revealed that the pair have not been friends for at least two years.

They officially fell out in January when it is believed that Richie played a copy of Hilton’s sex video at a party.

Speaking to US magazine ‘Jane’, Richie said: "We really haven't been friends in probably about two years."

However, Richie would not give details; she did manage to have a little dig at Paris though, saying: "I know that Paris loves to talk about it and that stuff, but that's just not my style."

Paris 'reunion'

HOT on the heels of news Fox has shelved plans for the fourth series of The Simple Life comes whispers Paris Hilton is trying to make amends with her ex-bestie.

The hotel heiress has not spoken to Nicole Richie for the better part of this year after the party princesses had a mystery falling-out in January.

At the time Paris said it was no big secret the childhood pals were no longer friends.

"I will not go into details of what happened. All I will say is that Nicole knows what she did and that's all I'm ever going to say about it."

But it seems Paris has seen the light, and is trying to woo her former partner-in-crime back into her sought-after inner circle.

Friends told British website femalefirst.co.uk the thaw came after friends confronted Paris over her "petty" behaviour.

"Paris just wanted to call things a day after friends stepped in and told her she was being petty," a friend claimed.

But the overtures may be news to Richie, daughter of singing legend Lionel, who told this month's edition of Jane magazine there was no chance of a reconciliation.

"We really haven't been friends in probably about two years," Richie said in the interview.

When asked whether there was any chance the pair would kiss and make up, Richie said: "No not at this point."

Meanwhile, the recently single Paris may be crossing a few more names off her Christmas card list in the near future.

The billionaire babe has reportedly put a few noses out of joint after being spotted out on the town with several celebrity ex's.

Among those reportedly comforting Paris in her post-Paris Latsis break-up phase are Brandon Davis - ex boyfriend of The OC's Mischa Barton and Mary-Kate Olsen's ex, Stavros Niarchos.

Meanwhile Charlotte Church's ex Steven Johnson has laid claim to the Hollywood beauty, telling the Wales on Sunday newspaper the pair enjoyed a luxury holiday together in Las Vegas and that they were in the "initial stages" of romance.

Hilton and Richie make up?

Socialite Paris Hilton is reportedly attempting to make amends with her estranged best pal Nicole Richie, after a nine month feud.

The Simple Life co-stars mysteriously fell out in January, with Hilton later declaring: "It's no big secret that Nicole and I are no longer friends. I will not go into the details of what happened. All I will say is that Nicole knows what she did and that's all I am ever going to say about it."

However British website FemaleFirst.co.uk claims Hilton has attempted to reconcile with Richie after admitting she has been "petty".

A friend says, "Paris just wanted to call things a day after friends stepped in and told her she was being petty."

The partygirls' reality TV show is currently looking for a new channel after Fox dropped the programme last week.

Paris Hilton Dates Charlotte Church’s Ex-boyfriend Steven Johnson

Steven: "I've just come back from Vegas with her."

Steven, who was recently dumped by Charlotte and demanded her to pay him £3m from her fortune to stop him from releasing his tell-tale book where he reveals salacious details about their sex life, revealed during a TV show that he and Paris have already enjoyed a luxury holiday together in Las Vegas.

Speaking exclusively to Wales on Sunday last night, Steven confessed: "No, I'm not daunted about going out with anybody who is famous. I have learnt everything I need to know from Charlotte.

Everything with Paris is at its initial stages at the moment and no-one is supposed to know any thing. It was supposed to be a secret. I don't want to say too much, but yeah, I've just come back from Vegas with her."

Nicole Richie vs. Paris Hilton

Exactly what round is this in the battle royal that pits the 'Simple Life" battle of Nicole Richie vs. Paris Hilton? At this point - does anyone care? The pair split sometime about two years ago and the rift continues according to Nicole.

People Magazine reports that now Richie is addressing the rift.

"We really haven't been friends in probably about two years," says Richie in a new interview with Jane magazine.

According to the Simple Life star, the duo's friendship actually failed some time ago, but she's still mum about what caused the falling out.

"I know that Paris loves to talk about it and that stuff, but that's just not my style," says Richie.

So is there a chance of a reconciliation? "No not at this point," she tells the magazine.

The cause of the rift has been reported to be because Nic set up a viewing on "1 Night in Paris" for a group at some sort of party, and that upset the dog-toting socialite.

With the Fox Reality series the pair stars in cancelled, or on hold, or whatever - does it really matter?

Google Is Paris Hilton, Only Hotter

Google rocks the market with another spectacular quarter.

Death, taxes, and blowout Google(Nasdaq: GOOG) quarters seemed to be life's three certainties until the company produced a merely mortal second quarter showing back in July. For those scoring at home, Google is back up there with death and taxes after a spectacular third-quarter outing.

Google earned $1.32 a share on a 96% surge in revenue. Backing out stock-based compensation, tax benefits, and a one-time research charge, the company earned $1.51 a share, streaking past Wall Street analysts' estimates of $1.35.
This news comes as a major relief to Google shareholders, since the company spent a good chunk of its second quarter conference call over the summer talking down the prospects of its September period. Google refuses to provide guidance yet at the time was emphasizing the historical seasonal weakness during the third quarter to keep investor expectations in check.

But after Yahoo!(Nasdaq: YHOO) came through with solid earnings on Tuesday, it was only natural to expect the kind waters of online advertising to gush Google's way, too. In fact, Google went on to grow its top line twice as fast as Yahoo! and its 46% revenue growth spurt.

That's right, Google. You're hot. But please don't let it go to your head.

Even nitpickers will have to stretch to dwell on the report's minor shortcomings. Yes, free cash flow was off sequentially, but that was due to acquiring additional land and office space, as well as buying more production servers and networking equipment. Operating margins also failed to improve, despite the fact that advertising on its own sites grew faster than that of its lower-margin AdSense network. But who is going to complain about organic improvement?

Then again, the network revenue will bear watching in the coming quarters. Now that Yahoo! is beta testing its AdSense clone and companies such as Microsoft(Nasdaq: MSFT) and InterActiveCorp(Nasdaq: IACI) are starting to sell their own paid-search ads, Google will need to grow its own properties that much faster or become even more aggressive in attracting and retaining third-party sites for its network. It already lost iVillage(Nasdaq: IVIL) to Yahoo!, and a bidding war is breaking out for the largest member of Google's network, Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) America Online.

That's where Google's fat $7.6 billion in balance sheet greenery will come in handy -- it gives the search king the ability to scoop up more online billboards to bring into its Google-ish fold.

Good looks. Loaded. Google is like Paris Hilton, only with intellectual charm and a killer fiscal personality.

That's hot.

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Paris Hilton Denies Sex with Tom Sizemore

Paris Hilton denies sleeping with Tom Sizemore who

Paris Hilton denies sleeping with Tom Sizemore, "Saving Private Ryan star," saying that the actor "is not an acquaintance of mine".

Tom Sizemore claims that he enjoyed a one night stand with Paris when she was just 19.

In an interview on his new porn tape “The Tom Sizemore Sex Scandal,” the actor reveals how Paris Hilton begged him for sex.

"She knew what she could do to people," Tom Sizemore claims.

The DVD also features him talking about his other relationships.

Paris Hilton has rubbished Tom's chat, telling website The Scoop: "It's disappointing that Mr. Sizemore has to use my name to sell his DVDs.”

"He is not an acquaintance of mine, nor have I ever had intimate relations with him."

Tom Sizemore, 44, has been in and out of court fighting drug charges over the last two years. The actor is currently in drug rehab.

Paris Hilton Exposed By Queens Of Hollywood

Paris, France---For reasons beyond her years, Paris Hilton is in hot water with Shirley MacLaine and Shirley Temple (Black).

Says MacLaine, �Anybody can wear pink and go blond. Actresses often get total make overs that turn them into something else entirely for a new role. Where is the drama in cosmetics and fashion statements? I mean that is not an active life style approach.�

Shirley Temple threw extra criticism at her for being a scene stealer and lacking finesse. �Waxen hair and chic dresses fly on the runway but are not considered items that require innate talent. That comes from deep within and are hard to fake unlike the ability to slink around in a skimpy dress which is not a natural skill.�

�Let her prove her true value in the market place of Hollywood talent,� MacLaine agreed.

�Even her perfume lacks real world appeal. It has peaches but no cream; apples, but no sauce. Nectar but no honey. I mean where is her sense of smell? Doesn�t she know you can�t mix apples and spice?�

Shirley Temple went on, �Her breakup with Paris Paris Latkes Latsis also does not impress me. Just because he does not have a job is no reason to dump him. Rich boys never work. All they do is look pretty driving Ferraris. Doesn�t she know that?�

�No wonder Fox canceled the �Simple Life.�� There was no basis in reality. Paris is not really real about the basics.�


By dint of having her ear to the rumor mill, Paris has caught wind of the sniping by her dramatic elders and has sought to reply as best she can. �I like cosmetics in colors that highlight my fairness and always make sure I show up pinkly in the stage light. It helps me put on a good act.�

�Of course, I wear nice dresses. I like dressing to a fault. What else can I do? I don�t think pedal pushers are appropriate for a young lady of a certain age.�

�And my tastes in men are very, very rich. If you really must know. How else can I show I am worth a visit to Hilton headquarters.�

Her bud, Nicole Richie, tries to console her, �Our day will come. A white knight in a gold Rolls will drive up to our doorstep and throw the door open for us to hop in and cruise the Champs Elysees.�

�Just because the boys at Fox changed their minds doesn�t mean we can�t shop our goodies elsewhere.�

�I�m sure I�ll be seeing people in all the old familiar places. Just wait for our sequel, �Riche girls go wild.��