- Title: USA: Paris Hilton talks fashion and acting at "Hottie" premiere
- Date: 7th February 2008
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FEBRUARY 4, 2008) (REUTERS) RED CARPET ARRIVALS FOR "THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE" PREMIERE 'EGYPTIAN THEATER' SIGN/ RED CARPET WIDE OF CARPET YOUNG ACTORS ON CARPET PARIS HILTON IN PINK DOLCE AND GABBANA DRESS POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS STILL PHOTOGRAPHERS MORE OF HILTON WIDE OF CARPET CHRISTINE LAKIN IN GREEN DAVID MESIGEL GREEN DRESS POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS GARY MARSHALL ON RED CARPET PEREZ HILTON SPEAKING TO REPORTER (SOUNDBITE) (English) PARIS HILTON, WHO STARS AS CRISTABELLE ABBOTT IN FILM, SAYING: "I went to Dolce and Gabbana today and got it. I thought it totally reminded me of Marilyn (Monroe) and since this is my movie premiere I wanted to look like her. " (SOUNDBITE) (English) TOM PUTNAM, "THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE" DIRECTOR, SAYING: "The thing about Paris (Hilton) was I think people expected her to come in like Glenda the good witch like in a bubble and come to the set and do everything and leave. She just showed up and shook everybody's hand and was so friendly. In between takes would curl up in the corner like a little kitten and I mean within about to hours the entire crew fell in love with her. That was kind of cool." (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHRISTINE LAKIN, WHO STARS AS JUNE PHIGG IN FILM, SAYING: "Because she (Paris Hilton) lives such like kind of a glamorous life and stuff I guess there is a part of me that goes back to high school when you feel like kind of the ugly duckling in the room. Maybe its shocking because I am all dressed up tonight but I have always sort of felt maybe a little less popular. I wasn't the most popular girl in high school. So I guess when I first met her I thought 'oh well maybe she wont give me the time of day' and that's fine and I was prepared for that. So I guess the thing that surprised me was just like how welcoming and like generous and really sweet to me. That always surprises me in Hollywood because people can be so kind of flaky and stuff." (SOUNDBITE) (English) PEREZ HILTON, BLOGGER AND CLOSE FRIEND OF PARIS HILTON, SAYING: "I know that Paris (Hilton) wishes Britney (Spears) well and so do I. I have actually kind of eased up on Britney recently but that's because she is in the hospital there is not much to criticize. Stay in the hospital that's what I say. Stay in the hospital." HILTON HUGGING ACTOR ADRIAN GRENIER (SOUNDBITE) (English) PARIS HILTON, ON WORKING WITH CHARLIZE THERON AND HALLE BERRY'S ACTING COACH, SAYING: "I worked with Ivana Chubbuck she is amazing I have worked with her for the past two years now. She is just incredible she really helped me open up as an actress and I am excited for her to see it she is here right now." (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHRISTINE LAKIN SAYING: "I am voting tomorrow yes Super Tuesday very excited. I finally decided I am going (Barack) Obama so that's my decision I am sticking with it because it's going to be too late to change tonight." (SOUNDBITE) (English) PEREZ HILTON SAYING: "I am going to vote for Hillary Clinton I am most confident in her abilities as a leader and I am confident that she can win if elected by the Democratic party."
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- Story Text: Paris Hilton premieres new film "The Hottie and the Nottie" in which she stars and executive-produced about a hot girl and her not-so-hot best friend as her famous friends weigh in on Super Tuesday.
Paris Hilton has many jobs and this week she took on new role of producer at the premiere of "The Hottie and The Nottie" in Los Angeles, California on Monday (February 4).
Hilton known for being a party girl, model, fragrance maker, jailbird, porn video star, actress, and fashion designer has added executive producer to her resume. The actress stars in the new film she produced.
"I went to Dolce and Gabbana today and got it," Hilton told Reuters about her shiny long satin pink dress. "I thought it totally reminded me of Marilyn and since this is my movie premiere I wanted to look like her."
Hilton has been famous for just being famous but recently that has changed, the onetime celebutante has actually worked on more than a dozen films and TV shows.
"I think people expected her to come in like Glenda the good witch like in a bubble," Director Tom Putnam explained.
"She just showed up and shook everybody's hand and was so friendly. In between takes would curl up in the corner like a little kitten and I mean within about to hours the entire crew fell in love with her. That was kind of cool."
The film is about a guy who moves to Los Angeles to track down Cristabel, played by Hilton, the woman he's been in love with since childhood. In order to win her love he must overcome her ever-present, not-so-hot best friend June played by Christine Lakin.
"Because she lives such like kind of a glamorous life and stuff," said Lakin about her co-star.
"I guess there is a part of me that goes back to high school when you feel like kind of the ugly duckling in the room. Maybe its shocking because I am all dressed up tonight but I have always sort of felt maybe a little less popular. I wasn't the most popular girl in high school. So I guess when I first met her I thought 'oh well maybe she wont give me the time of day' and that's fine and I was prepared for that. So I guess the thing that surprised me was just like how welcoming and like generous and really sweet to me. That always surprises me in Hollywood because people can be so kind of flaky and stuff."
Hilton enjoyed a short but very public friendship with fellow bad girl Britney Spears. Spears was with Hilton in the car when the infamous photo ran of her wearing no underwear.
"I know that Paris wishes Britney well and so do I," blogger Perez Hilton told Reuters. "I have actually kind of eased up on Britney recently but that's because she is in the hospital there is not much to criticize. Stay in the hospital that's what I say. Stay in the hospital."
Since getting out of jail, Hilton served a 23-day sentence for violating probation, the reality star made an effort to clean up her act. Namely working with acting coach Ivana Chubbuck who was thanked by Halle Berry in her Oscar acceptance speech for the work they did together on "Monster's ball. Her students include Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Elizabeth Shue, and Eva Mendes.
"I worked with Ivana Chubbuck she is amazing," Hilton said on the red carpet. "I have worked with her for the past two years now. She is just incredible she really helped me open up as an actress and I am excited for her to see it she is here right now."
All eyes will not be on Hollywood on Tuesday (February 5) but rather the entire United States as Super Tuesday elections happen coast to coast.
"I am voting tomorrow yes Super Tuesday very excited," Lakin said on the red carpet. "I finally decided I am going Obama so that's my decision I am sticking with it because it's going to be too late to change tonight."
Hollywood has been fairly divided between Democratic candidates Illinois Senator Barack Obama and New York Senator Hillary Clinton,.
"I am going to vote for Hillary Clinton," Perez Hilton said before going inside to gang out with the other Hilton. "I am most confident in her abilities as a leader and I am confident that she can win if elected by the Democratic party."
"The Hottie and the Nottie," opens throughout North America on February 8th. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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