I know that Paris Hilton is usually regarded as dumb as rocks, but I wonder how much of it is an act. Perhaps she's a savy business person that's mastered how to control the media?
Paris Hilton as craftily manipulated the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival in an attempt to gain more publicity for a new documentary about herself.
The hotel heiress forced festival organizers to cancel two of three screenings of "Paris, Not France," which is set to premiere Tuesday. Even a press screening was canceled.
Most movie mavens assumed Hilton was unhappy with her portrayal in the documentary and had sicced her lawyers on the producers, forcing them to scale back.
But Paris' rep Jason Moore told Page Six: "We wanted to create more buzz - create some hype . . . We felt the impact would be more extreme if we had one screening."
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"She is a partner with the documentary and will be attending Tuesday's screening in support of it," Moore told us.
Asked whether Paris had a financial interest in the flick, Moore replied, "I can't discuss that."
The festival's catalog says "Paris, Not France," directed by music-video vet Adrian Petty - daughter of rocker Tom Petty - "explores the businesswoman and the human being behind the public persona."
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by Daba
