Feud with Nicole Richie
In April 2005, Hilton announced that she severed both personal and professional ties with Simple Life co-star Nicole Richie [6]. Neither party fully commented on the reason why, but insiders suggest the feud started when Richie played a copy of the "One night in Paris" sex tape at a party.
South Park Parody
She was the subject of a South Park episode entitled "Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset" in which she opens a store called "Stupid Spoiled Whore" selling girls everything they need to emulate her, such as a perfume dubbed Skanque.
Vote or Die
In November 2004, Hilton participated in Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' Vote or Die campaign, to encourage youths to vote in the Presidential election. She drew criticism when it was revealed she did not vote, nor had she even registered to do so. Ironically, she would somewhat fulfill her theoretical obligation to "die" when the promoters of her film, House of Wax, employed a "See Paris die" advertisement campaign, highlighting the death scene of her character in the film.
