Paris Hilton mocks Donald Trump and revisits trauma during Cannes Lions interview

Paris Hilton recently made headlines after joking about former President Donald Trump’s appearance during a discussion at the Cannes Lions Festival. Speaking with British host Louis Theroux at Spotify Beach, the 44-year-old media personality commented on her past association with Trump, saying she only knew him as a teenager and that their relationship was distant. When Theroux teased with the question, “Warm? Orange?”—referencing Trump’s well-known tan—Hilton laughed and replied, “He probably could have used a new spray tanner.”

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Hilton had previously claimed in 2016 that she voted for Trump, citing him as a longtime family acquaintance. However, in her 2023 memoir, Paris: The Memoir, she admitted that she had not voted at all and had only said she supported him due to pressure and familiarity, explaining that Trump had once owned the modeling agency she signed with and reacted angrily when she left for another.

In addition to her comments about Trump, Hilton spoke candidly about a painful chapter from her past—the release of her sex tape in 2003. She described the experience as traumatic, emphasizing the betrayal she felt and the impact it had on her reputation. “It was the most painful experience I’ve ever been through,” she said, adding that the timing—just before the premiere of her reality show The Simple Life—amplified the emotional fallout.

Hilton noted that the scrutiny she faced from the public and media during that time was overwhelming. “Back then, the media, the public, everyone was just so cruel to me,” she shared. Despite these challenges, Hilton has since reinvented herself as a successful entrepreneur, advocate, and mother.