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Here’s Why, As a Black Gay Man, I Can No Longer Support Paris Hilton
Her not-so-simple life made me root for her. Her music made me a fan. Her anti-gay and racist comments made me question everything.
Just one day before Pride Month 2024, a statement 18 years in the making was finally declared –
Paris Whitney Hilton, the first of her name, the queen of and , was finally releasing her long-delayed , Infinite Icon.
Merciful Britney Jean Spears, I never thought the day would come.
Since before the days of The Simple Life (which is not , despite what you think you’ve heard), I have followed the life and times of the now 43-year-old socialite-turned-modern businesswoman. Like many, I first became familiar with Paris sometime around 2002 when, seemingly overnight, she went from a relatively unknown “nepo baby” to Hollywood’s newest “it” girl. She wasn’t the first — nor the last — to gain insane media attention based on her famous last name, but she knew how to keep that attention on her, for better or worse.
One year later, midway into production for FOX’s The Simple Life with occasional frenemy Nicole Richie, Paris announced her plans for pop-star domination. Critics…
