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Supermodel Lauren Wasser is putting her own powerful spin on Kylie Jenner's infamous Interview photoshoot. Less than a week after the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star sparked backlash for posing in a wheelchair, photographer Jennifer Rovero and her two sons decided to present a new perspective with the beautiful model. "When the photo of Kylie first surfaced, we were indifferent," Rovero told E! News exclusively. "It wasn't until we were taking my kids to school that we heard on the radio the reactions, and something stood out: One of the hosts said, 'It's because we don't have any models to use in the first place' as it was a fashion shoot." She continued,...

Chicago – Paris Whitney Hilton has been a celebrity on the scene for over ten years now. Her image and staying power continues to draw interest, as she launched a new TV series recently on the Oxygen Channel, “The World According to Paris.”

Paris Hilton started as a model around 2000, and quickly caught on as a socialite and pop culture celebrity. Her friend, Nicole Ritchie, teamed up with her in 2003 for the series, “The Simple Life,” which ran on various networks for five seasons. She has also reinvented herself as a singer (”Paris”) and author (”Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose”). She recently was in Chicago to promote her new Oxygen Channel series at “The Cable Show” convention.

Photographer Joe Arce captured this portrait during her appearance in Chicago at a club event for NBC Universal, and HollywoodChicago.com got to ask a few questions on the red carpet.

In Twatp, Paris Hilton's BFFs must also be in her employ. Like Jennifer Rovero, Hilton's personal photographer. And dear friend. You may know Rovero from her days as a Hawaiian Tropic bikini model or her month as Playboy's Miss July 1999. Poor Jen is all weepy over the fact that she can't get the guy she likes to like her back, but luckily Paris knows just what to say to raise a girl's self-worth. What have we learned today? The World According to Paris may not give you the boy you want, but it will give you the boobs you need.

Paris Hilton is headed back to Reality Television once again, three years after “The Simple Life,” where we have seen her in fish-out-of-water situations with her friend Nichole Richie. This time though, we will have glimpses of the real life – which is anything but simple, you may say, of this heiress and great-grand daughter of Hilton Hotels empire founder Conrad Hilton. The Oxygen Television Network has given a green signal to a reality series aiming to follow Hilton “as she enters the next stage of her life.” Paris has such magnetic personality that viewers are naturally curious about her and think they know her, based on what they see in the media, Oxygen Media VP of Original Programming Amy Introcaso-Davis said in a statement. The show will focus on “an all en-compassing look at her life, her friends, family and relationships, all that’s not represented every day,” Amy added,...

Paris Hilton  is headed back to television -- this time in what is billed as a behind the scenes look at the life and friends of the jet-setting socialite and model.The Oxygen television network, which is aimed at young women, has given the go-ahead to a reality series that brings "an all-encompassing look at her life, friends, family, and relationships, all that's not represented every day," original programing chief Amy Introcaso-Davis said in a statement on Thursday.The show will also feature Hilton's friends Brooke Mueller -- the estranged wife of "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen -- and former Playboy model turned photographer Jennifer Rovero, along with her mother Kathy Hilton.The show has no name or air date as yet.Hilton, 29, the great-granddaughter of Hilton hotels founder Conrad Hilton, appeared with friend Nicole Richie in "The Simple Life" years...

Start your weekend with a few bite-sized pieces of TV news:

New "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez is executive producing a pilot in development at ABC. The project, written by Alexa Junge ("Friends," "Big Love"), is a dramedy about an extended family as seen through the eyes of three Latina nannies who work for the clan. It predates her "Idol"/production deal with Fox, hence its finding a home at ABC. [Variety]

Paris Hilton is getting another TV show, on yet another network. Oxygen has greenlit a show that will follow Hilton in "the next stage of her life" and also feature her friends Brooke Mueller (Charlie Sheen's ex), Jennifer Rovero and Allison Melnick. [Oxygen]

CNN has fired anchor Rick Sanchez after Sanchez called "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart a "bigot" and seemed to make disparaging remarks about Jews in the media during a radio interview. [Hollywood Reporter]

MTV's programming chief, Tony Disanto,...

Paris Hilton is returning to reality... TV, that is.

The socialite, who formerly co-starred on "The Simple Life" with pal Nicole Richie, and starred in MTV's "Paris Hilton's My New Bff," will be featured in a new, still untitled reality series on the Oxygen Network.

The show will follow Paris and three important women in her life: friend Brooke Mueller (the estranged wife of Charlie Sheen), Jennifer Rovero (the former girlfriend of Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst, Playboy model, single mother of two, and Paris's full-time photographer), and Allison Melnick (an La club promoter).

The docu-series will center ...

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She already showed off her Simple Life and New BFFs on television. And now, Paris Hilton will be returning to the small screen with a new (as-yet-unnamed) series on Oxygen. Here's what we know: "Paris has led a very public, jet-setting life," a press release from Oxygen states. "As she enters the next stage of her life, the provocative heiress and her life beyond what see in the tabloids will become the focus [on the show]." Also joining her on the show will be her mother Kathy Hilton, Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller (who even knew they were friends?), photographer Jennifer Rovero and socialite Allison Melnick. But will her boyfriend Cy...

Oxygen Media has ordered The New Untitled Paris Hilton Project, a new "docu-series" focusing on the life of the "House of Wax" and "One Night in Paris" star.   Produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions ("Hell's Kitchen," "Kitchen Nightmares," "Paradise Hotel"), the new Paris Hilton reality show will focus on "the next stage" in her life, bringing the show on-brand for Oxygen with the presence of four important women in Paris' life.   Those women are Paris' mother Kathy, plus friends Brooke Mueller (Charlie Sheen's wife), Jennifer Rovero (former Playboy model) and Allison Melnick (no relevant claim to fame).  ...

Oxygen Media has ordered a new docu-series starring socialite and tabloid fixture Paris Hilton from veteran reality producer Arthur Smith (Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares). Here is the show's official description: "With Hollywood on one side and real life on the other, this series follows Paris and four important women in her life, through all of their ups and downs, loves gained and lost, marriages, kids, divorce and more, revealing a lively group of dynamic individuals." The 4 women are: Paris’s friend Brooke Mueller, Charlie Sheen’s wife and mother to his twin boys; Paris’s friend Jennifer Rovero, former Playboy model who once dated Fred Durst; Paris’ friend and fellow socialite Allison Melnick; and Paris’s mom, Kathy. The series is being produced by A. Smith & Co. and executive produced by the company's founders Arthur Smith and Kent Weed, as well as Paris Hilton, Rick Hilton and Jamie Freed.

Paris Hilton's real life hasn't exactly been simple lately, but the hotel heiress wants to show the world the serious side of her life beyond tabloid headlines. To that end, Hilton - who formerly costarred on The Simple Life - will star in a new, yet untitled reality series about her life and work on the Oxygen Network, People confirms. The series will feature Hilton's interactions with friend Brooke Mueller, who is Charlie Sheen's estranged wife; pal Jennifer Rovero, a former girlfriend of Fred Durst; nightlife promoter Allison Melnick; and Hilton's mom, Kathy. The producers behind the series are A.

"The Simple Life," part 2?

Paris Hilton will star in a new Oxygen Media reality show currently labeled "The New Untitled Paris Hilton Project," the network confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter in a statement Thursday.

“Paris is magnetic in such a way that viewers are naturally curious about her and think they know her based on what they see in the media,” says Amy Introcaso-Davis, Senior Vice President, Original Programming and Development. “We’re looking to truly bring an all-encompassing look at her life, friends, family, and relationships, all that’s not represented every day. It's going to be a fascinating journey.”

Cameras will document Hilton's relationship with her friends, including Brooke Mueller, who has twin boys with ex Charlie Sheen (who was arrested last Christmas in Aspen, Colo. and charged with domestic abuse following an alleged domestic dispute); Playboy playmate (and Fred Durst ex) Jennifer Rovero, who is raising two...

Paris Hilton was held by police in France on Friday, July 16 after she was caught carrying cannabis in her handbag. The socialite traveled to French island Corsica on a private plane from Paris, reportedly en route to Sardinia, Italy.

But she was held by police officers momentarily when she landed at the airport after they discovered less than a gram of marijuana on her, reports Afp. Hilton was released shortly afterwards without charge.

It's her second cannabis controversy this month - a friend was arrested by police in South Africa for pot possession following a World Cup soccer game Hilton attended with her on July 2. Former Playboy Playmate Jennifer Rovero has since been ordered to leave South Africa and has been banned from the country until at least 2012 after reportedly confessing to possessing marijuana.

Paris Hilton was held by police in France on Friday after she was caught carrying cannabis in her handbag.

The socialite travelled to French island Corsica on a private plane from Paris, reportedly en route to Sardinia, Italy.

But she was held by police officers momentarily when she landed at the airport after they discovered less than a gram of marijuana on her, reports Afp.

Hilton was released shortly afterwards without charge.

It's her second cannabis controversy this month - a friend was arrested by police in South Africa for pot possession following a World Cup soccer game Hilton attended with her on 2 July.

Former Playboy Playmate Jennifer Rovero has since been ordered to leave South Africa and has been banned from the country until at least 2012 after reportedly confessing to possessing marijuana.

New York, July 07 – Paris Hilton was spotted hanging out with Leonardo DiCaprio after her South Africa drug bust drama.

Johannesburg police took the hotel heiress into custody but was released after her friend former Playboy Playmate Jennifer Rovero admitted that the pot belonged to her.

Hilton went to Cape Town with DiCaprio and celebrated her freedom at club Fez Saturday night.

“She looked so relieved. She and her friends were on a table next to Leo and his entourage,” the New York Post quoted a source as saying.

“They hung out all night, but went their separate ways at the end,”.

Paris Hilton's friend has been ordered to leave South Africa after she was caught carrying marijuana following a World Cup soccer game on Friday, July 2. The hotel heiress was embroiled in controversy last week when reports suggested she and a group of pals had been arrested by police in Port Elizabeth for pot possession.

Hilton's representative moved swiftly to clear up the rumors, insisting the incident was a "complete misunderstanding", adding that the socialite had nothing to do with the drug investigation and that authorities had "apologized for wrongfully accusing her".

But Hilton's friend, former Playboy Playmate Jennifer Rovero, has not been so lucky - cops claim she confessed to the marijuana possession and has been told she must depart the country within the next two weeks, reports the Associated Press.

Rovero has also been banned from returning to South Africa until at least 2012. Hilton's stay in the country...

Paris Hilton's friend has been ordered to leave South Africa after she was caught carrying marijuana following a World Cup soccer game on Friday.

The hotel heiress was embroiled in controversy last week when reports suggested she and a group of pals had been arrested by police in Port Elizabeth for pot possession.

Hilton's representative moved swiftly to clear up the rumours, insisting the incident was a "complete misunderstanding", adding that the socialite had nothing to do with the drug investigation and that authorities had "apologised for wrongfully accusing her".

But Hilton's friend, former Playboy Playmate Jennifer Rovero, has not been so lucky - cops claim she confessed to the marijuana possession and has been told she must depart the country within the next two weeks, reports the Associated Press.

Rovero has also been banned from returning to South Africa until at least 2012.

Hilton's stay in the country has not been affected by her friend's run-in with the law.

Paris Hilton has escaped drug charges after a South African court determined that her friend was the one who had marijuana in her purse. The hotel heiress and pal Jennifer Rovero were both arrested at a World Cup match in Port Elizabeth Friday.

The girls were detained outside Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium after police found pot in their luxury coach. They reportedly spent four hours in a cell before appearing in a special World Cup court.

Hilton was cleared during the hearing after the court found out that Rovero, 31, owned the local marijuana, known as "dagga." Rovero, a Playboy Playmate in 1999, was sentenced to pay a small fine and ordered to be deported to the U.S.

Hilton's rep was quoted by eonline.com as saying, "I can confirm that the incident was a complete misunderstanding. The case has been dropped against Paris and no charges will be made. The...

South African police have apologized to Paris Hilton after mistakenly detaining her at a quarterfinal match between Brazil and the Netherlands on Friday, July 2 for possession of marijuana. Representative for the hotel heiress shared the information to E! News soon after news of her arrest broke out.

"The authorities have apologized for wrongfully accusing her since she had nothing to do with the incident," Paris' publicist Dawn Miller said in a statement. Dawn also mentioned that "the incident was a complete misunderstanding and it was actually another person in the group who did it." She added, "The case has been dropped against Paris and no charges will be made."

Sally De Beer, a spokeswoman for South African police, further detailed that the case against Paris was dropped after a friend of her, Jennifer Rovero, "acknowledged to be in possession of cannabis, and pleaded guilty". The police's rep continued that the...

Paris Hilton has been granted an apology from police who arrested and questioned her on a suspicion of possession of marijuana at the World Cup. Paris' publicist, Dawn Miller, said in a statement to CNN, "The authorities have apologized for wrongfully accusing her since she had nothing to do with the incident." Beside getting the apology, the marijuana-smoking case against her has been dropped by a court in South Africa.

"I can confirm that the incident was a complete misunderstanding. The case has been dropped against Paris and no charges will be made," Paris' rep affirmed. "The authorities have apologized for wrongfully accusing her since she had nothing to do with the incident. Paris is having an incredible time at the World Cup."

The rep further said that Paris "looks forward to going on a safari this week." The 29-year-old hotel heiress also cleared out the report on her Twitter page,...