Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are two icons of the 2000s who are still enjoying A-list fame. The 43-year-old’s new show, The Simple Life: Encoreout on December 12, but there was a moment in pop culture history when they weren’t friends.
© GettyImagesjoining Call her father podcast, Hilton and Richie spoke about the conflict, saying it was the media’s fault for “spinning things and creating drama that didn’t exist, which was normal in the 2000s.” “Back then, the media was very toxic and they liked to start fights between people because, obviously, it sold tabloids,” Hilton told the host. Alex Cooper.
Richie said it made him sad to think about a time without his friend, their age didn’t help either because they “didn’t know how to communicate with each other” and believed everything they heard was true.
“We didn’t have the communication skills right now to check-in, which is very important,” he said. “And I think just with all relationships, it’s so important to check in and be honest and real and, you know, tender with the people you love the most.”
© K. MazurBreaking down the “conflict”.
© GettyThings were going well between Paris and Nicole as Hollywood’s favorite blonde besties, with three successful seasons of their show. But in April 2005, the hotel heiress said she wanted a different co-star: By Rod Stewart daughter, Kimberly.
Although he said he was still best friends with Nicole, he explained that he wanted to do “what’s best for the show”.
Days later, Hilton confirmed rumors of a feud, saying, “It’s no big secret that Nicole and I are no longer friends.” “Nicole knows what she did, and I’m going to talk about it,” he continued.
At the time, there were rumors that Richie showed Hilton a 2004 adult tape at one of his parties, according to a 2006 story. TMZWhich is probably the type of tabloid news they were talking about.
© NBCAnother factor floating around was related Saturday Night Live. A source close to Hilton said this information people At the time Richie was “jealous” of Hilton’s fame and resented her being invited to host the show in February 2005.
Despite the feud, they finished filming season 4, which touched off the feud, though they did most of it separately.
During a November 2005 appearance todayRitchie said they “just fell apart” and a problem “turned into something much bigger than that.” Asked if she would talk to Hilton if she ran into him, Richie said no.
But the childhood friends, who knew each other since the two were young, didn’t stay apart for long. They were seen having dinner together on October 9, 2006 after Hilton emailed Richie on his 25th birthday in September.
In a June 2007 interview with Harper’s Bazaar“I can’t be mad at him for talking about me,” Richie said. We were in a fight!” On the podcast they said the same thing, Richie explained, “Our fight was made up by the press. Half of it wasn’t real.”
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