His character hands over the proceeds of a Jewel benefit concert at Rutgers University, whose ticket office Christopher Moltisanti and Benny Fazio rob at gunpoint. In 2001, Hilton made an appearance in the third episode of the third season of The Sopranos, " Fortunate Son". In an article dated October 2014, the popularity of the site was trending slightly down, as was ranked by Alexa as the 1,234th most trafficked website globally. On September 15, 2008, named Hilton the "Hispanic of the Year" in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. On September 9, 2009, Perez appeared on The Tyra Banks Show and cited his premature reporting of Castro's death as his "one regret." Castro appeared in an interview on Cuban television on September 21, 2007, "looking frail but sounding lucid", and mocking rumors of his death. Rumors were further fueled by a road closure in the Florida Keys that was due to a police standoff. The Associated Press later determined that rumors were sparked by a meeting of Miami officials who were to discuss the city's plans when Castro dies. officials would be making an announcement within hours, no announcement was made, and no major media outlets verified Castro's death. On August 17, 2007, citing exclusive sources, Hilton announced the death of Cuban President Fidel Castro and claimed that he was the first media outlet in the world to break the news. Pop singer Fergie has confirmed that she is referring to Hilton in her song " Pedestal" (2006), in which she criticizes an unidentified person for making negative remarks about her on the Internet. Other sources dispute the reliability of Hilton's traffic claims. Hilton claimed that on July 30, 2007, a seemingly "ordinary day", had over 8.82 million page views in a 24-hour period. I wanted to talk about celebrities because they're far more entertaining." On March 11, 2005, within the first six months of Hilton's blogging career, was named "Hollywood's Most-Hated Website" by The Insider, catalyzing an initial surge in its popularity which temporarily crippled its server. "What set my site apart is that prior to, most blogs were mainly online journals and diaries, but that never interested me. Blogging successĭuring an interview in Cliché Magazine (June/July 2010), Hilton said that he only started blogging as a hobby. Hilton and Mika also claim to be friends. London-based singer Mika's 2007 rise to popular success in North America has been partially attributed to Hilton's frequent support. Hilton often promotes his favorite up-and-coming musicians by posting streams of their songs under the "Listen to This" category of his blog. In early 2007, Hilton was criticized by The Hollywood Gossip blog for ignoring racist and homophobic remarks made by Paris Hilton.
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He called for the firing of Isaiah Washington from ABC television series Grey's Anatomy for making homophobic remarks and called for his readers to do the same. Īdditionally, Hilton has been known to speak out publicly against discriminatory behavior of celebrities and other public figures. It has been noted, for example, that he rarely reports on stories or rumors casting Paris Hilton in a negative or unflattering light, and that, unlike most gossip blogs, he often acknowledges and praises her positive achievements. He purports to have befriended Paris Hilton, the source of his stage name and frequent subject of his posts.
Some have suggested, however, that Hilton's proximity to the celebrities about whom he writes has led to biased coverage on his blog. Teen phenomenon Miley Cyrus publicized her personal disapproval of Hilton via Twitter to which he replied. Although Hilton has an affinity for some celebrities, such as Lady Gaga and Sophia Bush, he also has a "vendetta" against certain stars, such as Disney Channel star Vanessa Hudgens and Gossip Girl teen actress Taylor Momsen. He often comments on celebrity awards shows, clubs, and private events he has attended, and posts photographs of himself with the celebrities he writes about under the "Personally Perez" category of his blog. Hilton's angle on celebrity gossip includes an unapologetic desire to mingle with and be a part of celebrity culture. He says he started blogging "because it seemed easy". He also briefly worked as a media relations assistant for the LGBT rights organization GLAAD, was a freelance writer for gay publications, worked as a receptionist for the NYC gay events club Urban Outings, and was briefly the managing editor of Instinct, a gay men's magazine. Official publicity photograph used on, 2009Īfter graduating from New York University in 2000 and before beginning his blogging career, Hilton attempted a career as an actor.