Paris Hilton Backs Out of Billboards Over Jokes

Elliot Mintz tells The Associated Press his client Paris Hilton has backed out of hosting the Billboard Music Awards because the jokes written for the heiress were insulting to her friends. “It is my understanding that some satirical references ridiculed some of her peers,” Mintz explained. “Paris did not want to say anything that could appear hurtful or embarrassing about people she knows.”