Paris Hilton Split
Paris-Madden say bye as she moves to Stavros, Nicole still with Madden twin
By Jeffrey Jolson
Paris Hilton and Madden: Next stop for her may be John Madden
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 11/20/08 — Paris Hilton has split with rocker Benji Madden, whose twin brother is still going out with Nicole Richie. A b.f. breakup is not normally news at HT, but an official statement was made by Hilton’s publicist Alanna McCarthy, and Paris is head of several corporations as well as one heir to the Hilton hotel estate.
Paris and Benji, guitarist for Good Charlotte, were inseparable for months, with Paris even touring with the band.
Yet the kicker was the twin thing: How long until Paris comrade Nicole breaks with Joel Madden, lead singer of Good Charlotte? Only thing in this soap opera is that Nicole and Joel have a daughter together. “Days of Our Lives” or even “Scooby Doo” could not have come up with a wackier script. It could be that Joe the Farmer is about to pull off his mask and reveal himself as Conrad Hilton.
Next thing to everyone, who cares, is asking “What hither Paris?” Well, she is hanging with Stavros Niarchos in Miami, though McCarthy says Hilton and Madden “remain good friends.”
Op-ed: One odder note, or perhaps a familiar one. Once addicted to headlines, you can’t keep out of them. Paris, after her jail stay and being beleaguered by family, stayed quiet and demure as a debutante. Yet she could not stay “straight” for long. One look at Madonna, Britney, Lindsay and even back to Elvis or Lennon - once in the headlines, they are as hard to resist as heroin. This happens often on a planned, promotional level - but sometimes as a subconscious one. Some things don’t change, and people rarely do.