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Paris Getting $1 Million to Gab on "Today"?

Paris Hilton's first big interview once she says sayonara to the slammer may be with the "Today" show and Meredith Vieira – and boy is Baba Wawa going to be pissed when she hears this!

The New York Post reports this morning that NBC is going to shell out $1 million for the sit-down, which will be on the "Today" show the day after Paris leaves Lynwood, which is supposed to be Monday. And it'll be Meredith who does the talking, not Matt, because of "disparaging" remarks he's made about her. Of course, it looked like Barbara Walters had the big get all sewn up, and ABC execs are said to be "infuriated."

Meanwhile, could one of Paris' co-stars on "The Simple Life," Hunter Cross, be Paris' first post-pokey boytoy? Cross tells Usmagazine.com that Hilton was one of the reasons he decided to do the show, and remembers fondly that Paris would run around with Nicole Richie in the woods, trying to get a cell phone signal with "their BlackBerrys up in the air." Hunter's been texting and emailing P as well.

Rosie Won't Go West for "Price"


Rosie O'Donnell has her big meeting with CBS execs about the "Price is Right" hosting gig, but the whole thing might be moot because Rosie doesn't want to schlep to L.A. to do the show. FOX News reports that the cross-country travel could be the deal-breaker, though she might be able to do all her shows in one four-day fell swoop every month.

Meanwhile, Bob Barker is backtracking on his comments endorsing Rosie for the job, saying that he has "not been asked for my opinion, nor have I expressed one. I think there are several candidates who could do the show, and Rosie is certainly one of them."

Birkhead Says Baby Has Anna Nicole's "Chubby Toes"


Larry Birkhead is already seeing Anna Nicole Smith in his daughter Dannielynn – very specific things, in fact. He tells OK! in its latest issue that little Danni is "a mirror image" of her mama, and that she "has long legs and chubby little toes exactly like Anna's." And that's not all; she also knows how to work Larry just like her mom did. "She also gets what she wants exactly like her mom always did as soon as she'd pout," says Birkhead.

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Wondering just how Jessica Biel gets her badonkadonk so badonkaluscious? While at Renee's Courtyard in Santa Monica recently, Lady Timberlake was overheard going on and on about the bootyful Cross Fit workout at Petranek Fitness. ... The intrepid crazies over at CollegeHumor.com crowned one Amber S. "America's Hottest College Girl" last night at Manhattan's Midtown Loft, with "The Office's" B.J. Novak looking on. ... Kelly Clarkson's so over her much-maligned new album, she's already talking about her next one, which she tells AOL Music is "country meets blues meets rock," just to be really genre-specific. ... Jewel sat in Mie N Yu restaurant's "Birdcage" and pecked at a pack of the Georgetown eatery's desserts, like Okinawan Sweet Potato Cheesecake.

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76. RE: Paris
I haven't watched the Today Show in years. Bryant Gumbel's liberal rantings were bad enough, then when they hired Katie Couric & Matt Lauer - BUH BYE!!! They are so biased it made the once great Today Show a laughing stock. And offering $1 million to interview Hilton? Please! She's got enough money. Why not donate that money to the kids who have lost parents in Iraq/Afghanistan??? Put it to better use rather than give it to someone who doesn't need any more money. Geez. No brainer here, folks. Geez networks sure are STUPID.

RE: Rosie
CBS must be nuts to even consider this rude, loud-mouthed, bigoted bully to host TPIR. Even considering this train-wreck to be on any network is nuts. She's nasty.

RE: Larry & Dannielyn
Larry, get your daughter OUT of the spotlight and raise her like a normal person. Don't let her grow up to be like her mom or Paris Hilton. Give this little girl a chance! Stay out of the spotlight or you will destroy your daughter.

Posted at 11:36AM on Jun 21st 2007 by MomOf4

77. #77 We know she hasn't asked for forgivness because she hasn't told her family to stop the BS. Her father is out pushing a Las Vegas party( will she be drinking and driving there?), Her sister, mother and lawyer keep giving sympathy interviews(boo-hoo Paris is cold in there) and now she will accept money for talking about her own screwup which put her in jail. If she was truly repentent she would have announced that money would go to chairty, rejected her fathers deal and told everyone else to shut up.

Posted at 11:36AM on Jun 21st 2007 by Enough is enough

78. Kelly will never be the superstar in country music or the cross over star like Carrie Underwood. So don't even try. Make up your mind on who you are Kelly. What's next a Broadway play like Fantasia when her last album didn't sell? One minute you say you are comfortable with your body but then you don't stop Elle magazine from airbrushing your picture to make you seems thinner. You say you are a role model but I hear you were shouting expletives when questioned about your cancelled tour.

Posted at 11:43AM on Jun 21st 2007 by Newt

79. FYI- NBC has commented they do not pay for interviews ( Matt Lauer with Prince William and Harry), but yet they are going to pay for an interview with someone who was not wrongfully imprisioned, but just being punished for something she knowingly did, but thought she was above the law. As for Meredith interviewing her, well talk about the dumb leading the dumb. They deserve each other. IF Paris actually wanted to change public perception then she would just lay low and just issue a statement to all of the press.

Posted at 11:48AM on Jun 21st 2007 by enough is enough

80. I wish Larry wouldn't compare the baby to Anna all the time at least not in public.
Keep those things to himself.

Posted at 11:52AM on Jun 21st 2007 by Jane

81. I'm glad Meredith Vieira will do the interview. I much rather watch her then Matt.

Posted at 11:55AM on Jun 21st 2007 by Jane

82. OMG I just saw on Regis & Kelly's That Paris Hilton is going to get paid 1 Million dollar for her first interview with a TV channel when she gets out. Regis said I thought Barbara would get the 1st interview since they seem like related,Then he said well i guess i was wrong "Money Talks" 1 Million dollars.


I'm always in shock when they say Paris is dumb,hmmmm..Are you Blind? This girl is a HUGE pro at marketting herself. That's one thing that Paris wont fail at. Her family is a Business Family so she grew up around successful people but I have no doubt that if she was born poor she would had still marketed her self all the way to being a Millionaire. They are millions of girls who are already rich,are beautiful as Paris but can't get Fame no matter how much they try. That's were the Marketting skills come in to place..Yeah sure you can pay someone to promote yourself but when you can do have both you'll have 2 results. Paris promotes herself better then any Person could so she gets double results,by doing it herself & also having some one doing it for her at the same time. If knowing how to get Millions of dollars everytime you feel like proting Your beauty,your clothes,your shows,your music & movies means that your dumb...Ha.. Than I'm sorry to say the only one dumb is the ones who aint doing it.
She is laughing all the way to the bank. Once she gets out on the 25th as markettable as she is she will make many many Millions out of this bad situation. Interviews,Books,shows,movies..whatever the list goes on & on..

If Paris had a camera in Jail i think she be the first one to snap a photo of her self,just to sell it "secretly" for Millions. This girl knows exactly what she is doing. They are paying the first person to get the "Paris in Jail" shot, 5 Millions dollars. It's already that high and for a video of Paris in Jail 10 Million Dollars. They are getting desperate because she's almost out of Jail and they still don't have photos or videos so they triple it that's why know is so high, so they could temp a guard or someone that is in there to do it. WoW How can a Guard not be tempted? If they use there cell phones (It has cam) they could snap a photo quick or even the video and be a Millionaire for life. They will get fired but they'll be a happy unemployed person...ha..LMAO

Posted at 11:58AM on Jun 21st 2007 by First interview for Paris 1Million Dollars

83. Is she doesn't give the $1mil to charity, she's an A-Hole! She doesn't need $1Mil.

Posted at 12:07PM on Jun 21st 2007 by Instructorwright

84. Who said crime didn't pay. I'll boycott any show and their sponsors that pays her a cent.

Posted at 12:08PM on Jun 21st 2007 by opi

85. Aww, come on people - you KNEW that "Princess Paris" was gonna make a mint off of this jail stint. And this is just the beginning. I'm sure there will be a book and movie (if not a mini-series). Like they say, "money comes to money" and the rest of us get screwed.

Posted at 12:12PM on Jun 21st 2007 by Dancin Gran

86. NBC, if you want it, pay her $2 million. We love you Paris. See, it all works out for Paris. She'll come out of jail richer and more successful. Wouldn't happen to the likes of Nicole Richie. Only Paris can pull it off.

Larry, quit pimping Dannielynn. How much are you getting paid to do those photoshoots and how much of it is actually going to dannielynn or to pay for your law school?

Posted at 12:13PM on Jun 21st 2007 by aliens

87. Unless Paris has come up with the cure to cancer, nothing this woman has to say is worth a million dollars, or any amount money for that matter.
I am amazed at how far our country's standards have fallen when there are people out there who really believe this woman has anything interesting to offer.

Posted at 12:15PM on Jun 21st 2007 by Jamie

88. 6/11/2007

Paris Hilton Says The Iraq War Is More Important Than Her Jail Term

Paris Hilton is shocked by the press' reaction to her jail sentence - insisting reporters should be concentrating on the war in Iraq rather than on her misdemeanors.
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The "Media Whore" shows her true colors - GREEN with Dollar signs!

She's changed alright - just when you think she couldn't get any worse!

God forbid Meredith Viera asks her about Darfur - she thinks that's something to cover her nasty crotch with!

BOYCOTT - Today show, NBC, anything the Hilton's have their money grubbing paws on.

Write NBC, Meredith Viera, sponsors of the Today show, Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas!

Bahbra WaWa wasn't on the View today - she's probably taken to her bed over this news!
Served her right for sticking up for her fake, heathen friends who pimped themselves to the highest bidder!

Posted at 12:17PM on Jun 21st 2007 by NBC nothingbutcrap

89. Jamie (Post #95) -

Amen to that!

Posted at 12:19PM on Jun 21st 2007 by Dancin Gran

90. apparently you and most people do or else why does her stories get so many comments, not just here but elsewhere also. ABC, up the price and pay her $2 mil.

32. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE TODAY SHOW IS WASTING THE MONEY TO GET FIRST GRAB AT AN INTERVIEW WITH THAT LOW LIFE. IS THE NEWS SLOW. WHAT MAKE THEM THINK ANYONE CARES WHAT HER CONDITIONS WERE OR HOW SHE SURVIVED THIS ORDEAL, ONE THAT SHE BROUGHT ON HERSELF. WHAT A JOKE THE TODAY SHOW IS.

Posted at 10:13AM on Jun 21st 2007 by UGH

Posted at 12:20PM on Jun 21st 2007 by aliens

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