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Paris' Psycho Shopping -- OK for Aussie Pols

Posted Dec 30th 2008 12:01AM by TMZ Staff

Paris Hilton enraged Australians by spending almost 100 bucks a minute at a boutique Down Under the other day -- but none other than the Deputy Prime Minister says it's actually a good thing.

Hiltie got skewered in the Aussie press for shelling out around US$4000 at the Wayne Cooper boutique in 40 minutes on Monday, but Deputy PM Julia Gillard tells AdelaideNow.com it's good for tourism. "I'm obviously not as well practiced at shopping as Ms Hilton is," says the pol, "but Australia's a great place to do it."

Social workers in Australia told media earlier Paris' free spending was "obscene."

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16. Yeah, and if I ownes a high-end store, I'd be REALLY pissed off if someone bought a lot of stuff from me and paid for it. This would mean I'd have to go through the trouble of hiring - and paying - extra people, submitting more tax receipts to the government and ordering more inventory.

How terrible.

Posted at 9:05PM on Dec 30th 2008 by gimmeabreak

17. i never thought i'd defend paris hilton, but SO WHAT?!?!?!

yes, it's a COMPLETE shame and utter waste that this vapid chick has millions, but so what if she spends $4000 in 40 minutes??? you could spend $4000 in 1 minute!! i dont understand what the problem is here!

Posted at 1:10PM on Dec 30th 2008 by kim

18. Australians are enraged because she spent money? bloody unlikely oh wait thats right the new tourism logo for australia come visit but dont spend any money we dont need tourist dollars!!


What grade a TMZ moron came up with this story??

Posted at 1:30PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Moe

19. I don't care how much money one drops in 40 minutes. What I do care about is where the money was dropped and what country those products were made in. What is wrong with buying American products in America? Granted they are more expensive than the ones made in Communist China, but she has the money for it. Spending money in Australia does nothing to boost the AMERICAN economy.

Posted at 1:35PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Jamie

20. It's her money and she can shop if she wants to.

Posted at 2:49PM on Dec 30th 2008 by willy

21. Did anyone else notice her new bf often has a comb stuck in her hair? Isn't anyone gonna tell her?

Posted at 7:20AM on Dec 31st 2008 by pugpig

22. Er what? I live there and nothing's been on the media except for a tiny article in Adeliade Now ...which is a backwater paper struggling on a slow news week for gods sake...no one's giving a toss how much she spends.

Posted at 7:50AM on Dec 31st 2008 by KML

23. should she have paced herself and drawn it out to an even hour? retarded story.

Posted at 11:17AM on Dec 31st 2008 by mrs K

24. Hey Paris,

If you are sick of people thinking that you are stupid (per the People article a week ago) - stop acting like it! You can't expect to act like a blonde, dumb slut and hope that people think you're intelligent. If you are serious about being regarded as intelligent, write a (serious) book!, say smart things to the media, run for congress (for real and not as a publicity stunt), start a non-profit that you actually oversee, take the reins at your own company, try to act your IQ every time you set foot out your door. We don't expect you to be perfect, but if you actually want us to believe that you are smart, then you have to give us a little proof. I'm guessing that being a smart, blonde, inspirational heiress doesn't attract as much attention (or pay as well) as the blonde, dumb slut schtick, but you still gotta live with yourself right? I'm guessing you're scared to do it, scared that after all those years of acting dumb that you aren't really as smart as you think you are. Give it a try, you just might surprise yourself. And maybe one day we can all have an intelligent, wise, blonde "smart Paris".

Cheers,
Kat

Posted at 1:45AM on Jan 30th 2009 by Kat

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