Judge: Paris Hilton may owe $160K over movie deal

(Agencies)
2010-09-03 10:42
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Judge: Paris Hilton may owe $160K over movie deal

Paris Hilton presents a creation from Triton's Summer 2010/11 collection during Sao Paulo Fashion Week June 10, 2010.[Photo/Agencies]


MIAMI – Paris Hilton may owe investors in her 2006 movie "Pledge This!" about $160,000 for failing to do enough promotion.

U.S. District Judge Federico Moreno in Miami ruled Thursday that the 29-year-old celebrity socialite didn't live up to her contract when refusing interviews with publications in Russia and the United Kingdom.

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Hilton's spokeswoman had no immediate comment.

Moreno preliminarily valued those lost opportunities at $160,000. But the judge wants more information about Hilton's contract before finalizing the amount. The investors initially wanted $8.3 million.

The judge's decision follows Hilton's arrest last weekend in Las Vegas on cocaine possession charges. Hilton told police the small amount of cocaine was not hers.