Hilton: “Jackson Named Paris After Me”

During the screening of her new documentary, Paris, Not France, the infamous Hiltonite revealed a little-known secret to the guys at Extra: Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, was named after her.

“My mom and Michael went to high school together and they were best friends since they were 13,” Hilton explained. “So I grew up knowing Michael very well and when he had his daughter, he always loved the name Paris and grew up being an uncle to me.

“So he asked my mom if it was okay and of course she said yes and I think she’s such a beautiful little girl and I’m proud we have the same name.”

Phew! For a minute there, I thought she was going to say she was proud to be little Paris’ role model! Though, I’m surprised that Hilton is being so cool about the fact that, since Jackson’s shock death and daughter Paris’ debut on his funeral stage, she’s been made redundant and will soon be known as “The Other Paris.”

Paris Hilton’s documentary airs on MTV on July 28.

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