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Paris Hilton: I’m not that smart
By BECI WOOD
September 22, 2006

IN probably the least shocking celebrity statement of the decade, Paris Hilton has admitted that she’s “not like that smart”.

The confession was made when the star helped police officers with an investigation into a burglary at the house of Hollywood porn baron Joe Francis.

When cops asked her what she knew, the socialite said: “I’m not that smart… I don’t remember… I forget stuff all the time.”

The man in question, Darnell Riley, admitted the offence earlier this year and was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison.

On the tape Paris also told cops that an anonymous man had called her to try and extort money for the return of ‘private tapes’ stolen from her house.

“They were trying to sell it to a newspaper or something,” she explained.

“So if you pay somebody, then you’re gonna be paying for the rest of your life.

“My dad always taught me. They’ll keep the tape anyway.”