Paris Hilton as an E3 booth babe
The press release arrived with a subject line that screamed, "DON'T MISS THIS E3 CELEBRITY APPEARANCE."
A split second away from hitting the delete hotkey, I paused when I noticed that Paris Hilton was the celeb who'd be making an appearance. But this will be no typical Paris Hilton gaming appearance. This time, Ms. Hilton will be working the chubby hordes who visit the West Hall to snag her signature and maybe check out the game that will bear her name, Paris Hilton's Jewelry Case. (No joke.)
Paris will be hanging out (and we do mean hanging out) at the Gameloft booth (#2200) on Thursday for two hours. We wonder if she'll have to abide by the new E3 booth babe rules, which state: "Material, including live models, conduct that is sexually explicit and/or sexually provocative, including but not limited to nudity, partial nudity and bathing suit bottoms, are prohibited on the Show floor, all common areas, and at any access points to the Show."
Break the ESA's rules at your own risk, Paris. No sexual provocation, or we'll have you bounced. Be a good girl, got it?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Scythe @ May 10th 2006 9:53AM
All i can say is whatever she is there to promote will never see one drop of my money. She has no reason to be at this event she is nothing more then a trashy little spoiled Beyotch and just like when she picked up her 360 last year (For Free I might add) I swore I would never touch anything she promotes.
Boycot her and anyone that supports this blondedumbo.
BopBop @ May 10th 2006 9:54AM
You guys at E3 must be so lucky; I hope they spray her down for ticks, mites, and lice before they let her near the public.
Rob Stevens @ May 10th 2006 9:54AM
Why is this "new E3 booth babe rules" myth still persisting. It's the same rule that's been in effect EVERY year, it's only that the ESA decided to point it out specifically this year. The ESA even said that this is not a change. Sigh ...
Vince @ May 10th 2006 10:01AM
How in the world does a brainless dog like Hilton get in to E3?
Silver spoon up her arse, mutton dressed as lamb, shallow, attention seeking slut.
Spit on her from me, thanks.
JodyAnthony @ May 10th 2006 10:06AM
but she's so attractive
Malfoy Roark @ May 10th 2006 10:07AM
Because they waited WAY TOO MANY YEARS to bring this to everyone's attention and enforce it. That is why Mr. Stevens. It would be like if the FCC decided to point out a small little rule created in the 80s that televising poker events was illegal and shut down the World series of poker and world poker tour. Should they have been aware of the rules? arguably yes. But after a FEW YEARS go by, one starts to wonder if its really an enforced rule and just disregards it.
Check this out:
http://www.uslaw.com/dumb_new_york_laws.html
In theory all these rules should be followed since well, they are LAWS, but they haven't been enforced in god knows how long and if cops were to just start enforcing all of them tomorrow, there would be riots in the streets and for good reason.
Gareth @ May 10th 2006 10:09AM
"Paris Hilton's Jewelry Case"
Is it them mis-spelling 'jewellery' or is it you?
Kang @ May 10th 2006 10:10AM
I can't believe anyone would still want anything to do with her stretched-out Jewelry Case. OHHHH BURN.
ncdign @ May 10th 2006 10:20AM
Great another use for the Wii controller at E3. Grab one and go smack Paris with it!
thatguy @ May 10th 2006 10:23AM
Paris Hilton has been smacked in the face with many difrrent Wii's in her lifetime.
starburst @ May 10th 2006 10:24AM
I wonder if Paris would like to play a game with me and my eye toy camera hehehe
WedgeTalon @ May 10th 2006 10:29AM
Gareth - they are both valid spellings. I'm guessing one is the "Americanized" spelling. Much like colour/color, apologise/apologize, encyclopaedia/encyclopedia, etc etc.
And why oh why do we have to keep looking at her ugly face? Won't someone PLEASE duct tape a bag over it, FOR OUR CHILDERN?!
vc @ May 10th 2006 10:30AM
Jewelry is the correct spelling.
jay @ May 10th 2006 10:33AM
Who is she?
Dreizehnernuss @ May 10th 2006 10:37AM
"Thats hot!"
jay @ May 10th 2006 10:38AM
Jewellery is the correct spelling, it was around for longer. Origin= Late middle English. Though it's linked to the French 'juelerie'. From 'joel'.
Tch. Americans thinking they invented it now.
Scythe @ May 10th 2006 10:42AM
Jay she is the devil and staring at her for long periods of time will cause her/it/thing to swallow your soul along with other swallowing of other objects.
Just know her has the Demon of gaminging PR horror, it's wrong, IT'S WRONG!
Psaakyrn @ May 10th 2006 10:42AM
Technically, if there's a game that bears her name, there's no reason why she shouldn't be allowed to help promote it. Assuming that she obeys the rules, of cause. So, please STOP saying that she shouldn't be there.
Of cause, you're given the leeway to ignore, criticise, or boycott as you wish. (criticise meaning constructive, non-"get-her-away" suggestions and observations.)
WedgeTalon @ May 10th 2006 10:45AM
Everything doesn't just revolve around the UK, jay, especially when it's an American game about an American pop icon (like her or not). As I said before, both are correct spellings.
jgrey @ May 10th 2006 10:52AM
I know she's popular, but I can't seem to find her attractive. No offense to her and her fans - I can see she's nice looking, but I've always thought she's nice looking in a average sort of way, like many women are.
In fact, over the past few years I must say I'm getting pulled more towards far-east perception of beauty than eurocentricism. Took some getting used to, but console gaming may be responsible for this change in me.
PS3 Enthusiast @ May 10th 2006 11:18AM
DAMN!!! Thats Paris Hilton? I don't remember her looking that good.
n8dogg @ May 10th 2006 11:19AM
She always looks like there's something that smells bad in front of her face.
It's a shame when a girl like her gets paid to act stupid on TV... when I'm here busting my ass trying to get an education for a job that won't pay more than a fraction of hers.
AJ @ May 10th 2006 11:37AM
I'm still waiting for "The Sims 2: Night-Vision Sex Tape" expansion.
KwadDamyj @ May 10th 2006 11:37AM
Am I the only one who doesn't get the point of the booth babes?
It doesn't exactly help dispel the stereotype that we're basement-dwelling 30-something creepy near-pedophiles who can't get laid and consequently purvey hentai all day.
Scythe @ May 10th 2006 12:01PM
can someone please tell me what company is supporting her "Game"? Sony, Nintendo, MS?
I have a feeling her game will be on the 360 the grainy Green screen will look good on the green machine like MS said the other day Green is their favorite color. Well close enough they love the color green, $$$
devian @ May 10th 2006 12:45PM
#14, Paris Hilton's lawyers are at the door :P
Having Paris Hilton at an E3 event, is like Tom Cruise and sanity. The person has nothing to do with the latter.
Odds Bodkins @ May 10th 2006 1:03PM
It's a shame it's not called "Paris Hilton's Jewelry Box". Instant NUMBER ONE HIT!
Ian @ May 10th 2006 1:25PM
Come on you guys. Maybe she's a real sweet, innocent, kinda, and compansionate girl underneath all that money and inherited fame. She's much deeper than the shallow pile of poo you all think she is....maybe. She deserves a chance to prove she's not a tool, but then again, she's had many chances. oh well.
oh yeah, and @8 you can't say OOOHHHHH BURN to your own comment, someone else is suppose to do that for you. That's like when one makes an argument with themselves, and then says "toshay" to thier own point. If you don't give the audience a chance to react, then you're just puting on a show for yourself, and no one enjoys watchin someone play with them selves.
Jeff @ May 10th 2006 1:42PM
"In fact, over the past few years I must say I'm getting pulled more towards far-east perception of beauty than eurocentricism."
Well, you probably don't want to hear about how westernized the "Far East" perception of beauty has become then. Who do you think the most popular women in Japan are? If you named a group consisting of Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez and Julia Roberts, you wouldn't be too far off.
Sure, home-grown singers and actresses are popular too, but they're all dyeing their hair blonde and darkening their skin these days. This is Kumi Koda, currently the most popular Japanese (as in born in Japan) singer, outselling Ayumi Hamasaki last year: http://amadeo.blog.com/repository/107770/380976.jpg
(She's also the chick who did the FFX-2 theme song and the motion capture for that scene.)
Who does she look like to you? Put some sunglasses on her and I'd think someone had figured out a way to gene-splice Paris Hilton and J.Lo together.
I think you're probably more into your own perception of Asian beauty than most Asians' perception of beauty in general.
OyoyoY123 @ May 10th 2006 1:42PM
since this is E3, i m assuming everything happens in there is related to gameplaying~
alright~!! I was a huge fan of GTA 2~!!!!!!!!!!
NOW I GET TO CLUB WHORES IN REAL LIFE- The queen of all whores.!
OyoyoY123 @ May 10th 2006 1:50PM
"can someone please tell me what company is supporting her "Game"? Sony, Nintendo, MS? "
GTA 4 is supporting her. U get to club her if u pre-order GTA4 now, run her over with a truck if u get the limit edition.!!!!!!
(no offence to GTA series..
and to #1, yes, boycutt microsoft)
THL @ May 10th 2006 4:05PM
Paris Hilton... she causes conflict deep inside of me. A quick google search pulls up images such as:
http://www.skinz.org/celebrity/paris-hilton/paris-hilton-wallpaper-3.jpg. In the right light, she is clearly not an unattractive young woman.
However, other pictures such as this one disturb me ever-so-slightly:
http://www.skinz.org/celebrity/paris-hilton/paris-hilton-wallpaper-6.jpg
She's still got a great body, but her face makes her look like a pre-op transexual. (Don't worry, jay, it's nothing to be ashamed of.)
Relevant? Not exactly. True? You decide.
Wayne @ May 10th 2006 5:16PM
Tall thin blond, HOT! HOT! HOT! smile, eyes, class, happy, free, a heart breaked, I LOVE YOU
The ZeroCorpse @ May 10th 2006 7:53PM
In the right light???
Try "in the right light, with a ton of makeup, highly paid hair stylists, and a fleet of video/photo tech people to polish her up in the final print" she's mildly attractive.
As-is, she's a skank who looks vaguely like Mr. Burns from the Simpsons.
Rare Hare @ May 11th 2006 12:08AM
" Jewellery is the correct spelling, it was around for longer. Origin= Late middle English. Though it's linked to the French 'juelerie'. From 'joel'.
Tch. Americans thinking they invented it now."
you know what, jay? i'm REALLY sick of your condescending attitude. you need to knock it the fuck off.
"Jewelry" is equally as correct of a spelling as is "jewellery".
HOWEVER.. in this situation, "jewelry" is more correct, as it is written in American English.
get over yourself.
oh,and, @ Odds Bodkins (#27): LMAO.
Ardi @ May 11th 2006 11:41AM
This is hilarious. If Paris Hilton walked into your apartment and said take me now, every single one of you nerds would bang her in a sec. Quit lying...lol
Kevin D @ May 11th 2006 1:05PM
I know I'd like to visit her 'backdoor' anytime...
jgrey @ May 11th 2006 8:35PM
Jeff:
"I think you're probably more into your own perception of Asian beauty than most Asians' perception of beauty in general."
On the contrary, Jeff. You seem to be focussing on the celebrity scene and the walk of life deemed ideal by such folk. Sure they do seem to idolize more American/European style.
On the other hand, I was referring more to the general public. The public joe you'd come across, walking around. One thing I've noticed in recent years visiting Japan is that they seem to have a very polarized view - one associated with celebrity scene and one associated with their real life counterpart.
My comment was more geared towards the latter, while yours was gear towards stereotype (i.e. the former).
Besides, dying hair is far from changing the physiological difference. You are talking Imagery. I was talking a more profound differences of culture in manifestation of beauty.
Ellie @ May 21st 2006 12:14AM
I'd say that it was fine, but that I think it was way in over her head.
Gamers don't care if she has a anew game for 14 year old girls that sit in their rooms reading J-14 and texting the hot new guy in german on their sidekick. They sit arund, eat pizza, play games and sleep. They dont go shopping for jewels.
I think that, sure, its fine for her to go, but that common sence is somthing that should be used when attending an event. Aswell as picking out which to go to.