Monday September 10, 2007
November 30, 2005
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Kathy Hilton has had a tough summer of mothering, with daughter Paris in and out and back in jail. Now the beleaguered blonde tells German newspaper Die Wielt that she's tired of the media's misconceptions about her famous progeny. Read on for excerpts:
On Paris' 23-day Jail Sentence:
"Yes, it was a powerful warning for all of us. You simply don't get behind the wheel when you have even had just a bit to drink. That is totally irresponsible. I agree with that. I do criticize how Paris' case was handled though. That was not about the law, the prosecutor even admitted that. His own wife drove twice without a license and even smashed up a car. No, of 2000 cases that were like Paris', no one was punished like she was."
On her Daughter's Post-Jail Decision to Attend a Party at the Playboy Mansion:
"It was a costume party, and for a charity. My God! Hugh Hefner is so harmless. I don't even know if he was there. He often shows up at his parties for a photo and then goes."
On the myth of Paris' Privileged Upbringing:
"When Paris disobeyed us, we would first confiscate her mobile phone - practically her life. Second time it would be disconnected, for a month or so. Mothers are mothers, annoying. Perhaps I was too strict with Paris. But she drove me crazy for two years. We lived in a hotel then. In the evenings she would lay a doll under her bedclothes and put on a wig to steal out of the house. She was cheeky but never spoiled like it's always written - constant room service and credit card at ten years old, that is sick. But we never sued and so this myth grew larger and larger."
On Her Parenting Style:
"I am very strict. I call my daughter up and say, 'That is enough now, stop, I don't want to hear any more. You better stay home.' Of course I worry. That is why I nag just like all mothers -'Don't sleep with an open window with wet hair! Don't drive so fast, leave your phone on so we can reach you.' And always also, 'Did you hear me?' No, I am anything but an easy mother."
On Paris' Work Ethic:
"Paris works so hard. I always say, Paris, you also have to stop now and again and smell the roses.
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Posted by Megan Lynn at 1:58 pm ET
