Elizabeth Weinberg for The New York Times
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Hilton, 42, was a fixture of tabloids and television in the early 2000s, when she was known as much for her hyperactive nightlife as for her five seasons on the hit reality show “The Simple Life.”
In “Paris: The Memoir,” she dives into the glamour of her public persona as well as the abuse she experienced for almost two years at several live-in “troubled teen” facilities.
Hilton has met with legislators to explain what’s happening behind the closed doors of these facilities. “I am proud to use my voice and my platform to shine a huge spotlight on such an important issue,” she said.
Despite that, she misses aspects of the early 2000s. “People used to just be so free and just actually have fun and talk and dance,” Hilton said. “And now I just feel that everyone just has their phone with them.”