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Topics: Celebrity, Donald Trump, News, Paris Hilton, US News
Kit Roberts
Warning: This article contains discussion of image-based sexual abuse which some readers may find distressing.
An old interview showing Donald Trump calling Paris Hilton 'flawless' has resurfaced online.
Many people were left disgusted after viewing the excerpt from a 2003 interview between Trump, then known for his real estate business, and Howard Stern.
The interview included questions about Paris Hilton's sex tape, which was leaked in 2004.
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In 2021, Hilton told Vanity Fair that the tape, which also featured her boyfriend at the time Rick Salomon, had been made public without her consent.
Hilton, the granddaughter of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, became known for her exploits as a New York socialite, and the sex tape catapulted her to even more fame as the scandal rocked the press.
Trump had known Hilton since she was just 12 years old, and responded to questions in the interview with Stern by calling her 'flawless'.
At one stage in the interview, Stern pressured Trump, asking: "But at 12, you were kind of like, 'Wow, she's hot'?"
The future president of the US replied: "At 12, I thought she was beautiful, but honestly, Paris gets knocked, but she's very beautiful. She is flawless."
Trump went on to reveal that he had watched the tape, with Stern asking him: "Have you seen the video? The sex video?"
When Stern asked him how he had seen it, Trump, confirmed he had, laughed, and claimed: "Melania showed it to me."
In another shocking moment in the interview, Stern asked Trump if he thought that Hilton was 'dumb'.
Trump replied by saying: "She's dumb like a fox."
Many people took to social media to express their disgust at Trump's comments after the clip resurfaced online.
One wrote: "Absolutely disgusting."
Meanwhile, another commented: "Is that all women are good for…sexual pleasure? Disgusting position to have for 51% of Americans."
A third posted: "80 million Americans adore that guy," accompanying the comment with a clown face emoji.
Since the scandalous days of the early 2000s, Hilton has become a successful businesswoman and media personality, as well as using her platform to speak out against the proliferation of deepfake pornography online.
Her ventures have also included fashion deals, reality TV, as well as perfume lines which have billions of dollars in revenue.
If you or someone you know has had an intimate image or video released without their consent, you can visit the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative’s (CCRI) Safety Center for help deciding what to do. CCRI also has an Image Abuse Helpline at 1-844-878-CCRI (2274).