E! Airs Seacrest’s Hilton Chat

By Jon Lafayette

E!’s Ryan Seacrest scored a telephone interview with the incarcerated Paris Hilton that will be broadcast in two parts on E! News beginning tonight.

E! airs Ms. Hilton’s show “The Simple Life.”

Ms. Hilton, sentenced to 45 days for driving with a suspended license, told Mr. Seacrest about life in prison and inaccurate media reports about her, according to the network.

She said she is being treated like other prisoners and that family visits have been difficult. ““I am behind glass and I want to give my dad a big hug and they won’t even let me do that,” she told Mr. Seacrest. “That’s how the rules are, you have to be behind glass. … I’m not a criminal, I’m not dangerous, so it makes me feel like that.”

Ms. Hilton also said she thought the experience would change her life for the better.

“I’m so much more grateful for everything that I have, even just to have a pillow at night or food,” she said. “You know, my gratitude has gone up so much, and I just realize that the media used me to make fun of and be mean about it.”

Ms. Hilton went on to say that she is “frankly sick of it and I want to use my fame in a good way.”

The second part of the interview will air Friday.

(Editor: Horowitz)