Paris Hilton (b.1981) is an American media personality. Paris is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. Her celebrity breakthrough was the reality television series The Simple Life (2003–2007). Her other reality television series are Paris Hilton’s My New BFF (2008–2011), Cooking with Paris (2021), and Paris in Love (2021–2022); This is Paris (2021–present), on iHeartRadio. She has appeared in Hollywood films and television series, authored a New York Times Best Seller and recorded a line of standalone singles. In 2006 she was arrested for drunk driving and her license suspended for 4 months. She later drove while her license was suspended and as a result was jailed for 45 days for knowingly driving without a valid license. Following her release, she was interviewed by Larry King and admitted to having ADD (the historic name for ADHD predominately inattentive type) and taking medication for it.
CNN / Larry King Live (2007)
KING: You were not on medication?
HILTON: I have been on medication since I was a child. I have ADD. So I take medication for that.
KING: That’s the only thing you deal with, attention deficit disorder.
HILTON: Yes.
KING: Have you ever been addicted to drugs?
HILTON: No.
KING: Taken drugs.
HILTON: No.
KING: Never taken drugs?
HILTON: No
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KING: So how have all these stories gotten out about you? Medications — well, the ADD, that’s a strong medication, isn’t it?
HILTON: Um. It’s Adderall, I think. Anyone who has ADD takes it.
KING: You’ve had it all your life.
HILTON: Yeah.