The REAL Story behind Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie's Split: The Simple Life, Lies, and Videotapes

was the last time you texted or talked to paris hilton or lindsay lohan paris i love you huge fan for years love you my question is diesel please still stay in touch with nicole [Music] hey i'm rick and this is my one night in [Music] [Music] paris hello everyone i'm jake and i'm nadc welcome to deep dive show where we dive deep into the most interesting told and untold stories across the internet today we're going to be covering the iconic duo who kickstarted reality tv as we know it today paris and nicole so get your juicy tracks you on and make sure you charge your psychic lx cause we're about to dive deep into the hot gossip from the early 2000's so seriously it's really hot all information in this video is alleged and should not be taken as fact paris hilton was born to richard and kathy hilton yes those hiltons as in hilton hiltons on february 17 and she would go on to be a pop star star in multiple reality shows i want to be your friend so bad that this is really too much for me a world-class dj actress and socialite but first let's rewind nicole richie was born to peter and karen when nicole was just three years old her biological parents let her move in with lionel richie she told people magazine in 2003 that her parents were friends with lionel and they trusted that him and his wife would be able to provide for her and lionel and brenda officially adopted nicole when she was 9 years old and nicole had it good though later she would explain that after her parents split they would both overindulge her with whatever she wanted now from an extremely young age paris and nicole were two peas nepal they were childhood best friends and at some points even inseparable as they grew older what started out as dress up turned into dressing up and going to the clubs every single night paris hilton and nicole richie quickly became mega socialites box executives were on the hunt for a new reality show that would be completely different than the sitcom lineup they currently had with paris becoming famous for being a socialite she was the perfect candidate for a new type of reality tv show fox approached paris in early 2003 with the reality show idea you're acting right mm-hmm and what show is that or i'm doing a reality show with box i'm starting a march living on a farm it's gonna be like kind of like the green acres feel me living on a farm so this is your own show yeah this is not they didn't say let's get danny bonaduce in paris hilton no i've been offered like over 50 reality shows i've turned all them down but this seems like a fun one to do they wanted to pluck paris and a co-star out of their cushy rich beverly hills lives take away their luxuries and move them to a farm in arkansas where they would have to live the simple life the reality show would be the first of its kind making someone famous for literally just being famous paris agreed to do the show that would inevitably launch her into mega stardom now the next step was finding the perfect co-star fox originally wanted it to be paris and nikki hilton sisters embarking on the simple life together but nikki wasn't too keen on leaving her new york life and boyfriend to live on a farm allegedly paris then asked kimberly stewart daughter of rod stewart and lifelong childhood friend but that didn't end up working out either next up paris asked heiress casey johnson of johnson and johnson but she declined allegedly finally the fourth runner-up was nicole richie so then i was thinking of who would be the most fun to do it with and i immediately thought of nicole richie we've known each other since we're two years old there's nobody who's funnier has such a personality and i knew that we would make the perfect team and with nicole agreeing to be paris's co-star they started filming the simple life the show was set to air in december of 2003 and just weeks before both paris and nicole were making headlines nicole was making news for her arrest of being in possession of substances and was facing some serious trouble as she missed her court date after being formally charged with a felony complaint and paris was making major headlines as this is when the infamous tape now known as one night in paris was leaked by ex-boyfriend and u.s poker player rick solomon back in 2003 when this was all happening paris was heavily ridiculed and shamed for the release of what now in today's world would be considered revenge many believe the timing was to create buzz around the simple life however at the time of the release rick solomon was starting a business venture called beverly hills pimps and hoes which he described as girls gone wild a-list version solomon had a lot to gain from the release of what was one of the most infamous celebrities tapes to date this is when the legal battles between paris and rick started solomon sued the hilton family for defaming him in a suit that has since been dropped and paris sued kahatani ltd and solomon for illegally distributing the video and violating her privacy they did end up settling in 2004 and per the settlement solomon was to pay paris 400 000 and a percentage of sales from the tape however paris has said in recent years paris we were told recently that you made no money from your sex tape zero is that true never made a dollar never made a dollar with all of this happening just before the premiere of the simple life many tuned in 13 million to be exact and the premiere increased fox's adult rating by a whopping 79 the simple life was also the highest rated premiere for reality show that season when we shot the show i had no idea how huge it would be that just took me to another level where i literally could not leave my house without being mobbed every single day the show went on to be wildly successful for the next three seasons paris played the role of the ditzy blonde and nicole the troublemaker as they lived the farm life in season one went on a road trip doing odd jobs in season two and took internships at various companies in season three the show was such a hit in the u.s fox went on to remake it internationally in countries such as canada turkey italy brazil and many more now the show did start to go downhill after season three when paris and nicole found themselves in some drama so what happened times that the people who have followed in your footsteps like kim kardashian are overshadowing you no not at all there's been some talk about the ratings in the show being low has that upset you no never a feeling of do you ever worry about do you ever worry about your moment having passed in 2005 after being high off the success of the third season of the simple life interns fans were anxiously awaiting season four's announcement and the fox broadcasting network was itching for a fourth season as well however something came up that would ultimately mark the decline of the simple life and no one in the public knew it yet but there was trouble in paradise now it all started in the beginning of 2005. paris was going to be on saturday night live and of course the tabloids immediately started picking up on rumors that nicole was jealous of her co-star people magazine reported that a source close to paris said that nicole is jealous of the media attention her blonde or co-star receives and resents being left out of things like hilton's february 5th hosting on saturday night live nonetheless paris began doing a press run for saturday night live and nicole allegedly wanted to host the viewing party now that night paris went on to saturday night live however while she was filming cole held a viewing party and allegedly instead of playing paris's appearance on saturday night live she shared her then famous best friend's tape for the entire party to watch now this is a touchy subject because now that we're in the day and age of only fans is so easily accessible our society is much more positive than it was back then however back then paris was among a string of young female celebrities who had their tapes leaked in an act of revenge hey i'm rick and this is my one night in paris i didn't leave my house for like months i was so embarrassed i felt like everyone on the street was laughing at me it's the first time that the words paris hilton and job have ever been used in a sentence i couldn't i literally could not walk on the street because i felt like every single person had watched it they'd see me naked and was talking behind my back it was like being raped like i've lost part of my soul and been talked about in such cruel and mean ways i literally wanted to die at some point so i was like i just don't want to live because i thought everything was taken away from me like i didn't want to be known as that in an interview with la times paris said as a little girl i always looked up to princess diana and women like that who i respected so much and i thought that when that man put out that tape it basically took that away from me because for the rest of my life people are going to judge me and think of me in a certain way just because of a private moment with someone that i trusted and loved back then people were acting like i was a bad person or the villain today if that happened whoever did that to the person would be vilified needless to say if the rumors are true and nicole really did show paris tape at a party then that was clearly reason enough for paris to distance herself her friend since childhood had spread something extremely personal and damaging at a party amongst their peers and paris wasn't going to forget well light i mean like you guys we're really close with our family and we're like family because we've known each other our whole entire life we've been friends since we were two years old like she's like it's like not even when people are like describe your friendship i'm like i can't it's not it's just like my life it's just with her in it that's just how i know it's like you with your family but what was that happens the simple life the production company was planning on sending paris and nicole to mexico for their fourth season but tensions were still hot and they actually ended up acting their plans for the girls to go to mexico which in retrospect was a good choice as that probably would not have aged well but the production company had bigger plans hawaii and paris was on board but it was clear she didn't want to film with nicole in an interview with usa today paris hilton confirms the rumors that her and nicole were no longer friends and that nicole would no longer appear on the simple life at all she said instead her best friend kimberly stewart would be appearing the daughter of rod stewart paris told usa today it's my show i've had it three seasons and i just want to freshen it up make it newer and funner however this conflicted with everything fox and paris's own publicists were saying as fox said paris and nicole were contracted for two more seasons and paris's publicist said breaking up those two would be like breaking up lucy and ethel but paris clearly had a different plan after paris interview fox put out another statement explaining we are currently discussing internally the creative direction of the next season of the simple life we are huge fans of both paris hilton and nicole richie and look forward to solidifying our plans for the next installment of this fantastic franchise in the very near future during this entire media circus nicole was silent and her and her publicist both declined to comment although it is important to note that her and her publicist both denied anything happened at all however paris suggested that due to her engagement she couldn't do it anyway and it had appeared paris was already trying to replace nicole as she started hyping kimberly stewart up in various interviews saying we've known each other since we were in our mom's tummies we've been doing fashion shows for charity since we were three years old we've always been getting dressed up together our whole lives paris was very clear that she wanted kimberly on the show and not nicole people magazine confirmed how personal this was for paris as both nicole and paris were seen entering a restaurant but sat as far away from each other as they could but the tension heated up even more as paris was spotted at young hollywood style awards where she famously said it's no big secret that nicole and i are no longer friends nicole knows what she did and that's all i'm ever going to say about it nicole showed up to the same event but didn't want to do any press sources close to paris told people magazine that paris was very hurt and she loves nicole but believes she's owed an apology the source also explains how nicole sees the show as a business however paris has never separated the two with that the future of the simple life seemed uncertain and it was however fox didn't want to wait around and bear the burden of their failing relationship any longer and with that the show was axed altogether things were really looking down for the show now until the network e decided to pick up the show and film a fourth season however paris nicole still didn't want to film together the solution they had a concept that closely mirrored wife swap and here's how it was gonna work paris nicole would stay in l.a to film but would pretend to be a new family's wife every episode and then the family would decide whether paris or nicole was better for the role it also focused on their business endeavors and was probably the influence for e's next series the kardashians and this concept actually made it to air the season premiere had debuted to 1.3 million viewers whereas the season premiere of season 1 had debuted to 13 million so sad but there are a lot of factors to this decline one the network change two the long gap between season three and four and three paris nicole's friendship was thought to be over people watched the simple life for the chemistry between paris and nicole and if that was gone they really had nothing to watch for nicole fed off of paris and paris fed off nicole but that dynamic had sort of died in front of the public's very eyes however this wouldn't stop the simple life producers from kicking off season 4 by dangling the drama between paris and nicole in the audience face what had once been a heartwarming display of two friends experiencing the world together had turned into a full-blown rivalry and with that season 4 was a moderate success nothing compared to season 1 but still a boom for the network e however fans were upset that the season ended on a cliffhanger with paris and nicole barely addressing the drama nicole we need to talk so talk [Music] and that's all that fans were left with at the end of season four and with that e green lit another season and with the popularity of survivor they wanted to put paris and nicole on a deserted island however neither paris nor nicole wanted to do this and according to people magazine their mutual disdain for the project's concept actually brought them back together people magazine reported that the production company that produces the simple life wanted to put the pair on a deserted island with a bunch of survivalists next season but paris and nicole reached out to each other in universal disdain for the island's concept and allegedly rekindled their friendship these rumors were later fueled even further on october 9th 2006 whenever people magazine reported that paris and nicole were spotted dining together on caesar salads and penne pasta at the west hollywood restaurant dantanas on sunday night one diner told people magazine they looked like best friends to me it seemed like as if they had never gotten into a fight they were laughing really loud and seemed more than happy to be together there wasn't a slow moment in their conversation they chatted non-stop they left hand in hand smiling with the duo making up they decided to film season 5 together again and this time they were going to camp they kicked off the season with a recreation of their real life reconciliation i don't even know why we're fighting i think it's just the tabloids and i just want to let you know half the things that the tabloids said that i said were not true you know all that stuff it was not true it was all built up to be like a thing and with that season five went relatively smoothly minus nicole richie's medical issues and paris and nicole's ongoing legal issues paris nicole even had a magazine spread together in the june issue of harper's bazaar however after all the legal medical and relational troubles that the simple life brought e they ended up dropping the show after season five and according to insider at the premiere of rush hour three paris said it's been a great five years and we had so much fun i'm happy to end it at that however both paris and nicole wanted to stay in the reality tv show world and nicole was pitching around a few different shows and paris started the now infamous show my new bff where she was on the search for her new best friend paris nicole's relationship was never what it once was and paris has clearly set a very public boundary with nicole all it took was one viewing party of paris hilton's then infamous tape that changed paris nicole's friendship forever it has been 17 years since the simple life premiered so where is the iconic duo now nicole richie had two beautiful children with joel madden of the band good charlotte and they got married in 2010. nicole is kept very busy she is an author of two novels she went on to act and made guest appearances on shows such as eight simple rules and chat in 2014 she utilized her comedic skills from the simple life and started a comedy series called candidly nicole tina fey thought nicole was really funny with perfect comedic timing and asked nicole to be a news anchor on a new sitcom called great news it ran for two seasons in 2017 and 2018. nicole also launched house of harlow 1960 a lifestyle brand that won her entrepreneur of the year in 2010. her brand is still running strong to this day nicole has also been a role model speaking publicly about her battle with addiction from when she was younger so what is nicole up to today well she is now a comedy rapper on the platform quibby i am looking for music that only i can make my name is nikki fresh she raps about fruits vegetables and bumble bees so what about paris hilton the original influencer the one who pioneered the way for celebrities like kim kardashian well paris has literally built a multi-billion dollar global empire off of her very own name and brand a very far cry from the ditzy blonde people confused her for due to the character she played on the simple life i now have 19 product lines and 25 fragrances i make everything from sunglasses hair care skin care handbags clothing watches jewelry lingerie dog clothes nail polish eyelashes shoes i have homewares pillows and furniture i basically make every type of product you can think of something many don't know is paris is also one of the world's highest paid djs making about 350 thousand dollars in our djing aside from being a self-proclaimed girl boss behind the scenes she still has found time to act model launch a youtube channel and even has a youtube original documentary coming out this year which is supposed to show a whole other side to her that we haven't seen before so what about the iconic friendship between paris and nicole well in interviews they both maintain they are friends even if they don't see or talk to each other much okay my questions for nicole when was the last time you texted or talked to paris hilton so the the short answer is i haven't spoken to her in a while but we are very good friends and i love her and love her family and have a lot of respect for her hey andy my question is for paris paris i love you huge fan for years love you my question is diesel do you still stay in touch with nicole i love nicole we actually were just texting like three days ago because it's our high school reunion so she was reminding me of the date and paris has even made very sweet instagram posts about nicole when asked about a revival of the simple life paris said someone has made a fake fan account and invented this simple life rumor there is no truth to it yes i love the show and i was approached to do it again but i had to say no as i have an extremely busy work schedule traveling the world running my empire hashtag girlboss and nicole had this to say about a revival we're almost 40 years old and i can't imagine leaving my kids we've got real jobs now we were 20 or 21 when we did it it was like backpacking through europe something you do in your 20s it is safe to say we will never get a revival of the reality show that is still watched and talked about almost two decades later paris and nicole became friends by chance and co-stars by choice what ultimately launched their super stardom was also the downfall of their friendship paris seems like she's finally happy showing her true self and for a fourth pick nicole has also really done amazing for herself as always thank you all so much for tuning in to this episode of deep dive it means so much to me this is definitely a passion project of both of ours and i'm so glad you all are living for it as much as we are now here's a sneak peek at what's next for deep dive i feel so liberated and feel like myself

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Length: 21min 9sec (1269 seconds)

Published: Tue Sep 01 2020