In an anti-Obama ad, which aired for the first time on Wednesday, Republican candidate John McCain references Paris Hilton to convey the message to the public that Barack Obama has become a celebrity.
In the ad, images of Paris, Britney Spears, and Obama appear on the screen as a voiceover says, “He’s the biggest celebrity in the world. But is he ready to lead?”
The Hilton family donated close to $60,000 to McCain and a Republican Party senate fund over the past few years, and to see their daughter depicted in such an unflattering manner in return, well…they were less than jubilant. They have sent a series of angry messages to McCain demanding an explanation.
According to ET, a spokesperson for Paris stated “Miss Hilton was neither asked, nor did she give permission, for the use of her likeness in the ad, and has no further comment.” Despite the barrage of controversy surrounding the ad, Paris has not seen it.
“She hasn’t even seen the ad. She knows about it, people have told her, but she hasn’t seen it, and she doesn’t plan to,” says a close friend of the heiress.
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