Paris Hilton sued for not generating enough publicity

Paris Hilton is being taken to court for not getting enough attention. 

The ubiquitous hotel heiress was paid $1 million for her role in the movie “National Lampoon’s Pledge This!” in which she appeared as a sorority president at South Beach University.  In addition to her display of acting talent, Hilton was credited as executive producer and agreed to provide “reasonable promotion and publicity” for the film.

But Hilton “failed to attend any talk shows” and didn’t do any interviews for the movie, according to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., attorney Michael Goldberg, who says the celebrity’s uncharacteristic shyness and low profile cost the movie’s distributor “millions of dollars” that people would otherwise have eagerly paid to see the film.

Interestingly, National Lampoon itself has refused to join the suit.  Company President Daniel Laikin says Hilton’s efforts on behalf of the film “surpassed all of National Lampoon’s expectations,” and “we are all strong supporters of her presidential campaign.”

Sources: Associated Press, Business Wire, South Florida Business Journal