Paris Hilton is opening up publicly about the deep and lasting impact of an intimate video featuring her that was shared online without her consent being taken when she was just 19 years old.
Speaking while advocating for the DEFIANCE ACT, the celeb shed light on what happened to her was not a scandal but total abuse. This is why she stands in support of the latest law, which is a legislation designed to protect people from non-consensual explicit images and deepfakes.
Hilton shared that at the time, there were no such laws or rules in place that could protect victims of such violations, and the internet was new enough that people did not fully grasp the harm it might cause.
Instead of support, she was mocked, and it turned into this huge punchline, and she was told to be grateful that it was getting so much attention.
The celeb says that this incident stole her control over her own body, sense of safety, and reputation.
More than 20 years later, she's shocked to see how such violations are getting more common, thanks to AI, where people's explicit images are produced without any consent.