Paris Hilton is considering taking legal action over claims she made racist comments during an old interview.According to Neil Strauss, author of Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead: Journeys Into Fame and Madness, the socialite made remarks that she wouldn’t date a black man and “would never touch one”.Strauss alleges Paris told him: “[An actor and I] were making out, but then we went somewhere where it was bright and I saw that he was black and made an excuse and left. I can’t stand black guys. I would never touch one.”He added that the hotel heiress said that if a man’s “1%” black, it’s enough for her to stay away.Now representatives for Hilton have claimed she’s exploring her legal options and that Strauss has only made the comments to further his own career.A spokesperson for Paris says: “These allegations are absolutely untrue and ridiculous. We have sent these claims to Miss Hilton’s lawyers to respond further. It’s another example of someone making false claims for financial gain.”The heiress is said to have made the remark after getting friendly with a Saving Private Ryan actor in 1999 but has furiously denied any wrongdoing.The accusations were made by showbiz author Neil Strauss who said in his book that Hilton had been kissing the unnamed actor but when the lights came on was shocked by her conquest’s skin colour and quickly ditched him.The next evening at another party, Strauss claims the 30-year-old pointed the actor out to him and said: ‘I can’t stand black guys. I would never touch one. It’s gross.’However, Strauss’s book, Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead: Journeys Into Fame And Madness, contains one fable too many for Hilton, who is usually happy to humour the rumours but has wasted no time instructing her lawyers to jump on the accusations and clear her name.
