We all know about Nikki Hilton, and God knows we have heard endless gossip about Paris- but what about Barron Hilton, their younger brother?
Barron Hilton, 18, was arrested this week for suspicion of drunk driving. He is eighteen years old, I know in Hollywood that is old to be drinking, but to me it’s young! The mere fact that he is drinking is against the law, much less driving drunk. I have always been someone with zero tolerance for drunk driving, so socialite stories such as this are particularly disturbing to me! For someone’s family who has as much money as anyone – why not hire a driver, why take the risk of ruining your life or ending someone else’s?
Barron Hilton was driving his black Mercedes SUV on the Pacific Coast Highway when he was pulled over. Guess it runs in the family? If in some magical way you have forgotten, Paris Hilton was arrested last year for driving under the influence as well. His blood alcohol level was 0.14 percent while the legal level is .08 in California! The twist on this particular celebrity socialite child gone crazy is his parents did not run to his rescue to bail him out of jail – and they wouldn’t let his sister run to his rescue either. Apparently they wanted him to learn his lesson and suffer a little bit. His father released the following statement to the media and press:
Hmm… So how do you handle this twist as a publicist? I’m sure they were flooded with phone calls and emails concerning why the Hilton’s did not immediately respond to their son in jail. In my opinion, the statement is kind of an awkward statement, and sounds a little unsure. I agree in the sense that he will be talking to his son and not the media – but has he tried to contact his son? I do not agree with the slightly denial / unsure / dumb act he is putting on. If I was the Hilton family publicist I definitely would have addressed this situation differently. I would have had the family wait until Barron had spoken to his parents and then develop a plan of action. I honestly cannot imagine what it is like to be the Hilton family publicist, they deal with more drama, problems, and gossip than most publicists do in a life time but I still feel this situation could have been handled slightly differently.
Just My Thoughts,
B.
