Paris Hilton showed her raw, honest side in a new documentary The American Meme, directed by Bert Marcus. The documentary, which debuted at Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, follows the careers of famous social-media stars like Hilton, Josh "The Fat Jew" Ostrovsky, and Brittany Furlan.
Viewers see Hilton more than any other star throughout the film, according to USA Today. The documentary tracks her rise starting before her reality show The Simple Life with Nicole Richie. Hilton also got real about her 2004 leaked sex tape with then-boyfriend Rick Salomon. "It was like being raped," she said in the documentary. "It felt like I'd lost part of my soul and been talked about in such cruel and mean ways. I literally wanted to die at some points. I was like, 'I just don't want to live,' because I thought everything was taken away from me. I didn't want to be known as that."
Hilton wanted to be a part of this documentary to reveal a side of herself that fans can't see through her social media presence. On The Simple Life, she said, "There was no social media, so I basically created this character that was basically what I thought the audience wanted, like, 'Oh, she's rich, so she needs to be a spoiled airhead,' basically what the producers told me to do."
Now, Hilton is just living her best life and looking forward to a future that includes getting married this year to actor/model Chris Zylka and having children at some point. "I'm very excited for the next phase of my life and to start a family and find true happiness," Hilton said. "Because yes, this is so much fun. I love what I'm doing, it's great being in Ibiza every summer DJing until eight in the morning, but sometimes it gets a little tiring. I'm still going to continue being the girl boss I am, but I'm also going to be a mom, and I can't wait for that day."
