Paris Hilton slams ‘stupid’ Twitter hoax mixing Mandela, MLK Jr.
Someone made Paris Hilton the butt of a Twitter hoax Thursday involving “her” reaction to the death of Nelson Mandela, and girlfriend is not happy about it.
“RIP Nelson Mandela,” the Photoshopped tweet read. “Your ‘I Have A Dream’ speech was so inspiring. An amazing man.”
That’s right, Hilton was supposedly so dumb she confused Mandela with Martin Luther King Jr., the fake tweet would have you believe.
Photos: Celebrities react to the death of Nelson Mandela
A quick check of Hilton’s verified account at the time the hoax started revealed she was on a plane to Miami. The socialite and reality star was quick to retweet items debunking the hoax, which according to Gossip Cop came from the @DeletedTweets account (where there’s no evidence of said tweet, but perhaps that’s the point).
“Just landed & heard the sad new[s] about Nelson Mandela,” Hilton (really) wrote Thursday after touching down in Miami. “He was a true Hero & the world is a better place because of him. May he rest in peace.”
Eleven minutes later, she let loose.
“Whoever made that stupid fake tweet lacks respect to the loss the world is mourning right now. Same goes for all the blogs who ran with it.”
The “stupid fake tweet,” which included an image of the purported message, was first circulated right around the time lots of news organizations (and normal people) were reacting to the former South African president’s death, and harvesting celebrity reactions to his passing.
In the wee hours Friday morning, Hilton was still ticked off, tweeting, “I’m so sick of people lying about me & using my name . Please get a life & stop talking about mine. It’s beyond. #URPathetic #GetYourOwnLife”
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