Paris Hilton says she was ‘hit, strangled and grabbed’ by FIVE ‘abusive’ ex-boyfriends
PARIS Hilton says she was ‘hit, strangled and grabbed’ by FIVE ‘abusive’ ex-boyfriends. The socialite had previously opened up about the mental and emotional abuse she had endured while going to boarding school in Utah. Paris, 39, opened up about the alleged abuse she went through with some of her ex-boyfriends. “I went through multiple […]
PARIS Hilton says she was ‘hit, strangled and grabbed’ by FIVE ‘abusive’ ex-boyfriends.
The socialite had previously opened up about the mental and emotional abuse she had endured while going to boarding school in Utah.
Paris, 39, opened up about the alleged abuse she went through with some of her ex-boyfriends.
“I went through multiple abusive relationships,” Paris claimed to PEOPLE.
“I was strangled, I was hit, I was grabbed aggressively. I put up with things no one should.”
The star will be diving deeper into the abuse she suffered throughout several stages of her life in her upcoming YouTube documentary This Is Paris.
She further added: “I had become so used to [abusive behavior] at Provo, that it made me feel like it was normal.
“They all seemed like such nice guys and then the true colors would show. They’d get jealous, or defensive or try to control me. And there would come a point where they would become physically, verbally, and emotionally abusive.
“I didn’t really understand what love or relationships were. I thought that them getting so crazy meant that they were in love with me. Looking back, I can’t believe I let people treat me like that.”
The House of Wax actress also blamed her abusive upbringing at Provo as the reason why she made her infamous 2003 sex tape, One Night In Paris.
“I would never have let anyone into my life like [the man in the tape, whom she was dating at the time],” she said.
“I met the worst person I could meet and if I hadn’t gone to Provo, I wouldn’t have entertained the thought of letting him into my life. Provo affected my future relationships.”
She was specifically talking about famed poker player Rick Salomon.
Despite her past relationships, the Hilton heiress has found true happiness with her boyfriend of nine months, Carter Reum.
“I feel so safe with him,” she said.
“Before, I don’t think I was really ready for a good relationship. But I’ve learned so much. And I’m so grateful to have found my perfect match.”
A few weeks ago, Paris had opened up about what she claims were years of violence, revealing how she was sent to Provo Canyon School in Utah by her parents when they realized they could no longer manage her behavior as a teenager.
But she says that her parents were unaware of the true scale of what happened there, as staff would reportedly rip up letters and end phone calls, telling students that “no one would believe them.”
“It was supposed to be a school, but [classes] were not the focus at all” she told the publication.
“From the moment I woke up until I went to bed, it was all day screaming in my face, yelling at me, continuous torture.”
She claimed: “The staff would say terrible things. They were constantly making me feel bad about myself and bully me. I think it was their goal to break us down.
“And they were physically abusive, hitting and strangling us. They wanted to instill fear in the kids so we’d be too scared to disobey them.”
Paris alleged that they used solitary confinement for up to 20 hours a day as punishment, and students would tell staff about bad behavior by their peers.
“You couldn’t trust anyone,” she said, admitting she cried every day and battled panic attacks.
What did Paris Hilton say about the alleged torture and abuse she suffered in her new documentary?
Paris Hilton claims she was “tortured” and “bullied” at a Utah boarding school after her parents sent her there in an effort to control her teenage behavior.
Paris claims her parents did not know the treatment she was enduring as staff would reportedly rip up letters and end phone calls, telling students that “no one would believe them.”
“From the moment I woke up until I went to bed, it was all day screaming in my face, yelling at me, continuous torture.”
She claimed: “The staff would say terrible things. They were constantly making me feel bad about myself and bully me. I think it was their goal to break us down.
“And they were physically abusive, hitting and strangling us. They wanted to instill fear in the kids so we’d be too scared to disobey them.”
Paris alleged that the boarding school staff used solitary confinement for up to 20 hours a day.
In a statement given to The Sun, the school said: “Originally opened in 1971, Provo Canyon School was sold by its previous ownership in August 2000. We therefore cannot comment on the operations or patient experience prior to this time.”
They said that the school is “today an intensive, psychiatric youth residential treatment center for youth between the ages of 8 and 18 that have special, and often complex, mental health and emotional needs. “
They added: “We offer innovative, evidence-based therapeutic interventions, academic instruction and life-skills training tailored to the needs of each of our students. Leadership and staff are highly committed to providing effective treatment, compassionate care and a nurturing environment for the students and families we serve.”
Paris grew up living in New York City’s famed Waldorf Astoria Hotel with her parents, Rick and Kathy Hilton, and younger siblings: Nicky, 36, Barron, 30, and Conrad, 26.
But she would sneak out to clubs as a teenager and any punishment by her parents – including taking away her phone or credit cards – had no effect.
In the end they chose to send her away to the school at the age of 17; she was there for 11 months leaving of her own free will at the age of 18.
“I buried my truth for so long,” she added, “but I’m proud of the strong woman I’ve become.
“People might assume everything in my life came easy to me, but I want to show the world who I truly am.”
She also claimed she never told her parents the truth of what happened at the school when she returned to New York because she felt “so ashamed.”
Now though, the reality star – who found worldwide fame in 2003 with her show The Simple Life – has said her parents will watch the movie, and that there are “no more secrets.”
The star will show a rare side of herself in the fil, with the latest trailer for her YouTube original documentary, This Is Paris, showing her get personal about the public perception of her.
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She said: “I feel like the whole world thinks they know me. No one really knows who I am. … I don’t even know who I am sometimes. I didn’t used to be that way…
“Sorry, I’m so used to playing a character that it’s like hard for me, to like, be normal.”
Paris then says: “I just created this brand, and this persona and this character I’ve been stuck with ever since.”