Editing 1 Night in Paris (section)

==Release==
The video was released by Salomon shortly after Hilton's TV series ''[[The Simple Life]]'' debuted, causing a media sensation. When Hilton stated publicly that she had been "out of it", did not know what she was doing during the taping of the video, and did not approve its public release, Salomon sued Hilton for [[defamation]]. Hilton then countersued Salomon over the release of the tape, settling out of court in July 2005. According to reports, Hilton was awarded as much as $400,000 and planned to donate a percentage to charity.<ref>{{cite news|first=Gina |last=Serpe |title=Paris Sues to Cover Exposure |date=January 30, 2007 |publisher=[[E!]] |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=dd1838b6-5852-4c89-9650-f7cdad9ec5fd |access-date=February 1, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070202143817/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=dd1838b6-5852-4c89-9650-f7cdad9ec5fd |archive-date=February 2, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref>

In a 2006 interview with the British edition of ''[[GQ]]'' magazine, Hilton stated: "I never received a dime from the video. It's just dirty money and (Salomon) should give it all to some charity for the sexually abused or something. To be honest, I don't even think about it any more."<ref>{{cite news | first=Piers | last=Morgan | title=When Piers met Paris | date=September 1, 2006 | work=[[GQ]] | url=http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/girls/articles/2010-07/23/gq-girls-piers-morgan-interviews-paris-hilton/career | access-date=August 23, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806005744/http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/girls/articles/2010-07/23/gq-girls-piers-morgan-interviews-paris-hilton/career | archive-date=August 6, 2010 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The video received the [[AVN Awards]] in 2005 for "Best Selling Title of the Year", "Best Renting Title of the Year", and "Best Overall Marketing Campaign – Individual Project". The DVD titled ''1 Night in Paris'' is distributed by [[Red Light District (studio)|Red Light District]], a production company that produces and distributes [[pornographic]] videos. The rights to the video have since been purchased by [[Vivid Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Night In Paris Hilton | date=April 1, 2010 | work=[[Vivid Entertainment|Vivid]] | url=http://www.nightinparishilton.com | access-date=August 23, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129021704/http://www.nightinparishilton.com/ | archive-date=January 29, 2011 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The official release of the video opened with a dedication that states: "In memory of [[September 11 attacks|9/11/01]]... We will never forget."

American singer-songwriter [[P!nk]] parodied one of the scenes from the sex tape in her [[music video]] for her song "[[Stupid Girls]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/67220/Pink-urges-Hilton-to-quit-bugging-over-Stupid-Girls-song|title=Pink urges Hilton to 'quit bugging' over Stupid Girls song|work=[[Daily Express]]|date=October 21, 2008|accessdate=August 2, 2021|archive-date=May 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505120107/https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/67220/Pink-urges-Hilton-to-quit-bugging-over-Stupid-Girls-song|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021 interview with [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|''Vanity Fair'']], Hilton said the tape, which was released without her consent and caused a media sensation, was "humiliating" and is "something that will hurt me for the rest of my life."<ref>{{cite magazine | title=PARIS HILTON, IN REFLECTION | date=April 16, 2021 | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/paris-hilton-in-reflection | magazine=Vanity Fair | access-date=April 30, 2021 | archive-date=May 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510071020/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/paris-hilton-in-reflection | url-status=live }}</ref>