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Paris Hilton defamation lawsuit settled


(AP)
Updated: 2007-08-23 08:55




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Paris Hilton arrives at a party celebrating the new mobile service Helio
and
benefiting Heal the Bay in West Hollywood, Calif. in this, Aug. 8, 2007,
file photo.[AP]

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Paris Hilton can scratch her next court date from her calendar.

A settlement in a $10 million defamation lawsuit was reached Wednesday
between the hotel heiress-reality TV star and diamond heiress-actress
Zeta Graff.

The trial was set to start Monday.

In the suit, Graff claimed that Hilton spread "vicious lies" about her to
the media in 2005.

Both sides reached an "amicable resolution," but the details were kept
confidential, according to a statement released by Graff's attorney,
Bruce Broillet.

"Both parties are glad that the matter could be resolved without the time
and expense of a trial," the statement read.

Attorneys for both Graff and Hilton declined further comment. Hilton
spokesman Elliot Mintz did not return telephone calls Wednesday.

In the suit, Graff claimed that Hilton spread the lies about her to the
New York Post.

The paper reported that Graff 鈥� who once dated Hilton's then-fiance,
Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis 鈥� went "berserk" at a nightclub, tried
to strangle Hilton and attempted to steal her diamond necklace.

Graff denied the report and claimed that Hilton said, "I'm going to
destroy you" after trying to oust her from the club, according to the
suit.

Hilton denied that she was behind the report.

But former Hilton publicist Rob Shuter said in a deposition that Hilton
asked him to help plant the story and that he gave the paper comments,
dictated by Hilton, that he attributed to himself, Hilton and anonymous
sources.

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