How Larry Landed Paris

So it’s official: Larry King is scoring the first post-jail interview with Paris Hilton. CNN’s victory comes thanks to a tangled series of events. Here’s FishbowlNY’s guide to how Larry landed Paris:

  • First, ABC offered $100,000 for a Hilton interview. Paris even called Barbara Walters from jail. Walters is personal friends with mother Kathy Hilton.

  • NBC offered to have Hilton appear on the Today show post-release, reportedly willing to pay as much as $1 million.
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