Paris Hilton says she likes single life
Paris Hilton is heading for the World Cup, where she may be competing for more than headlines with rival Kim Kardashian.
The former best friends have both been romantically linked to soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo of heavily favored Portugal.
Hilton indicated she plans to stay in South Africa for the full month, promoting her brand, going on safari and ogling soccer's hottest stars.
Judging from her response, Hilton doesn't sound concerned about recent reports that Kardashian and Ronaldo were having a cozy time together in Madrid in mid-April.
There have been published reports that Hilton and Ronaldo have stayed in touch since a rumored tryst in Los Angeles last June.
Interestingly, both Hilton and Kardashian have split from longtime boyfriends, which puts them among the world's most eligible bachelorettes at World Cup time.
Hilton's says she's definitely unattached.
"One hundred percent single and I'm really enjoying it. I've never been single in my life and I've never been happier," said Hilton, who recently had a nasty split with Doug Reinhardt.
"I got some bad people out of my life, people who were using me and had bad intentions. There are so many opportunists out there. I cut those people out," she said.
She's a regular at UFC events. "I love it. UFC and boxing. I'm a tomboy at heart."
She's never been busier. She's working on a "top secret" TV show. "We just finished casting it." She was just in New York for her first assignment as the new celebrity ambassador for the United Service Organizations, a private, nonprofit organization that provides morale and recreational services to members of the U.S. military.
Next month she's unveiling her latest fragrance, Tease, one of her 17 product lines.
Asked if she was any closer to getting into the celebrity restaurant venture in Las Vegas, she said, "I've been offered many times. I've seen spaces at different hotels, but it was never the right fit.
"I'm looking for someone I could work with and trust. Las Vegas would be perfect for Paris destinations. I have so much fun here I want to move here."
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Deborah Krause is out as chief operating officer at Pure Management Group. Employees were notified by e-mail on Friday. She joined the nightclub and restaurant giant in March 2007 as executive vice president overseeing food and beverage, and development. She was promoted to COO last September. Her husband, David Krause, is chief marketing officer at PMG, which declined comment.
SIGHTINGS
At UFC 114 at MGM Grand Garden on Saturday: NBA stars Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, Snoop Dogg, and Super Bowl champs Reggie Bush and Larry Fitzgerald. ... Also, actors David Spade, Sam Worthington, Forest Whitaker and Wilmer Valderrama. ... Hilton, in Steve Wynn's cabana at Encore Beach Club on Saturday. ... At the opening of the Encore Beach Club and Surrender Nightclub on Friday: Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, Terrell Suggs of the Baltimore Ravens and Nick Barnett from the Green Bay Packers. ... Friday at N9NE Steakhouse (Palms): Hockey icon Gordie Howe, actress Keshia Pulliam, Tennessee Titan Damian Williams, Tampa Bay Buccaneer Gerald McCoy and New York Jet Darelle Revis. At Nove Italiano: Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis, MMA fighter Diego Sanchez and actress and TV personality Shar Jackson. ... At Rain Nightclub: actress Tara Reid. ... At Tao (The Venetian) on Friday: Two-time "Dancing with the Stars" pro Mark Ballas, who turned 24 last week. His group included Ashley Roberts, an original Pussycat Doll, fellow "Dancing With The Stars" pros Cheryl Burke, Edyta Sliwinskya and Alec Mazo and actress Shannon Elizabeth, who competed on the sixth season of the show. Also in the house: Stacy Keibler of Season 2 of "Dancing With The Stars," Chuy Bravo, Chelsea Handler's sidekick, and Chris Franjola, a comedian who appears regularly on "Chelsea Lately" on E!; and Washington Redskin Larry Johnson. ... At Studio 54 (MGM Grand) on Friday: UFC fighters, including Anderson Silva, Clay Guida, Junior Dos Santos, Antonio Nogueira, Gabriel Gonzaga, Melvin Guillard, Joey Villasenor, Phil Baroni, Jamie Yager and John Chaimberg.
THE PUNCH LINE
There's more cleavage in this film than at a pro wrestler's wedding." -- Film critic Roger Ebert on "Sex and the City 2." That line might be the nicest thing he has to say about it. Click here for Ebert's review http://tinyurl.com/3an5nv9
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