Paris Hilton Not Happy About 'Vacant' Billboards

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Paris Hilton isn't proud to be the poster girl for the word "vacant." The socialite's photo has been slapped on a couple of billboards alongside the jumbo-size word in Auckland, New Zealand, to advertise the fact that the space is up for rent -- and Paris doesn't appreciate the joke. Her manager has contacted Media5 billboard company to tell them they'll be hearing from Paris' lawyers shortly, because she never gave permission to use the images.


Paris is not vacant, guys (Photo Agency)
Media5 spokesman Adam McGregor said the company meant no harm or offense to Paris. "We wanted to draw some attention to some of our unsold display as we expanded, so we briefed a friend who runs his own boutique agency to work up a range of creative concepts," he said. "We liked the ones he came up with using high-profile public figures the best because they were fun. We were thinking about using Winston Peters, but Paris is much prettier and she has a proven ability to laugh at herself. We assume that the agency has taken care of the rights to the image of Paris, but we will ask the question."

But according to Stuff.co.nz, if Hilton takes the next step in legal action, it sounds like Media5 won't hesitate to back down and remove the billboards. McGregor said, "We're not trying to offend anyone."

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