''1 Night in Paris'' is a 2004 porn video filmed by Rick Salomon. Promoted by Kevin Blatt, it depicts

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having

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in May 2001 with Salomon. Not originally intended for release, it was filmed primarily with a single, stationary, tripod-mounted camera using "night vision". However, a handful of scenes were filmed indoors without night vision.

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

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. 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. 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." The video received the

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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

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, a production company that produces and distributes

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videos. The rights to the video have since been purchased by Vivid Entertainment. The official release of the video opened with a dedication that states: "In memory of 9/11/01... We will never forget." American singer-songwriter P!nk parodied one of the scenes from the sex tape in her

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for her song "

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". In 2021 interview with ''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."

Accolades

* 2005

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- Best Overall Marketing Campaign, Individual Project * 2005 AVN Award - Best Renting Title of the Year * 2005 AVN Award - Best Selling Title of the Year * 2008 F.A.M.E. Award - Favourite Celebrity Sex Tape

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