The socialite opened up about a “very private affliction” she’s been through in her new book Paris: Memoirs.
Paris Hilton was candid about her difficult decision to abortion Nearly 20 years ago, I described it as an “impossible choice.”
at age 42 new book, Paris: a memoirHilton revealed that shortly after wrapping up the first season Simple Life –where she appeared on the other side Nicole Richie– and at 22, she decided to quit her job pregnancy.
“I lived my best life‘ she recalled. “I was having a wild child-like moment, and it was kind of glorious.
“Everything fell apart when I found out I was pregnant at 22. It was like waking up on the ledge outside my window on the 40th floor. Symptoms of ADHD spiral. Everything I knew about myself was at war with everything I was raised to believe about abortion,” she said, adding, “Unless she faces it herself, this impossibility You never know how hard it will be to face a tough choice.
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Hilton said her boyfriend of two years Tommy Hilfiger model Jason Shaw, continued to support her through it all. She loved him, but she knew he was in no position to move forward with having a baby or starting a parent. family.
“It had nothing to do with him or the baby. After being abused in three programs, I was a victim. How I couldn’t talk to him, and the fact that I never confided in him about my past – that’s all, right? The secret is corrosive,” she admitted. “They destroy anything you try to layer on top of them.”
Hilton explained that abortion can be a “very private affliction” for some people, and shared her story to help those who are suffering, feeling alone, or who are He said he wants to support people who are afraid to speak up.
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“Over the years, I’ve looked back on all of this with sorrow, even though I knew I made the right choice. In my loneliest moments, I’m the only one with my life.” I have romanticized that time and tormented myself with melodrama. What if I kill Paris?— but really, the happy little family wasn’t at stake. It didn’t happen,” she said.
Hilton continued, “Trying to continue with that pregnancy with the physical and emotional issues I was dealing with at the time would have been a train wreck for everyone involved. I deny it. I risked the eternal family I hoped for in the future when I was healthy and healed.
With time, resources and lots of support, Hilton healed and now seems to be living happily ever after married to the author Carter Reum, and She tied the knot on November 11, 2021. The two also recently We had our first childa boy named Phoenix Baronthrough a surrogate January 2023.
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