Paris Hilton has never been shy about letting cameras into her life, but when it comes to
men, it's a totally different story.
Sure, several have gotten down on one knee for the reality star, but she’s only moved
to Switzerland for one.
Who was it?
Keep watching to find out.
Before Paris Hilton became the type of celebrity whose love life was splashed across the tabloids,
she dated actor Edward Furlong.
As a young teenager, Furlong had landed his breakout role as John Connor in "Terminator
2: Judgment Day."
The movie's massive commercial success led to a string of other roles, which cemented
Furlong as a teen heartthrob.
By 2000, things had begun to calm down professionally for the 23-year-old Furlong.
But the actor's personal life was still amping up, especially once reports began leaking
that he was dating Hilton.
On an episode of her podcast, "This is Paris," in 2021, Hilton opened up about the relationship
for the first time, calling Furlong her ex-boyfriend.
She went on to explain that the two only dated for about eight months when Hilton was 19.
The hotel heiress and professional poker player Rick Salomon were together for around six
months, from late 2000 to early 2001.
For the most part, they kept their relationship relatively private, and declined to ever speak
to the media about their partnership.
However, in 2003, a private tape that Hilton and Salomon had made was leaked.
The couple immediately lashed out at each other, speaking negatively about one another
in the press and filing lawsuits in court.
Salomon wound up selling the full version of the tape, which he titled "1 Night in Paris,"
maintaining in an interview with NBC News,
"I don‘t feel bad.
It hasn‘t really hurt her and I think she‘s enjoying her life.
It‘s not ruining her life and it sort of ruined my life and now I‘m capitalizing
on it."
"I can't believe that he would do something like that to me."
In truth, Hilton took the brunt of the backlash, with tabloids claiming she had orchestrated
the entire thing to get publicity.
In 2021, she told Vanity Fair's podcast "Inside the Hive,"
"It still gives me post-traumatic stress disorder even like talking about it… it was humiliating
for people to see all of that."
Fortunately, none of the Rick Salomon drama seems to have followed Paris Hilton into her
relationship with actor and model Jason Shaw.
Per the Los Angeles Times, Shaw has modeled for major brands, including Versace, Tommy
Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein, and has had guest-starring turns on TV shows like "Charmed" and "Third
Watch."
His preference for a more private life likely explains why their relationship remained under
the radar for so long.
That all came to an end in 2002, when Shaw proposed to Hilton with a massive pear-shaped
ring.
The headline-making engagement only lasted for a few months, with the couple going their
separate ways in early 2003.
As for why the engagement didn't work out, a source later told E! News,
"[Hilton] was just such a kid and not ready for such a commitment."
Despite never making it down the aisle, there doesn't seem to be any bad blood between the
pair.
In fact, they were even rumored to have reconciled for a brief time in 2010.
After ending things with Shaw, it was reported that Hilton had flings with both "Sum 41"
frontman Deryck Whibley and "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis.
However, nothing really lasted until she took up with "Backstreet Boys" member Nick Carter.
According to People, Hilton was interested in Carter first and asked her bodyguard to
call up the pop star to arrange a meeting.
Fortunately, Carter was just as interested, and the couple spent seven months together
before splitting in July 2004.
Their breakup was messy.
The duo had gotten couple tattoos just weeks before going their separate ways, and there
were allegations of cheating, abuse, and all sorts of shadiness.
Almost a decade later, Carter was still talking about the dramatic split, writing in his book
"Facing the Music and Living to Talk About It,"
"Paris was the worst person in the world for me to hook up with."
The heiress hit back, telling Access in 2013,
"I don't believe I was a negative influence on Nick… when we met he was already a successful
pop star, I'm pretty sure that was the only thing influencing him at the time.
I'm glad he got help for his problems and wish him all the best."
Not one to stay out of the dating scene for long, Paris Hilton rebounded with another
musician, Fred Durst.
But her relationship with the Limp Bizkit rocker was over almost as quickly as it started,
leaving the reality star looking for love once again.
A few months later, she seemed to have finally found it in Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis.
After spending time in far-flung destinations like Greece, London, and L.A., the couple
got engaged in May 2005.
To top it all off, Latsis offered Hilton her choice from 15 rings designed by the most
notable jewelry-makers in the world, including Harry Winston and Tiffany & Co.
Sadly, in September 2005, the couple shocked their fans by announcing that their fairytale
romance was over.
In a statement released via E! News, Hilton revealed,
"I'm sad to announce that I've called off my engagement.
Over the last couple months, I've realized that this is the right decision for me.
We remain best of friends, and I'll always love him."
In the end, Hilton auctioned off t he 24-carat ring she had settled on, donating all the
proceeds to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Hours after the news broke that Paris and Paris had broken up, the socialite was caught
kissing another billionaire Greek shipping heir, Stavros Niarchos III.
The couple appear to have met through Mary-Kate Olsen, who had been dating Niarchos for five
months before he dumped her in favor of the hotel heiress.
Unsurprisingly, that did not bode well for the friendship, and Olsen told W Magazine,
"[Paris] and I always only had nice things to say about each other.
Now I guess you can tell we're not talking."
Still, Hilton and Niarchos seemed to have fun together until they went their separate
ways in May 2016.
Paris Hilton has always lived a bicoastal life, flitting back and forth between L.A.
and New York with astonishing frequency.
But in 2007, she put that jet-setting lifestyle on pause and rented a house in Malibu for
the entire summer.
After a rumored dalliance with actor Josh Henderson, tabloids discovered Hilton was
dating Australian surfer and designer Tyler Atkins.
The blonde pair spent lots of time cuddling on the beach and canoodling at parties.
While Hilton never spoke publicly about the relationship, Atkins supposedly did, telling
Who.com,
"She is a really smart, amazing girl and we share similar interests.
[...] She's a cool girl and we're having a really great time enjoying each other's company."
But by the end of the summer, the couple went their separate ways.
In February 2008, Hilton and "Good Charlotte" rocker Benji Madden stepped out together.
By that point, the musician was the brother-in-law of Hilton's longtime BFF Nicole Richie, who
had married his twin, Joel Madden.
A few months after they made things official, Hilton wrote on her now-defunct Myspace blog,
"I've never felt so happy and in love.
He's such an amazing guy and life has never been better."
Madden wrote a song for Hilton called "Shine Your Light," and told Life & Style,
"She is my life, my heart, and my soul, and is the most important thing in my life.
No one exists but her."
In return, Hilton gushed on "The Late Show With David Letterman,"
"I'm so happy, I'm so in love, and I know I want to spend the rest of my life with him.
[...] We're so happy, I know I want to be with him forever."
"Benji, my boyfriend, he's actually backstage."
"I don't want him out here."
But, forever wasn't to be, and by November 2008, outlets were reporting that the couple
had called things off.
By early 2009, Hilton was spotted with her new boyfriend, "The Hills" alum Doug Reinhardt.
The pair dated for around 14 months, and the relationship didn't end amicably.
Discussing the breakup, an unnamed source told Page Six,
"Doug was just too fame-hungry.
Paris felt like he was using her."
Meanwhile, Hilton told Us Weekly,
"I just realized I am better off without him.
So I ended it because I deserve something much better."
Paris Hilton's next boyfriend, Las Vegas nightclub owner and manager Cy Waits, established himself
in his career without the help of the socialite.
The couple loved to party together a little too much, though, and they were both arrested
for drug possession after a night out in August 2010.
It seems that their differing opinions about how much partying is too much might have been
what ultimately drove them apart.
Waits told People,
"I don't want to speak for Paris, but this breakup is something I knew for a number of
months needed to happen.
[...] Partying is not my thing."
Meanwhile, Hilton simply told Us Weekly,
"I feel like the relationship ran its course."
Paris Hilton met her next flame, Spanish model River Viiperi who was 11 years younger than
her, during New York Fashion Week.
Hilton supposedly told Life & Style,
"We just love to sit in the corner and make out and dance.
When I'm in the club with him, it's like no one else in the room exists — it's just
us two with each other.
It's romantic!"
"He's so hot."
Despite the couple's age gap, Hilton maintained that age was nothing but a number.
"Is he a younger fellow than you?"
"Yes?"
"May I ask how old the fellow is?"
"He's 21."
However, they split in 2014 after two years together.
Following the breakup, Hilton seemingly sent a message to her ex on Instagram by captioning
a post,
"I honestly feel bad for my boyfriends after we break up…
I wonder how it feels to go back to basics."
Hilton's relationship with Swiss businessman Thomas Gross was much quieter and much more
private than many of her previous ones.
The couple reportedly met at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015, and Hilton temporarily relocated
to Switzerland to be closer to him.
At the time, she told the British publication Closer,
"He doesn't like fame, he just wants me.
With previous boyfriends I felt there was always an intention, but with him I know it's
all about love."
Sadly, the couple went their separate ways in 2016, citing busy schedules as the reason
for the breakup.
Sources told Life & Style,
"They remain close friends and care for each other but work and the distance just got in
the way."
In 2016, Paris Hilton started dating Chris Zylka, an actor she'd met at an Oscars party
at the Chateau Marmont years earlier.
"Ever since that moment I always had a huge crush on him, and knew he was the man of my
dreams.
And I was right."
Things moved quickly between the pair, and to mark their one-year anniversary, Zylka
got Paris' name tattooed on his arm.
Six months later, the actor proposed with a 20-carat diamond engagement ring worth $2
million.
At the time, Hilton shared the news with her fans in a now-deleted Instagram post, writing,
"So happy & excited to be engaged to the love of my life.
My best friend & soulmate.
Perfect for me in every way.
[...] I feel like the luckiest girl in the world!
You are my dream come true!
Thank you for showing me that fairytales do exist."
"Look at this ring!
Who wouldn't be surprised by that?
It's an ice cube!"
Sadly, Hilton announced that she had ended the engagement just eight months later.
In an interview with Cosmopolitan, she revealed,
"I just don’t think [he] was the right person and I feel like I’m an incredible woman
and I deserve someone so amazing.
It just didn’t feel right.
I’ve worked way too hard to just give my life to someone.
They have to be perfect."
In 2019, Paris Hilton finally found that perfect someone when she reconnected with her old
pal Carter Reum at a Thanksgiving dinner.
In February 2021, Reum proposed to Hilton on a private island where they were celebrating
her birthday.
In November 2021, the couple tied the knot.
The three-day celebration was covered in a Peacock reality series called "Paris in Love."
Married life seems to suit Hilton, who told People,
"Being married is such a great new chapter for both of us.
We've been so close and inseparable the past two years together so it's always felt like
we're married."
"I love you."
It looks like Hilton has finally found her happily ever after.
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