Hilton storms out of interview after barrage of tricky questions ~ The weekly rewind

Good Morning America has struck again.

This time reality star Paris Hilton was its victim. The hotel chain heiress sat down in late July with GMA’s Don Harris to discuss her television series “The World According to Paris.”
Bruised Ego

But when Harris brought up the show’s floundering ratings and asked whether Hilton, who is now 30-years old, was worried Kim Kardashian may be stealing her spotlight, the interview turned sour, Business Insider reports.

Normally described by media as bubbly and carefree, the video below shows Hilton freeze up and walk off camera, clearly embarrassed with the reporter’s line of questioning.

Hilton’s new reality show premiered June 1 on the Oxygen cable television network to a dismal 400,000 viewers. “The Simple Life,” which chronicled the pranks of Hilton and her cohort Nicole Richie, however garnered 13 million viewers in Fox in 2003.

An Oxygen spokesman told ABC news though the network is not concerned with the ratings, adding that new episodes have more relatable drama in store for its viewers.

Hilton’s reaction comes just one month after her outburst on ABC’s “The View.” Barbara Walters, who interviewed Hilton during her troubled days in Los Angeles lock up, asked Hilton why she decided to remain frivolous after vowing to change her ways in their previous interview.

The New York Post reported that Hilton and her father, Rick Hilton, screamed at an ABC producer after the show.

Befuddled Stars

GMA has a track record now when it comes to pushing celebrities’ buttons. In March, I blogged about how Chris Brown was grilled by GMA’s Robin Roberts regarding his alleged domestic dispute with S&M starlet Rihanna.

Pop and R&B Artist Chris Brown’s recent appearance on Good Morning America suggests it won’t be easy for him to “chuck up the deuce” to his 2009 drama.

Brown, who was on the show on March 22, as reported by AceShowbiz, was there to promote his new album, FAME.

The host, Robin Roberts, as a journalist in her position would do, asked Brown about his alleged assault on the ‘S&M’ starlet Rihanna, as well as whether or not the now relaxed restraining order would affect his life.

Brown, uncomfortable with the interview’s impending direction, moved to steer the conversation to better, more productive topics, but Roberts would not let up.

After the show, Brown allegedly stormed off the set, went ‘ballistic’ and broke a window. He even tweeted (then deleted), “I’m so over people bringing this past shit up!! Yet we praise Charlie Sheen and others for their bullshit.”

In a country that glorifies Teen Mom’s, it comes as no surprise to me that celebrities think they’re above the law when it comes interviews. Note to Hilton and Brown: It’s not a good journalistic practice to treat you as if you deserve to walk down the red carpet. Hard-hitting questions allow our readers and viewers the chance to understand controversial issues in which you are embroiled. You’re in the public eye, so you should expect these things. Cliché, but true – if you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen.

I think given the amount of public relation firms tasked with training elected officials on how to deal with difficult inquiries, Brown and Hilton can afford to hire one. I'd prefer they didn't though.

What other awkward interviews have you witnessed? Do you think the subjects deserved the reporter’s probing questions?