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Clint Eastwood: Paris a ne'er do well nunce

Oct 31, 2006, 12:10 GMT

 Paris Hilton - snoresville news, can\'t shock anyone anymore... © Photorazzi

Paris Hilton - snoresville news, can\'t shock anyone anymore... © Photorazzi

Clint Eastwood has blasted Paris Hilton for being "famous for no reason".

The legendary actor - whose film career spans over four decades - says, unlike today, only true talents were granted celebrity status when he first started out.

He said: "When I was young, movie stars who were celebrities were just a handful. Now everybody is a star so you have to make superstars. Stars are just heiresses, like Paris Hilton."

The Oscar winner - who examines hero worship and celebrity in his new film 'Flags of Our Fathers', a World War II epic - insists only the most extraordinary people were considered heroes in his youth.

Clint, 79, said: "Today everyone is considered a hero. In the 40s heroes were people who committed extraordinary feats. Things are very different now."

The screen icon named former US President Dwight Eisenhower and late actor Gary Cooper as his biggest heroes.

(C) BANG Media International



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ccyNov 1st, 2006 - 08:44:53

eastwood is 76, not 79. and he is absolutely right!

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