Paris Hilton's club dump

Jan 5, 2007, 12:20 GMT

not gay Paris... EPA/ANDY RAIN

Paris Hilton has been 'fired' by her own chain of nightclubs.

Club Paris - which opened its first branch in 2005 with the hotel heiress lending it her name and endorsement - has announced it is disassociating itself from its namesake.

Owner Fred Khalilian said: "She's created a circus for herself.

"It's all about, 'How has she screwed up now?'"

Paris, 25, has failed to attend her scheduled appearances at the two clubs in Orlando and Jacksonville, leaving Khalilian exasperated.

'The Simple Life' star first let the chain down when she arrived six hours late for the grand opening of the original Orlando club in January 2005.

At the time, she said: "I was in the Swiss Alps skiing, and I got caught at the airport with all the holiday travel so I've been trying to travel for the past 24 hours. I'm so sorry I'm late."

Paris' deal with Khalilian, who invested $3 million in the chain, required her to make four appearances a year at the Orlando club and she made no financial investment in the business herself.

The club will keep its name but will now use the French capital as its main theme, not the blonde party girl.

Paris' representative, Elliot Mintz, claimed neither he nor the young heiress had heard from Khalilian.

He said: "I'm certainly disappointed to learn of Fred's unfortunate comments.

"We shall address his statements at the appropriate time."

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