Paris 'loved' McCain sketch
2008-08-07 13:07
Los Angeles - Paris Hilton didn't need cue cards for her mock presidential ad poking fun at John McCain's campaign for disparagingly linking Barack Obama with her.
The 27-year-old celebrity heiress memorised her entire monologue, which included Hilton outlining her energy plan, in an online video spoof posted on Funny or Die, the comedy Web site's content director said.
Co-founder Adam McKay came up with the concept for a mock ad starring Hilton, which has received over three million views since it was posted on Tuesday.
Last week, McCain launched an ad comparing his Democratic rival Obama to Hilton and Britney Spears, suggesting Obama was no more than an empty celebrity candidate not ready to lead the US.
Hilton initially shied away from the debate over the ad and its effectiveness. But she responded on Tuesday with the Funny or Die spoof.
"Adam thought it would be really funny to get Paris to respond to the John McCain ad that featured her," Funny or Die content director Amy Rhodes told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Like, totally ready to lead
Rhodes added, "Adam contacted Paris directly, and she agreed to do it. He wrote the sketch. And she really, really loved it."
In the online video, Hilton - clad in a leopard-print swimsuit and heels while lounging poolside - announces her candidacy for president and suggests an energy plan that combines elements of McCain's offshore oil drilling plan and Barack Obama's incentives for new energy technology. She also suggests a running mate: RnB singer Rihanna.
"I want America to know that I'm, like, totally ready to lead," she says in the video.
Rhodes said the video was directed by Jake Szymanski and produced by Chris Henchy of Gary Sanchez Productions. She said the video took a few hours to shoot at the house where Hilton was staying in the Hamptons.
Rhodes also said Hilton was not compensated for appearing in the video "because she decided she just wanted to do it for fun."
Jason Moore, Hilton's manager, would not comment to the AP about Hilton's appearance in the video.
- SAPA