Paris Hilton costume backlash

Pop culture · Heat 7.5 / 10 · 2 shows · 32m airtime

Paris Hilton's family Halloween photo shoot, posted in late October 2026, dressed the family as Beauty and the Beast: Hilton as Belle, her husband as the Beast, her son as Lumiere and her daughter as Chip. Critics on X called her a narcissist for taking the princess role. Hilton said her daughter asked to dress as Chip, her favorite character. Coverage then noted her children wore Amazon costumes while she wore a ball gown as Belle. The discussion defends her and calls the outrage faux and sexist.

How 2 podcasts covered it

1. Pop Culture Crisis, 2026-10-29 (1:39:11 to 1:50:44)
   Defends Hilton's family shoot against backlash
   Takes up the backlash over Hilton's family Beauty and the Beast shoot and defends her, arguing the outrage is faux, sexist and a product of X's gender-war habit. Notes her earlier Bo Peep and Tinkerbell family shoots and her response that her daughter chose Chip.
   New angle: Hilton said her daughter asked to dress as Chip, her favorite character.
2. Chicks in the Office, 2026-10-30 (10:35 to 18:29)
   Defends the costume backlash as overreaction
   Recaps the Hilton costume backlash and defends it as an overreaction, then drifts into Kim Kardashian dressing as North West and Natalie Nunn's response. Stays inside what the earlier coverage already had on Hilton.
3. Pop Culture Crisis, 2026-10-30 (1:32:17 to 1:44:29)
   Runs through the Halloween costume backlash
   Runs through the Halloween costume controversies, leading with Hilton's Belle shoot and the Amazon costumes her kids wore. Adds the detail that the children's costumes were off-the-rack Amazon, then moves on to Kardashian, Mongeau and Cassidy.
   New angle: Hilton's children wore Amazon costumes while she wore a ball gown as Belle.