Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Paris Shops with Benji, Clears Up Puppy Rumors

When you’re rich, famous, and bored a little shopping helps to pass the time. And yesterday, Paris Hilton and Benji Madden were out and about in Los Angeles spending money like it was going out of style.

The “Stars are Blind” songstress and her Good Charlotte rocker boyfriend were spotted buying computers before heading over to their local Hot Topic store on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood.

As they left the emo/punk apparel store, it seems Miss Hilton wasn’t too keen on Benji driving her car, and told him to get in the passenger seat.

Earlier this week, Paris cleared up rumors that she’d recently been denied for purchasing a puppy on her way to a photo shoot, and claimed that the entire report was erroneous.

Her blog entry said, “I wanted to let you know that I’ve been getting messages and reading stories about an incident that supposedly happened with me and a pet store: I was catching up on news last week only to read a story about me walking by some puppies for sale, and demanding that I be given a Yorkie puppy to be an accessory for a photo shoot. These stories have gotten out of control and I want to clear some things up.”

She continued, “I wasn’t looking for a new pet, I wasn’t even at a photo shoot that day, (I was down the street at Benji’s DCMA clothing store) and I actually have a Yorkie puppy. I love animals and the cruel things people say are not acceptable. Puppies are not accessories or toys and I love my own pets dearly—I treat them as if they were my children. So it is sad that someone felt the need to invent a story about me throwing a fit for a dog that would ‘go with my outfit.’”

“I have no idea where people come up with these stories and they are spreading to so many news outlets that I just have to speak my mind and clear things up, especially with my fans.”

Gossip Girls

Enjoy the pictures of Paris Hilton and Benji Madden out shopping in LA (June 24).