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This is one date Paris Hilton doesn't want.
A Sept. 18 trial date was set Thursday in Los Angeles in the slander case brought against Hilton by diamond heiress Zeta Graff. Graff, who used to date Hilton's former fiancé, Paris Latsis, is seeking $10 million in damages, or, as it's more commonly known in the heiress circle, a year's allowance.
Per the lawsuit, Hilton fed "vicious lies" about Graff to the press--specifically an item in the New York Post last July claiming Graff went "berserk" from jealousy at a London dance club and tried to rip a diamond necklace from Hilton's neck.
Upping the indignity quotient, the Post quoted an anonymous source calling Graff an "older" woman who is "losing her looks." The story was eventually picked up by the London press, furthering the extent of the damage, as perceived on Graff's side. In her lawsuit, Graff also states that Hilton said, "I'm going to destroy you," after club managers refused to kick Graff out of their London establishment that fateful night.
During a December deposition, Hilton's former publicist, Rob Shuter, admitted that he planted the item on Hilton's orders.
In her own deposition in November, the Simple Life star admitted to making the story up, yet denied responsibility for leaking it to the media. "Whatever I write in email, it doesn't mean anything. It is just words I write," Hilton said, according to a transcript published by TMZ.com.
In light of that heartfelt confession, Graff tacked on a perjury claim, saying that Hilton repeatedly lied during the session about her involvement in the leak and was just trying to save face.
The feuding parties will have a chance to settle the dispute out of court by May 15, according to Graff's attorney, Paul Berra. He says that while a settlement is preferable, his client is ready to go to trial. "You don't know if the other side is going to play fair," Berra said.
There was no immediate comment from camp Hilton, which has quite the legal docket. Aside from the Graff case, Hilton was on the receiving end of a restraining order last month, after a party planner claimed he was shoved by the celebutante.
Meanwhile, Graff has expressed confidence that she will win if there's a trial. "Hilton will learn a valuable lesson about what happens when you try to ruin another person's reputation," Graff told the New York Post. "I look forward to her explaining all of this to the jury."
Doesn't everybody.
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