According to new reports, both ABC and NBC have declined to pay for any interview with Paris Hilton after her imminent release from jail. This follows rumors that the Hilton family had been seeking $100,000 from ABC and Barbara Walters when they reportedly bolted for 1 million from NBC and new “Today” show anchor Meredith Viera.

From Reuters:

Independent network news analyst Andrew Tyndall said paying for a Hilton interview would pose at least two problems.

“One, you’re not supposed to pay news sources, and two, you’ve decided that Paris Hilton is an important enough story to violate that rule. And probably the second sin is even worse than the first.”

Finally some sanity. Not that this will stop the media from breathlessly analyzing every moment of her subsequent life though.

In other news, the world didn’t end. *Gasp*

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