It was reported that Meredith Vieira and the Today Show would get the first post-prison interview with Paris Hilton. However, after rumors surfaced that they paid $1 million for the exclusive, NBC pulled out, saying they never pay for interviews. With only three days to go until the big release date, who will ask Paris all the burning questions?

It won’t be Barbara Walters. Apparently she’s upset that she wasn’t the first choice. Kathy Hilton had been speaking with Babs back and forth trying to get the interview on track, which ended with a call between Paris and Barbara where Paris “said she was sorry about all of the negotiations that had been outside of her control.”

Then, Rick Hilton got in on the action, leaving a message with Barbara yesterday. I don’t know what he said, but she must not have liked it because by the afternoon, Barbara’s rep called to say there would be no interview.

So now it’s up for grabs, but it will probably cost a pretty penny. The Hilton camp may want upwards of $1 milion. That’s a lot to pay for things we mostly know already. I can tell you how the interview will go down: “Jail sucked. It was cold. The food was gross. The inmates were nice. I got a lot of mail. This made me a better person.” There you go, no exclusive necessary.

UPDATE: Us Weekly says it’s Larry King, for the free.

Source: New York Daily News, Photo: Famous Ignoramus

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