Paris accepts Silverman’s apology
‘I said some very hardcore jokes about her,’ said the comedian
Comedian Sarah Silverman has apologised to influencer Paris Hilton for a joke she made in 2007 right before the latter was scheduled to check in to jail.
After making a crude joke about Hilton’s jail sentence while hosting the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, Silverman said Thursday on her podcast that she regretted her words instantly and did not realise at the time that the hotel heiress was in the audience. Hilton went to jail for violating parole after pleading no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving.
“I said some very hard-core jokes about her,” Silverman said. “The crowd went bananas. And while
I was thrilled at the success of my monologue, I remember spotting her in the audience . ... I remember seeing that look on her face, and my heart sank. because there was a person under there.”
Silverman also recalled writing a letter soon after the show apologising to Hilton for the routine. On her own podcast earlier this week, Hilton said she never heard from the comic after the ceremony.
“I’m just real sorry my note didn’t get to her because I really meant it,” Silverman said. “I regretted the jokes, not years later but kind of immediately . ... So here I am, 14 years later, telling you, Paris, that I am really sorry.
“I was then, and I am — much more completely and with far more understanding — now. I can’t imagine what you were going through at that time . ... I’m sorry I hurt you ... I hope that you accept my apology, and I hope that you feel my remorse. I felt it the second I saw your face that night.”
On Thursday, Hilton did accept Silverman’s apology after someone texted her a link to an article about the Wreck-It Ralph actress’ remarks. On the most recent episode of her This Is Paris podcast, Hilton thanked Silverman, saying she appreciated the gesture and understood where she was coming from. “She was so genuine, and so sweet, and it really moved me,” Hilton said. “I felt emotional hearing it. And I could tell that she really did mean what she said when she was apologising.”