"I was like, this can't be real -- they lie like this?" she recalled. "I learned the lesson of, not everything is what you think it is."Kim knew Paris from childhood and hanging out with the hotel heiress became challenging as her star rose with the popularity of "A Simple Life". And as Kim's own profile grew, Paris helped her navigate the Hollywood celebrity landscape.
"We were in New York, and Britney Spears was in this hotel, locked up in her room," he recalled. "We notice there's paparazzi outside." So the pair got into a Rolls Royce, pulled up and were snapped entering the hotel. Although Kim grew up in a neighborhood with such famous faces as Bruce Springsteen, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jay Leno, she didn't understand how to be a part of the entertainment world. Until "The Real World" debuted on MTV.