LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Paris Hilton has put not only her short-term jail stay behind her, but also Aa $10-million defamation suit filed in Santa Monica against her by a woman who claimed Hilton lied to the press about a run-in the two had over a man at a London nightclub has been settled out of court, attorneys for both sides announced Wednesday.
The LA Times reports that Zeta Graff, a professional model, actress and film producer, had sued Hilton after the New York Post’s Page Six column reported July 2, 2005, that Graff was seen in a jealous rage attacking Hilton on the dance floor at the club Kabaret. At the time, Hilton was engaged to Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis, who, according to reports, dated Graff for two years.
The article went on to say that Graff had tried to snatch a $4-million diamond necklace off Hilton’s neck, tried to strangle the socialite and had to be physically restrained by security guards.
