Washington, February 6 : Hotel heiress Paris Hilton''s brother, Barron, is being sued by a Malibu gas-station employee over injuries suffered during his 2008 DUI ride.

Fernando Mendoza Tellez is asking for unspecified damages for the injuries he claims to have suffered in the run-in, according to TMZ. com.

Barron was busted outside a gas station on the morning of February 12 last year, after he sideswiped a pickup truck on Pacific Coast Highway, and the peeved other driver followed him to the station and called police.

He was then made to sit on a bus-stop bench until the arrival of cops.

Filing his complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court, Tellez has alleged that Barron ploughed into him before getting out of the car.

Washington, Feb 4 : Paris Hilton has come up with a unique way to fight recession - shopping!

Hilton announced that her income has barely been affected by the ongoing credit crunch, as people are still paying her big bucks to make appearances at major nightclubs.

However, Hilton plans to give a boost to the retail industry by keeping up with her shopaholic attitude.

Washington, Feb 4 : Paris Hilton will reprise her role in `Repo! The Genetic Opera', if her co-star Alexa Vega is to be believed.

Vega, who starred alongside Hilton in the 2008 rock musical, revealed that although the flick's producers were disappointed that the picture was only given a limited release in America, they are hoping to bring back the cast for a sequel.

"From the very, very beginning, we always talked about a prequel or a sequel to this movie. And it's hard, because as of right now, we all want to do it, but, you know, it didn't really do as we hoped," Contactmusic quoted Vega, as telling Moviehole. net.

London, Feb 3 : Cheryl Cole has found an admirer in Paris Hilton, as the socialite thinks that the British popstar will make it big in America.

Last month, sources had revealed how X Factor boss Simon Cowell was trying so hard to make Cheryl a star Stateside that he had instructed his lawyers to help her get a visa, which is much more difficult because of her 2003 conviction for assault.

The X Factor boss has been pulling out all the stops with his legal eagles, as well as lining up high profile appearances on the likes of Oprah Winfrey once Cheryl is allowed to work in the US.

But now, it seems luck is favoring Cole more, as even Paris Hilton has given her a nod.

London, Feb 01 : Paris Hilton has reportedly bought a house in Camden, which is worth a whopping two million pounds.

The townhouse is within walking distance of pads owned by Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding, cool comedians Noel Fielding and Leigh Francis, and Blur's Graham Coxon.

Hilton was very impressed with the six-bedroom house and now wants to spend another 250,000 pounds to make the house "Pure Paris".

The hotel heiress has told friends that she has plans to have pole-dancing equipment installed in her living room, just as she has in LA.

London, January 31 : Footballer Jermain Defoe recently tried to strike a chance with Paris Hilton at a lush London hotel - but failed in his bid.

The striker had reportedly been celebrating the Spurs' 3-1 win over Stoke at the posh Mayfair Hotel when he tried to chat up with the socialite, who apparently was staying at the same hotel.

The 26-year-old, who plays club football for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, was even said to have made attempts to book the suite next to that of the millionaire-heiress but lost out to advanced bookings.