The Paris Hilton carnival opened in Tokyo yesterday. The celeb (25) has been in town since Sunday, this time to promote her debut album “Paris” and until yesterday had been on her best behavior. But true to form, she was 30 minutes late for yesterday’s press conference, offered no apology or explanation and ended it pretty much on schedule. She then insisted on taking picures with a young female fan who managed to get among the reporters by claiming to be a writer’s assistant. A spokesperson for promoters Warner Music Japan said they basically had no control over the event. Hilton appeared at three different events in the capital. Asked for a reaction to her recently announced appearance in next year’s Guinness Book of World Records (she was voted least favorite and most overrated celebrity), she said she only cares about what her fans think and has no interst in the opinions of critics and journalists. Her solo album, which goes on sale today, is an eclectic mix including hip hop and reggae, and produced by Scott Storch, who has worked on hits for Beyonce, 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg.
• Talento Great Kitao (47) divorced his wife Asako in February, he announced on his official website yesterday. The couple had been married since 2002 but his work had kept them apart. Real name Suzuki Masayuki, he was a member of the Takeshi Gundan group of comedians who worked with Kitano “Beat” Takeshi. He appeared in Kitano’s 1999 movie “Kikujiro’s Summer”.
• Actress Okamoto Aya (23) has nothing to say about the recent drunk driving incident involving Nakamura Shido (33). The kabuki actor was stopped last month for running a red light and found to be over the alcohol limit, and it was later revealed that Okamoto was in the car with him. Nakamura has been married to actress Takeuchi Yuko (26) since June of last year. Okamoto was appearing yesterday at a PR event for the movie “Chikatetsu ni Notte”, when a reporter asked her about the incident. She just ignored the question. The movie due for release on October 21.