From the Department of Everything is Awful comes word that Paris Hilton, socialite and possessor of no discernible talent, has earned (gulp) $1.3 BILLION in the last six years.
Yeah, you read that correctly. Billion. With a "B."
The heiress revealed the startling number in an interview with FHM UK (via US Weekly). "I'm involved in my products every step of the way. My fragrances are doing really well at the moment. They've produced more than $1.3 billion in revenue since 2005," she says in the mag's January issue. "I have 35 stores and 17 product lines. And then there's my racing team, my 14 fragrances and my new project, the Paris Hilton Beach Club chain. The first one is opening in the Philippines soon. It's going to have nightclubs, restaurants, bars, gyms. Everything really."
And because that's not disheartening enough, Paris has more big news. Read More...
This year will be remembered as an important year in history: President Obama's inauguration, the economic crisis and Paris Hilton's comeback.
Secret Service dudes. Old white-haired dudes. A bleach-blond president in a cutaway red-white-and-blue swimsuit and shiny, red patent-leather pumps, sipping martinis while chilling at the Palms pool. No, it's not the latest "Saturday Night Live" skit, or that "adult movie" tribute to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin you've been hearing about. It's Paris Hilton's "Paris for President" music video, which will go up on 
A recent MTV News interview conducted by Yasmine Richard turned up this fascinating bite.