Elderly woman learns calling Paris Hilton 'ugly' has consequences

By Eriq Gardner

We don't blame VH-1 for showcasing the comments of an 81-year-old woman, who, when asked to state her opinion of Paris Hilton, answered, "I think she's an ass...I'm sorry, she's just not...on my list. I think she's ugly. And I think she's a disgusting human being."

Those comments were provided by Anne McCourt to a camera crew on a residential street in Los Angeles, as they awaited Hilton to emerge from an acting lesson Then the comments appeared on VH1's "Celebrity Eye Candy."

Now, in a complaint against Viacom, McCourt claims she never signed a release form, and the aired comments subjected her to emotional distress, humiliation, and public ridicule. She's suing for defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

We don't imagine this lawsuit will go very far. If the producers of "Borat" were able to survive the many lawsuits emanating from ridicule, even from those who didn't sign releases, poor 'ol McCourt hardly stands a chance. She'll have to live with saying such distressingly mean things about Ms. Hilton.