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Europeans pay Paris Hilton $100,000 to DJ

Kai Ryssdal Dec 27, 2013

This final note comes courtesy of entertainment site TMZ. According to the site, Paris Hilton is paid between $100,000 and $350,000 an hour to DJ at nightclubs in Europe:

Paris Hilton claims she’s one of the TOP 5 highest paid DJ’s in the world.

The heiress dropped the bombshell at LAX, after returning from a trip to Moscow … when we asked if her foray into the world of electronic music has been paying off financially. 

Her response — “I’m one of the top 5 in the world, so…”

Here’s the thing, it’s definitely possible …  as we previously reported, Hilton inked a HUGE contract with one of the biggest clubs in Ibiza back in the summer after packing the house for several months in a row. 

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