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I know that I’m a professional hater, but honestly, I have to say that I think Paris looks pretty well put-together in these pictures of her at the Mansion party. I like the hair, outfit and she appears to be sporting a fairly natural-looking skin color. Color me grudgingly approving. But underneath that camera-ready smile of hers, is a target of alleged blackmail. Reports that Britney felt snubbed when Paris Hilton gave her the cold shoulder at the pop star’s spur-of-the-moment birthday celebration are circulating and reportedly, in reaction, Paris is now being blackmailed by a spurned Spears. The heiress is allegedly being threatened with the release of sex-tape footage akin to “One Night In Paris” if she doesn’t stop “being rude to people,” in a note supposedly written by Britney and her cronies. Reading more like a warning than a friendly suggestion, Paris has laughed off the threat as a joke, calling it “crap.” All of this has ALLEGEDLY been said, of course, but it’s so ridiculous that I could see it being true. Except for the part that implies that Britney has friends. Just because they hang out with you and spend your money doesn’t necessarily mean they should reside in your top 8.

Photos: Bauer-Griffin Online

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