In a candid conversation with People, Paris Hilton is opening up about toxic relationships from her past.
The reality star said: “I went through multiple abusive relationships. I was strangled, I was hit, I was grabbed aggressively. I put up with things no one should.”
In her new documentary This Is Paris set to drop on YouTube September 14th, the 39-year-old that the pattern of abuse began when she attended Provo Canyon boarding school as a teen.
She told People: “I had become so used to abusive behavior at Provo, that it made me feel like it was normal.”
Hilton said that the abuse five of her exes dished out started the same way: “They all seemed like such nice guys and then the true colors would show. They'd get jealous, or defensive or try to control me. And there there would come a point where they would become physically, verbally and emotionally abusive.”
Hilton revealed that she romanticized the abuse: “I didn't really understand what love or relationships were. I thought that them getting so crazy meant that they were in love with me. Looking back, I can't believe I let people treat me like that.”
She also blamed her infamous 2003 sex tape on Provo: “I would never have let anyone into my life like the man in the tape, whom she was dating at the time. I met the worst person I could meet and if I hadn't gone to Provo, I wouldn't have entertained the thought of letting him into my life. Provo affected my future relationships.”
Hilton told People that her boyfriend Carter Reum makes her feel safe. “Before, I don't think I was really ready for a good relationship. But I've learned so much. And I'm so grateful to have found my perfect match.”
