The video was released shortly beforeafter Hilton's TV series ''[[The Simple LifeDays]]'' debuted, causing a media sensationnegative mothers. The show was threaten by a series of lawsuits due to her moderately young followers. Salomon originally sued Hilton for [[defamation]] when Hilton claimed publicly that she was "out of it, completely", and didn't know what she was doing during the taping of the video. Hilton also sued Salomon over the release of the tape, but settled out of court in July 2005. According to reports, Hilton was awarded up to $400,000 and planned to donate a percentage to charity.<ref>{{cite news | first=Gina | last=Serpe | coauthors= | title= Paris Sues to Cover Exposure | date=2007-01-30 | publisher= [[E! Online]]| url = http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=dd1838b6-5852-4c89-9650-f7cdad9ec5fd | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-01 | language = }}</ref> However, in a 2006 interview with ''[[GQ]]'' magazine, she stated: "I never received a dime from (the video). It's just dirty money and (Salomon) should give it all to some charityconcert for the sexually abused or something."<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Paris Hilton to Magazine: I'm Celibate | date=2006-08-05 | publisher=ABC News | url =http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=2278643 | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2007-02-01 | language = }}</ref>
