‘Shopping spree’ is Paris Hilton’s mantra to beat recession

October 8th, 2009 NEW YORK - Rock musician Courtney Love has tweeted about the kissing spree she went on after performing at Carnegie Hall alongside Bono and Gavin Friday. Love, 45, wrapped her legs around Friday, 49, who is a childhood pal of the U2 frontman, and covered him with kisses onstage on October 4.

September 17th, 2009 NEW YORK - Mum-to-be Samantha Burke is reportedly shopping for deals for exclusive photos of her love child with Jude Law, just as he is set to star in a Broadway play next month. The 24-year-old model, who had a short-lived fling with the actor in January, is expected to give birth to baby Sophia on October 6, the very day Law's "Hamlet" officially opens.

September 9th, 2009 Recession forcing retailers to think smallNEW YORK — The Great Recession and Americans' retreat into thriftiness are teaching retailers a new lesson: How to survive when consumers are focused on "needs" rather than "wants." For years, shoppers splurged on everything from $5 lattes to $200 jeans, and retailers responded by opening more stores and offering more choices. Now, beset by high unemployment and limited access to credit, shoppers are limiting most of their purchases only to essentials or the best deals.

August 25th, 2009 NEW YORK - Paris Hilton's on-off boyfriend Doug Reinhardt is reportedly desperate to land a contract with MTV's 'The Hills'. The baseball player, who makes cameo appearances for free, was said to have made frantic pleas to the producers to cast him.

July 30th, 2009 Thrifty is the latest back-to-school trendNEW YORK — Retailers are geared up for back-to-school shopping. But getting recession-weary parents similarly stoked — now, that might be tricky.

July 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Having been designated a style icon, Kareena Kapoor now intends to go on a long shopping binge in various fashion capitals and also cut her hair. I have to...I've no choice.

July 23rd, 2009 Netflix posts higher 2Q profit, salesNEW YORK — Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit coasted past expectations as recession-weary customers continued to embrace its DVD-by-mail and streaming movie service. Los Gatos, Calif.-based Netflix also boosted its 2009 profit outlook and said it expects to end the year with more subscribers than previously estimated.

July 11th, 2009 NEW YORK - Paris Hilton appeared to have worked her charms on a judge while testifying in a 8.3 million dollar lawsuit filed against her by movie investors. The hotel heiress has been accused her of turning her back on promotional duties for the 2006 comedy, "Pledge This!", a box office bomb that made just 2.9 million dollars.

July 10th, 2009 NEW YORK - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's kids always remained behind the veils, and now for the first time, friends and family insiders have opened the doors to their extraordinary world behind the doors of Neverland Ranch, which they shared with their superstar father. The 'Thriller' hitmaker devoted his life to creating a fairy-tale world for his three young heirs- Prince Michael Joseph, 12, Paris Michael, 11, and Prince Michael II, a k a "Blanket".

June 23rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Paris Hilton was very disturbed after her security personnel found hidden recording equipment during a routine check of her Dubai hotel room. Imdb.com reports that the socialite is in the Arab nation for her reality show "My New Best Friend Forever"  But the star's trip turned sour after her bodyguards discovered she could have been filmed throughout her stay at an exclusive Dubai resort when they stumbled across a secret video transmitter.

June 16th, 2009 NEW YORK - Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan have been dubbed "stupid girls" in a new etiquette book. In the book, titled 'How To Be a Hepburn in a Hilton World', author Jordan Christy has detailed how the lifestyles of both Paris and Lindsay have subdued the classy and smart women of today.

June 12th, 2009 NEW YORK - R 'n' B singer Beyonce Knowles was reportedly seen taking a caravan of cars to transport herself and her entourage across the street while shopping in London. According to the London Evening Standard, Knowles, 27, who was staying at the Mandarin Oriental in Hyde Park, left to go shopping at the famed Harvey Nichols department store, which was opposite the hotel, reports the New York Daily News.

June 8th, 2009 NEW YORK - Paris Hilton has denied allegations that she once danced naked in front of affluent businessmen during a party in Las Vegas. The hotel heiress was alleged to have joined some strippers and peeled off her clothes in front of other partygoers in Sin City.

May 30th, 2009 NEW YORK - In these times of recession, US consumers are shying away from luxury but one thing that continues to beat the trend is a mat for yoga, costing $100. A company called Manduka, which makes luxury yoga equipment, has seen its sales rise 55 percent in the first four months of 2009, a period when sales of other luxury items and services registered a drop, reports the web edition of Time newsmagazine.

May 21st, 2009 NEW YORK - Paris Hilton reportedly failed to stir some dough after event coordinators shook their heads to pay 100,000 dollars for her appearance. The millionaire hotel heiress, who recently hit Cannes, was allegedly left without any takers.