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Paris Hilton may sue over plane crash prank

Socialite and heiress Paris Hilton is reportedly considering legal action over a cruel television prank in which she was made to believe she was about to die.

Hilton, who has a fear of flying, is considering suing those responsible for a prank on television show Ramez in Control for emotional distress.


She was left hysterical when Egyptian TV host Ramez Galal - famous for his pranks - convinced the socialite to board a small plane for a 15-minute aerial tour of Dubai and then pulled off a ridiculous stunt.

In the disturbing video, Hilton and the other passengers begin to panic and scream as an alarm goes off and the plane appears to plummet.

One passenger opens up a side door and tosses a man out as Hilton screams "No" and "I don't want to jump."

A man appears to be thrown out of the plane during the disturbing prank video. Photo: YouTube/Ramez in Control
A man appears to be thrown out of the plane during the disturbing prank video. Photo: YouTube/Ramez in Control

Hilton looks genuinely terrified throughout the ordeal, which was captured by hidden cameras on board the jet.

After the plane landed safely, Galal told Hilton she had been punked.

Hilton appeared shocked and confused before yelling at the host, “I’m going to kill you.”

“I almost thought I was going to die,” she says as she cries.

“That’s been my biggest fear my whole life, dying in a plane.”

That said, there’s morbid enjoyment to be had at the heiress’ terror when you know in advance that it isn’t going to end in a pile of twisted metal.

Pranks take on an extra dimension when they’re inflicted on or by celebrities though, and it was always just a matter of time until someone decided to torture the billionaire socialite who, at one time, dominated the pages of all the world’s tabloids.

Arnie turns the tables

Sometimes the celebrities are the one’s doing the pranking though. Having a wax sculpture of the Terminator suddenly spring to life is equally awesome and awful, but you can’t deny the authority that comes when Arnie speaks – just ask the guy who jumped out of his truck without a second thought.

While most of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s victims appeared terrified to realise they were dealing with the real thing, you can’t help but be jealous of the everyday people who heard the man himself demanding they “come with me if you want to live”.

Chris Pratt is always awesome

The world loves Chris Pratt. This is why.

The Jurassic World, Guardians of the Galaxy and Parks and Recreation star just seems like he’d probably be your best friend if you met him in real life, and when you play a dinosaur themed prank on your best friend then this is just the sort of good natured response you can expect.

It’s a shame that we’ll all have to turn on him in a few years time, because at the moment it seems like Starlord can do no wrong.

Ashton Kutcher does Ashton Kutcher things

Ashton Kutcher pranked some unsuspecting shoppers at an electronic store in Australia posing as a Lenovo product engineer for the company's latest ad. Maybe it’s childhood memories of Kutcher as Michael Kelso, maybe it’s his turn as the host of the prank video show Punk’d or maybe it’s just the hope that he’ll finish this skit by screaming “BURN” at someone, but Kutcher remains the king of celebrity pranks.

Put the Rockets up them

A prank does not need to involve spurious Australian accents or hours in the make up chair though. The Houston Rockets had some fun at the expense of their players with one of the old classics earlier in the year.

You just can’t beat jumping out and yelling “boo” at people for effectiveness.

Graham Norton spices things up with Emma Stone

Emma Stone’s turn on the Graham Norton show was almost as painful as Paris Hilton’s plane trip.

Norton offers no quarter as he teases, and teases, and teases, and teases the movie star all the way to the pay off. If Paris Hilton thought she’d been left embarrassed then at least she had fear to blame. Norton gave Stone something she loved to bits, then destroyed her hopes and dreams just for a laugh. This is how the experts do it.

Miley versus Liam

Speaking of experts, Ashton Kutcher is back, this time at the helm of his hit show Punk’d as Miley Cyrus has some fun at the expense of then-boyfriend Liam Hemsworth.

The Aussie star’s reactions are priceless as he’s confronted by a naked couple in the backseat of his car. His sense of humour is pushed when police officers appear on the scene and start insisting the whole situation is his fault.