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First Paris Interview To Larry King

Paris Hilton will give her first post-jail interview to CNN's Larry King on Wednesday, spurning deals with both ABC and NBC. The imprisoned socialite and sometime porn star has been negotiating for the exclusive rights to the event for most of the last week. But talks went sour after news surfaced of potential cash payouts for material like photographs and videos.

The Alphabet Network had put $100,000 on the table, but was told NBC was offering more. People magazine was willing to fork over $300,000 for photos to accompany an interview. But everything was withdrawn after the publicity. So King -- known for obsequious treatment of his celebrity subjects -- got the nod. A spokeswoman for his program says no money will go to Hilton, but she is unsure whether the program would use photos and if a fee will be paid to Getty Images. The agency that has a deal to acquire rights to the first pictures of Hilton out of the slammer.

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