Hilton first choice for Cohen naked prank?

Paris Hilton was reportedly the first choice celebrity to be on the receiving end of Sacha Baron Cohen's naked prank at the MTV Movie Awards.

The comedian entered the ceremony suspended from the ceiling and dressed as his alter ego Bruno before crash landing on top of Eminem, who stormed out of the event in anger.

Speaking to Life & Style, a show insider claimed that Hilton had declined the initial invitation, saying: "Paris is quite happy she turned down the offer."

While several media outlets have speculated that the stunt had been cleared with Eminem in advance, Hilton herself has claimed that it was unscripted.

"I don't think he knew because I talked to someone who was running the show before and he said a big surprise was going to happen and the person didn't know it was going to happen," Contactmusic quotes her as saying.

She added that she understood the rapper's reaction, saying: "I think anyone would be mad if something was, like, in your face like that... It was very odd."

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