Paris Hilton was booked for a US celebrity edition of “Big Brother”?

Reported by ET

Big Brother host Julie Chen told ET that potentially the biggest season of the CBS reality show never made it to production in the U.S.

While a celebrity version of Big Brother exists overseas, Chen said that we’ll probably never see an American version, as an early attempt was shot down.

“It was so early on we had confirmed Paris Hilton, and one executive said, ‘Who’s Paris Hilton?’ That’s how early it was, OK?” Chen revealed. “Then, we realized at some point — seasons in — if we do that, are we jumping the shark? We don’t need to get celebrities into this house, because you’re probably not going to get the dream team. Let’s keep it with people — real people, if you will. They’re fascinating to watch, because they’re going to be more genuine.”

A rep for Hilton told ET, “Paris has never signed on for Big Brother.”

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