British graffiti artist defaces Paris Hilton's new CD

A British graffiti artist has defaced 500 copies of Paris Hilton's new CD, Paris, changing pictures on the album sleeve to show Hilton topless and with a dog's head and adding stickers advertising her "hits" such as "Why Am I Famous?"

Banksyalso replaced the discs themselves with CDs of remixed music by a musician identified only as "DM" , reports People Magazine

Banksy's rep, Jo Brooks, tells the BBC the artist doctored discs in 48 record stores across the U.K., including Virgin and HMV branches and independent shops.

A spokesperson for HMV tells the BBC the chain has recovered seven copies of the altered CDs – and plans to auction them off. He said no coustomer has complained or returned a Banksy version of the disc. "It might be that there will be some people who agree with his views on the Paris Hilton album," he says.

Banksy, who has managed to disguise his identity despite his spreading fame, began by scattering subversive stenciled images across British cities, but has moved on to books and gallery shows. He has surreptitiously hung faux artworks in major galleries in New York, Paris and London reports CNN

By Fabien Montique posted time [ 6:36 PM] (2)