Judge Shuts Down Paris Hilton Nude Photos Website

A Los Angeles federal judge ordered the ParisExposed.com web site to be temporarily shut down.

The site, which launched on 23 January (07), allowed visitors to view Hilton's financial information, personal diaries, home videos and medical records for a fee reports Female First

The judge issued the temporary shut-down "because the site violated my client's right to privacy and was a copyright infringement," according to Hilton's lawyer, Howard Weitzman. "The owner of the site, (Bardia Persa), has an opportunity on Feb. 16 to contest the order. He can either do it in writing or orally in court. If he doesn't show up, or the judge isn't swayed, the order can turn into a permanent injunction."

Persa purchased a storage bin full of Hilton's belongings for a reported $10 million from a third party after the storage bill went unpaid and the company auctioned her possessions off for $2775

Persa then allegedly created the subscription-based website, which was very briefly closed down once last week and may now be shut down for good.

Last week, Hilton sued over the site.

The suit says that Paris and her sister Nicky put the items in storage two years ago while they were in the process of moving. They had made an arrangement with their moving company to make the storage payments, but the company did not comply.

When the storage unit contents went to auction, the Hanisses paid $2,775 for them. They then sold the items to Persa for $10 million. Hilton's lawsuit claims that she made "generous" offers to the Hanisses - before their deal with Persa - in hopes of getting her belongings back. Though she was willing to give them compensation "over and above" what they paid for her things, Paris was unable to make a deal with the Hanisses.

In the lawsuit, Hilton's attorneys write, "This action seeks to enjoin perhaps one of the most single egregious and reprehensible invasions of privacy ever committed against an individual." Paris herself says, "I was appalled to learn that people are exploiting my and my sister's private personal belongings for commercial gain."