Anderson Cooper has slammed Paris Hilton

On Anderson Cooper's show analyzing Paris Hilton’s appearance on The Larry King show, Anderson Cooper says he doesn’t understand Paris Hilton' appeal and that she’s squandered her fame.

While discussing Paris’ persona, one of the guests on Cooper’s show, Jess Cagle from People Magazine says, for “She seems… rather immature, but also really sophisticated and shrewd, in her way.�

“How much of it is an act? That whole… appearing like a moron?� Cooper asks

“I think it’s really an act… She comes by it honestly, this is a young woman who grew up in Beverly Hills and we know who some of her friends are, so she knows how to put it on… This kind of cartoon character she plays is not really her. It’s not that far off. There’s not a huge disconnect between the person you see on the red carpet and the person you talk to, except that when you talk to her… you do actually like her. I think everybody here tonight among us actually sort of did like her during this interview except for you.�

“Well that, you know. I just don’t understand her. I don’t understand the appeal. I don’t understand what she has done,� Cooper explains.

Cooper says Paris has squandered her privileged life
“For me, the big question is that someone who is born into such privilege and given so many opportunities not to make the most of that and try to use that in a way… You know, rather than spend 26 years of your life trying to walk a red carpet and get more attention on yourself, why not try to use some of that attention for something good?

So she’s saying now that she wants to do that. Giving her the benefit of the doubt where should she go from here?�

Guest Marc Lamont Hill from Temple University says that Paris should go to Mothers Against Drunk Driving to help with their cause. He says he just wants to see her doing something that’s good.