New
York
(ANI):
Paris
Hilton"s
publicist
has
dismissed
reports
that
the
beauty
was
giving
a
Nazi
salute
while
partying
aboard
a
luxury
yacht
in
St
Tropez,
France.
The
hotel
heiress
is
seen
wearing
a
military-style
hat,
holding
her
finger
under
her
nose
and
pointing
her
hand
upward
in
a
Heil
Hitler-like
salute
in
the
photograph.
The
29-year-old
came
under
fire
from
fans
shortly
after
the
picture
emerged
online,
but
her
spokesman
has
adamantly
denied
that
the
"Simple
Life" star
was
simulating
a
salute,
explaining
that
the
photo
was
merely
taken
out
of
context.
"Paris
was
dancing
and
having
fun
with
her
arm
up
in
the
air
as
she
always
dances
like
that
and
was
scratching
[her]
face
when
a
photo
was
taken,"
the
New
York
Daily
News
quoted
Hilton's
rep
as
telling
the
Daily
Mail.
"The
hat
was
not
a
Communist
hat,
it's
a
military
style
hat
from
a
club.
Half
of
her
family
is
Jewish
and
many
of
her
friends
are
as
well,"
Hilton's
rep
added.