Paris Hilton thinks she’s a savior via her shopping addiction and is here to help along struggling economies world-wide. Nobel Prize contender!

She’s in Australia to host a New Year’s Eve party tonight, and the Australian press gave her flack for spending $3,844 in a 40 minute shopping spree. Have these people even heard of this trick? That’s like a trip to the convenience store for her.

Some Australian politician came to her defense, and said Paris should be commended for recognizing Australia as a shopping and fashion destination.

“I heard that a politician said that,” Hilton said. “I thought that was very sweet and it’s true.”

“I’m in Australia, I think it’s important to help out, you know, the economy out here, everywhere in the world,” she continued. “And what’s wrong with doing a little shopping? It’s New Year’s, I need a New Year’s dress.”

A year has gone by, and in 2008, the celebrities have all had their moment in the limelight, or not. Well, now it’s upto you to decide which was the top celeb gossip moment of the year - the hottest, craziest, naughtiest or even the yuckiest.

Do you think it was Britney’s Comeback or Lindsay’s coming out of the closet or Jennifer Aniston turning her wreck status to an instant hit - maybe something completely different - like an affair or a pregnancy? Do write in, or leave a comment.

A distraught Paris Hilton has spoken out following the burglary that saw a reported $2 million worth of the heiress. personal property stolen from her Hollywood Hills home.

.I am devastated,. she said. .I cannot believe someone broke into my home. They took items that had such sentimental value that no one will ever be able to replace..

According to the Los Angeles Times, the burglar took $2 million in jewelry and other items. The burglary took place early Friday morning, the LAPD confirmed to Access Hollywood on Friday. According to the police, a man in a hooded sweatshirt and gloves forced entry through the front door of her house and proceeded to ransack her bedroom.

The hotel heiress denied reports that she had dumped boyfriend Benji Madden, and went one step further, saying she was “still in love with him”.

“You know, I love him,” she said. “He’s such an amazing man and he’s my best friend and he’s been so great to me and so loyal. We’ll always be very close. We’ll see what happens in the future.”

Hilton, 27, said their busy travel schedules were to blame, and that the separation was a mutual decision.

“This was a decision we made together as two adults,” she said. “Right now we are just taking a break.”

Sources reveal that Paris Hilton has invited Prince William of England to party with her in Las Vegas after they ran into each together at a London nightclub last week.

The two of them were spotted chatting and swapping phone numbers at Whisky Mist in Mayfair, and according to a source: .Paris and William really hit it off in the club.”

.William gave her his Blackberry number and email address after Paris thrust him hers.”

.She then sent him a cheeky text the following day, basically saying .thanks for a super-fun evening.. Some of William.s mates saw it and have been taking the mickey ever since..