Paris Hilton has accused her uncle Mauricio Umansky of publicly discussing a family feud that erupted years ago over affairs.
Mauricio is the estranged husband of Real Housewife Of Beverly Hills Kyle Richards, whose sister is Paris’ mother, Kathy Hilton.
Today, Mauricio, 53, is a real estate agent with his own company, but he used to work with Paris’ father Rick at broker Hilton & Hyland.
In his new Netflix series Buying Beverly Hills, Mauricio told the story of how he left Hilton & Hyland and caused an explosive rift between Kyle and her family, to the point where the Hiltons reportedly stopped speaking to her.
Now Paris has jumped into the fray, defending her father and denouncing Mauricio for “using the name Hilton every chance he got to plug his lame show.”
Paris Hilton (pictured) has accused her uncle Mauricio Umansky of publicly discussing a family feud that broke out years ago over affairs
Mauricio is the estranged husband of Real Housewife Of Beverly Hills Kyle Richards, whose sister is Paris’ mother, Kathy Hilton; Mauricio and Kyle are pictured in 2011
In a Twitter preview for his Buying Beverly Hills, Mauricio is seen discussing his departure from the Hilton group.
The dashing reality star explained that he wanted to become a partner at the firm, but “got into a bit of a bind with Hilton & Hyland.”
He explained his version of events: “And when I say, ‘f***ed,’ you know, today I’m happy, but there were 100 agents at Hilton & Hyland. They were making a billion dollars a year for the first time, I was 19.6% of their production, and I went to Rick and said, “I’d really like stock, right? And be a partner.”
To hear Mauricio tell it, Rick then took the matter to Jeffrey Hyland, president of Hilton & Hyland, and returned without an answer.
“Then I went home,” Mauricio said, “I talked to Kyle, I say, ‘This is really going to cause a lot of stress between you and your sister and your family, and I want to take this step of leaving and starting a business if you you don’t feel comfortable.”
However, Kyle “was 100% supportive,” and Mauricio broke away from Hilton & Hyland and started his own venture, The Agency.
His old bosses, he recalled, asked, “How did you not give us a single warning or problem?” prompting Mauricio to respond in disbelief: “Warning?”
In a confessional, Mauricio said diplomatically, “I think Hilton & Hyland is a great company and I would never be caught dead talking bad about them because I don’t think bad about them, and I’m Rick’s brother-in-law.”
In his new Netflix series Buying Beverly Hills, Mauricio told the story of how he left Hilton & Hyland and caused an explosive rift between Kyle and her
Now Paris defended her father and blasted Mauricio for ‘using the name Hilton every chance he got to plug his lame show’; she is pictured with her parents Rick and Kathy
At the moment, there is still a question mark hanging over the status of the marriage as they have separated but have denied that they are heading for divorce
He added: “But unfortunately it turned sour because it really affected the family – Kyle more than anyone else. You know, her family stopped talking to her, but she understood that what was done to me was wrong and she stood by me, and in the end, that’s what I needed.”
Paris reacted angrily to the clip on social media, writing: “My father is a perfect gentleman and has always taken the higher road.”
She emphatically argued: ‘He would never speak negatively about his family – especially in the press. Frankly, we’re all tired of him using the Hilton name every chance he gets to plug his lame show. It’s enough already..’
Kylie and Mauricio married in 1996 and have since welcomed three daughters into the world together: Alexia, 27, Sophia, 24, and Portia, 16.
At the moment, there is still a question mark hanging over the status of the marriage as they have separated but have denied that they are heading for divorce.