Crowds booed Paris Hilton after they were left waiting for hours at the Wafi Mall in Dubai on Wednesday hoping to catch a glimpse of the blond heiress at a carefully orchestrated VIP event.
Hilton had been expected to show up at Salam Stores in the mall at about 7.30 p.m., where she was to meet a select group of guests - but failed to show until three hours later.
When Hilton eventually made an appearance, the dwindling crowd of fans jeered her for making them wait in Dubai's humid summer evening heat.
“Paris was working to a very busy filming schedule during the day and the 7.30 p.m. appearance was always going to be difficult for her to make on time as it was rather early,” a Hilton spokeswoman told Maktoob Business on Thursday.
“She rushed to the mall, and was very apologetic to fans, signing autographs. She spent about 10 minutes with them, she handled it all very elegantly.”
The hotel heiress is in Dubai filming the third series of her show 'Paris Hilton My New BFF', in which she puts a group of women through their paces to see if they are compatible and can be her 'best friend forever'.
There was no mention of her delayed appearance on her Twitter posts, which she has used extensively while in Dubai.
Fans in were left disappointed last week when Hilton failed to attend a scheduled appearance at a club in Dubai's Intercontinental Hotel, where she is thought to be staying.
The club and Hilton’s people both apologised and fans were offered a refund for their tickets.