Paris Hilton has blasted her uncle Mauricio Umansky for publicly discussing a family feud that erupted years ago over business.
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 firm – but he previously worked with Paris’ father Rick at real estate agent Hilton & Hyland.
On his new Netflix series Buying Beverly Hills, Mauricio spilled the story of how he left Hilton & Hyland and sparked an explosive rift between Kyle and her family, to the point where the Hiltons reportedly stopped talking to her.
Now Paris has jumped into the fray, defending her father and slamming Mauricio for ‘using the Hilton name every chance he gets to plug his bad show’.
Paris Hilton (pictured) has blasted her uncle Mauricio Umansky for publicly discussing a family feud that erupted years ago over business
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 can be seen discussing his departure from the Hilton fold.
The handsome reality star explained that he wanted to become a partner in the company, but ‘was kind of f***ed off by Hilton & Hyland.’
He posted his version of events: “And when I say, ‘f***ed,’ you know, like today, I’m happy, but there were 100 agents at Hilton & Hyland. They made a billion dollars for the first once a year, I was 19.6% of their production, and I went to Rick and said, “I really want equity, right? And to be a partner.”
To hear Mauricio tell it, Rick took the matter to Hilton & Hyland president Jeffrey Hyland and came back with no for an answer.
“Then I went home,” Mauricio said, “I talked to Kyle, I’m going, “This is really going to cause a lot of stress between you and your sister and your family, and I don’t want to do this move of leaving and start a company if you’re not comfortable.”‘
However, Kyle was 100% supportive and Mauricio broke away from Hilton & Hyland to start his own business, The Agency.
His old bosses, he recalled, asked, ‘How come you didn’t give us any warning or any problem?’ causing Mauricio to reply incredulously, ‘Warning?’
In a confessional, Mauricio diplomatically said, “I think Hilton & Hyland is a great company and I would never be caught bad talking about them because I don’t think bad of them and I’m Rick’s brother-in-law.”
On his new Netflix series Buying Beverly Hills, Mauricio spilled the story of how he left Hilton & Hyland, sparking an explosive breakup between Kyle and her
Now Paris defended her father, slamming Mauricio for ‘using the Hilton name every chance he gets to plug his crappy show’; she is pictured with her parents Rick and Kathy
At present, a question mark still hangs over the state of the marriage as they have separated but have denied that they are headed 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 at the end of the day, I needed that.’
Paris reacted furiously to the clip on social media, writing: ‘My father is a consummate gentleman and has always taken the higher road.’
She argued sharply: ‘He would never speak negatively about his family – especially in the press. Frankly, we’re all sick of him using the Hilton name every chance he gets to plug his lame show. It’s already enough..’
Kylie and Mauricio married in 1996 and have since welcomed three daughters into the world together – Alexia, 27, Sophia, 24, and Portia, 16.
At present, a question mark still hangs over the state of the marriage as they have separated but have denied that they are headed for divorce.