Paris HIlton has been hitting the promotional circuit to talk about her upcoming reality series on MTV, My New BFF. The show follows her search for a new friend to replace The Simple Life co-star and former BFF, Nicole Richie.

Here she is pictured on her way to the Ed Sullivan Theater to appear on David Letterman. But the fireworks came earlier in the day when she was on The View.

View host Joy asked her, �You�re not going to be able to vote, are you? I have a friend who was in the slammer, he can�t vote. Weren�t you in jail?�

But Paris handled things calmly, telling her, �I can vote,� and explaining that her jail time was for driving with a suspended license. Whoopi chimed in with, �Yeah, you�re still an American, yeah.�

Seriously, Joy? She was in jail for driving without a license, not murder! Geesh. Even Paris Hilton deserves the right to vote. Duh.

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