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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Jack Schofield

Banksy spoofs Paris Hilton CD (updated)

Some people will be searching racks of Paris Hilton CDs today (Monday) and hoping to get lucky. Banksy, the "guerilla artist," has "doctored 500 copies of her debut album Paris in 48 record shops across the UK". According to BBC News:



Banksy has replaced Hilton's CD with his own remixes and given them titles such as Why am I Famous?, What Have I Done? and What Am I For?





He has also changed pictures of her on the CD sleeve to show the US socialite topless and with a dog's head.



The story concludes:



A spokesman for Virgin Megastores said staff were searching for affected CDs but it was proving hard to find them all.





"I have to take my hat off - it's a very good stunt," he added.



Update: The Guardian Unlimited story (here) has a photo showing the real and improved versions of the CD.

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