It’s been a rough month for hotel heiress Paris Hilton. First, her Hollywood Hills home was burglarised and now her pet chihuahua, Tinkerbell, has disappeared.
Hilton, star of the Fox television network’s reality show The Simple Life II: Road Trip, is offering a $5 000 reward for her dog, missing since last Wednesday, Hilton’s spokesperson, Tracy Shaffer, confirmed on Tuesday.
It’s unclear how the dog managed to get away.
Tinkerbell — decked out in pink coats or puppy-sized sneakers — has made regular appearances on Hilton’s reality show.
Posters for the pampered pet were displayed all over the West Hollywood area.
Hilton (23) and her sister, Nicky, reported the home they share in the Hollywood Hills was burglarised on August 5 or August 6 by someone who took jewellery and cash. Los Angeles police are investigating.
Hilton was set to begin shooting for her first starring film role in Pledge This, about a college sorority, this month.
She’s starred for two seasons on Fox’s The Simple Life with her friend Nicole Richie.
Nicky (20), married New York money manager Todd Andrew Meister (33) at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel early on Sunday. — Sapa-AP