U.A.E. Series
Hilton also starred in another international version; Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
This version follows Hilton as she puts a group of twenty three young women from all throughout the world, but currently living in Dubai, through a series of tests to see who would best complement her lifestyle. Hilton had also never been to Dubai before, so part of the show includes her initial reactions to her first trip to the United Arab Emirates. This is the first format of the series not to include any male contestants.
Production began mid-June, 2009, shot for seventeen days; the finale then concluded with a final shoot in Los Angeles. In late-December 2009, Hilton updated her Twitter saying she was recording voice-over and interview scenes for the series. In April, 2010, it was reported that Hilton had just her finished work on the series.
Legal issues delayed the airing of this version for over a year. While it was originally expected to air in Winter 2010, Lionsgate Television executives claim producers at Uniqon Emirates, LLC signed a written agreement, worth US$8 million, to co-produce and distribute Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF in the Middle East. Uniqon Emirates failed to pay more than $4.7 million to cover the production and distribution costs and Lionsgate filed a federal suit for breach of contract in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on February 2, 2010.
No official outcome for the suit was announced, however the series failed to air on Dubai TV, the announced original network for this version. MTV, being the original stakeholders for the franchise, came to the seemingly doomed series' rescue. MTV assumed world-wide airing rights for Dubai BFF and the series began airing on various MTV networks throughout the world in early 2011. Producers initially stated they planned to also licence the U.A.E. version for U.S. airing, however the U.S. MTV is still yet to add Dubai BFF to their schedule.
On June 12, 2011, it was revealed in the finale that Reem Al Alnezi became Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF.
This is currently expected to be the last incarnation of the franchise.
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