I’ve always sort of liked Nicky Hilton, although my general warmth towards is probably because she simply looks normal and well-adjusted compared to her sister. You know what I mean? Stand her next to Paris, I’m always going to pick Nicky. Put Nicky alone, and I’ll barely care about her. Anyway, this story doesn’t do much to make me like Nicky. Nicky has been single ever since she and David Zatzenberg broke up over the summer – I’ve been slightly surprised that she hasn’t relaunched herself with some big new relationship, but once again, she’s not Paris. The Enquirer claims that Nicky was tying to make something happen with Jared Leto, though. Fortunately and unfortunately, it’s a no-go, because Jared couldn’t even be bothered to show up for their “date”.

Ever seen a celebutante seethe?! Sitting in the Chateau Marmont garden waiting for hunky date Jared Leto, socialite Nicky Hilton – after telling the restaurant manager: “Show Jared Leto to my table when he arrives, he’s my lunch date” – sat down and waited… and waited… and then started to feverishly text and dial her delinquent date, who’s managed to show up on time for assignations with glamour girls like Cameron Diaz, Scarlett Johansson – and Nick’s own sis, Paris Hilton.

Shockingsly, Leto was still a no-show after a whipping 90 minutes, and Nicky – looking ready to explode – abruptly grabbed her purse and stormed out!

[From The Enquirer, print edition]

That IS embarrassing. It went down at the Marmont too, which means there were probably some high-profile witnesses to Nicky being stood up. It makes feel bad for her for two reasons: one, she got stood up. Two, she was happy to be going on a lunch date with Jared Leto. Rough. That boy is… rough. Not in looks – in looks, he’s still Jordan Catalano. In attitude, though, it’s all try-hard and sad and uncomfortable. He probably thought it was funny that he stood her up. Gross.

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