Did you know that Paris Hilton invented selfie 11 years ago? Yes, Hilton has recently claimed the selfie was invented by her and close pal Britney Spears!
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Taking to Twitter, Hilton wrote along with two photos of the duo: "11 years ago today, Me & Britney invented the selfie! [sic]"
11 years ago today, Me & Britney invented the selfie! pic.twitter.com/1byOU5Gp8J
— Paris Hilton (@ParisHilton) November 19, 2017
It may be noted that Kim Kardashian claimed in her 2015 book named Selfish that she used to click the picture of herself with her the digital camera long before even the iPhone was even developed.
As noted by TMZ, Kardashian wrote: "I took pictures of myself with digital cameras when I was in junior high and high school, and I just got hooked...I was always obsessed with selfies."
In the meantime, Hilton's bizarre claim grabbed a lot of attention as Twitterati did not waste a moment to poke fun at her: They posted a lot of funny instances to prove the selfie had been invented long before 2006.
Let's take a look at the Twitter reactions:
1910 one of the first mirror selfies pic.twitter.com/YU7QKNQXo8
— iLoveRoses9 (@love_roses9) November 19, 2017
Sorry, @BillNyeSaves did it way before you. It was 1999 pic.twitter.com/yEHZN5BVvd
— ItsMixerOne (@mixer1av) November 19, 2017
George Harrison. 1966. pic.twitter.com/NclJMIpoK6
— George MacDonald (@geomac24) November 19, 2017
Liar. pic.twitter.com/yM9hHWzwCf
— Rodrigo רודריגו (@WalterAsensio) November 19, 2017
oh realy because heres kramer inventing the selfie in 1995 pic.twitter.com/dtmR0Kh3lP
— Seinfeld Current Day (@Seinfeld2000) November 19, 2017
pretty sure I invented the selfie back in 2002 when disposable cameras were still a thing pic.twitter.com/8xW60GJ68e
— Jordan Doww (@JordanDoww) November 20, 2017
Paul McCartney 1959. Sorry Paris ?♂️ pic.twitter.com/Tl7lraDFcI
— Jacob Kai (@JacobKai13) November 20, 2017