NEED TO KNOW Paris Hilton opened up about her friendship with Britney Spears during an interview on I've Never Said This Before with Tommy DiDario The heiress said that they recently connected over how "cruel" and "mean spirited" people were in the early 2000s "Back then it was entertainment to tear down women," she said Aside from being decades-long besties, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears connect over their shared experiences. On Thursday, Jan. 29, Hilton made an appearance on I've Never Said This Before with Tommy DiDario and opened up about the "shared trauma" she and other celebrity women experienced in the early 2000s. "I was just with Britney a few weeks ago for her birthday in Mexico and w e were just talking about how cruel and mean-spirited people were back then," Hilton, 44, said. "And she is someone that can relate to that. Very few people can. It has made us both so strong." Later on in the conver...