The Paris Hilton Beauty and the Beast Halloween Costume Controversy refers to online backlash that Paris Hilton received after posting a photograph of herself and her family dressed in Beauty and the Beast costumes for Halloween, Hilton being Belle, her husband the Beast, her daughter Chip and her son Lumière.Hilton made the post on October 26th, 2026. It received online backlash and inspired discourse over the following days, as some thought that Hilton's children should have been Belle and the Beast, rather than Hilton and her husband. Critics believe that Hilton's choice to be Belle was narcissistic. Others thought the drama was overblown. Hilton responded, writing that her daughter wanted to be Chip, as he is her favorite character in the movie.The images of the Hilton family's costumes also inspired memes on X / Twitter, in which users joked about how they would dress their family.Read More