I knew that there was a reason that I liked Tina Fey, and not just because of Mean Girls, or making “Weekend Update” palatable.
She revealed that Paris Hilton asked the writers to make a skit in which she could play Jessica Simpson “because I hate her?she’s fat.? Fey also claims that Paris was so self-centered that staffers had a bet going on as to whether she would ask anyone something personal (like “How are you?”) during her week on-set. They only lost when she asked, ?Is Maya Rudolph Italian?” (she’s half Black, half Jewish).
The rest of it is here at US Weekly.