NBC has agreed to pay Paris Hilton $1 million for her first after-jail interview which will appear on the "Today" show. Paris agreed to the interview, but said she'd only speak with Meredith Vieira because of "disparaging" remarks her co-host Matt Lauer made about her. ABC execs are pissed at the news because they were expecting Paris' first interview to go to Barbara Walters.

Although the real loser in all this is America. Paris Hilton is basically getting paid $1 ...