'Simple Life' Episode Upsets Residents

WOOD-RIDGE, N.J. - An episode of "The Simple Life" that showed hotel chain heiress Paris Hilton and sidekick Nicole Richie working at a funeral home upset some local residents.

They ... spilled what appeared to be human ashes onto a carpet, then used a vacuum cleaner to clean them up.

The ashes were actually a mixture of cat litter and cement, according to John Podesta, the owner of Kohler Funeral Home.

Podesta said he has received few complaints and would not have participated if he thought the episode would hurt the funeral home's reputation. He said the funeral home was not compensated for hosting the show's taping.

How bad must the funeral home's reputation be for the owner to think that allowing Paris Hilton to fake spilling human ashes on television apparently wouldn't hurt it? And no compensation? Wow, could this guy actually be dumber than Paris herself? Well, maybe not. I don't think his T-Mobile Sidekick got hacked because he picked his dog's name as a password.