Paris Hilton cheap and talentless, says Clooney

'Ocean's 13' star George Clooney has hit out at troubled hotel heiress Paris Hilton - accusing her of using "cheap tricks" to maintain her celebrity profile.

Clooney believes the 'Simple Life' star is a hypocrite for manipulating the press attention to create her current 'star' status, only for her to turn around and bemoan the media frenzy her recent legal troubles in relation to a 2006 drink-drive arrest have caused.