Did Paris Hilton Break Up Madden / Monk Romance?

Paris Hilton  can't help but talk about her romance with Benji Madden because it is one of the best relationships she's been in. However, the more you talk, typically the more unwanted information gets released. It could just be an error of calculation - but Paris recently admitted that she has been dating Benji for "like eight months". That would put her with Benji before his engagement ended to Sophie Monk. Here she is speaking a bit about the beginning of their courting:

"Ever since Harlow was born I was over playing with her and visiting Nicole and Joel - and we just fell in love right away… He said he always had a big crush on me and when I finally became single it was great that we got together - it was the best.'’

Monk’s publicist made the announcement about the Monk/Madden split on February 12th, suggesting the rocker and Hilton were dating before the 13-month engagement ended. But then again, it could be another one of those timing issues - perhaps the publicist waited a bit before making the split public.

What do you think? Was Paris the cause? 

Here she is arriving to "The Late Show With David Letterman" yesterday wearing a short black patterened jacket while holding her latest fragrance, Fairy Dust. In true Paris form, the socialite left wearing an entirely different dress - a strapless bright blue one with stars. 

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