Paris Hilton

Los Angeles, July 24 (Reuters): Hotel heiress and reality television star Paris Hilton and recording artist Nick Carter have ended their seven-month romance, their publicists said yesterday.

Hilton’s spokeswoman described the breakup as amicable, adding that the celebrity socialite is “busy focusing on her career” in entertainment.

In a statement from his own publicist, Carter, a member of the Backstreet Boys, said: “I want to be free to date other people, and I got tired of the rumours surrounding our relationship and the constant on and off status.”

The statement said Carter went out and celebrated with his manager and friends on Thursday night “immediately after the breakup took place.”

“This is the prime of my life, I’m back in the studio with the guys (Backstreet Boys) and about to go on tour,” Carter said. Their tour is set to begin overseas in September, with a new album due out in autumn.

Hilton, co-star of the Fox television hit The Simple Life is recording her first album and recently finished work on her feature film debut, a remake of the horror classic House of Wax.

She is slated to start shooting her next film, the sorority spoof Pledge This! next month.