Paris Hilton and Kanye West has denied FAKE Twitter reports about Nelson Mandela Comparising

Denying: Kanye took to Twitter in a series of tweets, and commented: 'Respect to Mandela, his family and his legacy.'

Tribute: Kanye explained he would never say anything to 'dishonor or trivialize' the inspiring leader Nelson Mandela

Paris Hilton, who is prone to making gaffes on Twitter, hit back when a fake tweet that had been digitally altered started doing the round on the internet.

The tweet suggested that Paris Hilton had gone Nelson Mandela confused with Martin Luther King, paying tribute to his 'I have A Dream' speech.

Paris hit back on Twitter herself, saying: 'Just landed & heard the sad new about Nelson Mandela. He was a true Hero & the world is a better place because of him. May he rest in peace. (sic)'.

Adding: 'Whoever made that stupid fake tweet lacks respect to the loss the world is mourning right now. Same goes for all the blogs who ran with it.'