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National Lampoon (AMEX: NLN) today confirmed that the lawsuit filed against Paris Hilton was from the producers of the film �National Lampoon�s Pledge This� and has no involvement with or any�affiliation�with the company. �This lawsuit is completely independent of our studio and company and is by no means a reflection of our views," stated�Daniel S. Laikin, President and Chief Executive Officer of National Lampoon. "Paris Hilton has fulfilled and surpassed all of National Lampoon�s expectations, she is a remarkable person and talent and we are all strong supporters of her Presidential campaign!� About National Lampoon National Lampoon, Inc. (AMEX: NLN) has been a dominant force in the US comedy world for almost 40 years, and is currently active in a broad array of media and entertainment segments. These include feature films, television programming, online and interactive entertainment, home video, audio, and book publishing. The Company also owns interests in all major National Lampoon properties, including National Lampoon�s Animal House, the National Lampoon Vacation series and National Lampoon�s Van Wilder. National Lampoon reaches nearly one in four of all 18 to 24 year old college students in America today. The Company has three core operating divisions: National Lampoon Films, which includes production along with theatrical and video distribution of feature films; College Marketing Division; and National Lampoon Networks, providing humor content through a number of platforms. These include its National Lampoon College TV network, the National Lampoon Humor Network - the most trafficked humor sites on the web, Toga TV.com - the company�s broadband channel, and the new National Lampoon Video Network, which includes channels on AOL, Yahoo, Joost, and a number of digital video platforms across the Internet. These are all anchored by the award winning comedy website www.nationallampoon.com