Washington, June 25 Paris Hilton has ranted against the media on her Twitter page over stories linking her to soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, insisting that such reports are nothing but pure fiction.

The hotel heiress recently ended her six-month romance with baseball player Doug Reinhardt and was soon after photographed getting close to Ronaldo in a Los Angeles nightclub.

Since then, the multimillionaire socialite has been dogged by rumours of a romance with the sportsman, despite the star's insistence that they are "just friends."

And now Hilton has lashed back at the press and has accused the reporters of making up "vicious stories" about her lovelife.

"I'm really sick of reporters not only making up stories, but also inventing their own quotes that I never even said. It's ridiculous! They have no credibility. They make up vicious stories, and even though they are so far from the truth, it's still hurtful," Contactmusic quoted Paris ranting on Twitter.com,

"They even invent relationships, if I even talk to a guy as a friend, they blow it so out of proportion and act like we are dating. So lame.

"Sorry for the venting, I'm just sick of all these stupid rumours. I'm trying to focus on my life and work and don't need the extra stress.

"Plus, I want you all to know the truth. Don't believe what you read, about 90 percent of it is pure fiction," she added. (ANI)