Paris Hilton is said to be considering suing those responsible for a television prank that made her believe a plane she was in was about to crash.

TMZ.com reports Hilton, who has a fear of flying, has called her lawyers and is looking into legal action for emotional distress during the segment.

The prank was set up by Egyptian TV host Ramez Galal for his annual prank series Ramez in Control , which runs every day throughout Ramadan.

As part of the prank, the presenter tricked Hilton into thinking she was opening a chain of hotels in Dubai, an event set up to coerce the Hilton Hotel empire heiress into taking a plane ride.

She is seen arriving at the hotel and walking the red carpet before being convinced by Galal to get on a plane so she could see the hotel from the sky.

Once in the plane Hilton, who is known to have a fear of flying, can be seen making the sign of the cross before take-off.

The plane is in the air for a few minutes before the engines suddenly cut-off and the aircraft apparently nose dives.

Hilton and the passengers on the plane, presumably actors, begin screaming and crying as the plane falls.

The footage is quite confronting as Hilton watches a man in a parachute apparently leaping from the plane.

“No!” she can be heard screaming.

“I don’t want to jump!”

Hilton, still screaming, is forced to brace in the emergency landing position as the plane lands.

She can be heard thanking God as she realises the plane has landed safely.

Only then did Galal admit to his guest she had been pranked.

“I’m so sorry! I’m a bad guy!” he tells Hilton.

“This is a prank show, you’re good!”

Hilton seemed less than impressed, but took the news as gracefully as she could.

“I’m going to kill you! You were pretending the whole time?”

“That’s been my biggest fear my whole life, dying in a plane.”

Hilton sat and tried to laugh off the news as she was introduced to the audience.

It is unknown if the plane actually took off or if the entire emergency was fabricated.