( CNN ) -- Paris Hilton continued to do damage control Thursday , apologizing for saying gay men were `` disgusting '' and `` probably had AIDS . '' `` I am so sorry and so upset that I caused pain to my gay friends , fans and their families , '' Hilton said in part of a lengthy apology she released to the the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation ( GLAAD . ) `` Gay people are the strongest and most inspiring people I know . '' Hilton 's apology comes the same day an audio recording of her speaking about gay people appeared on the Internet . The audio was recorded as Hilton was riding in a cab with `` an openly gay male model '' during New York Fashion Week in the early morning hours of Friday , September 7 , RadarOnline reported . The gay friend was showing Hilton the iPhone app Grindr , which advertises itself as the `` most popular all-male location-based social network out there , '' offering `` quick , convenient , and discreet '' connections , RadarOnline reported . `` Say I log into Grindr , someone that 's on Grindr can be in that building and it tells you all the locations of where they are and you can be like , 'Yo , you wan na f -- k ? ' and he might be on like , the sixth floor , '' the male voice is heard saying . `` Ewww ! Gay guys are the horniest people in the world , '' Hilton said . `` They 're disgusting . Dude , most of them probably have AIDS . ... I would be so scared if I were a gay guy . You 'll like , die of AIDS . '' Shortly after the tape was posted Hilton 's publicist said her comments were expressions of concern about the dangers of unprotected sex , not homophobic slurs . Hilton 's publicist , in a statement sent to CNN Thursday , confirmed the recording was authentic , but said , `` It was not her intent to make any derogatory comments about all gays . '' `` Paris Hilton is a huge supporter of the gay community and would never purposefully make any negative statements about anyone 's sexual orientation , '' the statement said . Paris Hilton makes DJ debut . Ironically , a sex tape was a major factor in boosting Hilton 's celebrity status . The great-granddaughter of hotel mogul Conrad Hilton was captured in a grainy video having sex with boyfriend Rick Salomon . It surfaced in 2003 , just days before the debut of her reality TV series `` The Simple Life , '' which subsequently registered high ratings . The man who 'made ' Paris Hilton . Hilton said the tape captured a conversation that was supposed to be private . `` I was having this private conversation with a friend of mine who is gay and our conversation was in no way towards the entire gay community , '' her statement said . `` It is the last thing that I would ever want to do and I can not put into words how much I wish I could take back every word . '' CNN 's Jane Caffrey contributed to this report .
`` Gay guys are the horniest people in the world , '' Hilton says in secret recording . `` Paris Hilton is a huge supporter of the gay community , '' Hilton 's publicist says . A cab driver recorded Hilton talking to a gay friend , RadarOnline says .