Foxnews tried made a story that there are no go zones in Paris... they also tried to make another one that there are no-go zones in England which was vehemently opposed by British government.
I was in Paris after being in Provence and I did remember feeling that Paris is a very international place, not that quiet and French like French countryside, lots of traffic, a bit scary at night, but I was walking everywhere ALONE and had no problems. By the way, it had to be in middle 80s.
Here is the video, they make fun of FoxNews Barbie girl (Fox hire anchors who are beauty queens, young, blond and had to show all their legs and more: <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=d8be0451a611" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>