Nicole Richie
- Profession: Socialite
- Place/Date of Birth: Berkeley, California, 21 September 2020
- Assiociated with: Paris Hilton
The 25-year-old is rumoured to be three months pregnant by the rocker, although she has not commented on the reports.
Nicole’s trial delayed again - 11 July 2020
Nicole Richie’s trial has been delayed yet again, following her lawyer filing a motion stating that an important defence witness is unavailable.
"The trial will not happen Wednesday as scheduled," said Jane Robison, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. "Richie’s attorney filed a motion stating that their key witness, a drug expert, was unavailable for trial."
However, Los Angeles County Commissioner Steven Lubell denied the lawyer’s request for the new trial to begin on August 5th. Instead, he ordered both sides to attend court to argue why the star’s trial should be postponed again. But whatever happens, the hearing will delay the trial for at least another day.
Last December, the Simple Life star failed a breath test after being spotted driving the wrong way on a Los Angeles freeway. If convicted, Nicole - who has pleaded not guilty - faces a stay in jail.
Meanwhile, the star, who does not have to attend the trial, is said to be in Calgary, Canada, to watch boyfriend Joel Madden’s band Good Charlotte.
Is Nicole pregnant? - July 5 2007
Nicole Richie is apparently expecting her first child, according to reports in the US.
A source told entertainment website TMZ that Nicole and her boyfriend, Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden, were expecting a baby in January.
The Simple Life star is also said to be planning to marry Joel this summer. However, a spokesman for Nicole was staying tight lipped, merely saying "we have nothing to report".
Her dad Lionel Richie also confessed he had no idea whether his daughter was expecting.
"Nicole is one of those wonderful people that will not tell her father until I keep going, ’Come on Nic. I’m your father. What’s going on?’" he told reporters. "She’ll say ’Nothing dad.’ So right now, she’s in nothing mode. I don’t know. She’ll let me know about it at the last minute. I’m just hoping it doesn’t cost me a fortune!"
The news comes just days before Nicole is due to make a court appearance, following her arrest in December for driving while under the influence - she was spotted driving the wrong way on a highway. She entered a not guilty plea in February and is due in court on July 11.
Nicole recently told chat show host David Letterman she’s hoping to avoid following pal Paris Hilton to jail.
"I’m keeping my fingers crossed, of course," she said. "I’m scared, but I’m willing to face whatever consequences come my way and I take responsibility for what I’ve done."
Nicole faces a prison sentence if convicted.
Nicole Richie fights DUI charge - June 20 2007
Nicole Richie is reportedly set to fight the driving under the influence charge she picked up last December.
Lawyers for The Simple Life star have announced their client will be contesting the charge, TMZ.com reports - but if she loses she could find herself behind bars just like best mate Paris Hilton.
The blonde already has a prior DUI conviction, so if she is convicted she could face a minimum of 90 days in jail, according to Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office.
The adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie was arrested before Christmas after she was seen driving the wrong way on an LA freeway.
She failed a sobriety test and was later charged.
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The subsequent split between Lionel and Brenda led to Nicole descending into drug abuse and a string of arrests. She eventually admitted her dependency and, in 2003, she was admitted into a drug rehabilitation unit.
Around the same time, Nicole was in the limelight on the series that would propel her into the mainstream, ‘The Simple Life’, co-starring with Paris Hilton. The future of the show, which was built on the idea of their close friendship, was put in jeopardy when the pair fell out in 2005. The split was rumored to be caused by Richie showing a copy of Hilton’s ‘One Night In Paris’ sex tape at a social gathering, or her jealousy of Hilton’s rising public profile. In any case, the split was prolonged and dramatic, with tracks on Hilton’s debut album being dedicated to admonishing their former friendship. Although the show continued, the pair stipulated that they did not want to appear on screen together.
She is currently dating American reality TV star and family friend Brody Jenner.
A proportion of her media profile is given over to speculation surrounding her body weight. Despite repeated assertions that she does not struggle with an eating disorder and that she is “naturally skinny”, she finally admitted herself into a private facility for the treatment of Bulimia on October 26.
Keen to prove that she is more than a media curiosity, she is currently working to release her debut album and is trying to break into acting. So far her appearances on screen have been limited to bit parts in music videos and on MadTV, plus one frostily-received film role (in the Josh Stolberg film ‘Kids in America’.)
October 2007