86 The Simple Life

You won't have Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie to kick around anymore. At least on the E! Network. Their reality series The Simple Life will not be picked up next season. A source at E! tells Us Weekly Magazine that overexposure is to blame for the show's cancellation.

"We felt like the real life drama of their lives overshadowed anything happening on the show," says the insider. "Viewers would see Paris all day long on the news about her going to jail, so they didn't care about seeing her camping with kids. It just was too played out."

This might be a shocker, Paris was the professional of the two. The source adds that Richie became increasingly difficult to work with last season. "Paris carried the show. She was the one willing to do anything," says the source. "Nicole was the diva."

According to The Insider, the show could get a second chance at life if another network decides to pick up the series (the show's first season debuted on the Fox network before later being picked up by E!).

Nicole Richie Prego in Court

Nicole Richie pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of drugs and was sentenced to serve four days in her choice of city or county jail. She was credited the fifth day for the six hours she served after being arrested. She was also fined $2,048 and ordered to complete a 21 day alcohol education course, and to serve three years probation.

The sentence sounds fair enough, but that 21 day alcohol education course is a complete waste. This is Nicole Richie we're talking about. She'd learn just as much if you put on a puppet show for an hour and a half.

A courtroom sketch from Nicole Richie's DUI hearing today is proving that a picture is worth a thousand words on the baby bump that is quite telling. Us Weekly magazine reports that while Nicole and Joel Madden are keeping mum about her pregnancy, the sketch artist's fine work is worth a thousand words on the subject.

It certainly looks like she is preggers. The "Simple Life" star was drawn standing in front of the judge and as you can see in the sketch Richie contritely holds her hands behind her back, thrusting her baby bump forward for the world to see.

Thanks Nic. Us Weekly has more here and notes that they reported in the July 16 issue that Richie and boyfriend Madden discovered that they were expecting when Richie took a home pregnancy test in early May. She is now estimated to be nearly four months pregnant with their first child. A friend of the couple tells Us that they "both wanted kids and decided this was a good time."

With her stylishly loose-fitting Moschino dress unable to hide the truth even in sketch-form, we think it's also a good time for Richie and Madden to come clean! She is scheduled to dish to Diane Sawyer in a three part interview and come clean.


That report claims that, "The truth will be revealed in three segments, which are scheduled to air at the end of next week." The network teases, "If you’re interested in what Nicole has to say, tune into “Good Morning America” on Thursday and Friday and “20/20”, also on Friday."

Nicole Richie Will Do Time

Nicole Richie will do time for her DUI arrest back in December and is currently in court right now to either plead guilty or no contest. According to the law she'll receive a minimum sentence of five days in jail. Keep in mind Paris Hilton was sentenced to 45 days and all she did was violate probation and drive on a suspended license. Nicole Richie was high and driving on the wrong side of a freeway. Which means if she gets the same judge she'll end up in a zoo or something.

Nicole Richie may get a Plea Deal

Nicole Richie will have to decide Wednesday whether to accept a plea deal offered by prosecutors for a case in which she allegedly drove the wrong way on a freeway, according to a court spokesman.

The celebrity and reality show star was not required to attend the court hearing because she faces a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. Her attorney was expected to appear on behalf of her client and either accept or reject the plea deal, said Allan Parachini, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Terms of the deal were not made available and the district attorney's office declined to comment. A phone call and an e-mail message left for Chapman Holley were not immediately returned.

On Tuesday, the attorney asked Superior Court Commissioner Steven K. Lubell to delay the trial because one of her witnesses would not be available until Aug. 5. The commissioner told her to submit motions on Wednesday, when Richie's trial was originally scheduled to start.

Richie, 25, was arrested early on Dec. 11 after witnesses reported seeing her sport utility vehicle headed the wrong way on a freeway in Burbank. She allegedly failed a field sobriety test and authorities said she told them she had smoked marijuana and taken a prescription painkiller. No drugs were found on her or in the vehicle.

She pleaded not guilty in February to misdemeanor driving under the influence.

In addition to the single count, the case contains an allegation that Richie had a prior misdemeanor driving under the influence conviction in June 2003.

The California Vehicle Code says that if convicted of of the charge twice within 10 years, a person can be sentenced to between 90 days and a year in jail and have driving privileges suspended.

Her legal problems come amid reports that she is pregnant. Her publicist has not answered repeated telephone and e-mail messages. Her case also comes on the heels of "The Simple Life" co-star Paris Hilton's June 26 release from jail. Hilton spent about 23 days in custody for violating probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

Richie, the daughter of pop singer Lionel Richie, made the late-night talk show rounds last month, saying she did not visit Hilton while she was in jail. Richie told CBS "Late Show" host David Letterman last month that she was worried about going to jail, but was "willing to face whatever consequences come my way."

Nicole Richie, a Pregnant Inmate?

Inseminated and emaciated starlet Nicole Richie's legal woes may get even worse. If the micro-sized Richie is sentenced to do time in the clink, there'll be no VIP treatment for the puny reality star.

The birdlike Richie is expecting the stork in just six months. Pregnant inmates are housed in the general population and given a high calorie diet -- oh the horror -- and prenatal vitamins. Eat up, hon! If Nic goes into labor while doing time, she'll be forced to pop the kid at a hospital contracted by her Los Angeles correctional facility -- no VIP suite at Cedars Sinai!

The usual hospital stay for jailbird mommies is three days, with the required Sheriff's deputy standing guard. Then it's back to the pen -- without the newbie! The precious celebuspawn of Nicole and Joel would be given to either the father, or the grandparents! All night long!

Upon release from the hospital -- it's back to Chez Jail!

Nicole Richie is Pregnant

Rumors have swirled recently that super-skinny Nicole Richie is pregnant — and new photos show a definite bump. Now an insider reveals to Jimmy Showbiz that Nicole, 25, recently underwent tests, including blood and urine screenings, that confirmed she is pregnant!

Is Nicole really pregnant?

Nicole Richie Gets a New Date in Court

Nicole Richie, who was to face the court today for her December DUI arrest in California, will now have an extra month to prepare her case. Sources confirm to OK! Magazine, that the new date is expected to be April 30.

On Dec. 11, Nicole was arrested and charged with DUI after allegedly being seen driving the wrong way on the 134 Freeway in Burbank, Calif. This is her second DUI arrest. In 2002, she pleaded No Contest to the charges and was given three years probation and had her license suspended for one year. According to California law, a second DUI conviction requires a mandatory five consecutive days in jail and suspension of driving privileges for one year.

Nicole Richie Hospitalized for Dehydration

Nicole Richie was briefly hospitalized for dehydration Friday after falling ill while filming The Simple Life.

According to E! Online, Richie, 25, was examined by a doctor on the set of the E! reality series and then taken to a nearby hospital.

She was given intravenous fluids for 15 minutes and then released.

"Nicole is home resting and will return to work this evening," her rep said in a statement. "We are proud of the weight that Nicole is gaining and her focus on her health."

Richie announced in October that she seeking treatment for what her rep described as an inability to put on weight.

"She is working with a team of doctors and specialists whose focus is nutrition," her rep told PEOPLE in a statement. "It is important to Nicole that she achieves this goal in a healthy way as this is not a treatment for an eating disorder."

A month later, friends said they saw an improvement, with one source close to Richie telling PEOPLE, "She has [put on] at least 5 lbs. She wants to prove she's trying to change."

"In her ongoing effort to focus on her well-being, Nicole has recently been diagnosed with hypoglycemia," says her rep. " She is taking steps to manage it."

Hypoglycemia occurs when your blood sugar levels drop too low to provide enough energy for your body's activities.

The upcoming season of The Simple Life, the show's fifth, features Richie and Paris Hilton working as camp counselors, according to E!

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Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie on the Set of The Single Life

Egotastic: First things first. If you ever thought there was anything real about reality television, let me tell you a secret: There isn't. And if you ever thought there was anything real about Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, let me tell you another secret: You're retarded.

That's right, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie are the two most fake "people" in the world, and just in case you needed any proof, here they are shooting their reality show, and then doing another take. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but there are no "second takes" in real life.

The scene in question involves the two vapid anorexics leaving their house, and encountering a "mob" of paparazzi, yelling and taking photos. Naturally, the paparazzi are content to play along, so they can get their photos, but if I was there, I wouldn't be yelling "Paris, you look great. I love your shoes." I would be yelling "You suck! I've seen it on video!" In fact, I'd be doing everything I could to make sure they didn't get a single frame of usable footage for their pathetic excuse for a television show.

And, while we're on the subject, you might expect that the people in a reality show should appear to be real, or at the very least alive, but these two have the combined personality, and charisma of the Tic Tac they shared for lunch. If this was really a reality show, shouldn't they be filming the scene where Paris is doing loads of drugs, and Nicole is throwing up that leaf of lettuce she had last month?