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'''Nicole Camille Richie''' (born [[September 21]], [[1981]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[socialite|socialite]], [[actor]], author, and singer. The daughter of [[Lionel Richie]], she is best known for her role in the reality show ''[[The Simple Life]]'' and for her disorder with anorexia.
'''Nicole Camille Richie''' (born [[September 21]], [[1981]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[socialite|socialite]], [[actor]], author, and singer. The daughter of [[Lionel Richie]], she is best known for her role in the reality show ''[[The Simple Life]]'' and for her disorder with anorexia.


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==Early life==
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Nicole Richie (born Nicole Camille Escovedo) was born in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[California]]. Her biological father is widely rumored to be [[Afro-Latino]] musician [[Pete Escovedo]], brother of 1980s pop percussionist [[Sheila E.]], but this was directly denied by Richie in the November 2005 issue of ''[[Jane (magazine)|Jane]]'' magazine. According to an April 2006 ''[[Tatler]]'' magazine interview with Richie, her biological father was a drummer who worked with [[Lionel Richie]]; her biological mother was a backstage assistant for Lionel. When Richie was 3, Lionel and his wife Brenda Harvey-Richie informally adopted her and raised her as their daughter. When she was 9, they went through the legal formalities of the [[adoption]]; she still speaks with her biological mother who is also of Afro-Hispanic descent and currently resides in the [[Dominican Republic]]. Richie said of her heritage that she was a "mix of everything", but when asked she just says she is [[African-American]]. Her godfathers are [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Quincy Jones]].

A year later, Lionel and Brenda split, and in their guilt over the separation, "Their way of making me happy was to say yes to everything I wanted, but I don't think a little girl should have that much freedom," said Richie in an interview with ''[[Vanity Fair]]'' magazine.<ref>[http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/pressroom3 Vanity Fair - Press Room: Nicole Richie Talks About Her Weight, Being a Role Model, and What Happened with Paris]</ref> She used [[marijuana]], [[cocaine]], and [[heroin]], was arrested three times, and was involved in five [[car accident]]s. Not until she went into [[drug rehabilitation]] in 2003 did Richie and her parents have an open conversation about her addiction. "I'm now, at 24, just learning to deal with my problems instead of concealing them with drugs," she said in the interview.

Richie has studied the [[guitar]], [[cello]], [[violin]], [[piano]], and [[figure skating]]. Richie attended [[The Buckley School]] in Sherman Oaks, California. She also attended the [[University of Arizona]] to study Arts and Media for two years after graduating from Montclair Prep High School. Quincy Jones said in a ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine interview that he has "known her since she was a baby. She's a very smart girl. When she was younger she worked eight hours a day for eight years to become an Olympic figure skater. She's a very talented girl." <ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20004322,00.html Quincy Jones: Nicole Richie Is 'Caught Up in Hoopla' "People.com"]</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 23:27, 26 January 2007

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Nicole Camille Richie (born September 21, 1981) is an American socialite, actor, author, and singer. The daughter of Lionel Richie, she is best known for her role in the reality show The Simple Life and for her disorder with anorexia.

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Career

The Simple Life

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Promotional Image.

Richie and heiress Paris Hilton starred in the 2003 reality series The Simple Life, in which they lived for a month with a family in the rural community of Altus, Arkansas. In the second season, The Simple Life 2: Road Trip, the girls traveled the American South driving a pink pick-up and living in a trailer. In the third season The Simple Life 3: Interns, the girls traveled the East Coast on a bus, staying at 16 different families' houses.

In late 2005, FOX did not renew The Simple Life, explaining they did not see a place for it in their schedule.[1] A month later, cable network E! picked up the fourth season, The Simple Life 4: 'Til Death Do Us Part, in which the girls traveled around California, acting as the mother of the family, raising kids for a day and acting as a wife to the father, though both would do tasks separately and not be seen together on screen.[2] The Simple Life 5 was scheduled to begin production in November 2006 and air in April 2007, however, filming has been put on hold due to Richie's health problems. This season is rumoured to have them being camp counselors.

Acting

Richie made her acting debut with a supporting role as cheerleader Kelly Stepford in the 2005 movie Kids in America. She has also made appearances in other films and FOX's MADtv and HBO's "Six Feet Under". Recently, Richie appeared in a music video with her father for "I Call It Love", opposite CSI: Miami actor Adam Rodriguez.

Music

Another project of Richie's is a music album. Nicole has stated to Tyra Banks while appearing on her talk show that her main career focus was and has always been music and that she's wanted to be a singer since she was a young girl. Richie was a member of the rock band Darling. She and model Josie Maran and socialites Soleil and Sofia Alberti were members.[3]

The songs reported to be done so far are a mixture of rock, soul and dance. One track, called "Dandelion", which is a demo recording and a cover of a song by boy band LFO, was leaked early; it is a melodic pop-track. In recent magazine articles, Richie said the demo 'Dandelion' will not appear in her debut album.

As of August 2006, Richie has six out of ten tracks finished for her record.[4] In September 2006, Richie announced that she will soon debut the artwork for her album on her official MySpace page, however 3 days after the blog was posted, it was taken down and her record label status was changed to "none." This caused the thought that Nicole has been either dropped from her label or the label wants to keep everything under wraps until promotion begins. As of January 2007 no artwork has been posted nor confirmed and her album has seemed to be put on hold. Speculation is that she is working on getting healthy and then starting promotion for her album.

Other career activities

Richie wrote a semi-autobiographical novel, The Truth About Diamonds, which was released by Bharell Jackson Publishing. The novel is loosely based on her life, but is mostly fictional. It chronicles Chloe Parker, the adopted daughter of a singer who makes her way through all of the hottest nightclubs and parties in Hollywood and battles a drug addiction. It was rumored that a character in the book, Simone Westlake, was based on Paris Hilton.

Richie is a former model for Bongo Jeans, and is the current face of Jimmy Choo.

Media spotlight

Wearing Fur

Nicole Richie was included in PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) 2006 Worst Dressed List for wearing fur.

Swearing

Following the 2003 Billboard Music Awards, the FCC received 80,000 complaints after Richie said "fucking" and "shit" during the show's broadcast (the network didn't edit the words). This was the FCC's complaint record, until it was broken following Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's appearance at Super Bowl XXXVIII. The FCC ruled that the words were indecent, but did not fine FOX.

Friendship with Paris Hilton

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Nicole with Paris.

On April 20, 2005, amid media reports that their friendship was in trouble, Paris Hilton, who had been friends with Richie since childhood, released a statement saying, "It's no big secret that Nicole and I are no longer friends," and "Nicole knows what she did, and that's all I'm ever going to say about it." A circulating rumor was the story that Richie had shown Hilton's sex tape at a party; Richie has denied this.[5] There were also rumors of Hilton's being jealous of Richie's rising stardom. Hilton released a track on her 2006 self-titled album, called "Jealousy." The track was seen by many to be a jab at Richie, containing such lyrics as "I thought you were my best friend....You used to be that shoulder....you sold your soul for your fame." Richie, however, said "There's nothing that really happened, we've just grown apart." In the November 2005 Jane magazine interview, she also said, "We really haven't been friends in probably about two years." Richie is still friends with Hilton's sister Nicky, who was to serve as a bridesmaid at Richie's wedding, until it was called off. On October 9th, 2006 Richie and Hilton reportedly reconciled their friendship.

Drugs and driving arrests

In February of 2003, Richie was arrested in Malibu, California and charged with possession of heroin. She was also driving with a suspended driver's license.[6]

On December 11, 2006, Richie was arrested by the California Highway Patrol after she failed a field sobriety test and was charged with driving under the influence of drugs on California State Route 134 in Burbank, California. Several motorists had reported an SUV entering the freeway on the exit ramp and traveling in the wrong direction. She admitted to using marijuana and Vicodin before the incident. [7]

Health issues

In the spring of 2006, Richie made media headlines with a dramatically thinner appearance.[1] In May she told Vanity Fair, "I know I'm too thin right now, so I wouldn't want any young girl looking at me and saying, 'That's what I want to look like." She also said, "I started seeing a nutritionist and a doctor. I was scared that it could be something more serious." During this time it was reported that she had also sought the help of a psychiatrist and a personal trainer.[2] Later that year, in September, Richie stated "I am not anorexic. I am not bulimic. I do not have an eating disorder."[3]

On October 27, 2006, it was announced that Richie was seeking treatment for "an inability to put on weight", though it is not treatment for an eating disorder.[4]

Personal life

Richie dated Canadian music producer and entrepreneur Brad Salyn for several months in 2002. The two continue to be friends, with Salyn producing several tracks on Richie's upcoming debut album.

She became engaged to club DJ Adam Goldstein, also known as DJ AM, in February 2005. They had been dating since 2003 and were set to marry in the summer of 2006. On December 7, 2005, she and Goldstein broke off their nine-month engagement, but they were publicly seen together again in March 2006.

In August 2006, Richie began dating Brody Jenner, a life-long family friend, who starred in the reality show Princes of Malibu. According to US Weekly, Richie and Jenner split up in October 2006.[8] In early December of 2006, it was reported Richie was dating Joel Madden, lead singer for the pop punk band Good Charlotte, and ex-beau of singer-actress Hilary Duff. And as of January 2007, photos of the two on holiday over New Years', seem to confirm the rumours.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ People.com - Paris & Nicole's Simple Life Canned
  2. ^ E!Online - "The Simple Life" Lives
  3. ^ http://www.nicolerichie.nu/411/nicole.php?bio
  4. ^ TV Guide Interview
  5. ^ Hollywood.com - Nicole Richie: 'Paris & I Just Grew Apart'
  6. ^ The Smoking Gun - May 9, 2003
  7. ^ The Arizona Republic, azcentral.com, Dec. 11, 2006, 10:24 AM – Nicole Richie arrested for DUI
  8. ^ TMZ.com - Nicole and Brody Split -- Nic's Heart "Never In It"
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