While gal pal Paris Hilton collects a dubious honor, Nicole Richie is reveling in the best news of all.
A little over 13 months after the birth of their first child, Richie and longtime beau Joel Madden have announced that they are once again expecting.
"What's better than winning an Oscar? I am so happy to tell everyone that Harlow is going to be a big sister!" Madden raves on his band Good Charlotte's website. "God has truly blessed ...
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Sometimes the best solution is the one closest to home: Despite dating some of the world's biggest socialites and magnates, Paris Hilton's now kicking it, officially, with Benji Madden, twin bro of Joel (aka Paris BFF Nicole Richie's babydaddy).The two have been spotted at various hotspots across the country, but a source confirmed to People Tuesday that the two are dating, and "it's pretty serious." Given that Paris and Benji have already shopped together, lunched together and generally been all over town together, will their newfound bond bring the girls together again for a Simple Life rehash (dating edition)? Not a chance. Despite keeping the dating all in the family, Paris is striking out on her own with a new reality show, ostensibly to find her a new BFF. Ouch! — Anna Dimond
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It's official! Nicole Richie and her BF Joel Madden have a baby girl, named Harlow Winter Kate Madden, People reports. Mini-Madden was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Friday, and weighed in at 6 lbs., 7 oz. Despite the uproar over Nicole's health at the outset of her pregnancy, little Harlow seems to have appeared on the scene just fine. Big congrats to the new parents — even if parenthood might cut down on nights at Hyde.How do you weigh in? Do mom and dad Madden have what it takes? Or is baby Harlow doomed already?— Anna DimondMore "baby talk":• Christina Aguilera birth reports are premature• Courtney Thorne-Smith has a boy
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Weeds lollipop Mary-Kate Olsen has been hospitalized with a kidney infection, People reports. What's shocking to me about this is that there's room in that little twig body for her to even have a kidney.... Former Veep Al Gore won the Founders Award yesterday at the International Emmy Awards, which also honored Death of a President, a British lightning rod about the assassination of Dubya.... Titan Publishing this month launches official magazines for CSI (out now), Heroes (streeting today) and Supernatural (next Tuesday).... Aw, now that's cool. Nicole Richie and father-to-be Joel Madden are said to be donating the gifts from their recent baby shower to 100 expectant families in need through their new free clinic. The couple will, however, keep the baby books that guests brought for Nicole's the baby's library.... Apparently not caring a bit how badly it scars Ausiello's psyche, SOAPnet will air an October Road marathon Saturday from noon to 7 pm/ET. — Ben Katner
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Or so The Simple Life simpleton tells Diane Sawyer on Good Morning, America in an interview to air tomorrow and Friday. "I'm almost four months," she adds, noting that boyfriend Joel Madden of Good Charlotte is the babydaddy. As for the four-day jail sentence she received after pleading guilty to DUI last week, she says, "If I could personally apologize to every single person that has lost a loved one from drunk driving, I would. Unfortunately I can't, but this is my way of paying my dues and taking responsibility and being an adult." It certainly beats her original statement that she wasn't plastered, merely high on pot and prescription drugs. Does that count as "growth"?
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