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Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie endure a riotous `Green Acres'-esque reality show that proves party girls are people too. Sort of. After living on an Arkansas farm without cell phones or money in the first go-round, they trailered across the country for `The Simple Life 2: Road Trip,' and worked odd jobs while touring the East Coast on a Greyhound in `Simple Life: Interns.' After that, the friends parted ways and Hilton headed to Hawaii for the fourth installment with a new sidekick.

For Nicole Richie, It's a Girl! | Today's News: Our Take | 1/12/2008
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 read more
Simple Life Calls It Quits | Today's News: Our Take | 7/30/2007
The Simple Life is over for Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. The Aug. 5 episode will be the last for the reality series that featured the rich gals taking jobs and mixing with common folks. Ratings for The Simple Life, which started on Fox back in 2003 and now airs on E!, declined while Hilton's DUI case and subsequent imprisonment became an ongoing cable-news saga. A source at E! said there are no plans to launch a new program with Hilton, citing her recent overexposure. "She needs to take a TV nap," the source said. — Reporting by Stephen Battaglio read more
Nicole Richie Pleads Guilty to DUI | Today's News: Our Take | 7/27/2007
Nicole Richie, 25, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence this morning and was sentenced to serve 96 hours in jail.Richie was credited for six hours of time served for her post arrest jailstint, meaning she’ll actually serve 90 hours, says Jane Robison, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles District Attorney's office.Richie was fined $2,048 and ordered to undertake 21 days of an alcohol education course. She must complete her 90 hours by September 28.The Simple Life star was arrested December 11 after police say she drove the wrong way on a California highway. Robison also says Richie was given three years probation and “was admonishedby the judge that she must stay clean and cannot be arrested for any other offense. If she violates probation in any way, she’ll face more jail, and that will be up to a year.” This was Richie’s second DUI conviction.It has not been determined whether she will serve her sentence in the Los Angeles County or City jail. “W... read more
Paris' Jail Stay May Free Us from More Simple Life | Today's News: Our Take | 7/17/2007
Paris Hilton's overexposed... time behind bars didn't just take its toll on the heiress' day-to-day managing of her corporate empire, but it also crippled the ratings for The Simple Life, which this season presented Par and Nicole as camp(y) counselors. "We all thought the publicity would help the show; we were wrong. It's not doing well," TV Week quotes E! CEO ("CE!O"?) Ted Harbert as saying at a TCA function. Harbert explained that people watched Simple Life to see what Paris was really like, but no longer need the show to do that. As such, "I'm not sure we're going to do any more [seasons]. It's a 50-50 chance," he shared. "In fact, you can say it's 51-49 against."You can thank me for Today's News' endless coverage of Paris by sending M&Ms (any variety) to my office. read more
A Pregnancy for Nicole Richie? | Today's News: Our Take | 7/3/2007
After weeks of rumors, TMZ has confirmed that Nicole Richie is indeed pregnant. The Simple Life star has been dating Good Charlotte's Joel Madden for more than six months. read more

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Premise: Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie endure a riotous `Green Acres'-esque reality show that proves party girls are people too. Sort of. After living on an Arkansas farm without cell phones or money in the first go-round, they trailered across the country for `The Simple Life 2: Road Trip,' and worked odd jobs while touring the East Coast on a Greyhound in `Simple Life: Interns.' After that, the friends parted ways and Hilton headed to Hawaii for the fourth installment with a new sidekick.

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