Friday, February 09, 2007
Nicole Richie Tells Paris Hilton ‘She’s Afraid of Prison’
According to recent sightings and inside sources, Nicole Richie has reached out for support from Paris Hilton. The latest topic, she is terrified that she may be headed to the slammer for driving under the influence.
‘The Simple Life’ stars, who only recently made up from a highly publicized dispute that led to a year of the two not speaking to each other, met at Los Angeles’ Mr. Chow restaurant and Paris was seen comforting her clearly distraught gal pal.
A source told Life and Style Weekly magazine: “She was really freaking out. Paris kept telling Nicole not to worry, that everything was going to be fine.”
For those not aware of the situation, Nicole, the adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie was charged with DUI after police arrested her in the early hours of December 11, 2006, for driving the wrong way along a California freeway.
Nicole confessed to officers that she had taken the prescription painkiller Vicodin and had smoked marijuana.
The star, a former heroin addict, has a previous DUI charge from 2002 and California law states that a repeat offense carries the mandatory jail sentence of five days.
If convicted, Nicole would also have her driving privileges suspended for one year and be ordered to attend an alcohol education program for a year-and-a-half, even if the second conviction is not alcohol-related.
Paris was probably the easiest person for Nicole to go to for support, seeing that the hotel heiress recently negotiated a plea with prosecutors in her own DUI case.
As previously reported by The Gossip Girls, Paris was charged after she was found to be over the legal blood-alcohol level. Her excuse was that she had not eaten all day. Paris insisted she had drunk just one margarita cocktail.
The 25-year-old pleaded not guilty to DUI, instead pleading no contest to a lesser charge of reckless driving. Paris was placed on probation for 36 months and ordered to pay a $390 fine and attend an alcohol education program.
Her lawyer, Howard Weitzman, will also represent Nicole in her DUI case.
Bookmark this Story | Share with a Friend
posted by at 02:04 AM
View all articles authored by: Sara
related categories ♥ celebrities ♥ nicole richie ♥ paris hilton ♥ celebrity legal ♥ celebrity sightings
Link to this Story
COMMENTS
It’s ok Nicole. I still love you no matter what. I am glad you and Paris are friends again. once you find a true friend keep them close to your heart. The truly good friends are hard to find.
Posted by on 02/09 at 01:52 AM
Everything will get better Nicole.. If no one made mistakes what would the world be like?? True friends will help you through even during the worst situations.. Turn to Paris, she seems to know you!!
Posted by on 02/12 at 09:37 AM
So now she has become an advisor just because she’s a celebrity and she was caught drunk driving. Interesting, I knew we are always looking for people to look up to, although the ones that have made mistakes are good advisors sometimes, not everyone can be one.
Posted by on 06/18 at 08:21 AM
Page 1 of 1 pages
|
  >>Atom Feed |
Syndication
